What platforms is Hover Force on?

Hover Force was released on Intellivision.

When did Hover Force release?

Hover Force was first released on December 31, 1986.

Hover Force

Dec 31, 1986ShooterIntellivision

Hover Force — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Hover Force on?: Hover Force was released on Intellivision.
When did Hover Force release?: Hover Force was first released on December 31, 1986.

About Hover Force

Terrorist forces have taken over the island city of New Seeburg. They are equipped with heavily armed combat helicopters, so the only way to fight'em is in the air. The player drives the top secret JAF-3000 helicopter, and must blow up enemies with the laser cannons and put out fires with the water cannons. There is a radar screen too, that shows all the damages made by the terrorists, the fires extinguished and the enemies shut down. The terrorists hits can damage the engine, the navigation system, the cannons and the radar. The player can return to home base (Force Island) for repairs and refuelling, but only two times per mission (the 3rd time after eliminating all the fiends). The game, for 1 player, ends if the copter crashes.

Summary via IGDB.

Hover Force on Wikipedia

Hover Force is a flight simulation video game published by INTV Corporation for the Intellivision system in 1986. The game was initially developed by Mattel Electronics with the intent of it being played in 3D, but the company was shut down before it could be released. INTV, after acquiring the Intellivision assets from Mattel, re-tooled the game, which pits players against a terrorist group laying siege to a city, and then released it.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Intellivision
Developer: Realtime Associates
Publisher: INTV Corporation
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20

Loose

$18

Complete

$90

Sealed

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How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about once a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $39 in Apr 2009, $18.00 five years ago, and $17.91 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2010	$25	—
Jan 2011	$21	—
Jan 2012	$17.00	—
Jan 2013	$14.99	—
Jan 2014	$9.00	$15.38
Jan 2015	$12.99	$47
Jan 2016	$22	$40
Jan 2017	$23	$18.99
Jan 2018	$17.78	$34
Jan 2019	$11.49	$35
Jan 2020	$9.83	$30
Jan 2021	$18.56	$42
Jan 2022	$17.38	$40
Jan 2023	$17.31	$47
Jan 2024	$12.47	$40
Jan 2025	$15.22	$33
Jan 2026	$15.85	$46
Oct 2026	$17.91	$90

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Region: NA
Released: 1986
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases are not tracked for the IntellivisionLow look-alike risk

Intellivision prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A 1980s helicopter game that was meant to be 3-D and ended up an unusual flight cart.

Mattel Electronics showed it at the January 1984 Consumer Electronics Show as HoverForce 3-D, programmed for ChromaDepth 3-D glasses. INTV Corporation released it in 1986 with changed play and no 3-D glasses included.

You fly a combat helicopter over the city of New Seeburg to hunt terrorist helicopters, working between a radar screen and the flight view, with three difficulty levels. Computer Entertainer called it a refreshingly different Intellivision game. Glasses from Crayola's 3D Chalk toy use the same technology and can still show the 3-D effects.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 5 No. 9

December 1986

Graphics ♦♦♦½ · Play-Action ♦♦♦

“HOVER FORCE ... is a refreshingly different game for Intellivision owners, giving them a nice ... change from the games already available for the system.”
— Computer Entertainer, December 1986

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.

How the Intellivision version differs

Mattel Electronics built Hover Force as a 3-D game and showed it as Hover Force 3-D in January 1984, but the company shut down first. INTV re-tooled it and released it in 1986.

Before you buy

INTV Corporation shipped no overlays, so a complete copy has none; some copies came with home-made ones. The 3-D glasses are not part of a complete copy. The box and manual add a very large premium over a loose cartridge.