Space Hawk
Space Hawk — frequently asked questions
- Is Space Hawk on Steam?
- No. Space Hawk is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Space Hawk on?
- Space Hawk is available on Intellivision.
- When did Space Hawk release?
- Space Hawk was first released on April 19, 1981.
About Space Hawk
Imagine a hunter, alone in Deep Space. You control his movements. He's armed with a "gas blaster." His prime target is the white Space Hawk. If a Hawk, deadly gas bubbles, comets or amoebas touch the hunter, he tumbles into infinity! There are just three ways to escape: move out fast under backpack rocket power, shoot away the danger, or go into HYPERSPACE! The longer the game goes on, the more exciting it becomes, so... GET THE HAWK!
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision
- Developer
- Mattel Electronics
- Publisher
- Mattel Electronics
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
Label variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sears Tele-Games release | — | $15 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about 2 times a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.65 in Apr 2009, $3.57 five years ago, and $6.44 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.98 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $1.99 | $7.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.99 | $0.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $1.99 | $3.50 |
| Jan 2017 | $1.99 | $6.95 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.73 | $5.22 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.21 | $4.22 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.75 | $5.57 |
| Jan 2021 | $3.05 | $4.83 |
| Jan 2022 | $3.92 | $5.48 |
| Jan 2023 | $4.45 | $6.62 |
| Jan 2024 | $3.68 | $6.73 |
| Jan 2025 | $3.49 | $5.99 |
| Jan 2026 | $3.80 | $6.07 |
| Oct 2026 | $6.44 | $6.50 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Documented sales
About 500,000 cartridges sold
A rounded figure from the Blue Sky Rangers, Mattel's former programmers; the lowest of Mattel's five Space Network games, the other four of which approached a million.
Source: Mattel Electronics' figures, as quoted by the Blue Sky Rangers
Release record
| Territory | Product # |
|---|---|
| North America Mattel Electronics | 5136 |
| North America Sears (Tele-Games) | 49 75233 |
- North America: Product number confirmed by the game's own manual.
- North America: Sears catalogue number, printed on the Sears Tele-Games box.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1982
- Controller
- Hand controller
- Players
- 1 or 2
- Authenticity
- Low
A busy asteroid-style shooter that rewards patience with the disc controller and the keypad.
Space Hawk is a multidirectional shooter that Mattel Electronics released for the Intellivision in 1982.
JoyStik, in December 1982, called it entertaining once you get proficient, comparing it to a high-tech Asteroids. It also warned that the many buttons and functions on the disc-and-keypad controller could turn off casual players, which is the best guide to whether you will enjoy it.
What the press said at the time
| JoyStik Vol. 1 No. 3 | December 1982 | Rating R · Graphics 7 · Game Play 6 · Longevity 6 |
| JoyStik Vol. 1 No. 4 | January 1983 | ★★ |
“It offers entertaining graphics and sound effects, and its game mechanism allows a good player to continue blasting away for an hour or so.”
“Since this is, essentially, a prettied-up version of Asteroids, it should have been a lot prettier. Instead, weak graphics and mediocre control turn take yet another potential smash into a flawed but interesting contest. The concept of controlling a jet-pack space grunt is, of itself, fascinating enough to keep Intellivision fans satisfied.”
“The game's many controls and elaborate scoring system unnecessarily complicate a simple game idea. What's more, the graphics are not up to Intellivision's usual high standards.”
“Intriguing action joined to very 20th Century attitude is perfect for the very essence of space games.”
JoyStik’s capsule ratings run from one star to five.
Worth knowing
- From the Intellivision manual. You must hit a Space Hawk three times to destroy it and score, and amoebas cannot be shot; escape them or use Hyperspace, which costs points.
- From the Intellivision manual. Two players can share one hunter with alternate control, teamwork on aiming and firing, or a Sabotage mode where the second player changes the first player's modes.
Before you buy
Mattel packed two keypad overlays with it, and the game uses the keypad. Sears sold a Tele-Games version in a Sears box with the title in black instead of the usual Sears blue, and that copy is priced above the Mattel one.
Space Hawk screenshots
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