Is Super Cobra on Steam?

No. Super Cobra 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 Super Cobra on?

Super Cobra is available on ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision, NEC PC-6000 Series, MSX, Adventure Vision, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Odyssey², Sord M5, PV-1000.

When did Super Cobra release?

Super Cobra was first released on August 1, 1981.

Super Cobra

Aug 1, 1981ShooterArcadeColecoVisionArcadeAtari 2600 IntellivisionNEC PC-6000 Series

Super Cobra — frequently asked questions

Is Super Cobra on Steam?: No. Super Cobra 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 Super Cobra on?: Super Cobra is available on ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision, NEC PC-6000 Series, MSX, Adventure Vision, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Odyssey², Sord M5, PV-1000.
When did Super Cobra release?: Super Cobra was first released on August 1, 1981.

About Super Cobra

You're a helicopter gunship pilot on a daring and dangerous mission: air surveillance of enemy territory. Success depends on how far you can penetrate enemy airspace. Can you handle the pressure? Because the further you go, the more difficult the mission becomes. Show that you've got what it takes by maneuvering your chopper around craggy mountain peaks, through deep dark tunnels, and over tall city buildings. All while you face enemy tanks and missiles and weird sky-flying weapons. But you can fight back with high-flying, quick-thinking, fast-reaction moves. Good luck and good flying!

Summary via IGDB.

Super Cobra on Wikipedia

Super Cobra is a 1981 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was released in North America by Stern. It is a spiritual successor to Scramble, using the same arcade hardware.

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

Game details

Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision, NEC PC-6000 Series, MSX, Adventure Vision, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Odyssey², Sord M5, PV-1000
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Stern Electronics
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

60/100

from 7 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
Atari 2600	1983	$13	$34	$48	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★	Roklan Software (designed by Mike Brodie / Bob Curtiss / Paul Crowley)

Also released on: ColecoVision · Arcade · Intellivision · NEC PC-6000 Series · MSX · Adventure Vision · Atari 5200 · Atari 8-bit · Odyssey² · Sord M5 · PV-1000. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06

Loose

$13

Complete

$34

Sealed

$48

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Parker Brothers	Standard	PB5320	Scarce

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1983
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
Authenticity: Low

Not in Atari 50 — other compilations and plug-and-plays are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Atari 2600 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

Parker Brothers' home version of Konami's Scramble follow-up, inexpensive but with one modern-hardware catch.

Super Cobra began as a 1981 Konami arcade shooter, a horizontally scrolling follow-up to Scramble that ran on the same hardware. Parker Brothers ported it widely. The 2600 version was developed by Roklan Software, credited to Mike Brodie, Bob Curtiss and Paul Crowley, and released in September 1983, with a PAL release in 1984.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 6

September 1983

Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★

“SUPER COBRA is a good game with more than enough challenges for shoot-em-up fans.”
— Computer Entertainer, September 1983

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — stars in most years, diamonds in 1986–87 — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 8 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

The 2600 cartridge won a Certificate of Merit for Best Action Videogame at the 1983 Arkie Awards, where it was compared to Vanguard for its multi-scenario action.

Also on other platforms

Arcade · Adventure Vision · Atari 5200 · Atari 8-bit · ColecoVision · Intellivision · MSX · Odyssey² · Sord M5 · PV-1000

Atari 2600	Roklan Software (designed by Mike Brodie / Bob Curtiss / Paul Crowley)
Arcade	Konami
Adventure Vision	Entex (publisher)
ColecoVision	Parker Brothers
Intellivision	Parker Brothers

Adventure Vision. Entex's Adventure Vision port scored 9 out of 10 from Arcade Express in November 1982, which praised it as state-of-the-art scrolling action.
Atari 8-bit. Creative Computing called the Atari 8-bit version more challenging and better looking than other side-scrollers.

Worth knowing

1984 Arkie Award. The 2600 Super Cobra received a Certificate of Merit in the Best Action Videogame category of the 1984 Arkie Awards.
Sold as "rare" in 1986. By spring 1986 the 2600 market had moved on far enough that Computer Entertainer's mail-order list sold brand-new copies under the heading "RARE GAMES — THESE ARE YOUR SPECIAL PRICES", at $19.00 (good through 10 May 1986).

Before you buy

Low risk; no reproductions are documented and loose copies are inexpensive. If you play on the Atari 2600+, note that Super Cobra is one of the few cartridges reported not to work on it, at least at the console's launch, so plan to play it on original hardware unless you have confirmed it works on your firmware. Make sure the listing is the 2600 cartridge, since Parker Brothers also released it for several other consoles.