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Follow this link for info about the review system. 1 = Terrible, 5 = Awesome!

Pretty good on-the-ice action - and a penalty box! No fights, though.

NHL HockeyGraphics: 3
Sound: 3
Replay Value: 4
Notes: 2-player game
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Whump! Tweeet! You've gotta love how you can whack your opponents in NHL Hockey. Quite an enjoyable game - and it even has penalties! The best part of the game was the checking. In college, we played that game mercilessly - and mirthfully.




ROM No ROM variants have been identified.
Box So far, eight variations have been found.
Manual Fourteen variants have been identified.
Overlays Three different overlay variations are known to exist.
Label To date, five labels have been recorded.
Easter Eggs No Easter Eggs have been found.




A total of eight NHL Hockey box variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
NHL Hockey Box (Mattel Electronics 1114-0810) Mattel Electronics 1114-0810 1979 U.S.A. Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover
NHL Hockey Box (Mattel Electronics 1114-0810) Mattel Electronics 1114-0810 1979 Hong Kong Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover
NHL Hockey Box (Mattel Electronics 1114-0810) Mattel Electronics 1114-0810 1979 Hong Kong Plastic tray; the background for the part number is present on the top of the box, but the actual part number is not present; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover; initially reported by cmart
NHL Hockey Box (Mattel Electronics 1114-0510) Mattel Electronics 1114-0510 1979 Hong Kong French-Canadian; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada on back
NHL Hockey Box (Mattel Electronics 1114-0410) Mattel Electronics 1114-0410 1979 Hong Kong International Edition; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; NHL logo removed
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1114-0410 1979 Hong Kong International Edition; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; NHL logo removed; NO SLOTS in back; slots inside for overlays; reported by Intellivotion
NHL Hockey Box (Intellivision Inc. 1114) Intellivision Inc. 1114 1979 U.S.A. Standard Intellivision, Inc. box
NHL Hockey Box (Sears 3866-0910) Sears 3866-0910 1979 Hong Kong Plastic tray; blue game title on top and back




A total of fourteen NHL Hockey manual variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics 1114-0920) Mattel Electronics 1114-0920 1979 U.S.A.  
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics 1114-0920(A)) Mattel Electronics 1114-0920(A) 1979 Hong Kong  
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics 1114-0920 G2) Mattel Electronics 1114-0920 G2 1979 Hong Kong Image contributed by Hankster
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics 1114-0720) Mattel Electronics 1114-0720 1979 Hong Kong French-Canadian; blue artwork
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics 1114-8920) Mattel Electronics 1114-8920 1979 Canada French translation; possibly included in 'sleeved' version?
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics 1114-0820-G1) Mattel Electronics 1114-0820-G1 1979 Hong Kong U.K. English edition; NHL logo removed; found in Australian edition (Lifestyle Electronics box); submitted by Hankster
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics 1114-0121) Mattel Electronics 1114-0121 1979 Hong Kong German version; localized title EISHOCKEY; NHL logo removed; blue artwork; part number lower right; first reported by Hankster
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics 1114-0161) Mattel Electronics 1114-0161 1979 Hong Kong Dutch; noted, and image contributed by cmart
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1114-0131 1979 Hong Kong Italian version; NHL logo removed; blue and black artwork with blue border
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1114-0151 None   Swedish version; localized title ISHOCKEY; NEED DETAILS
NHL Hockey Manual (Mattel Electronics PC-1114-0920) Mattel Electronics PC-1114-0920 1979 U.S.A. PlayCable version; NHL logo removed from front cover
Image not available. Bandai 1114-0201 None   Japanese release by Bandai; noted by voltron and others; need verification of origin, date, et. al.; note removal of NHL logo; blue monochrome
NHL Hockey Manual (Intellivision Inc. 1114-0920) Intellivision Inc. 1114-0920 None U.S.A. Stapled along top edge; stock can vary—have seen thicker and 'normal' stock
NHL Hockey Manual (Sears 3866-0920) Sears 3866-0920 1979 Hong Kong  




A total of four NHL Hockey overlay variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
NHL Hockey Overlay (Mattel Electronics 1114-4289) Mattel Electronics 1114-4289 1979 U.S.A. Original version contained NHL logo in the game title; unlike others (NFL Football and NBA Basketball), the league is not mentioned in the text; reported by, and image from BSRSteve
NHL Hockey Overlay (Mattel Electronics 1114-4289) Mattel Electronics 1114-4289 1979 U.S.A. The game speed selection buttons have small hockey pucks on them—in this printing, the edges are shown in white, but it's difficult to see
NHL Hockey Overlay (Mattel Electronics 1114-4289(A)) Mattel Electronics 1114-4289(A) 1979 U.S.A. The game speed selection buttons have small hockey pucks on them—but in this printing, there are no edges to indicate the shape of the puck; copyright text is centered between title and rest of overlay
NHL Hockey Overlay (Phil Boland 49 75204) Phil Boland 49 75204 1979 U.S.A. Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)




A total of five NHL Hockey label variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
NHL Hockey Label (Mattel Electronics) Mattel Electronics N/A None   No origin; NHL logo and ® in lower right
NHL Hockey Label (Mattel Electronics) Mattel Electronics N/A None Hong Kong Origin upper right; NHL logo ® lower right of logo
NHL Hockey Label (Intellivision Inc.) Intellivision Inc. N/A 1979 U.S.A. Origin lower right; © I.I. 1979 to left of origin; ™ small, centered vertically on right edge; smaller label, rounded corners; submitted by Hankster
NHL Hockey Label (Intellivision Inc.) Intellivision Inc. N/A 1979   Date lower right; no copyright, origin; larger label, square corners
NHL Hockey Label (Phil Boland) Phil Boland N/A None   Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)




Title Screen Title screen for NHL Hockey.
The Rink Nice small touches, such as the perspective on the ice and the slightly different appearance for the goalie. Still, the best part of this game is whacking your opponent w/ the hockey stick.




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