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

One of the most well-regarded Intellivision games.

Sea BattleGraphics: 3
Sound: 3
Replay Value: 4
Notes: 2-player game
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Sea Battle is another of those classics that, with a good opponent (or, even any opponent :-) is just a ton of fun to play. It's got lots of great opportunities for strategy and dastardly trickery. I love that ting-gong SONAR sound effect.




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




A total of nine Sea Battle box variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Sea Battle Box (Mattel Electronics 1818-0910) Mattel Electronics 1818-0910 1980 U.S.A. Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1818-0910 1980 Hong Kong Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover
Sea Battle Box (Mattel Electronics 1818-0710-G1) Mattel Electronics 1818-0710-G1 1980 U.S.A. Trayless pocket; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1818-0910-G1 1980 Hong Kong Plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
Sea Battle Box (Mattel Electronics 1818-0510) Mattel Electronics 1818-0510 1980 Hong Kong French-Canadian; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada on back
Sea Battle Box (Mattel Electronics 1818-0410) Mattel Electronics 1818-0410 1980 Hong Kong International Edition; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne CA on bottom of box; slots in back for extra manual(s); slots inside for overlays
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1818-0810 1980 Hong Kong plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. on Lifestyle Electronics sticker on bottom; Australian release?
Sea Battle Box (Intellivision Inc. 1818) Intellivision Inc. 1818 1980 U.S.A. Standard Intellivision, Inc. box
Sea Battle Box (Sears 3863-0910) Sears 3863-0910 1980 Hong Kong Plastic tray; blue game title on top and back




A total of eleven Sea Battle manual variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Sea Battle Manual (Mattel Electronics 1818-0920) Mattel Electronics 1818-0920 1980 U.S.A.  
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1818-0920 1980 Hong Kong NEED CONFIRMATION; submitted by Hankster
Sea Battle Manual (Mattel Electronics 1818-0920-G1) Mattel Electronics 1818-0920-G1 1980 Hong Kong  
Sea Battle Manual (Mattel Electronics 1818-0920-G2) Mattel Electronics 1818-0920-G2 1980 U.S.A.  
Sea Battle Manual (Mattel Electronics 1818-0920-G2) Mattel Electronics 1818-0920-G2 1980 Hong Kong  
Sea Battle Manual (Mattel Electronics 1818-0720) Mattel Electronics 1818-0720 1980 Hong Kong French-Canadian; blue artwork; longer than standard manual size
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1818-8920 1980 Canada NEED CONFIRMATION; French translation; was this in a sleeved French-Canadian release?; submitted by Hankster
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1818-0620-G1 1980 Hong Kong U.K. printing; are there other revisions?
Image not available. Mattel Electronics PC-1818-0920 1980 U.S.A. NEED CONFIRMATION; submitted by Hankster
Sea Battle Manual (Intellivision Inc. 1818-0920-G2) Intellivision Inc. 1818-0920-G2 None U.S.A. Stapled along top edge
Sea Battle Manual (Sears 3863-0920) Sears 3863-0920 1980 Hong Kong  

There were also some variations in the 'Running Man' logo on the back cover...

Running Man Logo and Text on Back (original (U.S.A.) and rev. G1 (Hong Kong))

Back cover of original (U.S.A.) and rev. G1 (Hong Kong) - note ™ next to Mattel Electronics logo in the center of the 'running man' rectangle

Running Man Logo and Text on Back (rev. G2 (Hong Kong))

Back cover of rev. G2 (Hong Kong) - note ™ next to Mattel Electronics logo in the center of the 'running man' rectangle and missing ® in the 'available from Mattel Electronics' text

Running Man Logo without Text on Back (rev. G2 (U.S.A.))

Back cover of rev. G2 (U.S.A.) - no 'Mattel Electronics' blurb at all!





A total of three Sea Battle overlay variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Sea Battle Overlay (mattel 1818-4289) mattel 1818-4289 1980 U.S.A. Original revision, with white outline around title
Sea Battle Overlay (mattel 1818-4289-G1) mattel 1818-4289-G1 1980 U.S.A. White outline around title removed
Sea Battle Overlay (intellivisioninc 1818-4289-G1) intellivisioninc 1818-4289-G1 None   Copyright removed




A total of three Sea Battle label variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Sea Battle Label (Mattel Electronics) Mattel Electronics N/A None   No origin, ™ upper right
Sea Battle Label (Mattel Electronics) Mattel Electronics N/A None Hong Kong Origin upper right, ™ upper right
Sea Battle Label (Intellivision Inc.) Intellivision Inc. N/A 1980 U.S.A. Origin lower right; © I.I. 1980 to left of origin; ™ small, centered vertically on right edge; smaller label, rounded corners




Title Screen Title screen for Sea Battle.
Theater of Action Laying mines in various straits always makes navigation lots of fun.
Battle Stations! The battle close-ups are where lots of great fun is to be had.




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