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You shouldn't even have an Intellivision if you don't have Space Battle. One of the core games of the system.

Graphics: 3 Sound: 3 Replay Value: 3 Notes: 1-player Screen Shots

When you initially encounter combat in Space Battle, you must wonder if the bad guys are the Cylon Raiders from Battlestar Galactica. After all, those ships sure do look like Cylon Raiders! And at the time, Mattel seems to have had a license to sell Battlestar Galactica handheld games. This game was first published in the Action Network, but later made more difficult (ROM revised to speed up the game) and re-released in the Space Action Network, with the dark blue box. This is a fun, simple shooter.

The original Intellivision box had a very different image of Space Battle. Seems you had to track fuel usage, and who knows what the other funky graphics are. Perhaps some of the ideas were reused in Space Spartans and Astrosmash?

Prerelease Space Battle Shot

A total of eighteen Space Battle box variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910	1979	U.S.A.	Red Action Network box; plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910	1979	Hong Kong	Red Action Network box; plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover; bottom flap states overlays printed in U.S.A. and balance in Hong Kong
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910 G1	1979	U.S.A.	Dark blue Space Network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0710 G1	1979	U.S.A.	Trayless pocket; dark blue space network box; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910-G1	1979	Hong Kong	Dark blue Space Network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; bottom flap indicates overlays made in U.S.A.
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910-G1	1979	Hong Kong	Dark blue Space Network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom on blue sticker; sticker indicates all parts made in Hong Kong
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910-G2	1979	Hong Kong	Dark blue Space Network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; no sticker on bottom; bottom flap indicates MADE IN HONG KONG, indicating box, cart, manual, overlays, and catalog are all made or printed there
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910-G2	1979	Hong Kong	Dark blue Space Network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; sticker on bottom indicates MADE IN HONG KONG; reported by BSRSteve
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910	1979	Hong Kong	Red Action Network box; plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover; red stickier on bottom flap states overlays and catalog printed in U.S.A. and balance in Hong Kong
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0510	1979	Hong Kong	French-Canadian; dark blue space network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontano, Canada (yes, Ontano) on sticker on back
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0910-G1	1979	Hong Kong	French-Canadian outer sleeve (red in color) refers to original Keyboard Component; internally, same as standard 2612-0910-G1; did the internal box vary?
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0410	1979	Hong Kong	International version; dark blue Space Network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom, no sticker - overlays printed in U.S.A.
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	2612-0410	1979	Hong Kong	International version; dark blue Space Network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on sticker on bottom - overlays printed in Hong Kong
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	2612-0410	1979	Hong Kong	International version; dark blue Space Network box; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; NO SLOTS in back; slots inside for overlays; reported by Intellivotion
	Intellivision Inc.	2612	1979	U.S.A.	Standard Intellivision, Inc. box
	Sears	3862-0910	1979	Hong Kong	Plastic tray; blue game title on top and back
	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Digiplay version; 'Av. Açaí' address printed on back; Mattel Electronics logo on box; no part number apparent; © Mattel Inc. 1979 on front; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots; game title localized (Batalha Espacial)
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Digiplay version; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back with 'Av. Açaí' sticker; Mattel Electronics logo on box; no part number apparent; © Mattel Inc. 1979 on front; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots; game title localized (Batalha Espacial)

Space Battle was one of only two games to change its "network affiliation"–the other being Space Armada). Once Astrosmash, Space Armada, Star Strike and Space Hawk were released, Space Battle jumped ship to the new network. Hence both the red and blue boxes

The other significant variant in the box is that in the European markets, it seems that the box was cut differently, removing all the game-blurb text from the back. This is shown below.

The other interesting variation of this box was specifically for the French-Canadian market. This version has a standard later-generation Space Network box and later English manual revision and a separate French version. The box is wrapped in a cardboard sleeve. Oddly, the sleeve is an Action Network sleeve.

Space Battle was pretty easy to beat without losing any ships when it first came out. I remember when a friend of mine got his Inty awhile after we had ours - perhaps it was Christmas of 1981. He had Space Battle, too, but when I played at his place, it would kick my ass more often than not. Apparently, Mattel thought the game was too easy, and jacked up the speed on it or something.

A total of twenty Space Battle manual variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0920	1979	U.S.A.	Full color
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0920(A)	1979	Hong Kong	Purple monochrome; this manual has also surfaced in some PlayCable packages (at least two known sightings)
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0920-G1	1979	U.S.A.	Orange and dark blue artwork
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0920-G1	1979	Hong Kong	Orange and dark blue artwork
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0920-G1	1979	Hong Kong	Blue artwork; image contributed by BSRSteve
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0920-G1	1979	Hong Kong	Purple artwork, no border; submitted by Hankster
	Mattel Electronics	2612-8920	1979	Canada	French translation; included in 'sleeved' version with a 2612-0920-G1 English manual; orange and dark blue artwork; plain paper as opposed to glossy
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0720	1979	Hong Kong	French-Canadian dual-language; blue and orange artwork; longer than standard manual size; English cover here
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0720	1979	Hong Kong	French-Canadian; blue artwork; longer than standard manual size
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0820-G-2	1979	Hong Kong	British English version; orange and dark blue artwork
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0121	1979	Hong Kong	German "ALARM IM ALL"; blue artwork
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0121	1979	Hong Kong	German "ALARM IM ALL"; blue and orange artwork
	Mattel Electronics	2612-0920-G1	1979	Hong Kong	Dutch; first noted by cmart; high quality, greyscale cover, black & white interior; back cover prominently lists Amfo electronics bv in Rotterdam and Amfo electronics in Antwerpen, as well as Borka bv in Etten-Leur, and Kamlag s.a. in Ternat
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	2612-0131	1979	Hong Kong	Italian "BATTAGLIA SPAZIALE"; orange and dark blue artwork
	Mattel Electronics	PC-2612-0920	1979	U.S.A.	PlayCable version; submitted by Hankster; also courtesy of Hankster, the back cover
	Bandai	2612-0201	None		Japanese release by Bandai; noted by voltron and others; image contributed by BSRSteve
	Intellivision Inc.	2612-0920-G1	None	U.S.A.	Staple along top edge
	Sears	3862-0920	1979	Hong Kong
	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	DigiPlay edition; no part number apparent; © M.I. 1979 on back; 'Av. Açaí' address printed on back; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	DigiPlay edition; no part number apparent; © M.I. 1979 on back; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back with 'Av. Açaí' sticker; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots

Placement of the Trademark symbol next to the Intellivision log on the back cover changed.

There were also some variations of the 'Running Man' and Mattel logo on the back cover.

A total of seven Space Battle overlay variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	2612-4289	1979	U.S.A.
	Mattel Electronics	2612-4289	1979	Hong Kong
	Digiplay	2612-4289	None		Not localized, but copyright removed—much like an Intellivision, Inc. version
Image not available.	Digiplay	2612-4289	None		Localized in Brazilian Portuguese
	Phil Boland	49 75212	1979	U.S.A.	Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)
	Intellivision Productions	N/A	None		Part of the bonus overlays included with the Sam's Club edition of the 2014 Intellivision Flashback; copyright information has been removed
	Intellivision Productions	N/A	2014	U.S.A.	Part of the Supplemental Overlay Pack for Intellivision Flashback

A total of five Space Battle label variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	None		No origin; ™ lower right
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	None	Hong Kong	Origin lower left; ™ lower right
	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
	Digiplay	N/A	None		No origin or copyright; ™ upper right of English title; Portuguese title (BATALHA ESPACIAL) appears below larger English title
	Phil Boland	N/A	None		Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)

	Title screen for Space Battle.
	The long-range scanner is where you plot strategy for defending your mothership.
	In the cockpit, you blast away the aliens.

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