<s>
Space	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
released	O
by	O
Mattel	O
for	O
its	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
re-worked	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
previously	O
planned	O
clone	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
rocket-powered	O
space	O
suit	O
,	O
is	O
drifting	O
in	O
space	O
and	O
shooting	O
down	O
or	O
avoiding	O
targets	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
titular	O
hawks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Sears	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Super	B-Operating_System
Video	I-Operating_System
Arcade	I-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
its	O
private-label	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
is	O
to	O
survive	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
while	O
drifting	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
outer	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
stages	O
,	O
space	O
amoebas	B-Operating_System
appear	O
that	O
are	O
impervious	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
weapons	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
avoided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
last	O
resort	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
space	O
suit	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
hyperspace	B-Application
function	O
,	O
that	O
will	O
randomly	O
relocate	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
another	O
section	O
of	O
space	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
points	O
when	O
the	O
hyperspace	B-Application
function	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
encounter	O
invisible	O
black	B-Application
holes	I-Application
that	O
will	O
trigger	O
hyperspace	B-Application
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
are	O
earned	O
whenever	O
targets	O
are	O
destroyed	O
and	O
lost	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
destroyed	O
or	O
enters	O
hyperspace	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
attempt	O
at	O
crafting	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
company	O
lawyers	O
demanded	O
changes	O
for	O
fear	O
of	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
re-working	O
became	O
Astrosmash	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Bill	O
Fisher	O
began	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
prototype	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Asteroids	B-Application
while	O
being	O
different	O
enough	O
to	O
avoid	O
legal	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
would	O
randomly	O
trigger	O
hyperspace	B-Application
even	O
when	O
the	O
corresponding	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
was	O
not	O
pressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
determined	O
that	O
simultaneously	O
pressing	O
the	O
controller	O
disc	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
direction	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
side	O
action	O
buttons	O
was	O
being	O
interpreted	O
by	O
the	O
console	O
as	O
pressing	O
the	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
keypad	O
that	O
activated	O
hyperspace	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
could	O
not	O
be	O
removed	O
completely	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
added	O
the	O
"	O
black	B-Application
holes	I-Application
"	O
to	O
explain	O
why	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
sometimes	O
jump	O
to	O
hyperspace	B-Application
at	O
random	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Lives	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
collection	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
newer-generation	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
now-defunct	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
on	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
on	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
