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Climb in and discover the earthshaking power of BATTLETANK, the only NES tank game that puts you inside the tank! First you'll receive your mission orders; then plan your attack using the Satellite Radar Map. There's no easy route - you'll have to travel through deserts, mountains and snow fields...

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Developer
Imagineering

Released on
1990

Size
1 Player

Version
NES

Requirements
Nintendo Entertainment System

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Vehicle Simulation

Publisher
Absolute Entertainment

ESRB Rating
Not Rated

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Climb in and discover the earthshaking power of BATTLETANK, the only NES tank game that puts you inside the tank! First you’ll receive your mission orders; then plan your attack using the Satellite Radar Map. There’s no easy route – you’ll have to travel through deserts, mountains and snow fields. At every turn, you’re challenged by bloodthirsty enemy defenses, including tanks, copters, machine gun fire and mines. Use 150mm shells, 50 caliber machine guns, smoke bombs and wire-guided missiles to defend yourself and complete your orders. Launch full-scale attacks on heavily-defended enemy strongholds that include a train yard, a refinery and a nuclear power plant. But be careful, each mission gets harder and you only have one tank per mission. Six hits and your tank is cooked. So get fired up and ready for non-stop gut-wrenching action with BATTLETANK!

Garry Kitchen's Battletank

Overview & History

Released by Absolute Entertainment in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Garry Kitchen's Battletank is a daring first-person vehicular combat simulation designed by the visionary programmer of the same name. Building upon the technical success of the original 1988 Commodore 64 and Atari ST editions, this NES iteration challenged the hardware limits of Nintendo's 8-bit console to deliver a deeply immersive, behind-the-armor perspective. Players assume the role of an elite M1 Abrams tank commander deployed directly behind enemy lines to dismantle a hostile occupying force. Stripping away traditional side-scrolling tropes, the game plunges you straight into the chaotic tactical reality of modern armored warfare, tasking you with hunting down enemy convoys, dodging incoming mortar fire, and neutralizing heavily fortified strategic outposts across barren, desolate wastelands before your fuel and ammunition reserves dry up completely.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

Battletank relies on a tense, claustrophobic first-person cockpit view where spatial awareness is your primary survival tool. Players navigate a grid-based wasteland tracked via a vital tactical radar display, constantly hunting for enemy armor, mobile artillery, and supply-dropping transport trucks. The mechanical loop centers around balancing offensive firepower with defensive positioning: you must independently rotate your heavy turret to track fast-moving targets while simultaneously driving the chassis through rough, cratered terrain. Combat encounters require precise timing to lob armor-piercing shells or unleash devastating surface-to-air missiles, all while deploying defensive smoke screens to break enemy targeting locks. Ammo management, fuel conservation, and maintaining hull integrity dictate whether you survive long enough to reach the final enemy stronghold.