Tank Battalion
タンク・バターリオン
Description
A maze game where the player controls a tank and battles enemy tanks that pursue and attack.
Tank Battalion was produced by Namco in 1981.
Namco released 313 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977. Namco was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Namco during the time period Tank Battalion was produced include: Pac-Man, Navarone, Bomb Bee, Cutie Q, Puck Man, Galaga, Warp & Warp, King And Balloon, Batting Chance, and New Rally-X
Specs
| Name | Tank Battalion |
|---|---|
| Developer | Namco (Japan) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 10026 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Labyrinth / Maze |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | Namco Galaxian |
| Game Specific | Tank Battalion Pinout |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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| Control Panel | Tank Battalion Control Panel Image |
| PCB | Tank Battalion PCB Image |
Tank Battalion KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.80 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 4.60
Overall Like |
5.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 5.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 5.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 5.00
| Gameplay | 5.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 5.00 |
| Originality | 5.00 |
| Sound/Music | 5.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Miscellaneous
The game was licensed to Game Plan for US manufacture and distribution.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Tank Battalion Census
There are 15,571 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,796 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 168,895 machines (7,102 unique titles).
Common - There are 21 known instances of this machine owned by Tank Battalion collectors who are active members. Of these, 10 of them are original dedicated machines. 11 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Tank Battalion machine for sale.
Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Tank Battalion.
This game ranks a 6 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1981
/ 2 Pages
1981
/ 6 Pages
1981
/ 2 Pages
Technical
This is the only Namco game to use a 6502 processor.
Legacy or Series
- Tank Battalion
- Tank Force
Manuals
Foto-Finder® (Books)
- The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 141; Color photo Price guide: No
- Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 43; Color photo
- Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 141; Color photo
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