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Battlezone
| Title | Battlezone |
|---|---|
| First release | 1980 |
| Developer | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher | Atari, Inc. |
| Platforms | Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, ZX Spectrum, ArcadeADB |
| Genres | simulation video game, vehicular combat game |
| Players | 1 player |
| Co-op | No |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Commodore 64: 1983-01-01 Atari 2600: 1983-08-11 (NTSC-U) Commodore VIC-20: 1984-01-01 ZX Spectrum: 1984-10-16 |
| Wikidata ID | Q55616 |
Target and destroy invading tanks, planes, and UFOs from the cockpit of a combat tank. Use a radar screen to track enemy direction and distance across the battlefield, while utilizing environmental objects as strategic cover to survive relentless automated attacks in this first-person shooter.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | bzone |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Battlezone (rev 2) |
| Manufacturer | Atari |
| Year | 1980 |
| Genre | Shooter / Tank Driving |
| Players | 1 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Atari); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo ·
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romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) ·
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Box art
Box art (front) 1
Box art 3
Screenshots 10
Logos 3
Artwork 1
Commons 1
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(9): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.
REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos
(5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Screenshots
(3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.
Image: User:Piotrus,
CC BY-SA 3.0,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Musée Mécanique 205.JPG”)
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Videos
Battlezone [COMMODORE 64] 92,000
Battlezone on the C64 - Gameplay & Commentary
