Play Super Battletank (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Super Battletank on the SNES is one of those games that feels like it should’ve been clunky but somehow nails the tank experience. You’re not just blasting away—you’re lining up shots, adjusting for distance, and actually feeling the weight of your tank as it lumbers across the battlefield. The top-down view keeps things from getting overwhelming, but don’t let that fool you; enemies come at you from all sides, and one wrong move can leave you smoking in a ditch.

The Japanese version has this weirdly satisfying vibe—maybe it’s the slightly tweaked mechanics or just the kanji menus, but it adds something the US release didn’t quite capture. Explosions send debris flying, your cannon recoils with every shot, and there’s something oddly therapeutic about methodically picking off enemy armor. It’s not as fast as Contra, but if you like games where positioning matters as much as reflexes, this one’s a hidden gem.

Just don’t expect a tutorial—you’ll figure it out the hard way, like the rest of us did back in the ‘90s.