Battle City 1985 — Play the Original
Play the original 1985 Battle City (Japan) in your browser. Protect the base, clear enemy tanks and explore the 35 original stages.
Start a new single-player game at the selected original 1985 level. Your saved game is not overwritten. For local two-player play, use the normal game menu. Tank 1990 has different maps.
YOUR BASE. YOUR LAST LINE.
Hold the line.
Original Battle City · Japan · 1985
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How to play
Click the game to focus the keyboard. Use V to select 1 PLAYER or 2 PLAYERS, then press Enter to start. When the STAGE screen appears, press Enter again to start the battle. Move with ↑ / ↓ / ← / → and fire with Z / X. On touch controls, use Select and Start.
The website language does not translate the ROM. This Japanese release uses English title-menu labels.
Original game, separate saves
This page runs the original Japanese cartridge, not the Tank 1990 modification used on the home, Online and NES pages. Both editions share the same emulator and controls, but their saves are kept separately in this browser. Save here and Load saved apply only to the current edition.
Two players share one device, not a remote online match. Player 2 uses W/A/S/D to move, H/G to fire, Q for Select and T for Start.