Conversion Capers
HOW DID THE ULTIMATE TANK BATTLE FARE ON HOME SYSTEMS?
ZX SPECTRUM
Despite a necessary change of colour scheme (the original’s powerful reds replaced with a rather more flowery magenta), this version is extremely competent, moving at a decent pace and containing everything from the arcade game save an animated volcano and crescent moon. It’s just a shame Realtime’s 3D Tank Duel had already beaten Quicksilva to the punch.
ATARI 2600
While visually very different from the arcade original, this Atari 2600 game is still great to play. Gone is the first‐person view, with the player sitting just above and behind their tank, and also absent are those clean vector lines. So, while a Battlezone game only in name, there’s still plenty of blasting fun to be had here.