NES/Famicom

Battleship

Battleship for the NES is like the pen and paper battleship game with a few notable differences. The changes include the grid size that is 12 by 8 instead of the standard 10 by 10, the 3-grid unit long submarine has been removed, and only one shot can be made per turn regardless of if it hits or not. The most notable difference is that multiple weapons can be used. Each ship carries a special weapon that can fire many missiles many points across a set grid, for instance in an X pattern. The bigger the ship, the larger the grid area. Each ship can only shoot the special missile once per game and if the ship carrying the weapon is destroyed then the weapon becomes unusable.

Genre: Strategy
Year: 1993
Developer: Mindscape, Inc.
Publisher: Mindscape, Inc.
Players: 1

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P2P Netplay available on compatible cores

Achievements

28 achievements · 205 total points

Scanning the Deep Waters Win Battles 3-1 through 3-5! Only Password Allowed is "9537".
10 pts
Air-to-Water Surveillance Win Battles 4-1 through 4-5! Only Password Allowed is "3500".
10 pts
Carrying the Effort Win Battles 6-1 through 6-5! Only Password Allowed is "1553".
10 pts
More Hostile Waters Win Battles 5-1 through 5-5! Only Password Allowed is "8004".
10 pts
Submarine Detected Successfully locate the enemy submarine using the Sonar!
10 pts
Perfect End Win Battle 8-5 without missing! "0528" password recommended, battle pass "8397"
25 pts
Harpoons Hook Ships Too Win Battles 7-1 through 7-5! Only Password Allowed is "4653".
10 pts
P-3 Orion Hit Successfully damage an enemy ship using the P-3 Orion!
5 pts
Wait, How Did You... Take out the enemy's submarine on the first attack!
10 pts
Naval Strategist Win a battle with an accuracy of 40% or greater!
5 pts
Unhindered Plane Transport Win a battle with your Carrier not taking any damage!
10 pts
Infinite Weapons, Infinite Mayhem Win Battle 8-5 with the Infinite Weapons cheat! Use Passwords "0914" and "8397"
5 pts
Traveling Undetected Win a battle with your Submarine not taking any damage!
4 pts
No Sinking This Time Win a battle with your Battleship not taking any damage!
4 pts
Not Even a Dent Win a battle with your Cruiser not taking any damage!
4 pts
You Are Now Free to Destroy Win a battle with your Destroyer not taking any damage!
4 pts
Too Hard to Hit Win a battle with your Frigate not taking any damage!
3 pts
Ship Detected Successfully locate an enemy ship using the Aerial Recon!
5 pts
A Taste of War Win Battles 1-1 through 1-5! Passwords not allowed.
5 pts
Harpoon 55M Hit Successfully damage an enemy ship using the Harpoon 55M!
5 pts
Tomahawk 55M Hit Successfully damage an enemy ship using the Tomahawk 55M!
3 pts
Seadart Hit Successfully damage an enemy ship using the Seadart!
3 pts
Asroc-71 Hit Successfully damage an enemy ship using the Asroc-71!
3 pts
Five Final Battles of Destruction Win Battles 8-1 through 8-5! Only Password Allowed is "9617".
25 pts
MK-48X Hit Successfully damage an enemy ship using the MK-48X!
4 pts
Polaris Hit Successfully damage an enemy ship using the Polaris!
3 pts
Attacks From the Sea Win Battles 2-1 through 2-5! Only Password Allowed is "7390".
5 pts
Talos Hit Successfully damage an enemy ship using the Talos!
5 pts

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Battleship frequently asked questions

How do I play Battleship online with a friend?

Battleship (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Battleship on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Battleship in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Battleship netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Battleship have achievements?

Yes, Battleship has 28 achievements worth 205 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Battleship for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Battleship on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.