Battleship was published by Mindscape, released in 1993.

What kind of game is Battleship?

Battleship is a strategy game for the NES / Famicom.

Can two people play Battleship?

No. Battleship is a single-player game, so it has no two-player mode.

How much data does Battleship load?

The Battleship ROM is 64 kB. It is fetched once when you press play and then cached by your browser, so returning to the game does not download it again.

Which emulators can run Battleship?

Battleship runs on NES / Famicom and Nestopia UE (Accurate). You can switch between them from the emulator list further down this page if one performs better on your device.

Battleship Game (1993) - NES

Name: Battleship
Availability: InStock
Author: Mindscape

Action / Button	Keyboard Key
D-Pad (Up / Down / Left / Right)	`Arrow Keys`
Button A	`Z` or `J`
Button B	`X` or `K`
Button X / Turbo A	`A` or `U`
Button Y / Turbo B	`S` or `I`
Select	`Shift`
Start	`Enter`

Gamepad Input	Retro Function	Keyboard Key
D-Pad / Analog	Character Movement / Steering	`▲` `▼` `◄` `►`
Button A (East)	Primary Action / Attack / Fire	`Z` / `K`
Button B (South)	Secondary / Jump / Cancel	`X` / `J`
Button X / Y	Special / Turbo / Extra Fire	`A` / `S`
Select	Insert Coin / Select Option	`Right Shift`
Start	Game Start / Pause Game	`Enter`

Gamepad Input

Retro Function

Keyboard Key

D-Pad / Analog

Character Movement / Steering

▲ ▼ ◄ ►

Button A (East)

Primary Action / Attack / Fire

Z / K

Button B (South)

Secondary / Jump / Cancel

X / J

Button X / Y

Special / Turbo / Extra Fire

A / S

Select

Insert Coin / Select Option

Right Shift

Start

Game Start / Pause Game

Enter

Emulator Core Engine	Technology	Multiplayer	Gamepad	Touch	Ads	Action / Switch
EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)	`WebAssembly / JS`	YES	YES	YES	NO	▶ ACTIVE
NES / Famicom (Recommended)	`WebAssembly / Libretro`	YES	YES	YES	NO	PLAY ⚡
Nestopia UE (Accurate)	`WebAssembly / Libretro`	YES	YES	YES	NO	PLAY ⚡

Emulator Core Engine

Technology

Multiplayer

Gamepad

Touch

Ads

Action / Switch

EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)

WebAssembly / JS

YES

▶ ACTIVE

NES / Famicom (Recommended)

WebAssembly / Libretro

YES

PLAY ⚡

Nestopia UE (Accurate)

WebAssembly / Libretro

YES

PLAY ⚡

Battleship is a digital adaptation of the classic naval strategy board game, released for the NES in 1993 by Mindscape. Players position a fleet of five distinct vessels on a grid and take turns firing blindly into enemy waters, relying on deduction and logic to locate and sink the opposing armada before their own is destroyed.

How to play

The objective is to sink all five of the opponent’s ships before they sink yours. Choose your target coordinates carefully based on previous hits and misses.

Gamepad control:
	Player 1:	Player 2:
↑	↑	–
↓	↓	–
←	←	–
→	→	–
A	X	–
B	Z	–
SELECT	Shift	–
START	Enter	–

Tips

Fire your initial shots in a diagonal or checkerboard pattern across the grid to maximize your chances of locating a ship while minimizing wasted turns.
Once you score a hit, target the immediately adjacent squares (up, down, left, right) to determine the direction the enemy vessel is facing.
Keep track of the sizes of the remaining enemy ships; if you are only looking for the two-peg Patrol Boat, you can safely ignore larger empty areas on your target board.