TNK III

TNK III (titled T.A.N.K. in Japan and on some computer releases) is a 1985 top-view shoot-'em-up arcade game by SNK. Versions for home computers were released by Ocean Software for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC in 1987. A sequel was also released for the Nintendo Entertainment System titled Iron Tank. Both games feature the first appearance of Ralf Jones (AKA: Paul) predating his appearance in Ikari Warriors. This game also predates Ikari Warriors in its use of a rotary joystick.

The Amstrad CPC cover art.
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
Ocean Software (computers)
Hamster Corporation (Arcade Archives for Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4)
Platform(s)Arcade, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64
Release1985
Genre(s)Shoot-'em-up

Plot

The player commands a tank that can fire machine guns and cannons to destroy any opposition en route to the player's destination, passing enemy infantry, missiles, tanks, and gun emplacements on the way. Scattered around the game are power-ups that can be retrieved.[1]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed TNK III on their August 15, 1985 issue as being the sixth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[2]

The Commodore 64 version of the game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #135 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.[1]

References
  1. Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (July 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (135): 82–89.
  2. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 266. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1985. p. 21.
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