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Super Battleship: The Classic Naval Combat Game is a third-party Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game by Synergestic Software and Mindscape, based on the board game Battleship by Milton Bradley.
Plot[]
Gameplay[]
Super Battleship[]
The first game is a real-time turn based strategy game, which features sixteen separate missions the player has to undergo and a time limit. The main ships vary between missions, but generally involve a Patrol Boats (PT), Destroyer Escorts (DE), Destroyers (DD), Light Cruisers (CL), Heavy Cruisers (CA), Battle Cruisers (BC) and Battleships (BB) as well as Merchant Ships as either targets or escorts. The player factions' ships are colored white and blue, while the enemy faction is colored red and black. Submarines are exclusively used by the enemy and are a constant threat, requiring the use of depth charges to dispose of them. The missions are as follows:
- Sink the Excalibur
Rounds: 20 Player ships:
- 1 Battleship: BB Invincible, commanded by Captain D. Sullivan
- 1 Light Cruiser: CL Aguirre, commanded by Captain B. Irving
- At least two merchant ships (NPC)
Enemy ships:
- 1 Battleship: BB Excalibur
- Mosquito Boat Attack
Rounds: 15 Player ships:
- 5 Patrol Boats:
- PT Hammer, commanded by Captain D. Sullivan
- PT Mars, commanded by Captain B. Irving
- PT Beowulf, commanded by Captain L. Ashley
- PT Raven, commanded by Captain H. Mason
- PT Sealord, commanded by Captain R. Vance
Enemy ships:
- 2 Patrol Boats:
- PT Perth
- PT Ganges
- 1 Battle Cruiser: BC Eagle
- Battle for Quemoy Island
Rounds: 15 Player ships:
- 1 Battleship: BB Achilles, commanded by Captain D. Sullivan
- 2 Heavy Cruisers:
- CA Carthage, commanded by Captain K. George
- CA Africa, commanded by Captain S. Coleman
- 3 Destroyers:
- DD Aguirre, commanded by Captain R. Vance
- DD Warrior, commanded by Captain D. Bunting
- DD Conqueror, commanded by Captain J. Molitor
Enemy ships:
- 1 Battleship: BB Cheetah
- 2 Heavy Cruisers:
- CA Falken
- CA Excalibur
- 4 Destroyers
- DD Andes
- DD Dragon
- DD Africa
- DD Amazon
- Convoy Escort
Primary objective: Escort Merchant Ship to Sand Shore Rounds: 45 Player ships
- 1 Merchant Ship (NPC)
- 1 Light Cruiser: CL Amazon, commanded by Captain A. Iverson
- 2 Destroyer Escorts:
- DE Warrior, commanded by Captain B. Lloyd
- DE Glaive, commanded by Captain R. Vance
Enemy ships
- 2 Patrol Boats
- PT Wasp
- PT Beaufort
- 3 Submarines
- Conqueror
- Convoy KL 17
Rounds: 20 Player ships:
- 1 Heavy Cruisers: CA Cheetah, commanded by Captain R. Weston
- 2 Light Cruisers:
- CL Vigilant, commanded by Captain M. Beaumont
- CL Greenstone, commanded by Captain R. Clardy
- 2 Destroyers
- DD Eagle, commanded by Captain S. Lane
- DD Zealous, commanded by Captain R. Vance
Enemy ships:
- 1 Battlecruiser: BC Blazer
- 1 Heavy Cruiser: CA Dorado
- 5 Destroyers
- DD Jihad
- DD Vandal
- DD Warspite
- DD Beaufort
- DD Falken
- Raid on Mindino Airfield
- Destroyer Action
- Power Sweep
- Ambush
- Mayhem at Midnight
- Bee Swarm
- Bodyguard
- Rescue Mission
- Jolly Roger
- Pitbulls and Sluggers
- Total War
Classic Battleship[]
The second game is derived from the original board game, with the ships included being the Battleship, Battlecruiser, Light Cruiser, Submarine and Patrol Boat.
Development[]
Reception[]
External links[]
- Super Battleship at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Super Battleship at GameFAQs
- Super Battleship at MobyGames
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