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Vanguard (video game)

This article is about the 1981 arcade video game. For the 2007 MMORPG, see Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
Vanguard
Japanese arcade flyer
Developer(s)TOSE[6]
Publisher(s)Arcade
Home
Atari, Inc.
Programmer(s)Dave Payne (2600)[9]
Platform(s)Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200
ReleaseArcade
2600: 1982
5200: 1983[5]
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Vanguard (ヴァンガード, Vangādo) is a scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by TOSE.[6] It was released by SNK in Japan and Europe 1981,[7][3] and licensed to Centuri for manufacture in North America in October[1] and to Zaccaria in Italy the same year.[4] Cinematronics converted the game to cocktail arcade cabinets in North America.[8]

Vanguard is one of the first shooters with forced scrolling, following Scramble and Super Cobra from earlier in 1981 and released the same month as Cosmic Avenger. Like Sega's Space Odyssey, also from 1981, there are both horizontally and vertically scrolling sections; Vanguard adds portions with diagonally scrolling. The player flies a ship through tunnels to reach a boss at the end. The ship is controlled with an 8-way joystick. Four buttons in a diamond arrangement allow shooting in four directions independent of the ship's movement.

Atari, Inc. released a port for their Atari 2600 console in 1982 and the Atari 5200 in 1983. Vanguard II, an arcade sequel with top-down, multidirectional scrolling, and gameplay similar to Time Pilot '84, remained obscure.

  1. ^ a b c "Video Game Flyers: Vanguard, Centuri (USA)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 18. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  3. ^ a b c "Video Game Flyers: Vanguard, SNK (Germany)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Video Game Flyers: Vanguard, Zaccaria (Italy)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Atari 5200 Vanguard". Atari Mania.
  6. ^ a b TOSE History (Japanese)(English)
  7. ^ a b "Video Game Flyers: Vanguard, SNK (Japan)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Video Game Flyers: Vanguard, Cinematronics (USA)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference giantlist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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