VANGUARD ATARI 2600

Vanguard is an arcade-style shooter for one or two players. Your objective is to fly your spaceship to the City of Mystery which is at the end of a heavily guarded tunnel, and once there, destroy the Gond creature. The tunnel is divided into several different areas, called the mountain area, the rainbow area, the stick area, the stripe area, the dark area, and the city of mystery. Each area has different types of enemy spaceships to deal with and can scroll horizontally or vertically. In the Mountain Zone or the Stripes Zone, you may also encounter an Energy Capsule marked with an "E". If you hover over this, your ship becomes temporarily invincible against the deadly cave walls and the many enemies trying to stop you. When not invincible, your spaceship is equipped with lasers to help destroy enemies. You can shoot in four different directions, but your speed is reduced when shooting. You should also keep an eye on your fuel gauge; your fuel will run out at a rapid rate and your ship will crash if it runs out. Fuel is earned each time you destroy an enemy, so be sure to destroy as many as you can! When you finally make it through all the different areas of the tunnel and defeat Gond, the game will repeat at a harder skill level.