Vanguard
Vanguard is an arcade style shooter for one or two players. Your goal is to pilot your spaceship to the City of Mystery which is located at the end of a heavily guarded tunnel, and once there destroy the creature Gond. The tunnel is broken up into several different zones, called the mountain zone, rainbow zone, stick zone, stripe zone, bleak zone, and City of Mystery. Each zone features different types of enemy spaceships to deal with, and can scroll either horizontally or vertically. In the mountain zone or stripe zone, you may also come across an energy pod marked with an 'E'. If you fly through this, your ship temporarily becomes invincible to the deadly cave walls and numerous enemies wh...
- Genre
- Shooter
- Year
- 1982
- Developer
- SNK Corporation
- Publisher
- Atari, Inc.
- Players
- 2
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Vanguard frequently asked questions
How do I play Vanguard online with a friend?
Vanguard (Atari 2600) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:
- Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
- Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
- Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
- Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
- The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.
How do I play Vanguard on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Vanguard in the Atari 2600 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Vanguard netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Can I play Vanguard for free?
Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.
Play Vanguard on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
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