Justin Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 Vanguard Atari 2600 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: NONE Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST June 30, 2023 Nominated by @greenween Objective Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between June 1st through June 30th, 2023. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor! Eligibility Anyone can join in. All players are welcome! Play Rules Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback / Mini console, officially released compilation, or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds, updated and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level There are no difficulty levels to select from in Vanguard. Difficulty Switches control the way the spaceship fires, and may be configured to Player's Choice. Please refer to Page 9 of the Vanguard Instruction Manual for more information on using Difficulty Switches to confute the way your spaceship fires. All configurations are acceptable for this Squad Challenge. Fair Play Your integrity is everything. Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other dishonest advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 146th Squad Challenge! This month we're playing Vanguard for the Atari 2600! Special thanks to longtime Atari I/O "Mayor" @greenween for nominating this incredible game! ROM and PDF Instruction Booklet is attached below. Good luck! Vanguard.pdf Vanguard.bin Marco1019, RickR, TrekMD and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 This is a MONTH LONG Squad Challenge! You have through June 30th to post your High Score! Take the extra time to enjoy the game! RickR, Sabertooth and TrekMD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 I have not played this one in a while. I'm in! Sabertooth, Justin and greenween 3 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 This game is one of the 31 games in the TG 2600 5 Minute Challenge. I'll have to remember to go past the five minute limit 🤣 Sabertooth and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 One of my favorite games on the 2600. Thank you Justin! Justin 1 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 First try on the 7800 with a 2600 joystick. 36,610. I do much better with the difficulty switch set to use the button as "fire". Marco1019, Justin and Sabertooth 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 Little bit better. 45,240. Justin, Marco1019, Sabertooth and 2 others 5 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 Easy top 10 of games on the 2600! Justin, socrates63, Marco1019 and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 18980. It's going to take me some time to figure out which fire/move style I like best. On 6/3/2023 at 8:14 PM, greenween said: Easy top 10 of games on the 2600! Agree. An incredible game with good variety, great graphics, and that strategic element of speed/firing. Marco1019, Justin and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 86,540. socrates63, RickR, TrekMD and 2 others 5 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 Vanguard, be it the 2600 or 5200 port, has been my go to favorite on these two systems. Of course I'm in! The 2600 version does an amazing job. I have never seen nor played the actual arcade version...Atari has been the only systems I've played this game on. RickR and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 I'm in! 16,470 greenween, TrekMD, Marco1019 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 I forget just how more unforgiving this version is compared to the 5200 version. It's amazing how much more difficult Atari made this one. RickR and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 30 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: I forget just how more unforgiving this version is compared to the 5200 version. It's amazing how much more difficult Atari made this one. You're right! I didn't realize this until you said it. I remember breezing through at least one level on the 5200. But I have yet to see the Gond on this version. I'll keep trying. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 23210 Justin and Marco1019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 33520 greenween, Justin and Marco1019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Did you guys know Vanguard had a sequel? socrates63, Justin, greenween and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Just to share some silliness. Growing up I always thought the enemies on the last stage were diagonal 2600 joysticks. LOL Now I see they are just downward facing arrows. LOL Justin, socrates63 and RickR 2 1 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 17,350 On the board! Woohoo! I just got done setting up my Atari consoles with a new TV. Justin, RickR, Marco1019 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 32,820 I only briefly played Vanguard on the 2600 until today. It helps this time that I read the instructions on the firing control 😂 Loved Vanguard in the arcade. Very catchy and heroic-esque tune that rivals Moon Patrol's music. Justin, Marco1019 and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Ok, last run for the day 🙂 Vanguard is really good on the 2600 43,300 Justin, greenween and Marco1019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 45140 greenween, socrates63 and Marco1019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 6:30 PM, greenween said: Just to share some silliness. Growing up I always thought the enemies on the last stage were diagonal 2600 joysticks. LOL Now I see they are just downward facing arrows. LOL I thought the exact same thing! They totally look like isometric joysticks. socrates63 and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 59,660 greenween, RickR and Marco1019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 64,670 passed the 60k mark! 🦾 Smell Dawg, Marco1019 and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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