Developer: Dave Payne

Dave Payne programmed Vanguard for Atari, the 1982 2600 version of SNK’s arcade shooter. You fly through a long enemy tunnel and fire lasers in four directions. The cartridge had to simplify the graphics and drop the arcade’s speech, but reviewers liked how much of the action survived. It became one of Atari’s better-selling cartridges, and its continue feature was a first for a home game cartridge.
Vanguard is his only game on the site. Play it in your browser below.