A sequel to the classic space shooter.
Vanguard II was produced by SNK in 1984.
SNK released 183 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. SNK was based in Japan.
Other machines made by SNK during the time period Vanguard II was produced include: Joyful Road, Marvin's Maze, Pair Play: Champion Baseball Part II, Tangram, Lasso, Mad Crasher, Jumping Cross, Gladiator 1984, Main Event, and HAL 21
Name | Vanguard II |
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Developer | SNK (Japan) |
Year | 1984 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 10294 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Space |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | unique |
Game Specific | Vanguard II Pinout |
Dipswitch Settings | |
# Simultaneous Players | 1 |
# Maximum Players | 2 |
Game Play | Alternating |
Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
Controls |
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Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
Cabinet Styles |
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Vanguard 2 defends the planet from an attacking alien space platform that is defended by enemy spacecraft. The Fire button handles air-to-air combat but it takes the Missile button to destroy the continually moving space platform below.
Overall Like |
4.00 |
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Fun (Social) | 4.00 |
Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
Collector Desire | 5.00 |
Gameplay | 4.00 |
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Graphics | 5.00 |
Originality | 3.00 |
Sound/Music | 3.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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There are 15,165 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,628 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,322 machines (6,975 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of this machine owned by Vanguard II collectors who are active members. Of these, 8 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
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