Vanguard (1981)

Atari 2600

1981Tose, Tose Co.Atari, SNK, Centuri, Zaccaria

Atari's 1982 2600 Vanguard, programmed by Dave Payne: a scrolling tunnel shooter — Wikipedia calls it the first 2600 cart with continued play after a death.

Facts

Tose / SNK arcade 1981; Centuri in North America.
21st best-selling Atari cartridge of all time (Wikipedia).
5200 followed in 1983.

Related games

Super Cobra · Atari 2600Another 2600 tunnel/cavern shooter

Sources

Vanguard (video game) · Wikipedia

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