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Vanguard (ヴァンガード)

Released in 1982

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Manufacturer: Centuri
Developer: Centuri
Distributor: Centuri

Mame ROM Info
vanguard, Vanguard (SNK)
vangrdce, Vanguard (Centuri)
Display
Raster
Orientation
Vertical
Resolution
224 x 256
Colors
64, Color
Genre
Shooting
Attributes
Multi-way Scrolling
Controls
1 Joystick / Button(s)
Size/Weight of Upright
70.7500 " x 25.5000" x 30.0000" , 310.00lb.
'Vanguard' marquee
game marquee

Game Summary

Space - fly through caverns

Hardware Info

M6502 cpu @ 1 Mhz
Custom audio

Hardware Platform: -Unique or Unknown-

Game Details

Great 4-directional firing system - Ten stages scrolling in different directions - like a vastly improved Scramble - odd speech and sounds - "Rainbow Zone"

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'Vanguard' cabinet photo
cabinet photo
'Vanguard' title screen
title screen
'Vanguard' gameplay screen shot
gameplay screen
'Vanguard' control panel
control panel
'Vanguard' promotional flyer
promotional flyer

Knowledge Base

Vanguard Pinouts and Switch Settings
Vanguard Pinouts and Switch Settings
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/vanguard tech.html - 4 K - Updated 2002.09.24
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/vanguard.txt
Vanguard Pinouts Centuri, 1981 Addition by Jonathan Walton 21Sep96 1) Tie the post of the speech board (SK6) to -5V Solder Parts ----------------------------------------------------------- Gnd | 2 | 1 | Gnd Gnd | 4 | 3 | Gnd +5V | 6 | 5 | +5V +5V | 8 | 7 | +5V P2 Move Up |10 | 9 | P2 Move Down P2 Move Left |12 |11 | P2 Move Right P2 F
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/vanguard.txt - 4 K - Updated 1996.09.22
Yet Another List
O-Taito is the Old Taito pinout on wiretap. N-Taito is the New-Taito pinout (Like Elevator Action). Quote by R. Schieve: "Taito.pin will match most for power, ground, monitor, and speaker connections but inputs are usually quite different." DECO/Data East is the Data East pinout. See Ring King.pin or KarateChamp.pin.I AtariV is Black Widow and Gravitar and Space Duel Konami if the Konami pinout. See Konami\Rush'n'Attack.pin. BZone is Battle Zone and Red Baron Tehkan games seem to follow th
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-yetanothergameslist.html - 49 K - Updated 2002.06.10
A Random Games-list
Game Name Manufacturer Year Pinout Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ V 005 Sega 1981 18 Wheeler Midway 1979 3D Bowling MED 1978 H 720 Degrees Atari Games 1986 800 Fathom USB 1982 H Aeroboto William
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-randomgames.html - 73 K - Updated 1999.10.29
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/vanguard.txt
Vanguard Pinouts Centuri, 1981 ------------------------------ 1) Tie the post of the speech board (SK6) to -5V Solder Parts ----------------------------------------------------------- Gnd | 2 | 1 | Gnd Gnd | 4 | 3 | Gnd +5V | 6 | 5 | +5V +5V | 8 | 7 | +5V P2 Move Up |10 | 9 | P2 Move Down P2 Move Left |12 |11 | P2 Move Right
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/vanguard.txt - 4 K - Updated 2003.01.06
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/vanguard.txt
VANGUARD COMP SIDE CKT SIDE ----------- -------------- 1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 GND 5 +5V 6 +5V 7 +5V 8 +5V 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DOWN 18 UP 19 RIGHT
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/vanguard.txt - 2 K - Updated 1996.04.04
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/text/vanguard.txt
Vanguard SNK, 1981 Option Switch Settings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Located on SK-5 board 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Option ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Game Type --------- Off Upright On Cocktail? Number of Spaceships
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/text/vanguard.txt - 1 K - Updated 1995.07.11
Arcade PCB Pinouts
Arcade Pinouts 1,003 Entries Last Updated: May30, 2003 Help with Pinouts Filename Size All Pinouts813 KB     10-Yard_Fight.txt3 KB 1000_Miglia.txt3 KB 1942.txt5 KB 1943.txt3 KB 1988_World_Games.txt2 KB 3stooges.txt1 KB 720.txt0 KB Acrobat_Mission.txt1 KB Act_Fancer.txt1 KB ADP_Gauselmann.txt1 KB
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/pinout.html - 119 K - Updated 2003.05.30
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/vanguard_ii.txt
Vanguard II, SNK ---------------- CN 3 A | B CN 4 ---------------------+---------------------- ---------------------- GND | 1 | A | GND 1 +5V Coin | 2 | B | 2 +5V Service | 3 | C | 1P.Start 3 GND 2P.Start | 4 | D | 4 GND
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/vanguard_ii.txt - 3 K - Updated 2003.01.06
Understanding MAME Drivers Volume 1: Data Structures v1.0
Original URL: http://atarihq.com/danb/files/mamedrv1.txt Understanding MAME Drivers Volume 1: Data Structures v1.0 by Daniel Boris Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 /drivers/rockola.c 2.1 GameDriver Structure 2.2 MachineDriver Structure 2.3 ROM Definition 2.4 MemoryReadAddress Structure 2.5 MemoryWriteAddress Structure 2.6 Input Ports 2.7 GfxDecodeInfo Structure 2.8 GfxLayout Structure 3.0 Linking in the Driver 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this document is to help
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/boris - understanding mame drivers 1.html - 33 K - Updated 2000.06.16
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt
From: jeff hendrix <jhendrix@quark.com> To: "'vectorlist@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu'" Subject: RE: Univid 1000 Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 11:44:51 -0700 Here is a list of the harnesses and what boards they go to, I also might have a few harnesses for trade. UNIVID 1000 harness numbers Atari 101 Arabian 102 Centipede 103 Cloak & Dagger 104 Crystal Castle 105 Dig Dug 106 Food-Fight 107 I-Robot 108 Kangaroo 109 Liberator 110 Millipede 111 Pole Position 111 Pole Position II 112 Xevious Ce
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt - 3 K - Updated 2005.09.18
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/quick-ref.txt
From dholcomb@microsoft.com Tue Dec 13 22:30:30 1994 Received: from netmail2.microsoft.com by halcyon.com with SMTP id AA25989 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <holcomb@halcyon.com>); Tue, 13 Dec 1994 22:30:28 -0800 Received: by netmail2.microsoft.com (5.65/25-eef) id AA18899; Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 -0800 Message-Id: <9412140630.AA18899@netmail2.microsoft.com> Received: by netmail2 using fxenixd 1.0 Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 PST X-Msmail-Fixed-Font: 0001 X-Msmail-Message-Id: DDAB6336 X-Msmail-Conversation-Id: DDA
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/quick-ref.txt - 8 K - Updated 1996.01.23
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/quick-ref.txt
From dholcomb@microsoft.com Tue Dec 13 22:30:30 1994 Received: from netmail2.microsoft.com by halcyon.com with SMTP id AA25989 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <holcomb@halcyon.com>); Tue, 13 Dec 1994 22:30:28 -0800 Received: by netmail2.microsoft.com (5.65/25-eef) id AA18899; Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 -0800 Message-Id: <9412140630.AA18899@netmail2.microsoft.com> Received: by netmail2 using fxenixd 1.0 Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 PST X-Msmail-Fixed-Font: 0001 X-Msmail-Message-Id: DDAB6336 X-Msmail-Conversation
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/quick-ref.txt - 8 K - Updated 2003.01.06
Technical Information
Note: The information and links on this page might get moved around quite a bit before things get all sorted out. I'm just going to start putting up all kinds of information that I've had archived away, so please pardon the mess! :) Identifying Unknown Board Sets Back in 1994, Rick Schieve wrote an article about how to identify unknown boards. This article gives some quick tips on how to figure out what the pinouts are for an unknown PCB. The text is moderately technical so if you're not sure what R
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/repair/iding pcbs.html - 14 K - Updated 2000.01.02

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