GameTap Thursday: No, not that Vanguard

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jan 3rd 2008 at 9:50AM }

It's time to get back into the swing of normality after the holidays. GameTap is doing their stretches this week -- making sure not to pull a muscle with anything too exciting -- and offers subscribers a bunch of games from the Reagan administration. So put your hair in a scrunchie, get some snap bracelets, and enjoy GameTap's '80s offerings on your PC and Mac.

B-Wings (Arcade) - A vertical shooter that we're sure will remind you of an intense game of Ikaruga -- OK, that's a lie.
Express Raider (Arcade) - Can't remember ever seeing this in the arcades. Be a wild west desperado and relieve people of their cash.
Vanguard (Arcade) - No, not Sony Online's flop. This is a horizontal space shooter from 1981.

After the break we have GameTap's list of free games. The new cash-friendly titles this week are Puzzled, Art of Fighting and Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle. If you don't feel like stretching on those games before starting your workout to shed those extra holiday hand pounds, then go straight for Psychonauts or Tomb Raider: Legend.

1. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
2. Hitman: Codename 47
3. Psychonauts
4. Bloodrayne
5. Art of Fighting
6. Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
7. Sam and Max Season One Episode 4 Abe Lincoln Must Die!
8. realMYST 3D
9. Tomb Raider: Legend
10. Jaws Unleashed
11. Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition
12. Second Sight
13. Samurai Shodown
14. Space Invaders
15. King of the Monsters
16. Joust
17. The Last Blade
18. Defender
19. King of Fighters 95
20. Root Beer Tapper
21. Mega Man: The Power Battle
22. Bubble Bobble
24. Vampire Savior
24. Rampage
25. Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
26. Elevator Action
27. Mutation Nation
28. The New Zealand Story
29. Zoo Empire
30. Zoo Keeper
31. Restaurant Empire
32. Rainbow Islands
33. Disciples II: Rise of the Elves
34. Bust a Move
35. Nemesis of the Roman Empire
36. Buku Sudoku
37. Metal Slug
38. Puzzled
39. Final Fight
40. Sensible Soccer 2006
41. Ghosts 'N Goblins
42. Neo Turf Masters
43. Captain Commando
44. Baseball Stars 2
45. Mercs
46. Fast Lanes Bowling
47. Twinkle Star Sprites
48. 1941
49. Ghouls 'N Ghosts
50. Motocross
51. Ikari Warriors
52. Pro Boxing Simulator
53. Shock Troopers
54. Bee 52
55. Cannon Fodder
56. Miami Chase
57. Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
58. Tilt
59. DJ Puffs Volcanic Capers
60. Mean Machine
61. Colin McRae Rally 2005
62. Grand Prix Simulator
63. CJ in the USA
64. Kamikaze
65. Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
66. Pro Skateboard Simulator
67. Texas Hold em
68. Rally Cross Simulator
69. John Romero's Daikatana
70. Stuntman Seymour
71. Myst Online: Uru Live

Tags: gametap, gametapthursday

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

GaryM @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:43AM

Vanguard was a fun game; one of the first to use the "Insert Coin to Continue Playing" arcade games as well, if I recall.

Jonah Falcon @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:52AM

Vanguard also had the Hawkmen Theme from Flash Gordon (1980). :D

Terry @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:21AM

True story, I had that theme stuck in my head for 10 years... and I would watch Flash Gordon to try to dislodge it... but it wasn't until I booted up my already-old-for-the-time Atari 800 and played a round of Vanguard that I realized THAT was the particular key that was stuck in my head.

Boy, am I glad that's over.

Doo-dooooo... doodly-doo doodly-doo doodly-doodly-doodly-doodly-DOO DOO!!!