ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
It's 1981 and SNK still hasn't released an arcade title to North America, but that all changed with Vanguard. SNK licensed the game to Centuri who released it, not only was it the first "talking" game for Centuri, but it was one of few arcade titles in 1981 to introduce a continue screen. Vanguard has great history and story to share, enjoy the episode!
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