Guided Missile, a 1977 black and white game from Midway, is one of the most soothing visions of nuclear annihilation ever. One button, or two buttons if you're playing with two players. No landscape, or civilians to accidentally hit, just a never ending succession of targets in the form of tanks, helicopters, and somewhat incongruously, submarines. They smoothly drift by, never attacking you, as you time your missile strikes, gracefully launching your projectiles and watching them slowly arc towards the target, where they gently explode. The graphics are simple, and the game ends when your time runs out. You can extend your time through shooting accurately, but there is no grand succession, no bigger and bigger enemies to shoot. And there is also no working sound. Not much to it, but a good game for those cold nuclear winters, when you're trapped in the bunker again.
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