Gyrodine
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| Gyrodine | |
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 NES title screen | |
| Developer(s) | Crux |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, MSX, PC-8801 |
| Release | Arcade NES
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gyrodine (ジャイロダイン, Jairodain) is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter developed by Crux and released in arcades by Taito in 1984. Ports to the Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom and MSX followed. The player flies a helicopter that can shoot air and ground targets.
Gameplay
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Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Gyrodine on their August 1, 1984 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[1]
References
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 241. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 August 1984. p. 27.