Gyrodine

Gyrodine
Famicom cover art
Developer(s)Human Entertainment
Publisher(s)Taito
Platform(s)Arcade, Famicom, MSX, PC-8801
ReleaseArcade
Famicom
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 Human Entertainment and released in arcades by Taito in 1984. Ports to the Famicom and MSX followed. The player flies a helicopter that can shoot air and ground targets.

Gameplay

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Gyrodine as the ninth most successful table arcade unit of July 1984.[2]

References

  1. ^ https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/19907/
  2. ^ "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.