Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Gameplay  





2 Reception  





3 References  





4 External links  














Gyrodine






Español


 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Gyrodine
Famicom cover art
Developer(s)Crux
Publisher(s)Taito
Platform(s)Arcade, NES, MSX, PC-8801
ReleaseArcade
NES
  • JP: March 3, 1986
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

[edit]

Reception

[edit]

In Japan, Game Machine listed Gyrodine on their August 1, 1984 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "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.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gyrodine&oldid=1235550262"

Categories: 
1984 video games
Arcade video games
Helicopter video games
Human Entertainment games
MSX games
NEC PC-8801 games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Sharp X1 games
Taito arcade games
Vertically scrolling shooters
Video games developed in Japan
Hidden categories: 
CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja)
Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Articles needing additional references from May 2010
All articles needing additional references
Articles using Infobox video game using locally defined parameters
Articles using Wikidata infoboxes with locally defined images
Articles containing Japanese-language text
Articles to be expanded from June 2020
All articles to be expanded
Articles with empty sections from June 2020
All articles with empty sections
Articles using small message boxes
KLOV game ID same as Wikidata
 



This page was last edited on 19 July 2024, at 21:43 (UTC).

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



Privacy policy

About Wikipedia

Disclaimers

Contact Wikipedia

Code of Conduct

Developers

Statistics

Cookie statement

Mobile view



Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki