1984 · Crux · Shoot 'em up · Shooter
Gyrodine
Nintendo console exclusive
Gyrodine is a top-down vertical helicopter scrolling shooter for the Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer, MSX and arcade developed by Crux and published by Taito in 1984.
- Released
- 1 July 1984
- Platforms
- ArcadeMSXNESPC-8800 SeriesSharp X1
- Genres
- Shoot 'em upShooter
- Developers
- Crux
- Publishers
- Taito
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Warfare
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- CLASS_IND L
About
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. Conversions for the Famicom and MSX followed. The player flies a helicopter that can shoot air and ground targets.
Keywords
- modern warfare
- helicopter
- shoot 'em up
- modern military
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Gyrodine as the ninth most successful table arcade unit of July 1984.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Taito Memories II Gekan
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Collections2 collections
Platform libraries
- MSX games
- Nintendo Entertainment System gamesLicensed games
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