Gyruss
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The entire solar system is being attacked by the vicious Gyrusians, and it's up to you to save the day! You will need to fly your spaceship to each of the nine planets and then clear three stages of enemies to rid that planet of the Gyrusians. You start the game with a single cannon, but can gain a double cannon after shooting a power up satellite. After clearing each planet, there is another bonus stage where additional weapons and bonus points can be collected. Gyruss is an arcade action shooter, however instead of piloting your spaceship horizontally or vertically, you move in a circle around the perimeter of the screen. The NES version of Gyruss adds to the original arcade version additional music, additional weapons, new enemies, and a large boss at the end of each level.
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| Subject | User | Date |
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| developed by: Konami? | Pseudo_Intellectual (64872) | 2014-01-22 08:01:40 |
| Grand Theft Auto | Victor Vance (15863) | 2015-05-10 19:34:18 |
| Konami/Zilec | Terok Nor (34199) | 2015-10-29 17:59:03 |
Trivia
How to Squeeze an Arcade Into Your 64
Gyruss on the Commodore 64 appeared in an article by Julian Rignall in Zzap! (Issue 3 Jul 85 p80) about how accurate to the arcade original it came from. It scored 92%.
1001 Video Games
The Arcade version of Gyruss appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
Music
The theme music for this game is from the 18th century. While not a complete arrangement of the piece, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor was written by J.S. Bach. The electronic drums are introduced for a more contemporary touch.
Speccy port
The game was also announced by Parker Brothers for the ZX Spectrum, and not as a common tape game, but for the seldom-used cartridge port found ZX Interface 2. Parker later withdrew its announcement, both for Gyruss and Star Wars, though the latter was picked up by Domark.
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X360A achievement guide
X360A's achievement guide for Gyruss.
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- MobyGames ID: 7720
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Servo.
Atari 5200 added by RKL. Xbox 360 added by Sciere. Windows added by Alaka. Atari 8-bit added by Martin Smith. Arcade added by vileyn0id_8088.
Additional contributors: Scott Monster, Игги Друге, Starbuck the Third, FatherJack.
Last modified February 22nd, 2023.