Gyruss
Parker BrothersCommodore 64
- Release Date
- May 6, 1984
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Parker Brothers
- Genre
- Shooter
- Players
- 1
The gameplay is very similar to that of Galaga but with an added twist: the game is presented in a forced 3D perspective, with the player's ship facing 'into' the screen and able to move around the perimeter of an implicit circle - essentially, Gyruss was Galaga mapped onto a Tempest-like cylinder. This game...
Overview
In Gyruss, The gameplay is very similar to that of Galaga but with an added twist: the game is presented in a forced 3D perspective, with the player's ship facing 'into' the screen and able to move around the perimeter of an implicit circle - essentially, Gyruss was Galaga mapped onto a Tempest-like cylinder. This gameplay style is called a tube shooter, and Gyruss is one of the very few examples that exist. The familiar scrolling starfield of earlier space shooter games was arranged to fit the 3D perspective, with the stars...
Release Information
- Release Date
- May 6, 1984
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Parker Brothers
- Genre
- Shooter
- Players
- 1
Related Games
Related Franchise
Commodore 64Franchise links will appear once curated relationships are approved.
Artwork Gallery
View All Images →Attribution and curation
Some metadata and artwork metadata came from provider imports and is stored with Replay Bounty source provenance. Provider IDs are intentionally not shown in public URLs or page copy.