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|title=Gyruss | |title=Gyruss | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|developer = [[Konami]] | |developer = [[Konami]] | ||
|publisher = [[ | |publisher = [[Konami]], [[Centuri]] | ||
|designer = | |designer = Yoshiki Okamoto | ||
|released = {{rd|1983}} | |released = {{rd|1983}} | ||
|genre = [[ | |genre = [[Shooter]] | ||
|modes = Up to 2 players, alternating turns | |modes = [[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | ||
|players=Up to 2 players, alternating turns | |||
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Atari 2600]] [[Atari 5200]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Commodore 64]], [[NES]], [[Xbox Live Arcade]] | |systems=[[Arcade]], [[Atari 2600]] [[Atari 5200]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Commodore 64]], [[NES]], [[Xbox Live Arcade]] | ||
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{{nihongo|'''Gyruss'''|ジャイラス|''Jairasu''}} is a shoot 'em up video arcade game developed by [[Konami]], and released in [[1983]]. It was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, who had earlier created [[Time Pilot]] for Konami. Gyruss was licensed to [[Centuri]] in the [[United States]], and was ported to numerous games consoles and home computers. It follows in the tradition of space war games such as [[Space Invaders]] and [[Galaga]]. | |||
Gyruss was the second and last game Yoshiki Okamoto designed for Konami, after Time Pilot. Due to pay disputes, he was fired after the release of this game, and soon joined [[Capcom]], where he would write [[1942]] and the first [[Street Fighter]] game. | |||
The game's background music is an electronic, fast-paced arrangement of J. S. Bach's ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565''; this particular arrangement is superficially similar in sound to "Toccata," a rock arrangement by the UK-based instrumentalist group Sky. Gyruss is notable for using "stereo" sound, which according to the bonus material for [[Konami Arcade Classics]], was achieved by utilizing discrete audio circuits. | |||
The game's background music is an electronic, fast-paced arrangement of J. S. Bach ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565''; this particular arrangement is superficially similar in sound to "Toccata" | |||
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Revision as of 04:04, 26 April 2009
Template:Infobox Gyruss (ジャイラス Jairasu?) is a shoot 'em up video arcade game developed by Konami, and released in 1983. It was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, who had earlier created Time Pilot for Konami. Gyruss was licensed to Centuri in the United States, and was ported to numerous games consoles and home computers. It follows in the tradition of space war games such as Space Invaders and Galaga.
Gyruss was the second and last game Yoshiki Okamoto designed for Konami, after Time Pilot. Due to pay disputes, he was fired after the release of this game, and soon joined Capcom, where he would write 1942 and the first Street Fighter game.
The game's background music is an electronic, fast-paced arrangement of J. S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; this particular arrangement is superficially similar in sound to "Toccata," a rock arrangement by the UK-based instrumentalist group Sky. Gyruss is notable for using "stereo" sound, which according to the bonus material for Konami Arcade Classics, was achieved by utilizing discrete audio circuits.