Gyrodine
Encyclopedia
Gyrodine is a top down helicopter
flight simulation game
for the Nintendo NES/Famicom
(Family Computer), MSX
and arcade by Taito in 1985. The game is very common on NES in a Nintendo 64
controller system, Famicom multicart
s, and also many Famiclone systems.
as "Gyrooine" instead of "Gyrodine" which is the game's real title.
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
flight simulation game
Flight simulator
A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...
for the Nintendo NES/Famicom
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
(Family Computer), MSX
MSX
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...
and arcade by Taito in 1985. The game is very common on NES in a Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
controller system, Famicom multicart
Multicart
In video game parlance, a multicart is a cartridge that contains more than one game. Typically, the separate games are available individually for purchase or were previously available individually . For this reason, collections, anthologies, and compilations are considered multicarts...
s, and also many Famiclone systems.
Supervision 52
In the multicart known as the "Supervision 52" has the game incorrectly listed in the menuMenu
In a restaurant, a menu is a presentation of food and beverage offerings. A menu may be a la carte – which guests use to choose from a list of options – or table d'hôte, in which case a pre-established sequence of courses is served....
as "Gyrooine" instead of "Gyrodine" which is the game's real title.