Classic Game Room HD - GYRUSS for ColecoVision review

[TheOrangeBunnies]

:)

[deadlygroove1]

It sounds like a Sega Master System game.

[bland9876]

this game looks like its missing something after playing the NES version ps that ship is travling up uranis round a courner threw a tube and out your noze

[uriituw]

Have you output this over RF?

[shadowhexogram]

ACK! it's smiling!

[Alaska1925]

have you ever played GTA SA?

well, there's a minigame inside the main game, called "they crawled from uranus", and I just realized that it's the copy of this awesome game!!!

[wylecoyote65]

@Alaska1925 i was just about to say that too :D



[TranceCore3]

Some badass tunes for Coleco vision.

[auritone]

Ah, I always loved this game along with Tempest.

Still got both. :)

The Colecovision was such a great console.

[kaiju73]

Good review. I was such a big fan of Gyruss back in the day. And the music is so awesome...it really gets your adrenaline pumping while you're playing. I've only played the Colecovision and NES versions. I like the Coleco better, but I liked the addition of boss battles on the NES version. I would love to see a minorly tweaked and updated with better graphics but not too overboard for the PS3.

[ScottSchymanski]

goddamnit I want a colecovision

[Xpert74]

It looks like a smiley face at the end. I don't see a middle finger

[EvilUser]

I remember a game like this that could be played in GTA: San Andreas on the TV in CJ's house.

[RawHunterX]

The music at the beginning sounded like a Dracula movie soundtrack.

[xVegax1]

GIIIIIII RUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSSSSSSSSS

[Notyu1459]

The best version of this game is on the NES. That version is even superior to the arcade version.

[ARAFELI]

oo man when he died in the end it was soo funny

[antdude]

Gyruss rocked!

[Nachotype908]

3 warps to uranus

[vittau]

The correct pronunciation is "Jesus".

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@vittau

With a capital "J" because He is Thy Lord.

[GranataTo]

BLEAH ! ! ! ! !

[Snotnarok]

The music is so close to Power Rangers at that one point ....The original Power Rangers ...don't look at me like that. 

[HoboGaiden]

im guessing this is about 8 bits

[johnwx777]

It sounds exactly like the Atari XL version i played ages ago.

Whatever format you play it,it's a great game even to this day.

[scatered1]

lol 3 warps to URANUS hahahahahahaha

[jerman2003]

sounds a lot like the music for tetris on the gameboy.

[Guitaristmaniacfin]

Why does this game remind me about the minigame in gta san andreas?

[Xegethra]

@Guitaristmaniacfin yeah this is the game they spoofed indeed....

[TheHatPerson]

I'm guessing the game was happy because it appeared in Classic Game Room, that's why it smiled.

[nibelung34343]

play this game with the tempest spinner

[AlucardsQuest]

Little Miss Gamer did a review of the NES version, but I guess you can also pick up the arcade original on the Xbox Live Arcade.

[plurp7]

i have this game cartridge for the Atari 400 computer, it is to this day, a fucking amazing game.

[Chaniyth]

LMAO at the coincidental smiley face @ the Game Over screen. XD

[zver711]

Oh Mein Gott!!! It's full of staaaars!!!!

[aloneinthedark6667]

looks like a gta sa minigame

[carcrazy7777]

love this game have a 48 in 1 arcade machine what an amazing game

[luvdrmd34]

i love this game it was my favorite i wish i could find the arcade game

[mastermind14150]

lol "3 warps to uranus"

[nocturnaldusk]

Found Colecovision Gyruss at the flea market for $5.00 last summer.Couldn't believe how good this games is.The music is really sweet!the CV does so well at that,that goes for graphics too!I love the CV,tons of great games.

[WARPUDDY666]

? can you use the trackball on this one

and remember to watch out for them Klingon's near URanus lol my bad

[eviljoebob]

i still cant believe how great this music is for the time. the colecovision kicks ataris ass, to bad it didn't last very long

[belgurdo]

Trolled by the game. You're playing a Konami title, all right.

[joltcoladude]

jesus lol

[Dragonfury3000]

A game over with a smile thats nice! :)

[DamianRproductions]

reminds me that game in gta sa in cj's house

[43cable]

lol the smile at the end

[tanman228]

that ending was funny they had i smiley face

[MrHP25]

That music makes it sound like your in a rickety old ship puttering its way through space.

[ironhaas503]

Check out gyrus on the NES. better than the arcade even. boss fights and everything!!

[adog262]

Tried it, NES version is too easy. With only one difficulty level, you'd have to absolutely suck at games in order to appreciate it.

[powe]

I usually use the Sega Master System controller for this game and Zaxxon. It's much easier to shoot rapidly with this controller.

[segaface]

:) game over....WIN

[BRADYSMITH8395]

LOL, it's a smiley face! I have this for game boy advanced sp or whatever u call it. It's on one of those games that has like 5 classic games on it.

[Nettacki]

The game collection u mention is the "Konami Arcade Classics Collection," a 5-in-1 collection that includes this, Frogger, and a few others that I forget.

Oh, and don't forget the Konami Code!

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@Nettacki

The others are Scramble (1981), Time Pilot (1982) and Yie Ar Kung Fu (1985).

[ioport]

There's just one problem: who wants to play Colecovision? Worst controller ever--well, except for the Intellivision

[SiegXD]

You can plug in a atari 2600 controller xD

[ioport]

How many games work with the 2600 controller alone? I thought about getting a Colecovision but the controllers always made me stay away.

[SiegXD]

You would have better luck using google then asking me.

(Sega Genesis controller was also compatible)

[ClassicTVMan81]

@ioport

Do you have the same thoughts as to the Super Action Controller?

[0121ryanh117]

"those sit down and play games"

we still have those now, being made

[Doom2Guy]

There's also a minigame in GTA San Andreas which is a Gyruss clone

[cdbils001]

not to much like tempest now is it

[xcoolymanx]

what finger i see no finger just a smiling face

[1PSPfan89]

First time, when I see a ColecoVision game

[NicholasX9]

all i see is a smiley face.... oh yeah i see the finger!

[lyoth]

love those 8bit music

[shahe66]

lol 3 warps away for uranus

[fahadqureshi]

looks like a smiley face : )

[Muffincakeswithsugar]

very impressive graphics for the time

[thesubcon3]

I have to agree that the NES version is my favorite bar none, but I've only played the C64 version besides it.

[morfes]

Played this on my Atari 130xe i think.

[Fanvadenaxar]

That smiley's grinning at everyone because they fail so hard at playing Gyruss..

[chrishomie33]

alaska! that is rad

[Omerfromzone]

This game has amazing graphics.

[nintendoneil]

the colecovision was way ahead of its time....the music was way better than the bloops and bleeps of the atari 2600

[justlikedavid138]

hey I thought the music for the 2600 version was just fine :) I was seriously impressed with it.

[nintendoneil]

actually i just saw the atari 2600 version and I agree with you.....I just assumed it would be like the typical 2600 music....my bad.

[OrionPimpdaddy]

The NES version makes this version look like, well, a ColecoVision game. It's about 100 times better.

[critanime]

I love the Coleco. It had so many great games and some cracking arcade ports.

[Outshinedsg]

Shooters have come a long way =)

[ipodxdude]

Gyrus lookes like that game in GTA san andreas in CJ's house

[TheKhroniclesOfKeir]

LOL "Jesus"

[hessrf1981]

"I AM GYRUSS... I WIN!" : )

[muthakg]

C64 was the best version.

[Ishidasouken]

--- :) ---

[Gyzyn]

Nice music for 8 bit sound. Anyway great video as always.

[honchomanuel1996]

gayruss

[Poonard]

haha, that's bad ass...i once went to a bar, they poured my beer, i took a sip, i set it down and look inside the glass....what do i see? Smiley face! rock on dude.

[mattfanv1]

wow this game has great music

[DeadlyInsomnia]

I loved this game. Mostly played it on the NES!

I have a question. Where'd you get your colecovision? I had one I borrowed from a friend and it quit working on me

[princeofyomoma97]

this game is like the one on gta san andreas when you go inside cj's house

[lowmax64]

I played the NES version as a kid. Fantastic game.

[DEFkon001]

This is one of my favorites.

[Retrogamer71]

and Warps to Uranus. Ha ha ha!

[Retrogamer71]

Epic!!! the Colecovision flys to Neptune.

[mariotaz]

Awesome review, I'm gonna find this.

[atombat]

Killed by a space emoticon.

[jupreindeer]

That version looks and sounds awesome. But, I wasn't sure if it was the video feed or if the game really did suffer from some pop-up overloading. And, having played the NES version, (which is more like a sequel then an arcade port) that version felt underpowered in spots it shouldn't have.

Trivia fact about the arcade: Every 360 degree position of the ship was hand drawn. Meaning the CPU did nothing to rotate the ship. Just hundreds of images!

[geranamo22]

haha the end was amazing

[elpueblano009]

i like dig dug a little funner:)

[AfroedNinja]

Great arcade game. This version doesn't look too bad.

Good review.

[samsung123ify]

Sounds like pokemon game music :D!

[lorenz357]

GO MANNY

[STeroidsnicca]

Sir I don't mean to complain, but could you review more relevant classic games?

[UnchainTheNight1]

he doesnt care about "relevant" (whatever that means) and instead he just reviews the cool ones

[snkjack]

so you like people reviewing the same games over and over?

[STeroidsnicca]

i guess i do

[TheTerrorbunny]

Relevant to what?

[STeroidsnicca]

Seriously he does good reviews,but honestly I think he just picks random games nobody gives a freak about. I mean I'm sure some people like these games, but honestly he could be reviewing sonic the hedgehog 1,2 or 3 review, or maybe I'v missed it. I don't know maybe he doesn't want to review all the good games at once to avoid be accused of being a sellout. I guess he wants to show people he can review any game whether its popular or not.

[blackviper74370]

Or maybe he likes depth in his reviews.

[nintendoneil]

actually it's nice to see a review of the less popular titles...there are probably dozens of sonic reviews out there...do we really need another one?

[jalkor87]

@nintendoneil Or perhaps a million of Super Mario related reviews...

[Quartrez]

@nintendoneil We need dozens of sonic reviews. All made by Classic Game Room, of course.

[Quartrez]

@nintendoneil Yes, we need one made by Classic Game Room !

[therealKINDLE]

It's basically a colourless version of Tempest, with only the circle level!

[killtehnoobs666]

i like it on the arcade its fun

[DorinoFasaad]

Even back in '83, Konami had some sick music. And as for the ending, all I have to say is "Have a nice day."

[charlieRicketts]

Its Evil Otto!!!

[Negatorz]

Gyruss on the NES is much better

[excaliber2010]

Thats right, Gyruss on NES... best version ever.

[eatpogs]

for a game in such a fashion, with more wii like interaction, I recommend To The Earth for the nes. get a zapper, and be sure to use a 13-14 inch crt tv.

[TKnightcrawler]

Hahah

[dosbox1]

My friend got that "Earth Defense Force 2017" game for his 360 today at Gamestop for just $13. After the first mission, we were hooked. Thanks for recommending it

[mr10000mbps]

all awesome :)

[yur1fan]

it's pronounced GYRUSS

[BrightRaven0]

helpful...

[bigM10231]

you mean GUY Russ? or jyruss

[LiesLikeKnives]

It has a tooth missing.

[seanieb64]

wow this looks awesome

[ZeldaMaster408]

happy face at the end

[MasterVeteam1]

Good stuff Mark !

Like usual !

giant middle finger of space! lol

[Packers909]

This is like an arcade game in GTA:SA.

I thought that was a original concept.

[avenueq14]

whats the name of the song at the end?

[joesatube]

@avenueq14 Blue Danube Waltz made famous in the movie 2001 a spayce oddyssey.

[avenueq14]

thanks for the info, that's been bothering me for a while, it's tough whe n you only know the tune, i'm also looking to find the name of the opening to 2001: a space odyssey if you happen to know

[joesatube]

@avenueq14 yeah it's Also sprach Zarathustra  / Thus spoke Zarathustra.

[avenueq14]

thanks again

[GibboSpazz]

That's the happiest space vacuum I've ever seen.

[joesatube]

King of Donkey Kong? That reminds me. I can't believe Mark has not done a movie review of King of Kong. Please review it. I'm subbing right now and waiting for your review.

[shaurz]

I was going to buy the NES version but it was never released in the PAL region. Well I will be getting a US top loader soon so I will definitely buy Gyruss and Galaga (which also wasn't released here. Damn you Nintendo!)

[curiouscolt81]

I have the nes version.

[NYBredBamaFed]

I have Gyruss for the NES.  I have not played it in years but it is a great game.

Another great review!

[dpo33]

if i remember there was a game just like this for the ps1 cant remember the name tho.

[SnoFox6161]

Getting flipped off by the CollecoVision ... Nice.

[frappermac]

LOL! The game smiled after you lost! That's crazy!

[hipstermafia]

Wow! What are the odds??

[mikeycomputer]

There's a similar version of this game in San Andreas. It's called "They Came From Uranus." You can play it inside CJ's house.

[secilu4lifeX]

lol isnt this on grandtheftauto sanandreas as ur home console game

[filecabinetwoesprod]

Totally Tubular!!!!!

[l2pie]

great music i must admit

[Frijolero18]

this game is awsome on nes

[ilovegirls1810]

This game is in GTA san andreas

[NorthEastNoWest]

Love the end :-)

[adog262]

The controls would seem pretty awful with the original Colecovision controller. That sucks.

[TheCastellan]

Love the opening music for this game.

[garfeild1010]

3 warps 'till Uranus.

Call me immature, but I thought it was funny.

[uberfresco]

lol i cant stop laughing

[danday352]

Same.

[XxiLLViLLAiNxX]

Smile. Your dead!

[PilGrimmm]

i have the arcade machine of this in my bedroom :)

[MechanizedFantasy]

I want your bedroom!

[RsWeChanged]

lmao, right as he was flying into uranus i was thinking "he is going in to uranus" and then he completely called me out rofl.

[DJTriplestar]

OMG HE ENTERS URANUS

[TheCastellan]

Kinky. XD

[LAB1one]

have you played the gta san andreas version of gyruss?

[TekmonX]

Sounds like a good game, has cool music, and the smiley at the end was probably put in the game on purpose :P

[micahely]

Dude, you can go anywhere for an MW2 review. Where else are you going to get a new review of Gyruss for the ColecoVision?

This is the beauty of the Classic Game Room.

[XxiLLViLLAiNxX]

Word.

[MrDoomdredd]

yea he'll review MW2 when its 25 years old

[meplayvgalot]

lol and instead of jokes about the vectrex they'll be about the xbox 360

[sdragon21]

While this is good, the nes version just blow's all other ports out of the water.

[VisionThing]

Great to see more Colecoavision reviews!

[Jed49er]

I didn't know Evil Otto made a cameo in Gyruss!

[TheCastellan]

Otto wants to rule the pixel universe. XD

[NCloud]

That face looks kinda creepy, awesome review Mark.

[Zoogle88]

lol tubular idk if that was a joke but i lmao

[seanj666]

No the King of Donkey Kong is Steve Weibe or that other guy who I saw in King of Kong who I can't remember his name.

[Sinistermuffin0]

Billy Mitchell

[tomasasaz]

Oh don't tell me you forgot about Vectrex. I haven't seen Vectrex review for years!

[bruceleeC64]

Silly name great game