I had this for the 5200 also. It was one of my favorite games for the atari. This and Pitfall II. Pitfall II was better on the 5200 as it had a second level, which the 2600 did not have. Way back in the late 80's I stayed at a hotel when traveling with my folks, and in the lobby they had a Gyruss arcade game. I spent a couple hours at that thing, & it was awesome!
@toptenmaterial Yes, the 7800 uses the same chip for sound that the VCS uses, the TIA (Television Interface Adapter). This is a little absurd when you think about it as the VCS was already a decade old at the 7800's release.
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toSTONEiGO 5 months ago
I had this for the 5200 also. It was one of my favorite games for the atari. This and Pitfall II. Pitfall II was better on the 5200 as it had a second level, which the 2600 did not have. Way back in the late 80's I stayed at a hotel when traveling with my folks, and in the lobby they had a Gyruss arcade game. I spent a couple hours at that thing, & it was awesome!
WeekendWasteMonster 6 months ago
in 1977!!!!!!
Ioanides001 6 months ago
@Ioanides001 No, this version of Gyruss was released in 1984.
Longuncattr 6 months ago
@Longuncattr
ah, ok. is it very much different than the original version?
Ioanides001 6 months ago
@Ioanides001 The gameplay isn't fundamentally different, but a lot of mostly graphical reductions were made.
Here's a video of the original: youtu . be / hF2m7EW9_lM
Longuncattr 6 months ago
Thanks for posting. Do you know if the 7800 also only had 2 sound channels?
toptenmaterial 7 months ago
@toptenmaterial Yes, the 7800 uses the same chip for sound that the VCS uses, the TIA (Television Interface Adapter). This is a little absurd when you think about it as the VCS was already a decade old at the 7800's release.
Longuncattr 7 months ago
i didnt know they made gyruss for 2600. I actually had it for the 5200, and it was pretty good
mistaphill 11 months ago