Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Gyruss

Title	Gyruss
First release	1988
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Platforms	Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Famicom Disk System, NES / Famicom, PlayStation, Arcade ADB
Genre	tube shooter
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Commodore 64: 1984-05-06 ColecoVision: 1984-06-01 (NTSC-U) Atari 2600: 1984-06-01 Atari 5200: 1984-06-01 Famicom Disk System: 1988-11-18 (NTSC-J) NES / Famicom: 1989-02-01 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata ID	Q917503

Shooting power up satellites upgrades your single cannon into a double cannon to increase firepower. Navigating through nine planets requires clearing three enemy stages per planet to progress. After successfully clearing each world, players enter bonus stages to collect additional weapons and points to aid survival against the Gyrusians.

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q917503) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (famicomdisk/gyruss) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (atari2600/gyruss) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/gyruss) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (42899) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1302) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (10117) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (28595) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (5162) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (6542) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (gyruss) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`gyruss`
Title at ADB	Gyruss
Manufacturer	Konami
Year	1983
Genre	Shooter / Flying (chase view)
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Konami); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:17 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Konami · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (15): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Konami · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Konami · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Konami · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Konami · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

FDS Longplay [034] Gyruss (Fan Translation)

World-of-Longplays · Famicom Disk System version · longplay · 43:36auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Gyruss (NES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 39:02auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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