Redcurrie #1 Posted October 2, 2003 I just got Gyruss last night and started playing it. Looks like the offspring of a mating between Tempest and Galaga to me..... :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MegaManFan #2 Posted October 2, 2003 Good description. GREAT game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godzilla #3 Posted October 2, 2003 congrats, I still love the 2600 vers. its a great port. awesome game, no matter tha platform :-) still make me wonder why the 2600 never got galaga.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redcurrie #4 Posted October 2, 2003 still make me wonder why the 2600 never got galaga.... I love my 7800 Galaga but I'm afraid that the 2600 wouldn't have done it justice. Galaga was one of my favorite arcade games and I plan to have an arcade version one day. I'd also like a Galaga 3 which I discovered many years later.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christophero Sly #5 Posted October 2, 2003 2600 Gyruss is a great game...in my top ten. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NE146 #6 Posted October 2, 2003 Yep.. that was the general consensus of the game back in the day. It's Galaga.. but with a Tempest viewpoint. And what can you say? It's the truth! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godzilla #7 Posted October 2, 2003 so if someone could un-twist the 2600 gyruss kernal, wed have 2600 galaga? :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Technosis #8 Posted October 2, 2003 Yep.. that was the general consensus of the game back in the day. It's Galaga.. but with a Tempest viewpoint. And what can you say? It's the truth! What I remember most about it was the almost hypnotic music on the coin-op...it was a pumped up electronic version of a classical tune (I can't remember the tune...I'm sure someone knows). On a semi-related note I once had some dealings with an arcade operator who got into the "biz" after a night of marathon Gyruss playing in a bar. He got interested in coin-op's because of Gyruss , and after that his business just came naturally. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NE146 #9 Posted October 2, 2003 What I remember most about it was the almost hypnotic music on the coin-op...it was a pumped up electronic version of a classical tune (I can't remember the tune...I'm sure someone knows). It's a techno rock version of Bach's Tocatta and Fugue in D minor I believe. And yes you are absolutely right. I often forget when it first hit the arcades and what a new experience it was hearing all this music that was playing. I went home that night telling everyone about this game that has "real music" with drums and everything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ubersaurus #10 Posted October 2, 2003 I rather like the 2600's rendition of the song. It's almost haunting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Player #11 Posted October 3, 2003 It's amazing sound for the 2600. Did Paul Slocum do some consulting work for Parker Bros back then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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