Gyroscope cover art

Game

Gyroscope

1985 · BBC Microcomputer System · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Acorn Electron · Apple II · Amstrad CPC · Platform · Arcade

About this game

Gyroscope is based on the Atari arcade game Marble Madness, the gameplay is very similar except the player controls a spinning gyroscope rather than a marble. The game is presented in isometric 3D. The player must guide the gyroscope from the top of the course to the bottom within an allotted time limit. If the gyroscope topples off the edge, a life is lost. Hazards on the course include potholes, aliens and glass slopes which cause the gyroscope to spin in random directions. There are five courses comprising four screens each. The gyroscope had to land on a marked square to complete each level.

Screenshots

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Trailers & videos

Gameplay Video

Game facts

Release date

Dec 31, 1985

Developer

Catalyst Coders

Publisher

Melbourne House

Platforms

BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Apple II, Amstrad CPC

Genres

Platform, Arcade

Themes

Action

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Third person

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