<s>
is	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyruss	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
licensed	O
to	O
Centuri	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
dedicated	O
machines	O
,	O
before	O
Konami	O
released	O
their	O
own	O
self-distributed	O
conversion	O
kits	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
early	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Galaga	B-Application
in	O
a	O
tube	O
shooter	O
format	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
facing	O
into	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
perimeter	O
of	O
an	O
implicit	O
circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyruss	B-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
last	O
game	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
designed	O
for	O
Konami	O
,	O
after	O
Time	B-Application
Pilot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
pay	O
disputes	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
fired	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
soon	O
joined	O
Capcom	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
wrote	O
1942	B-Application
and	O
produced	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
enemies	O
:	O
satellites	B-Application
,	O
asteroids	O
,	O
and	O
laser	O
beam	O
generators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellites	B-Application
materialise	O
in	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
three	O
just	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
after	O
the	O
ordinary	O
enemy	O
ships	O
have	O
finished	O
deployment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
basic	O
weapon	O
when	O
the	O
satellites	B-Application
appear	O
the	O
middle	O
one	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
sun-like	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
better	O
weapon	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
gained	O
then	O
all	O
satellites	B-Application
are	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
2	O
WARPS	O
TO	O
NEPTUNE	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reaching	O
Neptune	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
then	O
three	O
warps	O
from	O
Uranus	O
,	O
and	O
progresses	O
through	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
and	O
finally	O
Earth	O
,	O
taking	O
three	O
warps	O
to	O
reach	O
each	O
planet	O
,	O
then	O
repeats	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
Earth	O
's	O
bonus	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
very	O
fast	O
"	O
3	O
WARPS	O
TO	O
NEPTUNE	B-Application
"	O
level	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyruss	B-Application
uses	O
stereo	O
sound	O
,	O
which	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
bonus	O
material	O
for	O
Konami	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
,	O
was	O
achieved	O
by	O
utilizing	O
discrete	O
audio	O
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
Brothers	O
released	O
contemporary	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
was	O
coded	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyruss	B-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
Ultra	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
satellites	B-Application
providing	O
the	O
usual	O
double	O
guns	O
and	O
bonus	O
points	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
also	O
provide	O
extra	O
phasers	O
,	O
a	O
smart	O
bomb	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
's	O
24	O
stages	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
39	O
,	O
including	O
Venus	B-Application
,	O
Mercury	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Gyruss	B-Application
on	O
their	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1983	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
and	O
home	O
computer	O
conversions	O
an	O
A−	O
rating	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Galaga-in-the-round	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
TV	O
Game	O
Konami	B-Device
Collector	I-Device
's	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Advanced	I-Device
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyruss	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Konami	B-Application
80	I-Application
's	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
Konami	O
80	O
's	O
AC	O
Special	O
in	O
western	O
arcades	O
and	O
Konami	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
Konami	B-Device
Collector	I-Device
's	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Advanced	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug	O
and	O
Play	O
PC	O
controller	O
includes	O
an	O
emulated	O
on	O
;	O
ine	O
Gyruss	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
five	O
other	O
Konami	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Ultramix	I-Application
2	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
Gyruss	B-Application
music	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bootleg	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
exists	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
Venus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyruss	B-Application
was	O
cloned	O
as	O
a	O
mini-game	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
(	O
named	O
"	O
They	O
Crawled	O
from	O
Uranus	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Contra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
movie	O
"	O
Cannon	O
Arm	O
And	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Quest	O
"	O
follows	O
the	O
current	O
world	O
record	O
holder	O
Kim	O
"	O
Kanonarm	O
"	O
Köbke	O
and	O
friends	O
in	O
Kim	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
set	O
a	O
new	O
world	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
