Gyrodine (ジャイロダイン, Jairodain) is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter developed by Human Entertainment and released in arcades by Taito in 1984.
Ports to the Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom and MSX followed.
The player flies a helicopter that can shoot air and ground targets.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Gyrodine on their August 1, 1984 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
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