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Gyroscope

Overview

A game similar to Marble Madness. Controlling a gyroscope, you most navigate your way down a sloping track full of hazards. The viewpoint is in fixed isometric 3D, with hazards including buildings, ramps and drops. The gyroscope accelerates quickly and takes time to slow down, so it is easy to go into a screen too fast.

Failing to keep the gyroscope spinning freely as it navigates these costs you one of your seven lives. You are also playing within a time limit - losing a life sees you return to the start of a level without regaining lost time, but running out of time sees you lose a life, but be able to continue from where you were left with a new set of time (so, as with Chase HQ, completing tricky levels can take 2 or 3 lives at first).

You get time bonuses for completing a screen, points bonuses for completing one of the seven four-screen levels, and an extra life for reaching 1000 points. At the end of level 7, you will get 1000 points for each remaining lives, doubling your current amount of lives. You will then start again at level 1 but mirrored by the vertical axis (you are now climbing from the bottom of screen to the top). After level 14 (level 7 mirror), you will again win 1000 points for each remaining lives and then the game loop on level 1 (not mirrored).

Developers
Catalyst Coders
Publishers
Melbourne House
Alternate Names
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Video
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Media

Box - 3D

Gyroscope - Box - 3D (United Kingdom) - 560x960
United Kingdom -  560 x 960

Box - Back

Gyroscope - Box - Back (United Kingdom) - 510x800
United Kingdom -  510 x 800

Box - Front

Gyroscope - Box - Front (United Kingdom) - 510x800
United Kingdom -  510 x 800

Cart - Front

Gyroscope - Cart - Front (United Kingdom) - 800x504
United Kingdom -  800 x 504

Clear Logo

Gyroscope - Clear Logo (null) - 2400x753
2400 x 753

Screenshot - Gameplay

Gyroscope - Screenshot - Gameplay (United Kingdom) - 640x512
United Kingdom -  640 x 512
Gyroscope - Screenshot - Gameplay (United Kingdom) - 640x512
United Kingdom -  640 x 512