Gyruss wroth it or not?

[Hawk Daddy]

This is the last machine the man has, and I was just wondering if it's a good game to get?  It's in the same good condition as all the others.

Hawk

[Jeff AMN]

Grab it, it's a classic.

[modessitt]

Yeah, I love mine!  I'd rather play this all day than Galaga!   

Was out doing some repairs on classic vids at a software company and mentioned to someone that I had a Gyruss at home.  Suddenly there was a flux of programmers milling around telling stories about Gyruss!!

Good times....

[horseboy]

Gyruss is teh sweet. 

[Hawk Daddy]

So what would be the resale value of this, in a preferred market, and a none preferred market, and is it a rare game or just like other machines?  If I'm going to be getting another one, I'm definitely going to want to make sure it's more like an investment, then just a game machine.  Because I've never heard of it, so I'm not sure if it would be worth another $50 that I could put toward my MAME machine.

Hawk

[CheffoJeffo]

You are rapidly on your way to becoming one of the more envied folks here ... those are nice deals.

In terms of investment, vid prices are dropping (for the most part), so you won't be making huge bucks, but will do OK if you turn around and sell it in the near future.

FWIW, I would pay $250-300 for a Gyruss in nice condition, if I were looking (I'm happy with playing it on my vert MAME cab and am starting to run out of floor space.

Cheers.

[Hawk Daddy]

In terms of investment, vid prices are dropping (for the most part), so you won't be making huge bucks, but will do OK if you turn around and sell it in the near future.

FWIW, I would pay $250-300 for a Gyruss in nice condition, if I were looking (I'm happy with playing it on my vert MAME cab and am starting to run out of floor space.

Cheers.

Well I guess I'll be picking this one up tomorrow, and putting it in the building.  If I parted it out, like bezel, monitor, cab, pcb, power supply, and Marquee, would it sale like that faster then as a whole?  Cause this one I very seriously doubt I'd want to keep, simply because I'm just buying it, to cover the cost of my MAME cabinet.

Hawk

[RayB]

Well, don't part out perfectly good working games.

You could sell in the price range Cheffo mentioned.

But the problem now is that part of your target customer market (us) knows what you paid for it. 

 

PS: Gyruss

[leapinlew]

totally wroth it

[FrizzleFried]

There is a reason why Gyruss and Galaga both kick ass...and it's because they were programmed by the same person.

I love Galaga,  but Gyruss is probably a close 2nd...hell,  i' d even go so far as to say it was equal to Galaga...

[leapinlew]

hell,  i' d even go so far as to say it was equal to Galaga...

booo! Hiss....

I'm not a big fan of Gyruss. I don't like the controls. I wish both Gyruss and Time Pilot used a spinner instead of a joystick.

[modessitt]

Galaga is much too boring and way to easy to score high.  Hate seeing the same screen over and over with no goal other than to get to the next challenge stage.  Love advancing though the different planets.

Don't buy it if you're just going to break it up.  Let someone else have the joy of owning a complete game.

[Hawk Daddy]

Galaga is much too boring and way to easy to score high.  Hate seeing the same screen over and over with no goal other than to get to the next challenge stage.  Love advancing though the different planets.

Don't buy it if you're just going to break it up.  Let someone else have the joy of owning a complete game.

I would not buy it, but as I my self am a business man, and see the potential to make a buck in the transaction so I'm almost 100% sure that it will be in my building tomorrow. Maybe not for parts, but in there, to be placed somewhere.

Hawk

[knave]

There is a reason why Gyruss and Galaga both kick ass...and it's because they were programmed by the same person.

I love Galaga,  but Gyruss is probably a close 2nd...hell,  i' d even go so far as to say it was equal to Galaga...

Hmm...According to KLOV: Gyruss

This game was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto. Okamoto designed only two games while at Konami: Time Pilot and Gyruss. He later went to Capcom where he designed 1942, Final Fight, and the Street Fighter series of games.

[dek]

If you pass on a Gyruss for 50 bucks, or any working game at that, you sir are a idiot 

[shorthair]

booo! Hiss....

I'm not a big fan of Gyruss. I don't like the controls. I wish both Gyruss and Time Pilot used a spinner instead of a joystick.

I thought this as a kid, too. Then, when I discovered mame, largely in part to wanting to play this, I realised after a bit that you just have to treat the stick radially - and it works just fine. (Same with TP; and TP84, a much better game than TP.) Never got past Saturn as a kid....the other night, I was two enemy ships from Earth. It's one of the greatest.

[FrizzleFried]

I could have SWORE I read that the designer of Galaga also designed Gyruss,  but I can't seem to find that information anywhere.  I did find a reference to Galaga though...that he disigned it as a mix of Galaga and Tempest...so I stand corrected. 

Arcade History has this little tidbit:

Gyruss' superb gameplay, in which the player ship rotates around the edges of the screen and fires 'inwards', is heavily influenced by Atari's 1981 classic, "Tempest". While the design of the Alien ships themselves is similar to those of Namco's also legendary "Galaga" series.

After working on the successful "Time Pilot", Gyruss' designer, Yoshiki Okamoto, went on to create "Gyruss", which, although a success in its own right, was released at a time when the arcade craze was starting to die down. This may explain why the game didn't shift the units it really deserved. After its release, Okamoto asked for a raise, or he would quit. He was duly fired when he turned up for work the following day.

[Tailgunner]

If you don't want it, tell me where it is.

[shorthair]

Especially a given a Gyruss, I'm surprised this guy with the games he's getting from doesn't know the value of these.

[knave]

In a thrift store they may just want to clear up the floor space...boy do I want to find deal like those...

Best I did was a sorta working Galaxian for $30 (in a funky non-standard case.)

[RandyT]

Gyruss was one of the most amazing games of it's time.  Great "pseudo 3D" graphics, a unique control scheme, high-fidelity audio with an actual music score, and intense gameplay.  The logo and cabinet design was even cool looking.  It was a great package and IMHO, raised the bar for quality expectations in later games.

If you can get a nice one without breaking the bank, then consider yourself fortunate.  And please don't part it out unless it's a dead flood victim or something.  That would be a real shame.

If you can't tell, this is still one of my "high on the list" favorites, right next to Time Pilot.  I didn't know the same guy was responsible for both games.  Interesting info.

RandyT