
Release
Tuesday, August 13, 1985
Player score
50/100
Platform families
1
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
Gyromite is a video game released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, designed for use with the Robotic Operating Buddy (R.O.B.). Gyromite is one of two games in Nintendo's Robot Series, the other being Stack-Up
The premise
Professor Hector and his assistant, Professor Vector, navigate side-scrolling platform levels with the help of their creation, R.O.B. Their lives are threatened by dynamite and hungry little bird-like creatures called Smicks, and Professor Hector's sleep-walking tendencies get him in trouble as well.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
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Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Science fiction
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Family Computer
Gen 3

Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 3