| Gyrodine | |
| Developer: | Crux |
| Publisher: | Taito |
| Released: | Arcade NES |
| Genre: | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes: | Single-player |
| Platforms: | Arcade, NES, MSX, PC-8801 |
is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter developed by Crux 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.[1]