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| Gyromite | Nintendo | 1985 | In this action-packed game you've got to keep R.O.B.'s gyroscope spinning in order to assist Professor Hector, the mad scientist, in defusing all the bombs in his laboratory. R.O.B. will help move the columns blocking the scientist's way so he can get to the dynamite before it explodes. Master the technique and you can get R.O.B. spinning two gyros at the same time. But don't take your eyes off the screen for two long - because anything can happen in Gyromite!*** [52]*** [52]***The catalog number for the Great Britain / Italy version of this game is officially "NES-GY-GBR". However, the cartridge simply has "GBR" on the label. [b]Some[/b] Canadian version cartridges likewise show only "CAN". Also "FRA" for [b]some[/b] French Versions. Some USA version cartridges have no catalog number printed on the cartridge label. There exists a 'big box' USA version'. The cartridge in this box has "NES-GY-USA" on the label. The USA R.O.B. and Gyromite boxed set shares the same UPC as the Gyromite game sold alone, 0-45496-63001-0. The Japanese cartridge label reads: "ファミリーコンピュータロボット HVC-GY ジガイロ Gyro" Where "ファミリーコンピュータロボット: ジガイロ" seems to be the intended title "HVC-012" Applies to the Japanese Robot without the Robot Gyro game. This box apparently has no JAN barcode. UNKNOWN: Japanese Robot + Robot Gyro game JAN code Robot Gyro lone cartridge JAN code.***Gyromite is one of two Famicom/NES game using Nintendo's (today very expensive) R.O.B. addon. You are playing a professor who has to collect all dynamite in each level. One player controls the professor, the second player controls the pillars, which block the way. Pillars can also be used to kill enemies by squishing them beneath pillar and ground or ceiling. R.O.B. can also take the role as second player. The game is quite interesting with nice graphics and music for its time. Now the problem is to get a willing second player or R.O.B. to fully enjoy the game, because alone it doesn't rise to its full potential.***Since the average younger sibling is usually slightly smarter that ROB, they are a much better choice as a 2nd player. [Zerothis]***1 player or 2 players simultaneous cooperative. Technically, the game is two player only, one human player only, R.O.B. being the second player. This is a very basic platform game with the added twist of a second player having simple control over certain elements in the game world. It is intended that the first player would command ROB to spin up his gyroscopes and move them around to push buttons on the 2nd player controller to manipulate the game world on behalf of player 1. Thus human player 1 and robot player 2 would cooperate to beat the game. Tags: The game is designed to be used with the Robot Operating Buddy (R.O.B.) Gyromite was available when the NES was launched in the USA. It was also packaged with some NES decks. Gyromite was available as a standalone game in a package with ROB parts. It was also available in a package without ROB parts inside. Some players have noted that when this game is played on an NES deck modified for stereo or an emulator with stereo out capability, that it sounds as if it were designed for it. [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Stack-Up | Nintendo | 1985 | Here's a high-tech, high-strategy juggling act that's loads of fun! Are you up to the challenge? You've got to get R.O.B., the World's first Robotic Operating Buddy, to stack a pile of colored discs to match the colored pattern on the screen. This exciting Robot game can be played several ways. In the Direct mode, you have to match the pattern in the shortest number of moves. In the Memory mode, you can program up to 100 Robot moves as you try to match the pattern. In the Bingo mode, on-screen alien beings keep changing the pattern, preventing you from completing your mission! Inside you'll find five colored discs and five disc holders along with the game pak. Everything you need to play STACK-UP!*** [52]***Stack-Up is the first of two games that used the Nintendo's R.O.B. hardware. Stack-up is about programming R.O.B. to stack differently colored little discs according to a predefined color-scheme. By jumping on different buttons you give R.O.B. commands. In a different game mode called Bingo you have to stack discs on a holder with two creatures trying to disturb your plans. What surprised me most was that the game features little speech samples for the R.O.B. commands like "down", "open" etc. In contrast to the other game supporting R.O.B. ([game=#7850]Gyromite[/game]), Stack-Up is not really playable without the robot add-on, so I couldn't figure out if it would actually be fun to play the game as it was meant to be. But apart from the innovative R.O.B. itself it doesn't look that this game is very motivating to play.***Japanese release date was 1985-07-26 North American NES-SK-USA release was 1985-10-18 The Title Screen says "Robot Block" rather than matching the package and cart label. Meant to be used with R.O.B. Came with 2 foam hands for holding blocks, 5 trays to rest blocks on, and 5 cylindrical blocks. [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
