Gyromite

Gyromite
Developer	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher	Nintendo
System	NES
Release Date	NES JP: August 13, 1985 US: October 18, 1985

Gyromite is a puzzle game for the NES. It requires a R.O.B. to play. In Japan, it's called Robot Gyro.

Gameplay

The game has several different modes.

In Test Mode, the television sends signals to your R.O.B. to make sure it's working properly.

In Direct Mode, the player is allowed to practice controlling R.O.B.

One or two players can play in Game A. The player controls Professor Hector (Professor Vector if they're player 2). Pressing start lets the player control R.O.B. The player must walk around the room collecting dynamite and dodging smicks. The room is full of columns that R.O.B. must lower with his gyros so the player can progress.

In Game B, The player controls R.O.B. Professor Hector is sleepwalking. The player's job is to make sure he reaches the other side of the room safely.

Legacy

Professor Hector makes an appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 3. He gives Kirby a Heart Star if he retrieves all the pieces of R.O.B. Also, Professor Hector walks around the bottom of the main menus in Tetris DS.