CPCWiki forum

General Category => Games => Topic started by: mgman on 01:40, 07 February 16

Title: Gryzor arcade
Post by: mgman on 01:40, 07 February 16
Has anyone ever seen the actual arcade cabinet to the game Gryzor back in the day? I can't find any image of it anywhere online.
Title: Re: Gryzor arcade
Post by: AMSDOS on 07:34, 07 February 16
Is it because it's called Contra?


(http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/konami/18212501.jpg)
Title: Re: Gryzor arcade
Post by: dodogildo on 10:32, 07 February 16
Excellent
Title: Re: Gryzor arcade
Post by: Shaun M. Neary on 14:30, 07 February 16
Quote from: mgman on 01:40, 07 February 16
Has anyone ever seen the actual arcade cabinet to the game Gryzor back in the day? I can't find any image of it anywhere online.

I saw a sit down / table top arcade version of it in the late 80s in Dublin. I'm unsure if it was an official one mind, Ireland was rife with bootlegs at the time
Was exactly like this so no way could it have been an official one... so nevermind.
Title: Re: Gryzor arcade
Post by: mgman on 22:14, 08 February 16
Quote from: AMSDOS on 07:34, 07 February 16
Is it because it's called Contra?


IMG


Yeah in North America, sure. But the arcade version was still titled Gryzor in Europe.

(https://contrapedia.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/heg3fg.gif)

That is what I'm referring to.

Quote from: Shaun M. Neary on 14:30, 07 February 16
I saw a sit down / table top arcade version of it in the late 80s in Dublin. I'm unsure if it was an official one mind, Ireland was rife with bootlegs at the time
Was exactly like this so no way could it have been an official one... so nevermind.

Yeah likely unofficial one. I'm just mostly curious what the marquee was above the screen for arcade Gryzor.
Title: Re: Gryzor arcade
Post by: Zoe Robinson on 01:48, 09 February 16
Well there's a really poor quality picture of the cabinet here (http://www.gamesdbase.com/game/arcade/gryzor.aspx) but the top isn't really all that clear thanks to reflections. From the look of it though, it's just the same as the "Contra" cabinet top, just with "Gryzor" instead of "Contra".


EDIT: Scratch that, the site is just being lazy and sticking the "Contra" cabinet photos on there.
Title: Re: Gryzor arcade
Post by: mgman on 22:37, 09 February 16
Heh, yeah I was just about to say that.

(unrelated, but I've also been looking for a photo of the Japanese version's cabinet, which has proven just as difficult to find; at least someone took a photo in front of that one, even though all they did was photograph the screen alone).
Title: Re: Gryzor arcade
Post by: TotO on 23:04, 09 February 16
Unlike Contra in arcade, Gryzor is ONE player only.
Title: Re: Gryzor arcade
Post by: Puresox on 18:00, 10 February 16
Yes that is what I understood it as .
Powered by SMFPacks Menu Editor Mod