Anyone know a game called Guy R Us?

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You don't mean Gyruss, do you?

Scott C.

schtiefl wrote:
> I have received some paperwork for a game called Guy R Us, including
> pinouts, DIP settings and PCB test procedures, but I can't find any
> references to it in the usual places. The closest I found was a game
> named Gaiares, which is apparently pronounced "Guy-R-Us", but it is a
> Sega Genesis/Mega Drive release fom 1990. The paperwork mentions a Z80
> CPU, a 68A09EP CPU, 2764 EPROMs, 8910 sound generator, 6116 RAM etc.
> which leads me to believe that it is probably older than that. It also
> has a 36-pin edge connector. Some other clues are it has two amplifiers
> that normally produce the same sounds, but two speakers can be
> connected for "multi sound effect" (stereo?). It is a two pcb set as it
> talks about top and bottom pcb. It has 1 and 2 player Up, Down, Left
> and Right controls with one Push button. It has DIP settings for Number
> of Fighters, Table or Upright, Points for additional Fighters and
> Demonstration Mode Sound in addition to the coin/credit/free play
> options. The instructions have a good number of spelling errors, so the
> name may actually be incorrect.
> I'm just curious if anyone knows this game or if it is one of the long
> lost ones...

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He might be talking about a special Casino Strip game. My retinas still
have burn-in from that accidental experience.

- Craig


schtiefl wrote:
> I have received some paperwork for a game called Guy R Us, including
> pinouts, DIP settings and PCB test procedures, but I can't find any
> references to it in the usual places. The closest I found was a game
> named Gaiares, which is apparently pronounced "Guy-R-Us", but it is a
> Sega Genesis/Mega Drive release fom 1990. The paperwork mentions a Z80
> CPU, a 68A09EP CPU, 2764 EPROMs, 8910 sound generator, 6116 RAM etc.
> which leads me to believe that it is probably older than that. It also
> has a 36-pin edge connector. Some other clues are it has two amplifiers
> that normally produce the same sounds, but two speakers can be
> connected for "multi sound effect" (stereo?). It is a two pcb set as it
> talks about top and bottom pcb. It has 1 and 2 player Up, Down, Left
> and Right controls with one Push button. It has DIP settings for Number
> of Fighters, Table or Upright, Points for additional Fighters and
> Demonstration Mode Sound in addition to the coin/credit/free play
> options. The instructions have a good number of spelling errors, so the
> name may actually be incorrect.
> I'm just curious if anyone knows this game or if it is one of the long
> lost ones...

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It's a bootleg gyruss.