Gaurodan
- A game by
- Locomalito
- Music by
- Gryzor87
- Illustrations by
- Marek Barej
- Release
- July 31st, 2013
- Last update
- June 14th, 2025
- Genre
- Shoot 'em up (Shmup, STG)
A clash between human cities and colossal monsters
Breaking news! The egg found in Mount Teide shows signs of activity. The egg was discovered after the earthquake a month ago and was named Guayota after a legend from the Canary Islands. The scientific community has gathered to study it. Wait a minute! We are getting reports of a second egg on Mount Tindaya. A giant bird has hatched from it and is flying over the island, destroying everything in its path. The army has started to mobilise!
A free-scrolling horizontal shmup in the spirit of a mid 80's arcade game
Fly over the Canary Islands and destroy cities, armies and giant monsters. Controlling Gaurodan requires some practice, as his advance is constant and his attack can be oriented to hit ground or air targets. You have a single health bar for the entire game, so playing gracefully from the start will help you in the final levels.
Key features
- Style: Look and feel of an arcade game from 1985-1986
- Structure: Linear. 12 levels and 4 boss fights
- Rewards: Scoring system with multiple bonus criteria and a local high score table
- Players: Single player
- Length: Around 20 minutes once fully mastered
- Graphics: 256x224 pixels base resolution + 28 color palette
- Sound: FM synthesis (YM2203) + Samples (DPCM)
Random facts
- It was inspired by the Achamán and Guayota myth from the Canary Islands, classic Kaiju movies like Godzilla, Rodan or Gamera and arcade games like Defender, Choplifter, Time Pilot, Gyrodine, 1942.
- It was my first game beyond the Windows OS, first released for the now discontinued OUYA microconsole. I have fond memories of the system.
- I loved making this game in 2013, but I always had the impression that I could make it better. In 2025 I completely remade it, applying everything I had learned since its original launch. The update was released on May 30th, Day of the Canary Islands.
- Its soundtrack includes a cover of Caco Senante's Mojo Picón.
