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Gimmick! Special Edition

Gimmick! Special Edition

Save the day as a star-shooting, platform-bouncing cutie pie in Gimmick! Special Edition. SUNSOFT's beloved physics-based action platformer finally bursts onto current platforms enriched with a rewind feature, a time attack mode, online leaderboards, and modern extras.

Mostly Positive
$14.99
Jul 6, 2023
Steam ↗
Reviews
87
Mostly Positive
Positive
78.2%
68 positive
Followers
1K
Est. WishlistsestiProxy: followers × 12 (industry heuristic)
12.3K
Est. OwnersestiBoxleiter method: reviews × 32
2.8K
Est. RevenueestiEst. owners × ~62% of list price
$25.9K
Price (US)
$14.99
Release
Jul 6, 2023
About

An old-school challenge enhanced for the modern player


SUNSOFT's NES™ classic Gimmick! returns in this long-wished-for Special Edition from City Connection. Experience a stunning physics-based platformer with updated features like online leaderboards, achievements, a time attack mode, save and quick load, a rewind function, a gorgeous gallery (with cartridges, art, and scanned manuals), and more.

Stellar platform physics with a bouncing star


Explore a physics-based playground that was way ahead of its time. As the cute youkai Yumetaro, use your star-summoning powers to tackle complex challenges with creativity and finesse. Your wonderful star will help you reach hidden spots, traverse cliffs, and pull off trick shots that outwit even the toughest baddies!

Discover a hidden NES™ treasure


Gimmick! was exclusively released on Famicom™/NES™ in Japan and Scandinavia in the early ‘90s. It pushed the console to its limits and the Japanese cartridge featured SunSoft 5B, a custom sound chip that let Masashi Kageyama compose a star-studded soundtrack. Gimmick! remains one of the most valuable (and rarest) NES™ cartridges ever made. The Scandinavian version was called “Mr. Gimmick”.

Uncover secrets in a race against time!


Gimmick! Special Edition features a time attack mode for speedrunners, and completionists can hunt for secrets all throughout the game. Unlock a wonderful surprise by finding everything. For a hard-core challenge, disable all quality-of-life features in "Serious Mode" to crank up the excitement!

Modern enhancements:

  • Achievements
  • Time Attack Mode
  • Online Leaderboards
  • Save and Quick Load
  • Rewind Function
  • Gallery mode
  • Sound test
★ Reviews
78%
Mostly Positive
87 total reviews
68 positive (78.2%)19 negative
Genres
Features
Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Leaderboards
Tags
1990's2D2D PlatformerActionCartoonControllerCuteDifficultFantasyGreat SoundtrackOld SchoolPixel GraphicsPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerRetro
Platforms
Estimates — owners use the Boxleiter method (reviews × 32), wishlists proxy followers × 12, revenue uses ~62% of list price × est. owners. These are rough industry heuristics, not official data.
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