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Gimmick! Special Edition

Gimmick! Special Edition

Released: 7/6/2023

Save the day as a platform-bouncing, star-shooting cutie pie in this long-lost NES™ gem! 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

Save the day as a platform-bouncing, star-shooting cutie pie in this long-lost NES™ gem! 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

Save the day as a platform-bouncing, star-shooting cutie pie in this long-lost NES™ gem! 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

Critics
74
Steam
80

Score Breakdown

74.1

Critic Average

15 reviews

80

Steam User Score

90 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-5.9
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-5.9

Average of both sources

Review Timing

14 launch window (93%)1 late (7%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 15 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 74.1/100. Critics score this game 5.9 points lower than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 15)+
  1. Benjamin BellviaNetto’s Game Room
    Sep 4, 2024·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 80/100 · 0.0 pts
  2. Danilo Di Gennarovia4News.it
    Aug 3, 2023·Launch window
    74/100View review
    Steam 80/100 · -6.0 pts
  3. Antti NikkiläviaFintendo
    Jul 25, 2023·Launch window
    50/100View review
    Steam 80/100 · -30.0 pts
  4. PS4Blog.net StaffviaPS4Blog.net
    Jul 19, 2023·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 80/100 · 0.0 pts
  5. Andrew ThorntonviaHey Poor Player
    Jul 14, 2023·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 80/100 · 0.0 pts