Gimmick! Special Edition

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.

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!

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”.

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
  • Developer

    City Connection

  • Publisher

    Clear River Games

  • Platforms

    Nintendo Switch

    PlayStation 4

  • Release

    July 31, 2023

  • Genre

    2D-platformer

  • Players

    1

  • Languages

    English, Japanese

  • Age ratings

    PEGI 3, ESRB E

  • European wholesale distribution

Screenshots

Standard Edition

The standard edition includes a physical copy of Gimmick! Special Edition with Reversible Cover

Collector's Edition

Gimmick! Special Edition Collector's Edition includes

  • Physical Copy of Gimmick! Special Edition with Reversible Cover
  • Collector's Edition Box
  • Gimmick! Special Edition Original 2 Disc
  • Soundtrack with a retro cart styled CD case
  • Yumetaro Plush
  • Retro Cartridge Keychain
  • Enamel Pin

©1992 SUNSOFT
Developed by 2023 CITY CONNECTION CO., LTD.
Published by Clear River Games AB.


Clear River Games is a Swedish publisher located in Karlstad, Sweden