Retro Games Dissected: Mr. Gimmick!

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Welcome to the first episode of Retro Games Dissected. Today we'll be reviewing what this game is and also running a full playthrough with pop-up video style notes.
Relevant episode links:
Frank Cifaldi's Annotated NES Longplay-
[Original] • Mr. Gimmick - Annotate...
[With Lost Annotations] www.invidio.us/watch?v=zYcf2y...
Gaming Alexandria-
www.gamingalexandria.com/
Acrouzet's youtube channel (with all the oscilloscope soundtrack uploads)-
/ acrouzet
My Patreon:
/ illusorywall
00:00 - Introduction to Gimmick!
02:34 - Premise, Gameplay & Difficulty
05:39 - Playthrough: Intro
06:04 - Playthrough: Game Introduction
07:24 - Playthrough: Level 1
08:27 - Playthrough: 1-ups from Points Explained
11:45 - Playthrough: Recognizing Unique Enemy Behaviors
12:36 - Playthrough: Level 2
13:33 - Playthrough: Seagull SFX and Sound Design
17:32 - Playthrough: Inventory, 1-ups, and Phase-Push Mechanic
20:13 - Playthrough: Alternate Level 2 Boss Events
21:15 - Playthrough: Level 3
25:04 - Playthrough: An Anime Inspiration?
25:57 - Playthrough: Level 4
29:07 - Playthrough: The Most Difficult Jump
31:21 - Playthrough: Level 5
32:06 - Playthrough: Point Bonuses Explained
35:09 - Playthrough: 1-up Farming
37:55 - Playthrough: Level 6
40:20 - Playthrough: An alternate Secret Area Strategy
45:08 - Playthrough: Bad Ending
45:54 - Playthrough: Level 7
46:49 - Playthrough: Black Hole (Copy Protection)
53:34 - Closing / Self-Promotion

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26 июл 2024

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@icecreamsamwich 3 года назад

"BLACK HOLE" is a reference to the notoriously bad game Mystery of Atlantis, where going through a certain door will lead you to a screen that contains nothing but the text "BLACK HOLE!" where you fall to your death until you run out of lives

@marcellosilva9286 3 года назад

Funny, because that game was also made by Sunsoft.

@marcellosilva9286 3 года назад

@@8Kazuja8 Could be, there's also the possibility that Gimmick's devs were poking fun at the team that made Mystery of Atlantis, but it's less likely.

@kot32_fake 2 года назад

@@8Kazuja8 It's the signature used by a programmer at Sunsoft who dummied out Tomomi Sakai's name from the title sequence, the evidence for this comes from an uncovered prototype of the game, which had the "anti-piracy" say 'INCORRECT VERSION'

@azukar8 2 года назад

I hope there's a part 2 coming - I know this wasn't as popular as the Dark Souls content but I loved the dissection of this weird old game. It's inspired how I approach game design too.

@skyscrapersx5877 Год назад

what do you mean part 2

@taldintheamazing Год назад

@@skyscrapersx5877 did you even watch the video to the end?

@azukar8 Год назад

Heck, not even to the end of the video. It's literally called Part 1 in the thumbnail 😅

@skyscrapersx5877 Год назад

@@azukar8 oh you mean Retro Games Dissected Episode 2. Not Mr. Gimmick Episode 2

@skyscrapersx5877 Год назад

@@taldintheamazing oh you mean Retro Games Dissected Part 2, not mr. Gimmick part 2

@illusorywall 4 года назад

Oh, something maybe important I forgot to mention in the video. Stefan's full interview with Sakai-san isn't publicly available yet to my knowledge. I was given permission to cite as much as I wanted from it, but it's not out there just yet! Just in case you're wondering where those quotes are coming from-- they're citation-less at the moment (but are legit). Most responses were written in English as well and haven't been translated.

@sawarunan 4 года назад

Laughed at 2:34 hearing that deep lore Souls sound effect in the context of this video.

@otherverge Год назад

OK NOW WE REEEEALLLY NEED A PART TWO. I DID NOT HAVE GIMMICK COMING BACK AFTER 30 YEARS OF OBSCURITY ON MY 2022 BINGO CARD.

@DGR_Dave 3 года назад

This was incredible to watch from start to finish, thanks for the great video!

@illusorywall 2 года назад

Thanks so much, and I'm just now realizing who left this comment! I've watched a bunch of your Mario maker vids. :)

@nodonguy1228 Год назад

Gimmick just got re-released on modern consoles! I'm finally able to play it, and it is even better than I thought. Thank you for introducing me to this game.

@BonesInBroth 2 года назад

Just realized that at 37:35 - 37:50 the little Ohagi controlling the robot will either start moving slowly when you are hit and will move more frantically when you hit the robot (presumably celebrating when you are hit and freaking out when the robot is being damaged) This game is just chock-full of neat little details, I adore it.

@jonsmite4557 4 года назад

The white tooth-like creature in the last level is just... Perfection. So much character in so few pixels.

@23Scadu 4 года назад

The best thing is how it turns around and just looks at you for a moment if you attack it. You can almost hear the "wtf man?"

@RhizometricReality 4 года назад

Mushrooms bois from dark souls

@sluggy68 3 года назад

Lol I thought of it too

@sluggy68 3 года назад

It’s like the Minecraft iron golem but if the Minecraft iron golem was perfect

@AphidKirby 3 года назад

They're gentle giants! The sound effect of them walking is SO cool! and their bird friends... Wouldnt be surprised if they're based on the robots from Castle in the Sky, since you ARE in a castle in the sky after all

@iiviigames 3 года назад

I hope you haven't decided to give up on Episode 2, because even though I really enjoy your Souls videos, this was my favorite video you ever produced. I'd watch a whole series like this!

@milesbrown2261 4 года назад

yo this doesn't even look like a NES game it looks like an indie game trying to emuate NES graphics! really really impressive tech!

@MaxiM_PL 4 года назад

You need to check Moon Crystal then.

@ronnelson7185 4 года назад

The same thing totally applies to the soundtrack. When people try to make chiptune style soundtracks they mostly use square waves even though square wave constituted less than half of the NES sound chip. Then this game goes and gives 3 more of them so it really has the same style.

@corncobjohnsonreal 4 года назад

Late nes games are so odd looking because they have so much polish behind them

@Sinistar1983 4 года назад

@@corncobjohnsonreal especially titles like this and summer carnival 92 recca. There's so much depth that its insane how small they really are in ROM compared to games of today

@KarlynGR 3 года назад

I thought exactly the same, I was surprised to see a game like this with some many mechanics and animations was released in 1992

@jedgrahek1426 3 года назад

I'm watching this for the second time, just wanted to say what a superlative treatment of the game this is; it's wonderful to be able to experience and appreciate and gain knowledge about something unique and magical like this that I may not ever personally play.

@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial 3 года назад

When is Part 2 coming out? Its been 9 months. I don’t want to express impatience but this video is such a treasure! Hopefully you’ll talk about the Exa-Arcadia remake that came out not too long ago.

@yateoi 2 года назад

I looked for part 2 too. Well, he got me to hit the bell that's for sure.

@nioykak5782 3 года назад

this game has some of the cutest sprites ive ever seen

@LazyMaybe 4 года назад

24:06 Oh, this area is DEFINITELY Nausicaa inspired. The insect designs and background are absolutely Nausicaa's toxic jungle, specifically the petrified lower area. e: which you mentioned a bit later. Interesting that that inspiration also (probably)shows up in Ash Lake. I feel like the visual design of the final floating castle, plus the blue crystal that powers it, may also be inspired by Laputa from Castle in the Sky.

@iancharles1571 2 года назад

I can't believe he never mentioned how the 3rd stage miniboss is a COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT parody of Totaro! Something tells me this Sakai dude's a diehard Hayao Miyazaki fan, the hardest core there is Like those guys who name their kids after their favorite baseball players

@dreamwalking Год назад

Wait... This is the guy who makes the excellent DRG videos! DRG, Miyazaki, Gimick!... A man of impeccable taste I see.

@moosesues8887 Год назад

@@iancharles1571 he don d ride like that just a silly lil homage

@roxanarama 4 года назад

heck yeah, gimmick! definitely want to see more of this kind of content from you in the future! a surprisingly welcome change of scenery

@nikolaidrostdov 4 года назад

I have to admit, when I saw this in my feed I was really disappointed that it wasn't soulsborne related. Now that I've watched it, I'm going to be disappointed if the next video from you isn't part 2. It's an absolute and utter travesty this game didn't get more exposure and success. It is without a doubt one of the most impressive achievements ever made in gaming. The music, the art style, unique characters, sprites, mechanics, everything. By a team of 4. Thank you for enlightening me on this glistening, radiating gem buried beneath bedrock, Mr. Wall.

@illusorywall 4 года назад

Thank you so so much! I wanted this to double as a sort of "show and tell", since my Souls stuff is mostly designed for people who are already fans I was hoping I could make this interesting for newcomers. I do have a Souls video at the top of my to-do list unfortunately, but hopefully the wait for part 2 won't be too long! :)

@nikolaidrostdov 4 года назад

@@illusorywall It's us, the viewers, and the developers of the game that should be thanking you. You really did great with this one, as you always do. Looking forward to seeing you upload; no matter the topic :)

@ukranian_deadbeat 5 дней назад

@@illusorywall "hopefully the wait for part 2 won't be too long" it's been almost 4 years T_T

@DonnyKirkMusic 4 года назад

Theory: is the final boss an action figure?

@vidjenko8349 2 года назад

I’d guess so too. An action figure left at the bottom of the toybox that the girl almost never played with…

@drbuni Год назад

@@vidjenko8349 That is my headcanon now.

@ShocBox 4 года назад

Never thought I'd watch an hour of a random japanese nes game I've never heard of and enjoy it but here we are

@Jikkuryuu 3 года назад

Perhaps you'd like to watch an hour and a half of a random SNES game you've only maybe heard of? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M5fIGlzDGpY.html I was not expecting to love it when I started, but what a surreal ride. Passion projects can be so darn cool.

@darkhawk155 2 года назад

I read your comment as the video was wrapping up and realized how long it was and just how long I had been sitting here mesmerized by it. Wow.

@Sizzyl 4 месяца назад

you know it's a good analysis when it's double the length of a casual run through the full game

@ThatRipOff 4 года назад

Wow. Never heard of this game before, but’s it really is something special! The attention to detail and passion behind it is very apparent. Such a great little game. Thanks for sharing it and its intricacies with us, can’t wait for part two!

@zamdine9157 4 года назад

I need you to know how much that Wizard fight stressed me out. I love this game, and I think the Wizard fight is one of the best designed bosses on the NES. You get to see the bubble attack first, with nothing else to really dodge, and get the feel of sneaking hits in. You then get the ice attack, and can see what it does, before being forced to deal with both at the same time. If they had just dumped the last Wizard on you right away, it would have felt cheap and unfair, but you learn on the way so it feels natural. Plenty of games do this, but I think this is one of the few that does it with bosses, and it's another touch that really shows the thought that went into the design of this game. This was a fantastic dissection, and I'm excited for the next one in the series.

@sluggy68 3 года назад

The final boss is better

@AphidKirby 3 года назад

Absolutely delightful dissection! I can't believe my eyes at so many easter eggs, secret mechanics, unique behaviours, you can PLAY AS a random enemy??? It's all insane, what a fantastic game, thank you for covering it!

@lassolegenda 4 месяца назад

I memorized Naoki Kodaka's name early on when I wanted to know who did some of the most badass soundtracks for the NES, but good god... Masashi Kageyama's contribution is like seven consecutive hattricks. Most games are lucky enough to have one piece of memorable boss fight music, but Kageyama made TWO, both worthy in the hall of fame of boss tunes. All of this was very enlightening. So much detail I thought was there for no reason. (I blame the stage 3 cave you can't enter.) Excellent work 👏

@arthur1zero1 2 года назад

53:49 "In a future _Part 2_ episode..." >uploaded 1 year ago >still no part 2 >; _ ; (jokes aside, amazing video! it's very nice seeing my favorite NES game get recognition like this. lookin forward to part 2, if you still plan on making it!)

@noahpelletier6616 5 месяцев назад

Shame this video isn't more popular. It's one of your best. I would have never known about this gem if not for you, also absolutely insane that the game's getting a re-release.

@maslenir7422 4 года назад

Didnt expect this to be my cup of tea but this is a great video showing off a great game, hope you do more stuff like this

@Sinistar1983 4 года назад

I'm glad I found you, in my opinion Gimmick is a highly underrated game and deserves alot more than what it got. Heck if I was born back then, I would of bought it before it became rare

@loldiediedie 3 года назад

this was amazingly done, honestly your quality is up there with gaming historian, genuinely keep up the hard work.

@brianbrianbification 4 года назад

Love your content.

@cubecast1 2 года назад

17:04 For the cannonball section, there is actually a secret method to landing on it, roll the cannon onto the drop as usual but aim a bomb towards the front of it, the bomb will knock the cannon backwards and give you a stepping space so if you mess up the timing, youll only get hit by the cannonball at worse rather than falling into the water.

@TooManySteamGames 4 года назад

Dude this video is incredible. So much work went into it. I loved it so much. Kudos!

@mathewbouse1105 3 года назад

great video!! i'd never even heard of this game and it absolutely blew me away with it's innovation, creativity, and uniqueness (especially at the time but even in todays climate). can't wait for part 2

@DoomKitty3000 3 года назад

You can really tell a lot of care and attention went into this game. What a wonderful thing it is. Thank you so much for this video - nearly a full hour of little delights and surprises.

@Lilly-Gorney 4 года назад

my favorite nes/famicom game, and one of my favorite games of all time. it's such a great game, i love how much care there is put into everything. "authentic entertainment realistic another world" initially felt like a sort of 'english to be cool' thing like japanese games often have, but it feels like an apt description for how lovely and in depth things feel. i've easily played this game 30+ times, and can now play without dying after initially requiring save states on every level when i first got the best ending. i've even ripped a good chunk of the sprites that are on the spriter's resource page... and need to stop putting off all the level tiles and stuff. thanks for the video!

@Lilly-Gorney 4 года назад

I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE BUGS FLYING INTO THE HOLY, HOLY CRAP! this is why i love GIMMICK! so much: i'm still finding out new things about it like that

@pokevii Год назад

man, i wish there was a part 2! this was a fantastic video! while i love your souls content, i also love seeing you passionate about lesser-known gems like this one. thanks for making this!

@readonlymuseum 4 года назад

Man, Gimmick! is my favorite game of all time since there's always some new detail to notice every time you replay it, and you represented it beautifully in this video. I seriously never noticed that bug on the wall before, or knew about that hidden area in Level 2. Kudos for an amazing video man, immediate sub from me, really looking forward to part 2 and whatever else you got coming down the pipe.

@OllAxe 2 года назад

This is my absolute favorite game of all time and this was an amazing video! I thought I already knew a lot about this game but I learned a ton from this video. Thank you so much for this!

@Mdawg 4 года назад

What an amazing well put together video on such a cult gem; Never knew about Mr. Gimmick but I was taken back by how creative and technical its design is; I also have to mention the soundtrack sounds great.

@1gnore_me. 3 года назад

honestly, might be one of the most underrated retro games ever made.

@Ajandrew100 2 года назад

I was astonished on how much personality and charm they could give the characters back when this game was made almost 30 years ago

@vidjenko8349 2 года назад

Looking forward to part 2! Not only have you helped me beat dark souls, you also made my favorite video on one of my favorite games. I hope you haven’t given up on it.

@RobinBaggett 4 года назад

Really awesome video. I love how you are able to break down a game and highlight the art found within video games!

@184fish 4 года назад

Never seen this game before, but it's fascinating how much was put into it. All the little details that make it seem more alive, and done with the limitations of the time is incredible. Definitely glad you're looking into other games you enjoy and sharing this!

@Sillyspiral 4 года назад

Thanks for covering such a cool topic! I wasnt expecting this from a souls channel but I'm very happy you made it!!! I can't wait to try this game!

@Razgriz_3 4 года назад

So interesting! Looking forward the next retrogames dissected!

@cadenparsons9793 3 года назад

im glad you made this video. the original annotated commentary was good but not only did you cover all of his cool details, you actually highlighted several new ones that i had no clue even existed. this game is nuts!

@Astral161 3 года назад

I really feel like a well designed game soundtrack can just make or break a game for me, and this is pure fire

@MrSpinek 2 года назад

incredible breakdown and this has been my favorite nes soundtrack for a long as i can remember. what an absolute masterpiece

@fWfwwaw 4 года назад

Really nice commentary and a really interesting game. Cheers m8, can't wait for part 2.

@CPU3pt14159 2 года назад

I LOVE when people talk about lesser known games they love. This game looks really charming and great and I probably wouldn't have even known about it let alone appreciate it this much if you didn't go into such intricate detail on it.

@OnisArcade 4 года назад

Nice to see you focus on other game series as well. You do great work 👍🏻

@riddleiddle 4 года назад

Just subscribed, this video is full to the brim of interesting details! Can't wait to see new videos :)

@anunthinkablemess1240 3 года назад

this is your best video yet man, keep em coming, I love this f*ing game!

@ebbhead 3 года назад

This video was quite impressive, editing and timing-wise. Hats off to you!

@illusorywall 3 года назад

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

@GoblikonBox 4 года назад

Great video, looking forward to more in this series.

@adamblue2980 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing this hidden gem. What enjoyable detail and worldbuilding. It really shows how the kind of immersion that we appreciate in the souls games really isn't anything new. This is also one of the "cleanest", sharpest NES games I've ever seen. Looking forward to your follow-up video!

@eunaoseibrother467 3 года назад

amazing game and amazing video, looking foward to the part 2.

@suddenshadow 3 месяца назад

I really hope you do another one of these man, I watch this video at least once a month

@Stiggandr1 Год назад

This is such a beautiful game, and a wonderful documentation. It deserves so many more views than it has gotten.

@TheMoney9999 3 года назад

I just realized that the bird at 19:20 starts with its neck behind you, then bends it and wraps it back to move it in front of you. That's an amazing detail!

@twirlincurtis 4 года назад

Fantastic video homie! Can't wait for part 2!

@chrism5215 4 года назад

I love both this video and this game, A+ mate. Easy to tell this video was as much a passion project as Gimmick itself.

@Anakunus Год назад

What a fascinating game. I like that there is no killed-enemies-respawning-bullshit and that there are so much variation in sprite work - but not of all, I am impressed by the enemy A.I.; that some of the "enemies" do not approach mindlessly or stay in place all the time but actually react to player character's actions. I do not remember that kind of programming used in any other NES game.

@ZeludeRose 2 года назад

im in love with this game, thank you for introducing me to this & all of it's intricite details!

@Juuhazan_ 3 года назад

Oh hey, it's Bucky! So cool to see you're still doing well, moreso that you're doing this deep dive on one of my favorite games. On topic: what do you think of the exA-Arcadia version? There are a lot of interesting changes to talk about, but what do you think of the changes to the final boss?

@iancharles1571 2 года назад

I thought it was rather confusing, as the rest of the remake had no other curveballs/liberties(well, except for the unfortunate fanservice thing). It was only right then and there they abruptly switch it up. Part of what made the final boss so imposing, mysterious and ominous was how out-of-place he was compared to every other character in the game. Changing him into a dark magical girl with an old 19th century sunhat outfit instead of a cloak and a pretty cure wand instead of a light saber seemed like an effort to make the final boss fit the rest of the game's world a bit better, but it kinda threw me for a loop and disappointed me a little. The crystal at the end is also redesigned as a rotating bicone that for some reason, never cracked! It just flashed white and vanished as the castle caves in. That irked me bigtime cause it came off as lazy. Damn I'm such a petty nitpicker. One thing I did think was cool about the remade final boss is that she actually seems to be Tesse from Waku Waku 7, another Sunsoft game

@user-xg4ey7km4m 4 года назад

Just wanna say I really love this video. Hope to see more in this vein from you.

@gnostechnician 3 года назад

Awesome to see you branch out into other genres! This was a great video.

@illusorywall 3 года назад

Hey thank you, glad you liked it!

@brookhaven86 4 года назад

What a wonderful gem of a video game and an equally wonderful video essay about it!!! Never heard of this one before today. Goes to show that limitations of hardware are no match for a creative team, hardwork and imagination.

@Chimera-man-man 3 года назад

I absolutely adored their philosophy to world design for this game. Im gonna have to play this myself! Thanks for the introduction, I’m super looking forward to part 2

@Spigils 2 года назад

Really great video! I had known about this game for a little while but ended up learning a lot from you. Guess I missed a few things in my own playthroughs ;)

@PhobiaSoft 4 года назад

I'm so glad to finally learn what your old avatar was from! And thanks for turning me onto such a great game with a great soundtrack. I'm a sucker for the NES, its a shame it took me so long to hear about this gem.

@CaptainKreepingDeath 3 года назад

If not for the sprite flicker I'd never have believed this was an NES game. This looks and sounds like an indie game from the last decade. I can't even believe how beautiful the sprite work is, and that soundtrack is like chiptune butter. VERY good video

@tsonez Год назад

Great video! Looking forward for part 2! I'm interested on the cutscene techniques.

@ckillgore 4 года назад

I first heard about this game from Pat the NES Punk about 7ish years ago. I don't really watch his videos anymore, but he was doing a full review of every NES game, and this one was surprisingly highly rated. For a game I didn't know existed, this caught my attention, and I became obsessed with finding a rom file for it. It is arguably one of the best NES titles out there, my previous favorite being Kirby's Adventure. It's so cool to see you talk about this game, I had completely forgotten about it. I think I might pull it out and play it again.

@houndoomdude2 3 года назад

This was awesome and super informative! You totally bring the same level of depth and enthusiasm that you bring to your Souls content and now I'm totally fascinated by this game! It's a little strange, something about the slightly dark story, combined with the impressive technical level of this game for an NES title, and the amount of hidden content and tiny added features and mechanics, give this game kind of... like an eerie quality to me? Like somehow I get a certain vibe from this game like it's some kind of retro creepypasta project, like Petscop & the like. It's actually super interesting!

@MrBlahChannel 3 года назад

fantastic video, enjoyed it the whole way through. i've had that annotated playthrough in my favorites for a long, long time. was surprised to rediscover this game via a Dark Souls-focused channel!

@000Converse000 4 года назад

Wow, thank you so much for this video! I fell in love woth the design of Gimmick! just by watching it... now I want to see more from the same game designer and/or sunsoft

@Giffsen 2 года назад

I'd love to see more content like this in the future man, it's so good.

@RetroComplex 4 года назад

Totally can't wait for part two amazing video

@DrewBert324 4 года назад

This game's music reminds me a lot of Shovel Knight.

@illusorywall 4 года назад

Yes! If I recall correctly, Shovel Knight actually uses authentic NES/ Famicom audio but with the VRC6's sound expansion. This is a different sound expansion that also adds 3 channels of audio, so it does put it into a very similar ballpark to Gimmick! Those sound channels behave a bit differently though and add even more versatility to the sound. It was used in 3 Konami soundtracks back in the day, most notably the Japanese version of Castlevania III (Akumajou Densetsu). I've met the composer of Shovel Knight (Jake/ Virt) on a few occasions way back in the day. He's a super friendly guy and I hope we cross paths again sometime! edit: At the end of the video I included a picture of the Gimmick cart sitting next to a couple of those VRC6 games.

@stinkymalice 4 месяца назад

wow; it's been three years! but just tonight I did a casual fun replay of gimmick for my streams and shared alot of the bits and details from here; we kinda just ended up watching this video together afterwards haha. still looking forward to part 2!! it's funny to think your channel caught my attention not because of the soulsborne content (that stuff is stuff I'm interested in of course) but because of your Yumetaro icon back then!

@ConfusedGrandpa 4 года назад

One of the best videos I've seen in a while

@EA-Stewie 3 года назад

I was really impressed with the star jumping mechanic! Thank you for shedding light on this cult classic!

@ColtonGamingTV 4 года назад

Very interesting and would like to see more videos like this. Keep it up!

@TankorSmash 4 года назад

I personally would have preferred a full voice over, instead of text notes. We can read an article anywhere, but hearing you talk about it is what I come here for. Very cool game!

@illusorywall 4 года назад

Thanks for the feedback. The eventual part 2 will be all voice-over, though I might have a couple Dark Souls videos to make first!

@DragonDePlatino 4 года назад

Great overview! Didn't know a lot of these smaller details about enemy behavior.

@devilish1507 4 года назад

oh my god this video made me fall in love with this game.... i'm not gonna finish watching until i finish the game I NEED TO PLAY THIS

@illusorywall 4 года назад

Awesome! If you're looking up the ROMs I recommend seeking out the Japanese version that is simply titled "Gimmick!". I was saving the comparison for part 2, but the European Mr. Gimmick ROM is lacking the extra audio and suffers as a result. And there's no language barrier to worry about, what you see in this video is the Japanese version already.

@devilish1507 4 года назад

@@illusorywall thank you!! i'm already on level 5 on the european version but once i beat it i will replay it in the japanese version!

@masterninjahh 4 года назад

@@devilish1507 the pal version has more lives so it's good to practice on i guess. the music sucks though. you need a modded nes, a famicom or an emulator to hear the expansion audio by the way

@estebanvillalobos2303 2 года назад

i was enthralled from start to finish, amazing

@MemoGGG16 4 года назад

Interesting magic build... Awesome episode!

@ANon-rp8qp 3 года назад

I'm really grateful for you to put up a video like this, I think Gimmick! is what games should aspire to be and seeing more people becoming aware of it and spreading the word means a lot to me. Looking forward to more information on the interview with the dev, it's a travesty he left the industry shortly thereafter.

@LoudPaul1 2 года назад

Never knew about this game, but it's totally the best-sounding best game I've ever heard! Fascinating, I wonder what the other classics would have sounded like with 8 channels.

@Egorator Год назад

Hope you'll return this series, really loved this video. It's not as popular as DS/Elden Ring, but I like the long walkthrough format with occasional pauses, though more explaining with voice instead of text would be nicer. Also you introduced me to this game's banger OST, and I'm forever greatful for that)

@Sinistar1983 Год назад

Now is the perfect time for a part 2. As now gimmick will officially come to the west on all modern platforms

@LycanWitch 2 года назад

Not so much Frank Cifaldi's 2010 video, but rather Pat the Nes Punk's 2011 review video on it and calling it the greatest nes game that never was (in the US), is what I think launched it into more player's psyche a decade ago. It's what made me personally aware of the game's existence and also end up on my personal top NES game's list having since acquired a repro back then for the NTSC NES.

@dutchbannger6503 3 года назад

awesome video, love the analysis, world 6 music sounds like 8bit Frank Zappa it's awesome

@smellyfishstiks 8 месяцев назад

Excellent video and also video game. My mind was kinda blown away

@SendyTheEndless 2 года назад

Looks like one of the first attempts at what I call an "Ambient platformer" - it's as much about the locations and little machines and ecosystems than it is about getting to the boss. Please for making part more!

@robertskitch 3 года назад

"As of September 1st 2020, invidio.us has closed down." Ah...

@jahrfuhlnehm 2 года назад

Really? Goddammit. Was there even a way to download videos there? Or more importantly, has anyone downloaded and reupped the videos with reimplemented annotations?