▲
1
▼
Mr. Gimmick director Tomomi Sakai has claimed that Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto is a fan of the game:
"After completing Mr. Gimmick, an acquaintance of Miyamoto’s was kind enough to mention to me that Miyamoto said Gimmick was a lot of fun. Mr. Miyamoto doesn’t seem to be the type to praise other people’s work, so he added that he thought Miyamoto regretted being forced to admit it. Considering I’d always wanted to make a game that outdid every other action game out there, including Mario, that made me really happy."
▲
1
▼
The original Japanese version of Gimmick contains a unique anti-piracy response where, if the opening cutscene is tampered with, the player will not be able to access the secret final level and it will instead cut to a black screen saying "BLACK HOLE" in reference to the game Atlantis no Nazo. Contrary to popular belief, this was not intended as an anti-piracy method, but rather a failed attempt by game designer Tomomi Sakae to prevent his name from being removed from the opening credits. This trigger was neatly edited around its intended purpose, and was eventually removed in the Scandinavian release of the game, though Sakae's name was reinstated as an unused line of intro text.
subdirectory_arrow_right Gimmick: Exact Mix (Game)
▲
1
▼
▲
1
▼
Along with the name of the game being changed from Gimmick to Mr.Gimmick and minor alterations to the music in the European version, the player starts out with 4 lives in the Japanese version while in the English version the player starts out with 9 lives due to the intense difficulty of the game. However, it is easier to get lives in the Japanese version where if the player scores 10,000 points another life occurs at every subsequent 20,000 points, rather than 25,000 points in the European version.
▲
2
▼
According to the Scandinavian manual for Mr. Gimmick, the girl Yumetaro must rescue is named Mary. In all other releases of the game, she is unnamed. During development, she was planned to be named either "Kasumi" or "Ayaka".
Scandinavian manual - mentioned multiple times, including Page 3 (Page 5 in the filename listing):
https://www.nintandbox.net/index.php/en/nintendo-boxes-project/NES-Famicom/Mr-Gimmick/MrGimmick_NES-Manual_EUR(NES-G8-SCN).zip/file-1687/
Russian magazine on Gimmick - Page 10:
https://issuu.com/dfmag/docs/df_mag__5
https://www.nintandbox.net/index.php/en/nintendo-boxes-project/NES-Famicom/Mr-Gimmick/MrGimmick_NES-Manual_EUR(NES-G8-SCN).zip/file-1687/
Russian magazine on Gimmick - Page 10:
https://issuu.com/dfmag/docs/df_mag__5
subdirectory_arrow_right Gimmick: Exact Mix (Game)
▲
2
▼
The original release of the game in both Japan and Scandinavia contains a track in the sound test called "Strange Memories of Death". This song is not featured anywhere else in the game, implying that whatever purpose it was written for was discarded during development. The arcade remake, Gimmick! EXACT☆MIX, would finally incorporate the song for the new continue screen.
Related Games
Gimmick: Exact Mix
Final Fantasy Adventure
Hebereke no Oishii Puzzle ha Irimasen ka
Hashire Hebereke
The Final Fantasy Legend
Batman: The Video Game
Batman: The Video Game
Hebereke no Pair Pair Wars
The Manhole
Blaster Master Jr.
Taz-Mania
Ufouria: The Saga
Blaster Master: Enemy Below
Daze Before Christmas
Blaster Master
Trip World
Journey to Silius
Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors
Atlantis no Nazo
Chameleon Twist 2
Barcode World
Clock Tower
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
Final Fantasy Legend II
Clock Tower
Chameleon Twist
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
Wild Gunman
Metal Slader Glory
Wayne's World
Destiny of an Emperor
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Ice Climber
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters
Mickey Mousecapade
Commando
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II
Adventures of Lolo 2
The Krion Conquest
Donkey Kong 3
Punch-Out!!
Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch
Super Mario Bros.
Action 52
Duck Hunt