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Gimmick! Special Edition

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Critic score1 critic
First release
Jul 06, 2023
Publisher
Bitwave Games
Genres
Adventure, Platform · Action, Fantasy

Gimmick! Special Edition is a Port of the NES classic Gimmick! to modern consoles. Gimmick! Special Edition includes brand new bonus features such as achievements, time attack mode, save, load, and rewind functions, a gallery mode, and more.

Also known as TRICK.EXE

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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
Yumetaro is a small green creature who ends up given as a birthday present to a young girl, quickly becoming her favorite toy. Jealous that they are no longer loved, her other toys come alive one night and spirit the girl away into another dimension. Left behind, Yumetaro sets off after them, using the star he conjures above his head to strike down foes and to reach faraway ledges as he searches through strange, hostile worlds to bring his owner safely home.Read more

Yumetaro is a small green creature who ends up given as a birthday present to a young girl, quickly becoming her favorite toy. Jealous that they are no longer loved, her other toys come alive one night and spirit the girl away into another dimension. Left behind, Yumetaro sets off after them, using the star he conjures above his head to strike down foes and to reach faraway ledges as he searches through strange, hostile worlds to bring his owner safely home.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 06, 2023
PlayStation 4
Jul 06, 2023
Xbox One
Jul 06, 2023
All 4 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Jul 06, 2023
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
retro, old school, 1990's

At a Glance

Critic Score
70

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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 87 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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