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Gimmick!, known as Mr. Gimmick outside Japan, is a platform video game developed and published by Sunsoft, and originally released in Japan for the Family Computer on January 31, 1992. It was later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Scandinavia on May 5, 1993. The game was originally intended to be released internationally, however, like Ufouria: The Saga, Sunsoft of America did not approve of the game for a North American release due to its quirky character design. The only distributor that imported the NES version was Swedish distributor Bergsala, which sold it to the Scandinavian market in small quantities.
In order for Gimmick! to surpass the quality of games on the new Super NES, the developers used innovative techniques to create high quality graphics and sound. Lead designer Tomomi Sakai required a large staff to develop the game, and even outsourced the sound programming to former Sunsoft employee Naohisa Morota. The soundtrack crosses multiple genres, with composer Masashi Kageyama describing it as a "compilation of game music". The Famicom version makes use of Sunsoft's proprietary sound chip which provides additional functionality and sound channels.
Sakai noted difficulty in marketing Gimmick!, as distributors were more interested in those for the new 16-bit video game systems. These sentiments were also reflected in reviews from various publications. In addition, reviewers both praised and criticized the game for its challenging difficulty, and some thought the game was designed for children due to its characters. Overall, the mixed critical reception and low distribution resulted in little success for the title. Gimmick! eventually saw a re-release in Japan on the Sunsoft Memorial Collection: Volume 6 for PlayStation in 2002.
is a Japanese manga written by Yōzaburō Kanari and illustrated by Kuroko Yabuguchi. The manga was serialised in Kodansha's Young Magazine and collected in nine tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, released between September 16, 2005 and May 18, 2007. The series is licensed in North America by Viz Media with nine tankōbon volumes released between June 10, 2008 and October 13, 2009. The manga is also licensed in Taiwan by Ever Glory Publishing.