History VideoGame / MrGimmick

%%* DamselInDistress: Yumetarō's owner.

* SequentialBoss: The fifth stage's boss, after being defeated, comes back with a SpiderTank. The TrueFinalBoss also has two forms; a horned figure disguised with a cloak, and a futuristic warrior armed with a LaserSword.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything:
** In the MinecartMadness section of the fifth stage, Yumetarō is chased by an enemy on a unicycle. Not only you can knock out the enemy and ride the unicycle, you can also fire the unicycle's turret with the B button!

''Gimmick!'' is a 1992 Japanese PlatformGame for the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem Family Computer]] by Creator/{{Sunsoft}}, released in Scandinavia as ''Mr. Gimmick'' the following year. In this game, a father purchases a green mystic creature (mistaken for a WaddlingHead doll) for his daughter's birthday. The toys in her bedroom grow anxious of the newcomer's popularity, and that night they [[LivingToys come to life]] and kidnap the girl, taking her through a portal to a FloatingContinent. Alone, "Yumetarō" (lit. ''dream'' + a boy's name) leaps after her to save her.

* DamselInDistress: Yumetarō's owner.

Although not directly linked to the similar ''VideoGame/{{Hebereke}}'' series, ''Gimmick!'' was linked with it in a PlayStation compilation.

* AllInTheManual: In the Japanese manual, the names of the major enemies for the first three stages. In the Scandinavian manual, the name of the girl (Mary). In both, the father buying the protagonist in the storyline and the protagonist's name ([[MeaningfulName Yumetarou]] in Japan and [[ProtagonistTitleFallacy Mr. Gimmick]] in Scandinavia).

* CutSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knik6QqDJJ0 Strange Memories of Death]] is never played outside of the [[SoundTest Music Sampler]].

* DifficultyByRegion: In the Scandinavian version, Yumetarō starts with four more lives, and get extra ones more often than in the Japanese version.
* EasterEgg: [[http://youtu.be/zEqc4kUlThU One oddly motionless enemy]] in the second stage can be controlled by the second player. Sadly, he can't take him out of his room.

* FloatingContinent: Where the whole game takes place at. There are two of these. There's the larger main one where the most of the game takes place. Smaller one appears after collecting all the secret treasures.

** There's one in the ''first level''. In an underground section, there's a platform attached to a rope, hanging over a pit of spikes. Jump on the platform and it'll slowly take you to the other side... and open up halfway through, dropping Yumetarō into the spikes.
** Once you defeat the second boss, he drops his sword onto the ship where it gets stuck. Yumetarō can still take damage from the sword.

* OneHitPolykill: Yumetarō gets more points by hitting multiple enemies with one star.

* SceneryPorn: There's a brief sequence where you walk through a submerged tunnel surrounded by moving fish. This part isn't there for any reason other than to show off the effort the developers put into the game.

* TubeTravel: Transparent tubes show up in most levels to take Yumetarō from room to room.

''Gimmick!'' is a 1992 Japanese PlatformGame for the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem Family Computer]] by Creator/{{Sunsoft}}, released in Scandinavia as ''Mr. Gimmick'' the following year. In this game, a father purchases a green mystic creature (mistaken for a WaddlingHead doll) for his daughter's birthday. The toys in her bedroom grow anxious of the newcomer's popularity, and that night they [[LivingToy come to life]] and kidnap the girl, taking her through a portal to a FloatingContinent. Alone, "Yumetarō" (lit. ''dream'' + a boy's name) leaps after her to save her.

* HundredPercentCompletion: Needed for the [[MultipleEndings true ending]].

* AllInTheManual: In the Japanese manual, the names of the major enemies for the first three stages. In the Scandinavian manual, the name of the girl (Mary). In both, the father buying the protagonist in the storyline and the protagonist's name ([[MeaningfulName Yumetarou]] in Japan and [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer Mr. Gimmick]] in Scandinavia).
* BeamSpam: The guy you fight ''before'' the fifth stage boss.

* DamselInDistress: The owner of Yumetarō.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: In the MinecartMadness section of the fifth stage, Yumetarō is chased by an enemy on a unicycle. Not only you can knock out the enemy and ride the unicycle, you can also fire the unicycle's turret with the B button!
** In the second stage, it's possible to skip a large part of the level and fight the boss early. If you do this quick enough, you will find him... [[EasterEgg Sleeping, with an alarm clock mook by his side.]] In this state, the boss is a pushable object, so you can push him towards the edge of the arena and hit him with a star as he about to wake up, killing him instantly.
* DifficultyByRegion: In the Scandinavian version, you start with more lives and get extra ones more often than in the Japanese version.
* EasterEgg: [[http://youtu.be/zEqc4kUlThU One oddly motionless enemy]] in the second stage can be controlled by the second player. Sadly, you can't take him out of his room.
* EternalEngine: The gear-filled castle.

* EveryTenThousandPoints: Points = lives.

* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: In the first and fifth stages. More believable in the seventh stage.
* KaizoTrap: Once you defeat the second boss, he throws his sword onto the ship where it gets stuck. You can still take damage from the sword.
* LivingToys
* [[spoiler:LoadBearingBoss]]: In the true ending.

* MultipleEndings: Two of them.
* NintendoHard: And then some! Seriously, some parts of this game are ''ridiculous.''

* SaveThePrincess: In this case, your owner.

* SecretStage: Get all the hidden items from the previous stages to play this.
* SequenceBreak: You can use the bouncing star to skip almost three-quarters of stage 2[[note]]However, you'll miss one of the secret items[[/note]].

* TubeTravel: These can take you somewhere.

''Mr. Gimmick'' (''Gimmick!'' in Japan) is a 1992 PlatformGame for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem by Creator/{{Sunsoft}}. In this game, a young girl receives a green WaddlingHead doll for her birthday. The other toys in her bedroom grow jealous of the new toy's popularity, and that night they [[LivingToy come to life]] and kidnap the girl, taking her through a portal to a FloatingIsland. The green doll ("Mr. Gimmick", a.k.a. "Yumetarou" in the Japanese version) leaps after her to save her.

Gimmick's main weapon is a bouncing star that he generates above his head. He can [[CraniumRide ride the star]] if he leaps on top of it. He can also carry in his inventory up to three of the following, in any combination: {{fireballs}} that can fly straight, bombs with a reasonable blast radius, and {{Healing Potion}}s.

Although not directly linked to the similar ''VideoGame/{{Hebereke}}'' series, ''Gimmick!'' tends to be linked with it in compilations.

* AdvancingWallOfDoom: A small wall in a small hallway in stage 4.
* BeamSpam: The guy you fight ''before'' the stage 5 boss.
* BubbleGun: The castle bosses' weapons.

* ContinuingIsPainful: You won't see the secret level if you used a continue.
* CutSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knik6QqDJJ0 Strange Memories of Death]] is never played outside of the SoundTest.

* DamselInDistress: The owner of Gimmick.
* DeathTrap: Third level has several of them, ranging from ceiling traps to arrow traps.
* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: In the MinecartMadness section of stage 5, Gimmick is chased by an enemy on a unicycle. Not only you can knock out the enemy and ride the unicycle, you can also fire the unicycle's turret with the B button!
** In stage 2, it's possible to skip a large part of the level and fight the boss early. If you do this quick enough, you will find him... [[EasterEgg Sleeping, with an alarm clock mook by his side.]] In this state, the boss is a pushable object, so you can push him towards the edge of the arena and hit him with a star as he about to wake up, killing him instantly.
* DifficultyByRegion: In the European version, you start with more lives and get extra ones more often than in the Japanese version.
* EasterEgg: [[http://youtu.be/zEqc4kUlThU One oddly harmless enemy]] in stage 2 can be controlled by player 2. Sadly, you can't take him out of his room.

* ExcitedShowTitle: Gimmick! after all.

* GangplankGalleon: Stage 2.
* TheGoomba: Those black beady-eyed enemies.
* HealingPotion: Gimmick can carry pink potions that refill health, and twice per level he will encounter an orange potion that increases his maximum HP (initially 2) by one.
* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: In stages 1 and 5. More believable in stage 7.
* KaizoTrap: Once you defeat the Stage 2 boss, he throws his sword onto the ship where it gets stuck. You can still take damage from the sword.

* MinecartMadness: This is one section of stage 5.
* MiniBoss: In stages 2, 3, 4 and 6.

** It's even worse if you're going for the true ending. You not only have to get all six secret items and beat the hidden level, but you have to do all that without using a ''single'' continue.
* OneBulletAtATime: One of Gimmick's more annoying limitations.
* OneHitPolykill: Gimmick gets more points by hitting multiple enemies with one star.
* PlotCoupon: You'll never see those secret treasures in use. A FloatingContinent just appears out of nowhere.

* ShiftingSandLand: Stage 4, at least the first part before you enter the ruins area.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Stage 6, before the castle.

* SpikesOfDoom: Every stage except Stage 2 and the secret Stage 7.
* TheSpiny: Spiky enemies in the second level and cat-like enemies in the secret level.
* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: Springboards can be found in levels 5 and 6.
* StalactiteSpite: Those rocks in stage 3. Good lord.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Gimmick can drown in water that's barely twice as deep as he is high.

* UniqueEnemy: They show up at the start of levels 4, 5 and 6.
* WaddlingHead: Gimmick and most all of his enemies.

* SurpriseDifficulty: NintendoHard is in full force here even though this game aesthetically resembles a {{Franchise/Kirby}} knockoff.

* MinecartMadness: This is one section of stage 5.

* DamselInDsitress: The owner of Gimmick.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Needed for the [[MultipleEndings true ending]].

* CraniumRide: not only enemies and your bouncing star, but also... ''flying cannon balls''?

* DistressedDamsel: The owner of Gimmick.

Gimmick's main weapon is a bouncing star that he generates above his head. He can [[CraniumRide ride the star]] if he leaps on top of it. He can also carry in his inventory up to 3 of: {{Fireballs}} that can fly straight, bombs with a reasonable blast radius, and HealingPotion[==]s.

Although not directly linked to the similar VideoGame/{{Hebereke}} series, it tends to be linked with it in compilations.

* BeamSpam: the guy you fight ''before'' the stage 5 boss.
* BubbleGun: the castle bosses' weapons.

* ChainReactionDestruction: The third and fifth boss get destroyed in that manner.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: In the MinecartMadness section of stage 5, Gimmick is chased by an enemy in a unicycle. Not only you can knock out the enemy and ride the unicycle, you can also fire the unicycle's turret with the B button!

* EternalEngine: the gear-filled castle.

* EveryTenThousandPoints: points = lives.

* GangplankGalleon: stage 2.

* MinecartMadness: one section of stage 5.

* NintendoHard: and then some! Seriously, some parts of this game are ''ridiculous.''

* OneBulletAtATime: one of Gimmick's more annoying limitations.
* OneHitPolykill: He gets more points by hitting multiple enemies with one star.

* SequenceBreak: you can use the bouncing star to skip almost three-quarters of stage 2[[note]]However you'll miss one of the secret items[[/note]].
* SharkTunnel: One part of the first stage Thankfully there's no sharks.
* ShiftingSandLand: Stage 4, at least the first part before you enter the ruins area

* SpiderTank: the fifth main boss.

* ChainReactionDestruction: Third and fifth boss get destroyed in that manner.

* SequenceBreak: you can use the bouncing star to skip almost three-quarters of stage 2.
* SharkTunnel: stage 1.
* ShiftingSandLand: stage 4.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: stage 6, before the castle.

* SpiderTank: the level 5 boss.
* SpikesOfDoom: Every stage except stage 2 and the secret one.

''Gimmick!'' uses these tropes:

* TrueFinalBoss: A mysterious fellow with a cloak and a sword, whose first form is strikingly reminiscent of [[{{Castlevania}} Dracula]].

* DistressedDamsel: The owner or Gimmick.

''Mr. Gimmick'' (''Gimmick!'' in Japan) is a 1992 PlatformGame for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem by Creator/{{Sunsoft}}. In this game, a young girl receives a green WaddlingHead doll for her birthday. The other toys in her bedroom grow jealous of the new toy's popularity, and that night they [[LivingToy come to life]] and kidnap the girl, taking her through a portal to a FloatingIsland. The green doll ("Mr. Gimmick") leaps after her to save her.

''Gimmick!'' / ''Mr. Gimmick!'' is a {{NES}} game by Sunsoft, makers of ''VideoGame/{{Blaster Master}}''. In this game, a young girl receives a green WaddlingHead doll for her birthday. The other toys in her bedroom grow jealous of the new toy's popularity, and that night they [[LivingToy come to life]] and kidnap the girl, taking her through a portal to a FloatingIsland. The green doll ("Mr. Gimmick") leaps after her to save her.

* BreatherLevel: the secret stage.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Needed for the [[MultipleEndings true ending]].