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Not asking what makes it good, but why it was good.
Who in Sunsoft worked on this small late NES game that thought "let's give enemies and bosses legitimate AI" and "let's put a physics engine in this game?"

>> No.6313508

>>6313353
It was made by a talented and passionate auteur who unlike most weak-willed designers didn't compromise his vision for sales or to please inept retards who can't cope with physics and controls that require finesse. He also handpicked a talented composer to do the music. The guy who made Gimmick is a bit like Michel Ancel, except with taste and talent

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6313527

>>6313508
Tomomi Sakai
He also worked on Fester's Quest and Dragon Quest Builders 2

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>>6313527
There's also this

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I like it more than a ton of games from subsequent generations. Visuals, audio/music, game mechanics, the game have it all. Also pixel art at its best.

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6313757

>never forgive
>never forget

>> No.6314151

>>6313353
https://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/making-mr-gimmick/

>> No.6314450

>>6313757
there is more than 5 levels

>> No.6314471

https://exa.ac/en/games/gimmick-exact-mix/?v=0f177369a3b7
looks like it's getting a remake for arcades. Maybe its possible it could get a steam release or something? I'd love to mod the game and make my own levels.

>> No.6314473

>>6313353
I'm a big platformer fan, but I really couldn't get into this game. Cute characters, top notch pixel art, but ehh, wasn't very fun. I think people latched onto it because it was an above average NES platformer that didn't come from Nintendo.

>> No.6314480 [DELETED] 

>>6314473
>I think people latched onto it because it was an above average NES platformer that didn't come from Nintendo.
I think it's because it's one of the best sounding and best playing games action games in existence. But ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. But ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Ya know? But ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh

>> No.6314483

>>6314473
>I think people latched onto it because it was an above average NES platformer that didn't come from Nintendo.
I think it's because it's one of the best sounding and best playing action games in existence. But ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. But ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Ya know? But ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh

>> No.6314502

>>6314471
There is a level editor for the og game available on romhacking.net

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It's one of the few platforms that adds something to the genre thanks to that star ride mechanic. Try to find all the secrets and you'll get what I'm talking about.

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>>6314471

Nice, that's very faithful to the nes version.

https://youtu.be/cuxcBLAK4zU

>> No.6314912

>>6313353
It's fascinating how Sunsoft, one of the great NES developers, closed that era with an absolute bang, only to become an epitome of mediocrity in 16 bit era.

>> No.6315147

>>6314912
Sunsoft and the Famicom were a perfect match for each other

>> No.6316478

>>6313757
Second reviewer was pretty woke, though.