YMMV / Gimmick! (1992)

• Awesome Music: Has its own page.
• Breather Level: The secret stage.
• Cult Classic: It's a hardcore platformer that was released at the end of the Famicom's life and never got published overseas, so most people either don't know the game or derisively compare it to Kirby — which it predates. Still, it is all-around competent and even people like Shigeru Miyamoto felt like it is worthy of praise.
  "And there I was, thinking I’d get a good response for making a next-gen game on the original Nintendo!"
• It's Hard, So It Sucks!: Back in the day the game got a poor score in the Famitsu magazine because of its difficulty.
• Older Than They Think: A Kirby knockoff? Nope. This game was released 2-3 months before Kirby's debut.
• Surprise Difficulty: Nintendo Hard is in full force here despite the cutesy aesthetic.
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Not a lot of people are happy with some changes made for the exAct☆Mix, such as the final boss being replaced by a completely different character.
• Vindicated by History: When the game was originally released, it got mixed or negative reviews due to its difficulty. Retrospective reviews were less harsh to it, however, and nowadays it's seen as a legitimately good game.

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