<s>
In	O
order	O
for	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
to	O
rival	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
then-new	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
director	O
Tomomi	O
Sakai	O
required	O
a	O
large	O
staff	O
and	O
used	O
innovative	O
techniques	O
to	O
create	O
high-quality	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Distributors	O
were	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
16-bit	B-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
so	O
Sakai	O
found	O
difficulty	O
in	O
getting	O
the	O
game	O
localized	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
,	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
developed	O
by	O
exA-Arcadia	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
exA-Arcadia	O
arcade	O
system	O
in	O
late	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
early	O
2023	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
MicroVAX	B-Device
minicomputer	O
,	O
but	O
Sakai	O
claims	O
he	O
could	O
have	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
how	O
he	O
wanted	O
regardless	O
of	O
what	O
equipment	O
was	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
rival	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
staff	O
was	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
always	O
thought	O
about	O
developing	O
his	O
own	O
game	O
with	O
Yoshiaki	O
Iwata	O
and	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kagoya	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
designing	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
a	O
previous	O
Sunsoft	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
were	O
paid	O
very	O
little	O
for	O
their	O
involvement	O
in	O
making	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakai	O
and	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
two	O
having	O
similar	O
musical	O
interests	O
,	O
and	O
Kageyama	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
plug	O
his	O
Macintosh	B-Device
synthesizer	O
into	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
easy	O
for	O
Kageyama	O
to	O
share	O
with	O
Sakai	O
how	O
the	O
music	O
sounded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
Kageyama	O
had	O
already	O
felt	O
comfortable	O
with	O
the	O
musical	O
layout	O
and	O
controls	O
he	O
used	O
for	O
two	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
Out	O
Live	O
and	O
Benkei	O
Gaiden	O
,	O
Sakai	O
provided	O
him	O
with	O
extended	O
sound	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
jokingly	O
described	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
His	O
score	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
perfect	O
"	O
control	O
for	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
used	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
Sunsoft	O
's	O
FME-7	O
memory	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
controller	I-General_Concept
known	O
as	O
"	O
SUNSOFT	O
5B	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
functionality	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
stock	O
FME-7	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
Yamaha	B-Device
YM2149	I-Device
PSG	O
audio	O
chip	O
to	O
provide	O
three	O
additional	O
channels	O
for	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
suffered	O
this	O
same	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
European	O
cartridge	O
is	O
encoded	O
for	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
work	O
properly	O
on	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
NTSC	O
NES	O
due	O
to	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
identical	O
NTSC	O
prototype	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
leaked	O
online	O
which	O
functions	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Sunsoft	O
Memorial	O
Collection	O
:	O
Volume	O
6	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
collection	O
package	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
22	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
titled	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
titled	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
releasing	O
in	O
2022	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Sakai	O
blamed	O
this	O
lack	O
of	O
popularity	O
on	O
casual	O
players	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
transition	O
to	O
newer	O
16-bit	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
like	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
places	O
like	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Toy	O
Show	O
,	O
Sakai	O
recalled	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
hoping	O
a	O
dealer	O
would	O
see	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
from	O
Swedish	O
magazine	O
Nintendomagasinet	O
found	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
to	O
be	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Sunsoft	O
's	O
own	O
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
analysis	O
,	O
GameSpot'''s	O
Jonathan	O
Toyad	O
highlighted	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
