While You Were Gone

Mr. Gimmick

Your must-watch video of the day.

I’m not particularly into computer games; but I found this series of videos about an obscure and insanely difficult NES platformer utterly compelling—I enjoyed it more than I’ve ever actually enjoyed playing such a game, that’s for sure.

The engaging annotations (which discuss the game’s design, technology, and cultural significance in depth) are what make the videos so great, so make sure you have them switched on (with the controls at the bottom right of the YouTube video enclosure).