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Widget is a 1992 NES game from Atlus, a company known for a few quirky titles on the system. It came out late in the console's life, a time when developers were still finding new ways to use the hardware, often resulting in some strange and creative experiments.

You control a small, purple alien who can transform into different animals and objects to navigate levels and fight enemies. The main goal is to stop an evil corporation from polluting Earth. Your transformations are the core mechanic; you become a bird to fly, a mouse to crawl through tight spaces, or a bomb to blast through walls. The game is structured through side-scrolling platforming levels with some light puzzle solving, and the difficulty is fairly high, demanding precise jumps and quick thinking. It feels like solving a series of small, tactile problems with a very unusual set of tools.