Plus they've changed the aerial butt-slam button so that you don't have to press jump twice anymore. Though I will mention that they added a timer for this version and I've no idea why. I don't have to compare the Game Gear version either, as I imagine it's exactly the same as the Master System game (except with a smaller screen). And there's treasure chests to find with cake in them! Mega Drive Mickey never gets treasure chests or cake.Ĭastle of Illusion on the Master System seems like an entirely different game featuring the same plot and level themes, but that works out for me because it means I don't have to keep comparing the two. Also Mickey doesn't collect apples in this version, though he can pick up a single boulder and then lob it, like in The Blues Brothers or Chip 'n Dale. The Master System game also starts off in a forest with Mickey lobbing stuff at belligerent flora, but it's put me on a very different level, with ladders all over the place, and caves. I'm going to stick to slamming down on enemies ass-first whenever possible and worry about the stain it leaves on his shorts later. though my supply is limited so I probably shouldn't. That's not my only offensive capability, as I can also throw apples like in Aladdin. I figured it out! To crush enemies I have to press jump twice (or pull down in the air)! Plus Mickey doesn't have an unhealthy radioactive glow on this version. It helps they didn't try to fade to black and white before putting the logo on top, screwing up all the shading in the process. I decided to show off the Master System version again here, because it actually looks nicer again despite the weaker hardware. the Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse! But Mickey decides that vigilante justice is what's required here, so he follows the witch all the way back to her lair. Oh sorry, I just remembered that it's land of peace and joy where literally only one person is a villain. But he soon finds that on the mean streets of Vera City people disappear all the time and they rarely ever get found. Mickey's girlfriend's been kidnapped from right in front of him so he does the only thing he can do: he goes to the police. Man Mizrabel did well reaching down to grab Minnie without falling right off that broomstick. It's less animated but it's a better angle. The game also made its way to the Master System and Game Gear, and to be honest I think this scene actually looks better on the 8-bit machines somehow. Suddenly the sky turns dark and a miserable witch called Mizrabel, literally the only person in the land who isn't joyful, turns up. I can't blame Mickey for that though (plus it was by an entirely different developer), so I'm going to give him another chance to win me over here. On the other hand, I did play another Mickey Mouse Mega Drive platformer for the site a few years back called Fantasia, which was. But as far as Disney logo symbols go, he’s second only to the Sleeping Beauty Castle!Ĭastle of Illusion is the first game in the Illusion series, which is pretty much four games and a remake, and I've never played any of them! Well okay, I've probably put a couple of them on for five minutes each, but I've got no nostalgia for them. I never watched his cartoons as a kid and I didn’t play his games, so he’s always been roughly on the level of Ronald McDonald in my mind. This week I’m playing Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, known in Japan as I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibōken. Sorry Keio Flying Squadron 2, your title screen may be pretty ugly, but you've been outdone by this indistinct grey mess. And the Super Adventures award for 'Ugliest Title Screen of 2019' goes to.
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