Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
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System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega CS3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: The Walt Disney Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[2][3][4][5][6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, known in Japan as Mickey Mouse no Mahou no Crystal (ミッキーマウスの魔法のクリスタル), is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear platform game featuring Disney's Mickey Mouse. It is a sequel to the 8-bit version of Castle of Illusion, and can be seen as the 8-bit counterpart of World of Illusion. During development it was known as Mickey Mouse II.
Land of Illusion was followed by Legend of Illusion.
Contents
Story
Mickey falls asleep with a book of fairy tales in his lap, later he wakes up in a strange village. A girl (resembling Daisy Duck) comes up to him asking him for help. She says the village's magic crystal has been stolen by an evil Phantom. As a result, the beautiful happiness in her village has been replaced with sadness. Deciding to help the villagers, Mickey sets out to the North Mountains, to find the Princess who knows how to reach the Phantom's Castle in the Clouds.
Gameplay
Land of Illusion is platform game and plays similarly to its predecessor. Mickey moves with and . He ducks with and jumps with . While in the air, Mickey can perform a bounce attack by pressing in the Master System version and in the Game Gear version, allowing him to defeat foes that he lands on. Some areas of the game can only be accessed by bouncing off enemies. Mickey can grab an item (such as a stone block) by holding the D-Pad in the direction of the item while standing next to it and pick up the item by pressing . The item can be thrown with + or +; he sets the item down next to him with . Items can be thrown at enemies to defeat them. Some items are treasure chests that contain power-ups, some can be stacked to reach higher places, and others have purposes specific to the level in which they are found. Mickey can swim underwater with . He has a limited air supply while underwater and must resurface periodically to breathe. Mickey can enter doorways or climb ladders and vines with ; he can descend ladders and vines with .
Throughout the game, the player acquires items that imbue Mickey with new abilities, such as a rope for climbing up walls or a shrinking potion that can make Mickey shrink in size. The player can then return to previous levels and utilize these items to gain access to previously inaccessible areas.
Mickey begins the game with two points on his Power Gauge, indicating how many hits he can take by enemies. Stars can be collected throughout the game that increase the Power Gauge and give Mickey more health, up to a maximum of 5. There is one star on every level making 14 in total. Each star collected after collecting 5 gives an extra try. Many of them are in inaccessible areas that require using the special items collected throughout the game. Upon completion of the game, the number of stars that the player has collected is tallied. Collecting all 14 stars gives a special score bonus.
Blocks
Treasure Chest | |
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Holds other items. Can be broken by throwing or by using the bounce attack. | |
Brick | |
Can be thrown at enemies, but crumbles after hitting something. | |
Mickey Block | |
Can be thrown at enemies or used as a step to reach high places. Can also be placed on buttons to hold them down. Not broken when thrown but can be broken with Mickey's bounce attack. | |
Barrel | |
Similar to Mickey Blocks but indestructible. | |
Key | |
Can be thrown at keyholes to open locked passages. | |
Special Key | |
Reveals the door to the end of the level. | |
Lamp | |
Lights up dark places when held. Can also be thrown at enemies or used as a step. | |
Spring | |
Bounce on a spring to reach higher places. Can be carried and moved around. | |
Switch | |
Turn on by grabbing or turn off by jumping on top. |
Items
Piece of Cake | |
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Replenishes one point of Mickey's Power Gauge. Awards 50 points if the player is at full health. | |
Cake | |
Replenishes two points of Mickey's Power Gauge. Awards 100 points if the player is at full health. | |
Small Coin | |
Awards the player 50 points. | |
Large Coin | |
Awards the player 200 points. | |
Mouse Ears | |
Gives the player an extra try. | |
Star | |
Gives Mickey another point on his Power Gauge, up to a maximum of 5. Also replenishes his health to full. Awards the player with an extra try if Mickey already has 5 points on his Power Gauge. There is one star hidden in every level. This is the only item not found in a Treasure Chest. |
Other
Button | |
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Performs different functions depending on the level. Activate by standing on it with Mickey or by placing an item on top of it. | |
Place Marker | |
Checkpoint where Mickey revives if he loses a try. |
Levels
Forest | |
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Map: 1️⃣ | |
Lake | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
Blacksmith's Castle | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
After defeating the dragon, the Blacksmith (Horace Horsecollar) presents Mickey with the magic flute. This allows Mickey to exit stages that he is replaying, making it easier to backtrack to previous stages and collect Power Stars. The water in the Lake has risen, allowing it to be replayed to find an alternate exit to the Castle Ruins. | |
Castle Ruins | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
The ghost drops the shrinking potion when it is defeated. This gives Mickey the ability to shrink in size by pressing +, which is necessary to fit through some of the passages in the game. | |
Tiny Cavern | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
Flower Field | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
Toy Workshop | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
After defeating the court cards, the Toymaker (Goofy) clears away the rocks blocking the Palace Ruins. | |
Palace Ruins | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
After defeating the boulder, it leaves behind the rope. Now Mickey can climb walls by walking up to them and pressing , allowing him to reach areas that were previously too high for him to jump. | |
Craggy Cliff | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
Desert | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
After defeating the serpent, it leaves behind the cloud shoes. These let Mickey walk on platforms of clouds. | |
Good Princess's Castle | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
After completing this stage, the Princess (Minnie Mouse) gives Mickey the magic beans. | |
Sand Castle | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
The King (Donald Duck) gives Mickey a boat to reach the Island. | |
Island | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
Phantom's Castle | |
Map: 1️⃣ | |
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse |
English (US) | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse |
Japanese | ミッキーマウスの魔法のクリスタル | Mickey Mouse no Mahou no Crystal |
Production credits
Master System version
- Main Programer: Taku Shoji
- Object Programer: Junjy Siva
- Message Screen Programer: Y.Hirai
- Artist: Choko Kawaguchi
- Background Artist: Gen Adachi, Choko Kawaguchi, Ihsakat Emuk
- Sound Programer: T.Sawada
- Sound Composers: T.Sawada, P.Chung, Ippo
- Game Designers: Yoshio Yoshida, Go Sugai
- Director: Yoshio Yoshida
- Walt Disney Producer: Patrick Gilmore
- Special Thanks to: LLG, M.Waka, Yuichim, Raizou, F.Mike, Rei, Bert, Michael Spahn, Raihi, Nice Gaisu---, Yosira Sama
- ©1992 Disney
- ©1992 Sega
Game Gear version
- Main Programmer: Taku Shoji
- Object Programmer: Junjy Siva
- Message Screen Programmer: Y.Hirai
- Artist: Choko Kawaguchi
- Background Artists: Gen Adachi, Choko Kawaguchi, Ihsakat Emuk
- Sound Programmer: T.Sawada
- Sound Composers: T.Sawada, P.Chung, Ippo
- Game Designers: Gaisu, Yoshio Yoshida
- Producer: Yoshio Yoshida
- Walt Disney Producer: Patrick Gilmore
- Special Thanks to: Emirin, Totoyo, LLG, M.Waka, Yuichim, Raizou, F.Mike, Rei, Bert, Michael Spahn, Cindy
Magazine articles
- Main article: Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Master System version
Game Gear version
Physical scans
Master System version
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Based on 25 reviews |
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Game Gear version
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85 | |
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Based on 27 reviews |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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512kB | Cartridge (EU) | |||||||||||
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512kB | Cartridge (US/EU) |
References
- ↑ Known CS3 (Late 1992/early 1993) staffer Takashi Shoji
- ↑ File:LandofIllusion GG EU Box Back.jpg
- ↑ File:LandofIllusion GG JP Box Front.jpg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
- ↑ File:LandofIllusion SMS EU Box.jpg
- ↑ File:LandofIllusion SMS KR Box.jpg
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 ', "" (; ), page 18
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 81
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 29
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 50
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 109
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 138
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 20
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 75
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 24
- ↑ File:Land of Illusion SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Land of Illusion GG credits.pdf
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 55
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 110
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 146
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 73
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 81
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 19
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 38
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 153
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 244
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 44
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 78
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 46
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 52
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 68
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 1
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 32
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 50
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 24
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 30
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 21
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 11
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 8
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 106
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 23
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 167
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 168
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 47
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 138
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 33
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 100
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 108
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 89
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 60
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 40
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 82
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 86
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 62
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 56
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 36
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 75
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 88
- ↑ ', "April 1993" (; 1993-03-08), page 41
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