Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear, known as Mickey Mouse no Castle Illusion (ミッキーマウスのキャッスルイリュージョン) in Japan, is a platform game released in 1990 featuring the mascot of Disney, Mickey Mouse. This is an 8-bit counterpart to the Sega Mega Drive game of the same name, which although shares the same story and basic design concepts, has differing levels and gameplay mechanics.
Story
Castle of Illusion follows Mickey Mouse as he attempts to defeat the witch Mizrabel who has kidnapped Minnie. As he approaches the entrance of Mizrabel's castle, a mysterious old man appears and offers him assistance. Mickey must defeat Mizrabel's henchmen in each level and obtain a crystal which, if all of them obtained, will open up the route to witch's throne room.
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Once upon a mouse...
Welcome to Vera City, where life is joyful, and everyone lives in peace.
All but one, that is. One who is jealous of Minnie's beauty and popularity—The witch Mizrabel...
...Who one day came on her broom and swept Minnie away. Mickey was taken by surprise. He did the only thing he could.
He chased after the witch Mizrabel all the way to the...
Castle of Illusion
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— Opening sequence
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Gameplay
In Castle of Illusion the player controls Mickey Mouse through six levels, known as the "worlds of illusion".
grabs and throw objects,
jumps. When Mickey is midair,
performs a bounce attack.
go through doors and climb ladders,
makes Mickey duck.
Three levels, containing a gem each, are available in the beginning and can be joined at any order: "The Enchanted Forest", "Toyland" and "The Dessert Factory". Once the first three levels are finished, another two are unlocked, with two gems each and no sequential restriction again: "The Library" and "The Clock Tower". After collecting all seven gems, the final level is unlocked: "The Castle".
Levels
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The Enchanted Forest
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A tree boss holds a red gem at end of this level.
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Toyland
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Beat the clown boss to get a orange gem .
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The Dessert Factory
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A giant chocolate bar boss has a yellow gem .
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The Library
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Go through the library and fight the book boss to get a light green gem and a dark green gem .
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The Clock Tower
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Fin a purple gem around this level and fight the clock boss for a blue gem .
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The Castle
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A path to the witch's castle appears after collecting the seven gems. Now, to rescue Minnie, you must fight a big scary dragon before facing the final boss: Mizrabel.
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Items
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Treasure Chest
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Holds other items and can be broken both by throwing or bounce attack.
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Gold Coin (large)
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Adds 2,000 points to your score.
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Gold Coin (small)
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Adds 500 points to your score.
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Cake (large)
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Fills two power stars.
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Cake (small)
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Fills one power star.
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Mouse Ears
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Gives an extra try. Reaching 10,000 points also gives you an extra try.
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Power Star
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Adds an extra star to you Power Gauge.
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History
Legacy
The 8-bit renditions of Castle of Illusion would be followed by two sequels, Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse. Mega Drive owners would see a sequel in World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
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English (US)
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
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Japanese
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Mickey Mouse no Castle Illusion (ミッキーマウスのキャッスルイリュージョン)
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Production credits
Master System version
Game Gear version
Magazine articles
- Main article: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (8-bit)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (8-bit)/Promotional material.
Physical scans
Master System version
Master System, US
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 Cover
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 Manual
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Master System, EU (6 languages)
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 Cover
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 Cart
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Master System, EU (8 languages)
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Master System, BX†
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 Cover
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Master System, PT
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 Cover
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Master System, AU (NIAL sticker)
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 Cover
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  Cart
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Master System, AU (Hotline/bonus stickers)
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 Cover
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  Cart
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Master System, AU (Blue cart)
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  Cart
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Master System, BR (cardboard)
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Master System, BR
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 Cover
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Master System, BR (newer)
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Master System, KR
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 Cover
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  Cart
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Game Gear version
Game Gear, JP
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 Cart
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Game Gear, US
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 Cart  Manual
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Game Gear, EU
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 Cart
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Game Gear, BR
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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CRC32
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953f42e1
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MD5
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e7e1ef0a9e20585e2266e8adbaf4b8c9
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SHA-1
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c200b5e585d59f8bfcbb40fd6d4314de8abcfae3
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256kB
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Cartridge (EU)
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CRC32
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b9db4282
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MD5
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e9b4b92bc29ca8fbe9978da6720bd1eb
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SHA-1
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c31d80429801e8c927cb0536d66a16d51788ff4f
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256kB
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Cartridge (US)
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-style="background: #DFEEF7;
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1990-05-25
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Page
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CRC32
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9942b69b
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MD5
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290056bcb4303d3c53ea7b6aa2a268a7
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SHA-1
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d2580137c641192d7faa98dbf8c715623e7d0bed
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256kB
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Cartridge (JP)
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?
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CRC32
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59840fd6
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MD5
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16b6ea96908c17d4389a5907710a0f4e
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SHA-1
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06bbeb784f913b37f58c2581c66d4ecb099deace
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256kB
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Cartridge (US/EU)
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References
- ↑ File:CastleofIllusion GG EU Box Back.jpg
- ↑ File:CastleofIllusion GG JP Box Front.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
- ↑ File:CastleofIllusion SMS EU Box 6.jpg
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 104
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mean Machines, "January 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 82
- ↑ Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 7
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 80
- ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 8
- ↑ Supergame, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 20
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 140
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 20
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 97
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 38
- ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 34-37 (34)
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 126 (128)
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 96/97 (96)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 84/85 (84)
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 145
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
- ↑ The Games Machine, "Aprile 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 77
- ↑ Game Power, "Dicembre 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 38/39 (40)
- ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1991" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 98/99 (98)
- ↑ Mean Machines, "January 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 80-82 (80)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135
- ↑ Player One, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 20/21 (20)
- ↑ Sega Power, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-07), page 28/29 (28)
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 58
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 18 (20)
- ↑ ACE, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-08), page 72
- ↑ Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 119
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 84 (112)
- ↑ Games-X, "24th May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-17), page 37
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 52 (44)
- ↑ Joystick, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 126
- ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 58/59 (58)
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61