Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive)

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For the 2013 remake, see Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013).

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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, PlayStation 3
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: The Walt Disney Company
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥4,8004,800 G-4042
Sega Mega Drive
US 		1015
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1015
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[5][6] 1015
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		043060
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4038JG
Sony PlayStation 3
US ▼

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, known as Castle of Illusion: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken or I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken (アイラブミッキーマウス ふしぎのお城大冒険) in Japan. is a platform game developed by Sega R&D 2 for the Sega Mega Drive. It was released alongside a slightly different Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear version around the same time.

Those who pre-ordered the 2013 remake on PlayStation 3 received a port of the original Mega Drive version by M2.[9]

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.

Gameplay

Castle of Illusion is a platforming game. Mickey can defeat enemies by jumping over (C) and pounding over them (C in mid air) or grabbing objects and throwing them at enemies (A/B). Mickey can also slide over slopes and attack enemies.

All levels are colorful and seems to be taken from fairy tales. Each level has a boss character requires players to defeat them to proceed.

At the beginning of the game players can choose to play "Practice" or full game. Practice mode, as the name implies, is mainly for beginners and doesn't last more than 15 minutes. It is only possible to finish the game and see the ending by playing the normal mode.

Levels

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 The Enchanted Forest
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 Toyland
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 The Storm
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 The Library
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 The Castle

History

Legacy

Castle of Illusion stands as one of the first licensed exclusives for a Sega system, and was promoted heavily to sell consoles before the release of Sonic the Hedgehog. Its subsequent success meant it became the first in a series of Disney licensed games developed exclusively for Sega consoles, being followed by a sequel, World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and two Master System/Game Gear spin-offs, Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

The game was bundled with Quackshot later in the Mega Drive's life in The Disney Collection, and also appeared with this game in the Sega Saturn compilation, Sega Ages I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken/I Love Donald Duck: Guruzia Ou no Hihou.

A remake of the game was released in 2013 developed by Sega Studios Australia called Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013). The original game was made available as a pre-order bonus on PlayStation Network in North America only.[9]

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
English (US) Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Japanese I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken (アイラブミッキーマウス ふしぎのお城大冒険)

Production credits

Digital manuals

  • Mega Drive Mini US manual

  • Mega Drive Mini EU manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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US print advert

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SE advert

page=46

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #112: "March 1991" (1991-02-16)

page=32

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #113: "April 1991" (1991-03-16)

page=50

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #114: "May 1991" (1991-04-14)
also published in:

page=2

Print advert in Sega Force (SE) #1992-01: "1/92" (1992-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 [11]
92 [12]
70 [13]
83 [14]
95 [15]
96 [16]
93 [17]
88 [18]
75 №114, [1]
70 №1990-22_23, p16
95 [19]
94 [20]
88 [21]
90
92 [22]
97 [23]
89 [24]
79 №12, p87
87 [25]
90 №1, p65
94 [26]
90 [27]
93 [28]
95 [29]
98 [30]
78 [31]
92 [32]
94 [33]
100 [34]
95 [35]
92 №15, p71
93 №18, p64
94 №17, p84
Sega Mega Drive
 90
Based on
33 reviews

Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, US
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, SE (rental)
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Mega Drive, FI
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Manual
Mega Drive, AU (Vertical manual)
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Mega Drive, AU (Horizontal manual)

Mega Drive, BR (cardboard)
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Mega Drive, CA
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Mega Drive, KR
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Mega Drive, US/CA (alt?)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 ba4e9fd0
MD5 24863151abd5baf28c9386d49ffe3c09
SHA-1 4ac3687634a5acc55ac7f156c6de9749158713e4
512kB 1990-10 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 ce8333c6
MD5 4995ed01f27b27b650a69390cee33a1b
SHA-1 0679162757f375751a677fd05195c9248abc84f0
512kB 1990-10 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. ↑ File:Castle of Illusion MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mean Machines, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-02-01), page 19
  5. ↑ Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 7
  6. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 19
  7. ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 8
  8. ↑ Supergame, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 20
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 http://blogs.sega.com/2013/08/16/castle-of-illusion-starring-mickey-mouse-gets-release-date-price-and-pre-order-special/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-08-21 08:48)
  10. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 2
  11. ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 34-37 (34)
  12. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 6/7 (8)
  13. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 25 (27)
  14. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
  15. ↑ Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 32-35 (32)
  16. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 84/85 (84)
  17. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Marzo 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 42/43 (42)
  18. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 70
  19. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 174/175 (150)
  20. ↑ The Games Machine, "Febbraio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 90
  21. ↑ GamePro, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66/67 (68)
  22. ↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 97
  23. ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1991" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 98/99 (98)
  24. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 78
  25. ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65
  26. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 22
  27. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 48
  28. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
  29. ↑ Mean Machines, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-02-01), page 16-19 (16)
  30. ↑ Player One, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 22/23 (22)
  31. ↑ Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 146
  32. ↑ Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 6/7 (6)
  33. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 18/19 (18)
  34. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  35. ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 18 (20)


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Disney games for Sega systems/Published by Sega
Sega Mega Drive
 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990) | Fantasia (1991) | Quackshot Starring Donald Duck (1991) | World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (1992) | Goofy's Hysterical History Tour (1993) | The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie (1994) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1994) | Mickey Mania (1994) | Donald in Maui Mallard (1995)
Sega Master System
 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990) | The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck (1991) | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1992) | Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (1993) | Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1997) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1998)
Sega Game Gear
 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1991) | The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck (1991) | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1993) | Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (1993) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1994) | Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1995)
Sega Pico
 Mickey no Yukai na Bouken (1993) | Donald no Obake Taiji (1993) | Mickey's Blast into the Past (1994) | Donald no TV Show (1995) | Mickey to Ooki na Furudokei (1996) | Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Stamp Rally (1996) | Tokyo Disneyland Toon Town Mickey no Boku wa Untenshu (1997) | Mickey to Utau Tori no Shima Minnie o Sagashite Waku Waku Daibouken! (1998) | Mickey no Boku wa Meitantei (2000) | Tokyo DisneySea Mickey to Asobou! (2002)
Sega Saturn
 Sega Ages I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken/I Love Donald Duck: Guruzia Ou no Hihou (1998)
Sega Dreamcast
 Disney's Donald Duck Quack Attack (2000)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Windows PC
 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013)
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