Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive)

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

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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega R&D2, M2 (PlayStation 3)
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, PlayStation 3
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1990-11-21 ¥4,800 G-4042 US 1990-12 $? 1015 CA 199x $? ? UK 1991-03 £39.99 1015 FR 1991-03 ?F 1015 DE 1991-03 DM ? 1015 ES 1991-03 ?Ptas 1015 AU 199x $? ? BR 1991-06 R$? 043060 US ▼ 2013-08-20 $?

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 AM7 for the Sega Mega Drive. It was released alongside a slightly different Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear version around the same time.

The game is notable for being the first game to feature a hub building (castle), predating Super Mario 64 (1996).

Those who Pre-Ordered the 2013 remake on PlayStation 3 received a port of the original Mega Drive version by M2.

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 () and pounding over them ( in mid air) or grabbing objects and throwing them at enemies (/). 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.

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.

Production credits

• Game Designer and Coordinator: Emirin
• Assistant Game Designer: Yoshio.Y
• Assistant Coordinator: Thomas Yuuda
• Artists: Maccochan, La‑Rie, Mikarin, Thomas Yuuda
• Programmers: Satman, Kottu, Muimui
• Sound Director: Bo
• Sound Composed by: Kamiya Studio
• Special Thanks to: Momonga Momo, Hyakushiki, Heven Kaneko, Tam, Jackson Yu, Wanta, Milpo, Hata, Shiri・P, XOR, Ryuuchan, Macchan, Jim, Hi Master
• Walt Disney Producer: Stephan L. Butler
• Main Programmer and Producer: Ore
• Produced by: Sega

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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PDF

Print advert in

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

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Print advert in

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

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PDF

Print advert in

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

• The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) (1991-05-xx)Media:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication Score Source Ação Games (BR) 92 №1, p34-37 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 92 №3/91, p6/7 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) 70 №1990-12, p25 Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP) 83 №, p83 Consoles + (FR) 95 №0, p32-35 Computer & Video Games (UK) 96 №111, p84/85 Computer + Video Giochi (IT) 93 №3, p42/43 Essential Sega Guide (UK) 88 №1, p70Media:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf Weekly Famitsu (JP) 75 №114, [1] Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) 70 №1990-22_23, p16 Hobby Consolas (ES) 95 №8, p174/175 The Games Machine (IT) 94 №28, p90 GamePro (US) 88 №19, p66/67 Game Informer (US) 90 Génération 4 (FR) 92 №30, p97 Joystick (FR) 97 №12, p98/99 Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 89 №2, p78 Mega (UK) 79 №12, p87 Mega (UK) 87 №20, p65 Mega Action (UK) 90 №1, p65 MegaTech (UK) 94 №1, p22 MegaTech (UK) 90 №1, p48 MegaTech (UK) 93 №1, p79 Mean Machines (UK) 95 №5, p16-19 Player One (FR) 98 №8, p22/23 Power Play (DE) 78 №2/91, p146 Raze (UK) 92 №5, p6/7 Sega Power (UK) 94 №18, p18/19 Sega Power (UK) 100 №23, p54 Sega Power (UK) 100 №46, p96 Sega Pro (UK) 95 №2, p18 Sega Pro (UK) 92 №15, p71 Sega Pro (UK) 93 №18, p64 Zero (UK) 94 №17, p84

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Technical information

ROM dump status

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