Fantasia

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Fantasia

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Infogrames

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-11-22	¥4,8004,800	G-4061
US	1991-08^[1]^[2]		1021
EU	1991-08		1021
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	1991

Fantasia, called Fantasia: Mickey Mouse Magic (ファンタジアミッキーマウス・マジック) in Japan, is a 1991 game by Infogrames for the Sega Mega Drive made as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Disney's 1940 film Fantasia.

Gameplay

The game is a typical platformer where you play as Mickey Mouse the Apprentice Sorcerer as he tries to recover his master's stolen music notes. jumps. To successfully stomp on enemy player must hold while in air. Mickey also attacks by performing spells. You can cast spells so long as you have enough magic hats — the number of magic hats is shown at the bottom left corner of the screen. casts a little spell (costs one magic hat) and casts a big spell (costs three). Collecting flying books recovers magic.

Game allows to change controls, swapping actions that are performed on , and buttons around.

History

Development

Fantasia was rushed for release and poorly received at launch. Former Head of Product Development at Sega of America, Ken Balthaser has said on record that he regrets releasing it in its current "unplayable" state.

Magazine articles

Main article: Fantasia/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US print advert

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #118: "September 1991" (1991-08-15)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[11]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

50

^[12]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

71

^[14]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

81

^[15]

Cool Gamer (RU)

40

^[16]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

53

^[4]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[17]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

50

^[18]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)

50

^[19]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

61

^[20]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[21]

FX (UK)

55

^[22]

Game Power (IT)

85

^[23]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[5]

Games-X (UK)

60

^[24]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[25]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

94

^[6]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

76

^[7]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

85

^[26]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

46

^[27]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[28]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

11

^[29]

Mega Action (UK)

80

^[30]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

90

^[31]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

45

^[32]

MegaTech (UK)

49

^[8]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

82

^[33]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

61

^[9]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

49

^[34]

Player One (FR)

79

^[10]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

50

^[35]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[36]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[37]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

42

^[38]

Tilt (FR)

75

^[39]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

65

^[40]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[41]

Video Games (DE)

62

^[42]

	64
Based on 39 reviews

Fantasia

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Mega Drive, FR

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	fc43df2d
MD5	b0ecd4849a231fe70fe87532ff19913f
SHA-1	e3ba172d93505f8e0c1763b600f68af11b68f261

512kB

1991-06

Cartridge (US/JP)

v01

✔

CRC32	34e04627
MD5	69f12c5d7b00175c258d56a09144a162
SHA-1	e1d84357eb8dfb972f22e80b8d26a0b66167f69e

512kB

1991-04

Cartridge (US)

v00

✔

CRC32	d351b242
MD5	69c60599bcff0eb53a49dbaf09dbfc02
SHA-1	ce0f0813878700e78b3819ff0db49bd297add09e

512kB

1991-04

Cartridge (EU)

References

↑ File:EGM US 024.pdf, page 106
↑ File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 38
↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 84
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:CVG UK 119.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 119.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:GamePro US 025.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 025.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 003.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 003.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:Joypad FR 001.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 001.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachines UK 12.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 12.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 146
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 39
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 94
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 82
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 313
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 154
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 44
↑ Famitsu, "1991-12-13" (JP; 1991-11-29), page 37
↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Game Power, "Gennaio 1992" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Games-X, "22nd-28th August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-22), page 38
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 88
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 182
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89
↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 82
↑ Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 65
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 78
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 24
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 40
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 70
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 38
↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 92

Disney games for Sega systems/Published by Sega
	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990) \| 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) \| The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (unreleased) \| Mickey Mania 2 (unreleased) \| Mickey Mouse: Private Eye (unreleased)
	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)
	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)
	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) \| Fishing Pico: Donald no Adventure Fishing (2000) \| Tokyo DisneySea Mickey to Asobou! (2002)
	Sega Ages I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken/I Love Donald Duck: Guruzia Ou no Hihou (1998) \| Maui Mallard and the Lost City Of Dread (unreleased)
	Disney's Donald Duck Quack Attack (2000)
	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013)

[:File:EGM_US_024.pdf_p106-1] File:EGM US 024.pdf, page 106

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p38-2] File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 38

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p84-3] File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 84

[:File:CVG_UK_119.pdf_p28-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:CVG UK 119.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 119.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content

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[11] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-11.pdf_p146-12] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 146

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-12.pdf_p39-13] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 39

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p94-14] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 94

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p129-15] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129

[16] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 82

[:File:EGM_US_025.pdf_p22-17] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22

[18] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 313

[19] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 154

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p44-20] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 44

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0156.pdf_p37-21] Famitsu, "1991-12-13" (JP; 1991-11-29), page 37

[fx1991-11-01-22] FX (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamePower_IT_02.pdf_p46-23] Game Power, "Gennaio 1992" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:GamesX_UK_18.pdf_p38-24] Games-X, "22nd-28th August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-22), page 38

[25] Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 88

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p182-26] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 182

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-27] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-02.pdf_p89-28] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89

[:File:Mega_UK_20.pdf_p65-29] Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-30] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MegaForce_FR_02.pdf_p82-31] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 82

[:File:MegaPlay_US_05.pdf_p65-32] Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 65

[:File:Micromania2_ES_043.pdf_p78-33] Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 78

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-34] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-35] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPower_UK_24.pdf_p24-36] Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 24

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-37] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-38] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Tilt_FR_097.pdf_p40-39] Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 40

[40] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 70

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_32.pdf_p38-41] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-03.pdf_p92-42] Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 92

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Disney games for Sega systems/Published by Sega
	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990) \| 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) \| The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (unreleased) \| Mickey Mania 2 (unreleased) \| Mickey Mouse: Private Eye (unreleased)
	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)
	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)
	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) \| Fishing Pico: Donald no Adventure Fishing (2000) \| Tokyo DisneySea Mickey to Asobou! (2002)
	Sega Ages I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken/I Love Donald Duck: Guruzia Ou no Hihou (1998) \| Maui Mallard and the Lost City Of Dread (unreleased)
	Disney's Donald Duck Quack Attack (2000)
	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013)

Fantasia

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References