![]() ![]() Mickey has a handful of ways to fight against the enemies, starting with crushing the opposition under his posterior. True or not, this game could’ve use a few more levels. Strangely, unlike the first three stages, the fourth and fifth levels actually reward two gems each, one somewhere in the middle, which makes me wonder if the developers had originally planned on creating two more levels. Doing this will allow Mickey to cross a slightly-too-wide gap where Minnie Mouse is being held by the witch Mizrabel. Many of the Genesis games that I previously wrote about also require only a handful of hours to complete, but they disguise this shortcoming through replayability and/or difficulty.Ĭastle of Illusion is a fairly standard 2D platformer starring, unsurprisingly, Mickey Mouse, who travels through five not-too-short and not-too-long levels before fighting a boss and, upon defeating the foe, collecting one of seven Chaos Emeralds Gems of the Rainbow. While Castle of Illusion is a strong platformer with beautiful graphics and fun mechanics, it’s a short game that’s only difficult in a few spots. Yet the game is often highlighted as one of the better Genesis exclusives, a sentiment that I mostly agree with. Pointless digs aside, Sega adding Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is an awesome addition to this compilation, especially because, as I later learned, there haven’t been many re-releases in the years since. ![]() And as we know, modern Sega has both time and money in excess. It’s difficult to say if Nintendo would bother, but given the half-assed job that Sony did with the PlayStation Classic, I can’t imagine they would. The only stumbling block to this is the time and money required to obtain the licenses to begin with. The hardware isn’t expected to stay on store shelves for years, unlike many high-profile games, so the limited time licensing agreements work with the limited time that you’ll find the Genesis Mini at Target. When you think about it, adding licensed games to a micro-console makes a fair amount of sense. ![]() And then we have licensed games centered around a familiar mouse. It’s neat being able to view spines for all game cases, while switching the games themselves to match the selected language (German swaps Contra: Hard Corps for Probotector, for instance) is a fantastic idea. So to recognize the effort of dispelling Mizrabel's illusions, Vorpal86's Castle Of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse (Genesis) maps will be known as 's Maps Of The Month for October 2020.In typical ’90s Sega fashion, the Sega Genesis Mini doesn’t simply compile a collection of games into an adorably downsized home console and call it a day, but makes a few unique additions that elevates it above the competition. This cartoon quest to collect colourful crystals isn't so challenging now that Vorpal86 has captured every pixel of every nook and cranny of this creepy castle. It's always nice to have a choice regarding how we want to view a game! There are also maps of the truncated stages of the "Practice" difficulty, including versions of the first area of The Enchanted Forest, the last area of Toyland (without being flipped upside-down), and the first area of The Storm (with about 2/5 of the end simplified). Vorpal86 has mapped the main areas of this game both with and without backgrounds. By defeating the Masters of Illusion within, and obtaining the Seven Gems of the Rainbow, Mickey will have a chance to defeat Mizrabel and save Minnie.Ĭastle Of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse is a Sega Genesis game that is considered a classic, featuring a miniature mammalian mascot that predates Sonic The Hedgehog by many months. Castle Of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouseįor this month's "Maps Of The Month" featurette, I wish to draw your attention to Vorpal86's Castle Of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse (Genesis) maps.Īn evil witch named Mizrabel wants to steal Minnie Mouse's youth! To rescue Minnie, Mickey Mouse enters the Castle of Illusion, where each door leads to another world.
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