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Castle
of Illusion / Fushigi no Oshiro Daibōken
キャッスル・イリュージョン ／ ふしぎのお城大冒険
21 Nov 1990 |
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Back
in the Mega Drive's early days, there really wasn't
much going on in the platform stakes. Alex
Kidd Tenkū Majō (1989) had been and gone, and aside from an excellent port of Capcom's Daimakaimura
(Aug 1989) there wasn't much to choose from until
the arrival of Sonic
(1991).
Well, not much except for 'Mystery Castle
Great Adventure' - a smooth, stylish, and immediately accessible action
platform game featuring Mickey Mouse. It's all here: the characters, backdrops and
set-pieces are meticulous and colourful, each level
is beautifully staged, and the musical score is enchanting and memorable.
The game sees Mickey work his way through a mysterious mansion full of different
rooms, jumping on enemies to defeat them. 6 bizarre
dimensions await: haunted forests, toy rooms gone mad,
giant cups of coffee...
The layout may seem a little basic and slow-paced
at times, but cranked up in 'Hard' mode it's a good challenge: you start off with only 2 units of energy,
and power-ups are scarce.
Castle of Illusion remains surprisingly
fun considering its age. It has a distinct simplicity
and 'artisan' feel that
allows it to keep a very immediate appeal; more
so than its two follow-ups QuackShot
(1991) and World of Illusion (1992).
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I
Love Mickey Mouse Fushigi no Oshiro
Daibōken
アイラブミッキーマウス
ふしぎのお城大冒険
MEGA DRIVE |
DETAILS
| Format |
Mega
Drive |
| Released |
21
Nov 1990 |
| Publisher |
Sega |
| Product
ID |
G-4042 |
| Size
(cm) |
17.8
x 12.8 x 2.5 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.18 |
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Beautiful little platformer
full of flair and charm, with
excellent replay value and
a catchy soundtrack.
Great fun even if you don't
love Mickey Mouse.
Standard MD packaging, 4Mbit
cartridge, colour manual. |
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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
GAME GEAR |
DETAILS
| Format |
Game
Gear |
| Released |
23
Mar 1991 |
| Publisher |
Sega |
| Product
ID |
G-3301 |
| Size
(cm) |
11
x 9.5 x 2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.08 |
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Downsized Game Gear version with simplified
visuals and stages, but still plenty to offer.
One of the earliest platform games
for the Game Gear, and one of the best.
Standard GG cardboard packaging,
2Mbit cartridge, colour booklet. |
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I
Love Mickey Mouse Fushigi no Oshiro
Daibōken
I Love Donald Duck Georgia Oh no
Hihō
アイラブミッキーマウス ふしぎのお城大冒険
アイラブドナルドダック グルジア王の秘宝 |
DETAILS
| Format |
Sega
Saturn |
| Released |
15
Oct 1998 |
| Publisher |
Sega |
| Product
ID |
GS-9179 |
| Size
(cm) |
14.2
x 12.4 x 1 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.10 |
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Special
re-issue of Sega's first two
Disney platformers for the
MD:
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Castle of Illusion (1990)
- QuackShot
(1991)
Marks the 13th and final release
of the Sega Saturn Sega
Ages series.
CD case, Sega Saturn CD-ROM
disc, colour booklet, spine
card. |
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'Castle
of Illusion', 'Mega Drive', 'Game Gear', 'Sega Saturn' and 'Sega'
are registered trademarks of Sega Corporation
Castle of Illusion / Fushigi no Oshiro Daibōken TM & ©
1990 Sega All Rights Reserved
Mickey Mouse © The Walt Disney Company All Rights Reserved
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