Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Saturn) Playthrough [English]
345A playthrough of Sega's Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse as it appeared in the 1998 Sega Saturn title, Sega Ages: I Love Mickey Mouse.
This version of the game was never released outside of Japan, so I am playing a copy that's been patched to English. If you'd like to check it out for yourself, you can find the patch at https://segaxtreme.net/resources/sega-ages-i-love-mickey-mouse-i-love-donald-duck-collection-english-patch.68/
This entry in the Sega Ages line-up features ports of two the first two games in the "I Love Mickey Mouse" Genesis/Mega Drive series: the classic Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (https://youtu.be/eueZcpay-lQ) and its direct sequel, QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (https://youtu.be/HQnNr1kkUqs).
Castle of Illusion was easily the best Mickey game yet when it showed up at the end of 1990. Mickey Mousecapade for the NES (https://youtu.be/L3HhDbAgpTY) was good, but this was some next-level stuff. It took full advantage of Sega's 16-bit hardware to deliver graphics closer to cartoon quality and more saccharine sweet than had been seen before in a console game, and the gameplay nailed the flow and feel of tried-and-true 80s hop-n-bop action.
The Saturn release didn't do anything to update the original, but the port is faithful to the point of being indistinguishable from the Genesis game. It runs smoothly, the controls are spot-on, and the FM music and sound effects are accurate - it's not at all wonky like Sega's later Genesis rereleases from the Dreamcast onward that relied on sub-par emulation.
But on any platform, as far as Mickey games go, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse sits right up there with Capcom's The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (https://youtu.be/jgSWfxLJpl0) at the top of the pile.
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