The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES) Playthrough
419A playthrough of Capcom's 1992 license-based platformer for the Super Nintendo, The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse.
Played through on the normal difficulty level.
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse was the first SNES game to feature Disney's mascot, and just like Sega did for his Sega Genesis debut in Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, Capcom nailed it.
Mickey has starred in a lot of great video games over the years, but the ones from the 16-bit era are the ones that have stuck with me the most. When it came out at the end of 1992, Magical Quest looked and sounded fantastic, and it still does now. The animation is great - I love the details like the way he pulls the curtain over as he's changing his outfits, and the colorful scenery and parallax scrolling make every stage pop nicely. The music is super catchy, and it sounds a whole lot like Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts. That distinctive combination of high strings, trilling flutes, and tinny reverbed brass gives the soundtrack a showy bit of pseudo-orchestral flair, and you'll remember the tunes long after you've turned the game off.
The gameplay is simple, classic platformer fare. Mickey has six lengthy stages to survive if he's going to rescue Pluto, and each one sees him hopping on enemies' heads, throwing blocks, seeking out hidden power-up caches and storefront entrances, and best of all, playing magical dress-up.
When Mickey puts on his magician outfit, he can breathe underwater and blast enemies like he's Mega Man X, complete with Mega Buster. In his firefighter uniform his hose fire can shift and destroy blocks, douse flames, and make ice. And finally, when he dons his shamrock-green mountaineering lederhosen, Mickey becomes the Bionic Commando, firing a grappling hook to grab objects, launch himself across chasms, and stun enemies.
Noticing a pattern here? Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse is a giant melting pot of elements from classic Capcom games, and the entire package comes together beautifully. The gameplay is tight, it's as fun to play as it is good to look at, and the level of polish on display is top-tier Capcom stuff.
It doesn't put up a thumb-destroying challenge, but that's totally okay. It can still put a big smile on my face, and for me, that's more than enough cause to revisit this magical quest again and again.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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