Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse

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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is a 1990 platform game developed and published by Sega and released for the Sega Genesis. An 8-bit version of the game was later released for the Master System and Game Gear. The game follows Mickey Mouse on a quest to save Minnie Mouse from the evil witch Mizrabel. It is the first game in Sega's Illusion video game series starring Mickey.

Castle of Illusion was very well received by critics, especially the original 16-bit version. It was re-released in 1998 in Japan as part of Sega Ages: Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck for the Sega Saturn, which features both Castle of Illusion and QuackShot. A remake of the game by Sega Studios Australia was released for PlayStation Network, Windows, and Xbox Live Arcade in September 2013. The game was also included on the Sega Genesis Mini in 2019.

From Wikipedia's article Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Keyboard controls

GenesisPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
AZN
BXM
CC,
XAY
YSU
ZDO
ModeShiftB
StartEnterSpace

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

X, Y and Z are for six-button games such as Street Fighter II.

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Emulator help & troubleshooting

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Keyboard controls

GenesisPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
AZN
BXM
CC,
XAY
YSU
ZDO
ModeShiftB
StartEnterSpace

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

X, Y and Z are for six-button games such as Street Fighter II.

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Emulator help & troubleshooting

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Pixel Verdict

Castle of Illusion starring Mickey MouseGenesis

5.0 Outstanding!

Critics 91 · 11 reviews

What the reviews talk about

Key wordsenjoyablechallengingaddictiveexcellent

What the critics said

  • Mega Action gave a review score of 90% and described the game as "a classic game with a massive playing area".

    — Mega

  • According to GameSpot in 2010, "it wasn't just the levels that made this game so good. The music, the controls, and Mickey's superb animation all contributed to one of the very best Disney games that would heavily influence those to follow".

    — GameSpot, 2010

  • ACE called the Game Gear version "basically an unadulterated Mario clone—and not a bad one at that", giving it a score of eight out of ten.

    — ACE, 1990· about another version

From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.

Scores

  • Computer and Video Games 1990 93%
  • Electronic Gaming Monthly 1990 9/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10; 7/10, 8/10, 8/10, 8/10 (GG)
  • Famitsu 1990 6/10, 8/10, 9/10, 7/10; 5/10, 6/10, 7/10, 5/10 (Game Gear)
  • GamePro 1990 22/25
  • Raze 1990 92%
  • Arcade County 2016 90%
  • Mean Machines 1990 95%; 93% (Master System)
  • MegaTech 93%
  • Sega Power 1990 94%; 96% (Master System)
  • Console XS 1990 96%; 94% (Master System) ; 95% (Game Gear)
  • Mega Action 1990 90%
  • ACE 1990 810/1000 (Game Gear) (other versions)

From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' archived average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.

Players' rating: 69/100 · 309 votes

Full reviews

Face key

  1. 1.00+
  2. 1.540+
  3. 2.050+
  4. 2.560+
  5. 3.068+
  6. 3.575+
  7. 4.080+
  8. 4.585+
  9. 5.090+

5.0 Outstanding! · 4.0 Great job! · 3.0 Good job · 2.0 Could be better · 1.0 Wake me up when it's over · A thumbs-up adds half a point. Our own drawings, in the spirit of the faces GamePro magazine used in the '90s.

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