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Castle of Illusion
- $19.99
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Game only: the cartridge in a protective holder, no box or manual. For the specifics, look to the photos — they're of this exact cartridge. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.
Item Description
The witch Mizrabel has stolen Minnie away, and the only road to her runs through a castle where nothing is quite what it seems. That fairy-tale setup gave Sega one of the most charming platformers of the early 90s, and Castle of Illusion on the Game Gear is far more than a shrunken copy of the Genesis game. Developed by SEGA AM7, the 8-bit version shares the story and spirit of its big brother but builds its own stages, with its own layouts and surprises, so it plays as a game in its own right.
Mickey crosses six levels to collect the gems of the rainbow, from a magical forest to a toy land and a candy world, each with its own obstacles, enemies and boss waiting at the end. He can bounce on enemies, but the smarter move is often to pick up a rock or one of the blue balls in the toy level and throw it. That carrying mechanic is the clever heart of the game. Set an object down in the right spot and it becomes a step to a ledge you could not reach before, which turns plenty of rooms into small, satisfying puzzles. Some stages make you hunt for keys to open doors, and treasure chests can be jumped on or thrown to spill out extra lives, health or coins.
The presentation is what people remember. The worlds feel hand-built and colorful on the backlit screen, the music is bright and theatrical, and the whole production captures the warmth of a Disney feature better than most licensed games of its era managed.
Its success set up a run of Mickey adventures on Sega's 8-bit hardware, with Land of Illusion and later Legend of Illusion following in its footsteps, and the game was reimagined decades later in the 2013 remake. If you only know the Genesis classic or that modern version, the Game Gear original is a rewarding discovery: a distinct, beautifully made Castle of Illusion that fits in your pocket.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 1991
- Publisher
- Sega
- Developer
- SEGA AM7
- Genre
- Platformer
- Players
- Single player
About the game
To save his girlfriend Minnie from the wicked witch Mizrabel, Mickey must venture into the Castle of Illusion. Crossing six levels (including a magical forest, a toy land and a candy world), he must collect the gems of the rainbow in order to confront and defeat the witch. Each level features unique obstacles, enemies and a final boss. The enemies can be defeated by jumping on top of them. An alternative way is to pick up objects lying around (like rocks in the forest or blue balls in the toy level) and throwing them at the enemies. Mickey's ability to pick up things and carry them around also leads to some sort of puzzle-oriented gameplay. By placing objects in the right spot and jumping off of them, he can get to areas that are otherwise out of reach. In some levels, he also has to collect keys to open doors. A unique type of object is the treasure chest - by jumping on top of one or throwing it, Mickey gets access to its contents, which might include extra lives, a health power-up or coins to collect for points.
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