Topic: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD

[Abnormal Freak]

So a DuckTales remake is announced and all of Internetland goes bonkers; a similar remake for Castle of Illusion with the involvement of the original game's director and music by Grant Kirkhope is announced, and nobody says a peep. I just found out about it.

http://kotaku.com/beloved-mickey-mouse-game-castle-of-illusion-getting-ps-472986770

(Granted, DuckTales is one of the finest games ever made so the reaction is warranted, but it feels like this one was swept under the rug.)

I only just started playing the Genesis game a few months ago (though I remember playing it as a kid at daycare) and it's pretty fun. Definitely intrigued by a remake where there's a lot of potential to improve upon the formula.

[crisis]

I've dreamt about this, and now it is reality. I'm beginning to think I have some sort of superpowers.

[VladCT]

I've dreamt about this, and now it is reality. I'm beginning to think I have some sort of superpowers.

Quick, dream of Capcom finally getting enough sense back to uncancel Megaman Legends 3!

[PFG9000]

Interesting.  I love the art design of the original, especially in the forest area.  I've never gotten terribly far in it though.  I don't think I've made it past the toy area.  Hopefully this remake will remain faithful in the gameplay department.

[Abnormal Freak]

I'm hoping Mickey still has his "springy" walk.

Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion aped the gameplay basics pretty well, so I'd imagine somebody at Disney wants those controls to remain.

[Phoenix7786]

Is CoI the one with Mickey and Donald as magicians whooping ass with magical capes?

[Abnormal Freak]

I believe that's one of the sequels. Castle of Illusion just has Mickey.

Eventually I wanna play though all the Illusion and Magical Quest games. I certainly would have enjoyed those more as a kid than Mickey Mousecapade...

[DragonSlayr81]

Is CoI the one with Mickey and Donald as magicians whooping ass with magical capes?

Castle of Illusion is the first of the Illusion series, I believe. It's just the basic "save Minnie" game featuring Mickey as the main hero and some evil witch named Mizrabel as the villain. It's considered to be a classic on the Genesis and many have fond memories of it(inlcuding myself):

Mega Drive Longplay [047] Castle of Illusion

[Dark Nemesis]

I really love that game and i hope for more than just graphics update.

[A-Yty]

Mouse HD
House MD

omg

I played World of Illusion at a childhood friend who had a MegaDrive. I've been meaning to play the Master System version of Castle of Illusion. I didn't know there were even more "Illusion" games.

[shelverton.]

One of my favorite platformers of all time and the reason I got a Mega Drive in early 1991. It was the first time I was completely blown away by graphics in a video game. I had never quite seen anything like it. Heck, the game still looks pretty good. I'll be keeping an eye on this remake. I was pretty disappointed with Power of Illusion though. Dunno. It just felt slightly... boring.

[Lelygax]

Now Im waiting for Magical Quest 1 and 3. I loved to use Donald with a magical lamp, I used it to carry my friend, since a magical hand comes out from it. Sometimes I even dropped him in pits lol

[Bloodreign]

Heard about it a couple weeks ago, saw the trailer for it, brushed it aside and played my copy of CoI on my Genesis instead.

Still no video of the gameplay though, so we'll have to wait and see, but I don't really care for HD remakes.

[Pfil]

One of my favourite games when it comes to not Castlevania, 2D retro games.
I'm glad to know this! 

[Abnormal Freak]

SO WHO'S GETTING IT TOMORROW