Mickey's Public Domain Adventure - A Castle of Illusion Retrospective [HGWI E5]

Join me as we celebrate the entering of Mickey Mouse’s Steamboat Willie, into the realms of public domain, by retrospectively looking back at one of his most influential video games, Castle of Illusion, Starring Mickey Mouse, for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis.

This was a game I played nonstop back in the 90’s so I’m looking forward to casting a critical eye, and putting it under the microscope. In this lengthy retrospective, I take a look at all the ports, including the excellent Master System and Game Gear versions, dive into the history of the game, take a look at the magazines of the time for context, break the game down - level by level, and then, of course, I Wrank it.

Originally published on 8th March 2004 on YouTube. To get this video within Rumbles requirements, the video has been resampled with Handbrake. I'm happy to support Rumble, but the best versions of my videos will always be on my Youtube channel in 4K due to there being next to no limits on quality.
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