Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Looks Set For Wii U

hm, not that its exactly the same thing, but the recent mickey game for 3DS was very disappointing compared to the positive previews that abounded before it's release so i'm not sure what to think about this game.

Didn't Disney say they weren't interested in bringing the original retro versions of their games to systems and would rather have them remastered?

Well, that's some awesome news! What will 2013 come up with next!?

So this is one of the major projects that Sega has in the pipeline for Wii U!

I HOPE! I like this better than Duck tales.

I welcome any and all classics on the Wii U eShop!

I'm all for seeing Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse on the Wii U VC , but whatever happened to the GAME GEAR version for the 3DS VC ? It would be a bit better if we got both on their respective platforms when the time comes for this digital copy of the game to show up on the Wii U VC.

If this is true, then IT'S ABOUT TIME!

I'm totally buying this game!

Thats awesome! I got both Epic Mickey games last Christmas and like them better then most of the games I got then, I really don't get the dislike. Kind of sad about there not being a 3rd one since the ending set up somethings with the Petes.

I kind of prefer the 8-bit version, though. Not that I'd complain about getting a retro Disney game released.

I might have rented this, but I'm more familiar with Quackshot. I would buy VC releases of these games, though the multisystem thing rules out VC. I guess it would come down to price.

Ah, Mickey Mouse's first MegaDrive/Genesis game, Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse is a very fun game, and one of my top favorite Disney games starring Disney's mouse (alongside The Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie and Mickey & Donald: Magical Adventure 3) I like that new cover

if this is true I hope it does well..
Personally the sequel World of Illusion was one of my favorite games on the Mega Drive, it was one of the few me and my brother played through again and again and again together.

But both pale in comparison to Quackshot

I'd get it first day it's out.

Interesting... I've been hearing lots of stuff about Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse after that Power of Illusion fiasco. (awesome game but it was WAY too short). Now that this original game could get a repackaging on all consoles, Is it going to be an HD buffer or an original? Will the WiiU version be a Virtual console download or eshop download?

Day one virtual console game? Please yes!

This was superb when launched on the sega mega drive bought it on Japanese import for Christmas loved it:)

YES! Now we just need World of Illusion!

One of the Megadrive games I was jealous about when owning a SNES? Yes please!

Do want!

Instant buy from me if this happens :3

If it comes to the Wii U virtual console then I hope they put it on the Wii VC as well, since who knows if or when I'll ever get a Wii U. Not to mention that classic 2D games look and play a million times better on CRT SDTVs (like the one I have my Wii hooked up to) than they do on LCD HDTVs (which are pretty much required for using a Wii U).

this is the type of stuff I imagined on the vitrual console when it was first announced on the Wii, but I wouldn't complain if it was an HD remake either. If this is true I'm glad that Disney has finally started opening up its catalog of games....

Purexbox? Did not know you guys had an Xbox site. I need to check it out. Anyways, it would be nice to play this Mickey game again.

If it's the original I might download it! If it's a remake I might still download it depending on how it looks! The Ducktales remake looks great!

@accc Well ideally Nintendo wants to give you reasons to purchase a Wii U instead of sticking with a Wii forever. So I don't expect them to plan on supporting the Wii much longer. That's sort of how the industry works.

I remember when this was considered a triple A title, Will definately play it again.

Not sure if this really counts as "News" since it's still up in the air...

I have heard from quite a few people that this game is pretty good. I would certainly like to play it on Wii U if these rumors turn out to be true.

I would rather see Quackshots. I always thought that game was better than Castle of Illusion. Plus, I'm just not a fan of Mickey Mouse....

I only ever played the Master System version of this, which was a completely different game, despite having the same name (I only discovered in the last couple of years that this was even released on the Mega Drive!).

If it's as good as that was, then this is very good news!

Played the megadrive game and also had the master system version. Loved this game, the music was awesome.

Yes, yes, yes! Love this! still own the cart but would buy it for the save points.

I ownd this game for my Mega Drive. It is a nice jump and run, with charming graphics, not to easy, not to hard. Next to "Aladdin", "Quackshot" and "World of Illusion" fondly remembered for its quality and replay-value. A lot of licensed Disney games during the 8/16-bit era were really well crafted, compared to a lot of crap we get today.
I am looking forward to a re-release on virtual console and as a remake. As for "Ducktales", which i could never play. I think, one is never to old for a funny, entertaining jump'n'run 😄

Count me in!

I spent a long time thinking about this at the time. I remember reviews were great but I was put off by the Mickey Mouse IP. Now, though, I'd snap it up.

ACES! Was disappointed with its 3DS sequel. Made me pinef or this and hey presto. Good news.

This was a wonderful game back in the day with great graphics and sound, although it was a rather short lived experience. i would gladly d/l a copy if it came out on one of the VC services.
However, Sega have have gone very quiet in their support of the 3DS VC (outside of Japan) so i'm not getting my hopes up.
I wasn't very keen on the 3DS update, I played the demo and thought the platfroming was quite good, but the drawing mechanic and lengthy cut-scenes really killed the pacing of the game.

never played this. and i personally loved the power of illusions game. no problem with the drawing mechanic since that's part of an epic mickey game. going to have to find my game case so I can play some Power Of Illusions.

Literally screamed when I read this. If the Wii U version is scrapped for any reason I will sell the console, no joke

A true Megadrive classic that still sits near the top of my stack of 16-bit games, and yes, Quackshot is also excellent, so be good to see that one too... I don’t have a Wii U, so I'm hoping for a PSN version.

The only problem with Power of Illusion was having to do so much painting and thinning on the touch screen. Well, I say "only" - it stopped me from buying the game, but I'd give Castle of Illusion another whirl.

I know the Wii U needs games, but this one? ehh Monster Hunter 3 will be fine until the next round of Nintendo first party titles arrive.

Disney need to put these games on the VC!

Wii VC please!!

I'll have to keep an eye on this. Never played this, but I've played some other classic Disney 2D platformers (like Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow and Toy Story), and I've thoroughly enjoyed them.

This would be awesome on the 3DS.

All time favorite Genesis AND Mickey game!

I demand this come to my 3DS!!