#CASTLE OF ILLUSION WII U PLUS#

Though, I would have to say, I think we really achieved in making Mickey a truly compelling character for todayРІР‚в„ўs audience. Seriously, there was so many pillars we were trying to maintainРІР‚В¦ When designing the game, we drew upon everything: the original game, Disney theme parks, movies, cartoonsРІР‚В¦ We really wanted to emphasize the Disney magic, and make sure you felt that in this game. But we have presented the game in a modern engine, and we added new content, to make it even more challenging and dynamic, for the modern platformerРІР‚В¦ So we did a good job I think of identifying some of the core experiences from that classic, and translating it to a modernized version.Р”В«ut was there one utmost important defining aspect of Castle of Illusion, that one almost magical element that you all knew, more than anything else, had to be retained? The platforming is presented in a 2.5D format, so we didnРІР‚в„ўt stray too far from the original. And we built all the levels around that aspect. His physics still have the floaty jump, where you can back off from your jump. So we really wanted to give that same sense of vitality that was introduced back then. Most people think it was Sonic, but Mickey in Castle of Illusion pre-dated that by almost a year. Mickey, for example, in the original game, was the very first game character to have an idle animation. Every group involved-us, Sega, Sega of Japan, Disney of Japan, Disney of US-we combed over every detail, the memories, the feel of the game that we wanted to represent. There are some additional, smaller nuances as wellРІР‚В¦ we spent hundreds of hours when researching this game. We did experiment with that, but in the end, we felt it stay as close to the original core of the game as possible, the steep challenging aspects. Was there any temptation, perhaps from outside sources, to make it easier, like an easy mode? The guys who played this for months when they were kids, because mom and dad wouldnРІР‚в„ўt buy them a new game. That was our goal from the get-go, to target the retro gamer, our age group. ThatРІР‚в„ўs the thing that struck me the most itРІР‚в„ўs really hard, compared to most Disney games, which are clearly skewed to a younger audience, and are therefore a cakewalk in many instances. I think how we kept to the original core content of the game, one of which is its high degree of challenge, which I believe is the most compelling element. What do you think differentiates this from other Disney games on the market today? TheyРІР‚в„ўre also super happy with the final product, and believe itРІР‚в„ўs in line with the original vision. There were those in Disney who were aware of the gameРІР‚в„ўs pedigree. Not at all! They were happy to do the project and very support every step of the way. Was Disney surprised that you and your team chose to re-imagine Castle of Illusion? It certainly has its fans, even to this day, but it was hardly a billion copy seller either. IРІР‚в„ўd imagine that was pretty nerve-wracking. Actually, once the development team built the prototype, they actually flew out there personally to present it to her. We sent various deliverables to her, to get her feedback, to make sure she was happy with the direction we were going.

ThatРІР‚в„ўs what we targeted, and thatРІР‚в„ўs what we accomplished.Р”Вid Yamamoto give you her blessing or did she keep tabs on development?

#CASTLE OF ILLUSION WII U PLUS#

So she wanted us to re-imagine her original vision with modern technology, with high fidelity visuals and special effects, plus to innovate the gameplay and add dynamic challenges. She was very excited by the proposal, and ended up being involved in the vision of the new game. Disney was totally on board, so we then contacted the original creator, Emiko Yamamoto-san, who actually works for Disney of Japan now, as an executive producer. So we looked at our catalogue of games, and obviously the original Castle of Illusion is one of the best games from the Mega Drive and Genesis era, so we chose that. Initially, we were unsure what it would be-we just knew that we wanted to do a project together, to make a Disney game. Omar Woodley, Sega Studios Australia: We were actually talking to Disney, about two years ago, about doing a collaboration. So, how did all this this come about exactly? Siliconera caught up with the latter gameРІР‚в„ўs producer, Omar Woodley of Sega Studios Australia, on the show floor of E3 to ask how and why. And not long after came another bombshell from Sega-that they, too, were giving an old Disney classic the HD treatment with Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

Fans of old school Disney platformers were shocked to hear that Capcom was resurrecting the NES classic DuckTales for modern consoles a few months back.

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