Xeogred wrote:The Castle of Illusion series looks to be quite confusing. I think I grew up only playing Disney's Magical Quest on the SNES, but I'm not sure. And apparently it has a sequel, and the Illusion series has several... anyone really into these or want to give me a break down on them?
I wonder how the NES Tiny Toon Adventures games hold up. I have very fond memories of one of them and remember how they had a similar HUD (not that we called it that back then haha) compared to Super Mario Bros 3.
I think I played a lot of QuackShot too... except wait, this is only on the Genesis? I thought there was something like it on the NES.
The new release of The Disney Afternoon Collection looks pretty cool. Not sure if I played some of these or not growing up, but it's pretty rad seeing how thick Mega Man's DNA is in them looking back, even sharing some of the composers I think. Probably the same engine on a few games.
Overall it's safe to say... the legacy of NES/SNES/Genesis Disney games confuses me greatly. But I'm getting a weird itch to go back to some of them and try and figure out what the good ones were. I still haven't played the Genesis Aladdin either, but I loved the SNES game.
So I keep bugging you guys with lists lately, but some of you are really good at cooking them up for me haha. What are some of the best licensed/Disney games of the 8/16-bit eras? There's a lot I've probably played but there's definitely a stronger case here with games I probably haven't touched in two decades or so. The Lion King is probably one I'm better off not touching again. That was one I owned and I could beat it a lot, but it was freaking weird and so finicky with the controls and some weird make or break moments. This one is best left in the past.
Hello, I am back to talk awesome games (again)!
Let's start with the Illusion series. There are 6 of them, and I can confirm the first 5 are awesome (I haven't played the 6th, and as it was a download only PSN and XBLA title which is no longer available, I probably won't any time soon either).
Castle of Illusion for the Mega Drive is the best known, and it's super fun, and you should play it if you haven't. Just don't forget to play all of these ones too!
Castle of Illusion (SMS/GG) - This is a different game to the Mega Drive one, and plays a little differently. It's still awesome though! It has more focus on picking up and throwing blocks, with some puzzle solving too. Mostly a platformer though!
Land of Illusion (SMS/GG) - The sequel to the SMS Castle of Illusion, it plays similarly but with some cool new mechanics like items that can be used on certain levels. It's a stunning game on SMS too.
Legend of Illusion (GG) - Technically this is on SMS too, but it's a dodgy TecToy port with different colours and lower resolution, so stick with Game Gear. This one plays more action focused than the previos two, Mickey attacks by throwing soap. It's a tour de force for the handheld though, with some incredible special effects. Definitely worth a shot!
World of Illusion (MD/GEN) - This one lets you play as Mickey or Donald, and is slower paced and quite easy. It's super charming though, go looks at my screenshots in the Games Beaten thread from about a week or so ago.
Now let's go for Donald. These games are good too, but I prefer Mickey's ones overall:
The Lucky Dime Caper (SMS/GG) - A fun enough little paltformer for 8 bit Sega consoles where you can wallop stuff with a mallet. Nothing special, but enjoyable enough.
Deep Duck Trouble (SMS/GG) - Sequel to Lucky Dime Caper, plays a bit differently asnd can be a bit easy and has some nasty slowdown. It's a lot of fun though, and visually very impressive.
Quackshot (MD/GEN) - This is the Donald game to play. Interesting game mechanics, cool levels and great graphics. I'm really fond of this one.
All of those Illusion games and Donald games for Sega systems were actually put out by Sega themselves!
I'm also a big fan of The Lion King, but yeah, it definitely does have some pixel perfect jumping and a few moments of 'quirky' collision detection. I hear the Mega Drive version is better than the SNES in this regard.
As for Tiny Toons and /or Animaniacs, I've only played the SNES Tiny Toons game (Buster Breaks Loose) which was pretty decent and the Mega Drive Animaniacs game, which was an interesting and challenging puzzle platformer, but ultimately not a particularly good one. It's fine, but it's not something I tend to go back to.
