The original creators of the 1990 SEGA Genesis game and the new team developing the new version talk about Castle of Illusion, rebuilding it from ground up, its visuals and gameplay mechanics. The digital title will be released this Summer.
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Had both systems (+ others) and even though the MD/Genesis was technically inferior in some aspects, it's the system i like the better. Sound wise too btw (SoR & TF OST ftw). It's basically where i believe my affinity for metal & electronic music is coming from (well, those PLUS Turrican).
Color palette wasn't really an issue if you ask me (since more colors =/= more pixels), at least not until some transparency came into play (i hate dithering) and of course later on with SegaCD and FMV.
But as a shmupper you don't have to think twice which system to pick, MD clearly has the better library (+ less sprite flickering).
Somehow i'm really underwhelmed by this 3D-Mickey remake (same for Flashback). On the other hand: If they released this as a NeoGeo remake i'd probably be the happiest man on the planet DD
As for why castle of illusion? Because that is the super classic of these games. Nobody remembers the other ones, Castle of Illusion was the title that amde a splash. Loved it as a kid, remember it being one of the first MD games i got, next to Sonic and Hell Fire :)
As for Mickey & Aladdin on SNES vs. Genesis, Castle of Illusion was/is a MASTERPIECE, period. The SNES Magical Quest is good and all, but Castle of Illusion was better. Much tighter controls, which is the life-blood of a platformer. Aladdin is kind of a push, although I liked the Genesis better, because of the MUCH SMOOTHER animation and sprite aspect ratio over the SNES.
The SNES always had superior sound, although it all seemed to be used for orchestral tunes, versus the more "rocking" things on the Genesis.