Comments on: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear Review)

By: Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker: The Definitive Review (Arcade, Sega Genesis, and Sega Master System Reviews) | Indie Gamer Chick

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 23:16:34 +0000

[…] But, the downgrades let the air out of everything. The “boss” fights are limited by the power of the Master System’s hardware. So, at most, only two guys will fight you at any one time. I never had to use the magical dance-off move, since boss battles devolved into me walking left and smacking one guy, then walking right and smacking the next one, then repeating that process until the game told me I’d won the fight. It wasn’t fun to use the dance off move anyway, since the enemies don’t dance with you. Instead, the rest of the screen fades out while you dance all alone. Awful. Moonwalker makes the same mistake so many bad Sega Master System games did: trying to replicate gameplay done on superior hardware, instead of keeping true to the spirit of that gameplay in a way that plays to the system’s strengths, like Castle of Illusion did. […]

By: Altered Beast (Sega Master System Review) | Indie Gamer Chick

Altered Beast (Sega Master System Review) | Indie Gamer Chick — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:24:00 +0000

[…] for those who couldn’t upgrade to the 16-bit era. Look at the miracle they pulled-off with Castle of Illusion. But, in 1989, Sega hadn’t figured out that staying true to the spirit of the original while […]

By: The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck (Sega Master System & Sega Game Gear Review) | Indie Gamer Chick

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:57:40 +0000

[…] generic platform games that leans on the positive side. It’s nowhere near the same level as Castle of Illusion. This feels like a B tier Disney platformer. But, like, somewhere near the top of the top of the B […]