The House of Mouse is home to some of the most iconic characters in the world.
Here are some of Disney’s best video game adaptations.
Here are some of the best Disney games of all time, listed from oldest to newest.
Ducktales - 1989
One of Disney’s earliest licensed games is also one of its absolute best.
Ducktales (awoo oo) was one of several Capcom games based on popular Disney movies and TV shows.
On top of that, the music was absolutely stellar, and is still immortalized in covers.
One song even got anEaster egg callbackin the rebooted Ducktales cartoon series.
Ducktales was followed by a sequel, Ducktales 2, along with a remastered version in 2013.
Both of those were fine, but for pure nostalgic excellence, you could’t beat the original.
One thing that set Rescue Rangers apart was the way that it played with scale.
Like the cartoon, these were chipmunk-sized chipmunks in a (somewhat) realistically proportioned world.
In the show, that meant their vehicles were made out of found objects like yarn spindles and balloons.
In the game, that meant tossing tomatoes as big as you.
It was a cute, clever way to illustrate these tiny, larger-than-life heroes.
Castle of Illusion had Mickey Mouse venturing into the titular castle to save Minnie from the dark wizard Mizrabel.
It’s still regarded as one of the best Genesis games of all time.
The cartoon featured Baloo the bear and other Jungle Book characters in a fictionalized 1930s.
Baloo was a bush pilot accompanied by his business manager Rebecca and adventuring sidekick Kit.
You navigated Baloo’s plane, the Seaduck, through stages filled with sky pirates and other hazards.
This game was unique in that it was a character side-scroller, but it took place almost entirely underwater.
In this one, the temperamental fowl was an Indiana Jones-like adventurer, navigating ancient tombs and dungeons.
Instead of a traditional sidearm, he had a weapon that could shoot things like plungers and popcorn balls.
Donald hunts down a treasure only to ultimately get into a confrontation with the Disney antagonist Pete.
It received a warm reception, despite some criticism for its uneven difficulty.
Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse - 1992
Obviously Sega couldn’t hog all the Mickey for themselves.
Darkwing Duck - 1992
As all ’90s kids know: when there’s trouble you call D-W.
The adaptation turned the down-on-his-luck street rat into a swashbuckling hero, complete with a sword.
(“You idiots!
We’ve all got swords!")
Aladdin could toss apples at enemies, and the presence of Genie made for some fun fourth-wall breaking moments.
What it got was a visually beautiful but ridiculously difficult game that no child was able to finish.
A level select code lets players skip around to see all the good parts, including the dramatic finale.
The trio traversed around a variety of Disney worlds and met with iconic Disney characters like Ariel and Aladdin.
It was followed by several sequels, spin-offs, half-sequels, remasters, and more.
Square has now announced Kingdom Hearts 4, which has not yet been given a release date.
The chief antagonist of the game was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an actual old and unused Disney character.
Toy Box let you customize the world to your liking and populate it with characters and props.
It tied together these extremely different properties and worlds with a cohesive, angular art style that looked fantastic.
It was more full-fledged than many other Kinect games and offered a uniquely tactile experience.
Incredible and the family.
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