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Castle of Illusion Remake Heading to PSN, XBLA & PC this Summer

Sega and Nintendo have announced that they are in collaboration for an upcoming digital release of Castle of Illusion featuring Mickey Mouse. This new title is to be a remake of the classic Sega Mega Drive side-scrolling title from 1990 and will be available for Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and PC in summer 2013.

“The original Castle of Illusion was tremendously entertaining and has a well-deserved reputation as a SEGA classic. Castle of Illusion Featuring Mickey Mouse brings this great game to a new generation,” said Chris Olson, vice president of Digital Business at SEGA of America. “Mickey is back and he looks fantastic.”

Here is a trailer for everyone to wet their appetites with:

Have you played the original Castle of Illusion? If not, be sure to pick up this new release later this year, it looks to be a real blast from the past. Leave a comment with your thoughts on Castle of Illusion hitting current generation consoles.