newfiebangaa plays The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse - Part 1 of 5

For the second part of the Mickey Mouse sandwich, we return to the first game in the Magical Quest trilogy!

Here's the gist of the game's plot: Mickey and Goofy are playing catch with Pluto while Donald's just standing there, and then Pluto goes missing all of a sudden. Mickey falls off a cliff while looking for him, and then the game begins.

Hey, at least there aren't any plotholes.

All maps by Will Mallia.

Here's that map from the beginning, by the way.

Stage 1

Treetops

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Fighting enemies is a little weird, but once you get used to it, it's a snap. Jump on them, then pick them up with the Y button. Press the Y button to throw them forward with a nasty little spin.

The berries take you to high places when you tear them off the tree and grab hold of them. They explode after a few seconds, but you'll be much higher by the time that happens.

The sleeping birds give you a coin when dropped and let go.

You're not really going to be able to do much until you open the door. When you enter the house, you'll meet a wizard. He tells you that Pluto has been taken by Emperor Pete, and to find him, follow his statues. He'll then distribute magical boxes throughout the land, and these will be your main weapons. These can be grabbed the same way as downed enemies.

The yellow boxes can be grabbed. The grey ones cannot. The red boxes respawn when you grab them, giving you an infinite ammo supply. Sometimes, you'll find coins inside the boxes. Pick them up, as you'll need them to purchase supplies throughout the journey in stores that are interspersed throughout the levels. The hearts replenish your health.

There's a hidden door above the house. Break the blocks to find it, then enter it to find two of those sleeping birds. As for the big box with the Mickey head in the center, grab the chain beneath it, pull down, and let go. You'll get a ton of apples worth 500 points apiece for your efforts. If you find fruit in a box, pick it all up to get a ton of points. You can find a lot of nifty stuff that you'll really need in the big boxes, including coins...so keep an eye out!

The only way you can run is to walk down a slope. If you keep jumping every few seconds while you're running, you can maintain that speed, but if you don't do that while you're on flat ground, you'll go back to normal speed in a few seconds. (This hint is really useful if you're trying to do a speedrun, tool-assisted or not.)

You'll see the miniature Pete soldiers quite a bit throughout the game. You'll have to stun them with a block before you can take them out. Jumping on them does nothing.

The bees are really easy. All you have to do is jump on them to get rid of them.

The heart crystal adds a heart to your maximum health in addition to refilling all of your hearts. You can get a maximum of ten hearts, and having all that life can really make a difference.

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Here, you'll be taking a ride on giant berries down a hill. To take a ride, just jump on. If you jump to the right and off the beaten path sometimes, you'll find something.

If you can make it to that grey block in the air, jump to the right into the trees. You'll land in the treetops, and you'll eventually find a ton of apples as well as another door. This takes you to the General Store. For now, you can refill your health, but as you progress through the game, you'll be able to buy other stuff.

You'll finally meet your first boss here: some guy with wings. You'll see him a couple of times throughout the game. Jump on his head to beat him. When you bop him on the head twice, he'll hang upside down on the trees like a bat and send some miniature clones at you. Jump on them and throw them at him to do some real damage! When you beat him, you'll be able to enter a cave and enter the next area.

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Funny how Mickey just looks at you like "WTF" when you don't touch the controls as he sinks in the water.

Anyway, the wildlife here wants you dead. The frogs can be jumped on like stepping stones, the beaver waits for you to jump into the water so he can basically destroy you, and the starfish try to follow you. Wow, even the starfish want you dead.

If you see the chain to the side of the giant Mickey boxes, just grab it, pull it and let go as before. It'll still work.

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This boss is pretty easy. Throw blocks at its head, or simply jump on its head. For the first couple of hits, a segment of the worm will pop off, and you can use it against the boss as well.

When his face turns red, get away from him and wait for his face to turn purple again so you can damage him. When he's short enough, he'll start jumping around. Keep hitting him in the head and he'll eventually go down.

Every time you beat a boss, you get more points and also get some more coins! The coins will come in handy for the second level, and you're going to find out why.

Stage 2

Dark Forest

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When you start the level, you'll meet the Wizard again. He'll give you a magic turban and wizard's suit, and when you equip it, you'll be able to perform magic. You can switch between regular Mickey and the magic turban whenever you need to. This suit will let you zap enemies with magic bolts and also breathe underwater.