
Disney's other games, including the Castle of Illusion and World of Illusion games, also played a huge role in the development of Illusion Island.

It's not just cartoons that have inspired the team at Dlala either. "I think there's also common inspiration points that had that we had as well, which is why we both went for those designs that are very much the classic influence-feel," Grand-Scrutton explains, "There's definitely some nods to Mickey's heritage including that modern series in our game." Magical memories "A lot of Mickey's heritage has influenced us," Grand-Scrutton says, before reeling off well-known Mickey Mouse animations such as Steamboat Willie, Lonesome Ghosts, and the more recent Disney+ series, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse – not forgetting to mention the Paul Ruddish cartoon it was based on.

In fact, the team at Dlala had over 90 years' worth of Mickey history to take inspiration from. We want people to come into the game and feel like they're getting to embody those characters that they love." Nailing these characters' personalities was really important for the team, as AJ Grand-Scrutton, CEO and creative director at Dlala Studios, tells me: "These characters have got decades upon decades of personalities and stuff that has come before us.
