“We want to capture some of that chaotic energy he (Oswald) has. He is without a doubt the most cartoon-y character Disney has ever come up with. He can be set on fire and he’ll be fine. He removes his ears constantly and uses them like oars…on one occasion he even takes off his head and uses it as a bowling ball.

We catalogued everything he did in the cartoons and used the abilities that we thought would be a good fit in a game – you’ll notice you can throw your arms like boomerangs. Walt Disney didn’t know it, but he was a game designer at heart. I’m completely sure that people are going to see those boomerang arms and say ‘oh, that’s right out of Zelda’. Or Mickey grabbing on to Oswald’s legs as his ears spin like a propeller. People will make the connection to Sonic and Tails, but really it’s all from cartoons from the 1920s.” – Warren Spector

 

I am sure with his imagination, Walt Disney could have made some fantastic games! If only we could know.

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