Mickey Mania 2

Mickey Mania is a platformer in which players control Mickey Mouse as he visits various locations based on his past cartoons, ranging from his debut in Steamboat Willie to the more recent The Prince and the Pauper. Mickey can attack enemies by either jumping on them or by using a limited supply of marbles, which are collected throughout the level. Mickey can take up to five hits, represented by the fingers he holds up on his hand, which can be replenished by collecting stars, whilst extra lives can be gained by finding Mickey hats. Levels offer a variety of challenges such as puzzles the player must solve, escaping from a rampaging moose and fleeing from a flaming staircase.

The levels in the game are based from the following classic Mickey Mouse cartoons:

Originally, Mickey Mania was planned to be released to coincide with Mickey's 65th birthday in 1993. However, as that would have only allowed for six months to develop the game, this idea was soon scrapped in favor of the more compelling concept of Mickey traveling back in time to his own original classic cartoons and subsequently recreating the events of the aforementioned shorts in the process. The game pays tribute to Mickey's early cartoon career. The game was designer David Jaffe's debut design project.

Following the success of Mickey Mania, a sequel was planned and began development with a prototype created in 1994. However, it was later cancelled so that Traveller's Tales could instead focus on developing a game based on the then-upcoming film Toy Story.

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the Super Nintendo version of the game 28 out of 40, and the Genesis version 30 out of 40. GamePro gave the Genesis version a mixed review, applauding the visual style and motif of playing inside old cartoons, commenting that "the blend of past and present is magical", but criticized the game as too easy. GamePro concluded that "if Mickey's not your thing, you won't appreciate this cart. But if you liked any of Mickey's other games, you won't miss with Mickey Mania".

The same reviewer later covered the Sega CD version. He praised its improved graphics, additional voice samples, and new level, but again concluded that the game is too easy to appeal to anyone who isn't a Mickey Mouse fan. A different GamePro reviewer covered the SNES version, and in contrast found that the game's difficulty was too high for younger gamers, but praised the responsive controls and sharp graphics. Power Unlimited reviewed the SNES version and gave a score of 91% summarizing: "Jewel of a game in which Mickey Mouse relives his adventures from countless cinema films with very inventive levels, eye-catching graphic design, a fantastic soundtrack and a unique character.