It's a fine platformer but I hate mickey mouse

Should you play this (or any) version of Magical Quest in 2024? Nah, probably not. For my money, the truly timeless "Mickey platformers" out there are on the SEGA Mini in the form of Castle & World of Illusion. The former even has a 2013 remake that's genuinely incredible.

I'm still going through the series anyway, as I never got to Magical Quest 3. Maybe the sequels improve on the precedents set here, but my biggest takeaway so far is, "The Illusion games do it better."