After over 4 a long time in video video games, developer Warren Specter is retiring from the business. However as Specter strikes in direction of the door, he desires to be sure that the workforce behind his 2010 recreation Epic Mickey will get their due for bringing certainly one of Walt Disney’s earliest creations again dwelling to Disney.
In 2003, the event doc for Epic Mickey reportedly spurred then-Disney president Bob Iger to ultimately regain the rights to Oswald the Fortunate Rabbit, a breakout animated character created by Disney and animator Ub Iwerks. When the Oswald property was taken from Disney, the latter created Mickey Mouse and the remaining was historical past. In 2006, Iger was Disney’s CEO when he made the deal to convey Oswald dwelling in trade for the rights to sportscaster Al Michaels. Subsequently, Epic Mickey was the primary Disney mission to convey Mickey and Oswald collectively.
Sixteen years after Oswald appeared in Epic Mickey, the character is getting his personal miniseries on Disney+.. On his LinkedIn account, Specter reacted to the latest D23 preview of Oswald’s Disney+ present. He additionally famous that he that Epic Mickey’s contributions to the character have been being ignored.
“I am critically wanting ahead to [the miniseries], but it surely appears as if persons are taking a look at it because the debut of the character,” wrote Specter. “Name me small-minded however that ain’t proper.”
Specter elaborated that the sport marked Oswald’s first Disney function since 1928, and added that the sport’s sequel, Epic Mickey: The Energy of Two, gave Oswald a voice for the primary time in a Disney story and fleshed out his love curiosity, Ortensia.
“I’ve to confess that I’m somewhat bitter in regards to the lack of credit score the workforce will get for all this,” Specter wrote. “I used to be blown away that Disney trusted us and noticed match to reintroduce the little man in a recreation. However the workforce did an amazing job and deserves to be acknowledged for it earlier than Hollywood makes folks neglect the video games ever existed.”
In 2024, Epic Mickey acquired a contemporary remaster in Epic Mickey Rebrushed. Round that point, Specter acknowledged that Epic Mickey 3 was unlikely to occur, however he did say that he had some concepts for the unmade sequel.
