Mickey Mousecapade/Gameplay

Controls

 * : Use the direction pad to instruct Mickey to run left or right, or to instruct Mickey and Minnie to climb up or down a ladder. Minnie will move left or right on her own accord to stand close to Mickey, although pressing up or down will cause Minnie to approach the same location that Mickey is standing on.
 * : Press the A button to cause Mickey and Minnie to jump. Minnie jumps a fraction of a second after Mickey does.
 * : Press the B button to make Mickey throw a projectile. Mickey can throw up to two projectiles on the screen at a time.  Once you collect the second projectile treasure, Minnie can throw a projectile as well, but she can only throw one at a time.
 * : Press the Start button to begin a new game, or to pause the action mid-game.
 * : Not used.

Mickey Mouse
You are in direct control of Mickey Mouse. At the start of the game, he can jump, but he cannot attack enemies by throwing projectiles. In order to give him that ability, you must find the first projectile treasure chest in the first stage. Once found, Mickey can throw up to two projectiles on the screen at one time. Mickey has a health meter that increases as he progresses from one stage to the next. If Mickey is struck by an enemy, or one of the enemies' projectiles, Mickey's health meter will decrease. If Mickey's health meter is entirely eliminated, or if he falls in water or down a pit, he will lose one life. When all of Mickey's lives are lost, the game is over. Mickey can regain health by collecting items.

Minnie Mouse
Minnie Mouse happily follows along behind Mickey on his quest. She jumps when he jumps, and if you have found the second projectile chest, she can throw one projectile on the screen at a time. While Mickey has a health meter, Minnie is immune to all forms of attack, even from bosses. However, if she falls in the water or in a pit, Mickey loses his life as well. On the first and final stages, it is possible to discover a creature that will fly over and whisk Minnie away. If Minnie is kidnapped, Mickey must then find another secret item location to reveal a key, and enter a room where he must touch one of four golden Minnie statues in hopes of choosing the right one and rescuing her. Note: If you leave the current screen that Minnie is being kidnapped from before Minnie entirely disappears, she will not be kidnapped after all.

Items
When Capcom localized the game for the American audience, they changed the appearance of many of the items. Refer to the chart below to see how the item originally appears in the Japanese version.