The Japanese and Game Boy (greyscale and color) versions are also included, but there is one glaring omission… Aladdin for the SNES. A diamond in the roughĪladdin for the Sega Mega Drive is represented here as ‘Console S Version’ and is a solid emulation of the original cartridge. These new features make Aladdin and The Lion King much more accessible for the younger audience they were originally intended for. You even have the option to watch a recorded playthrough of each game and jump in at any point. New features have also been introduced, including visual filters and customizable controls, but most importantly, features to assist with each video game’s unforgiving difficulties from the ability to save at any time, to a rewind function that allows you to cheat death, to an invulnerability option and level select (although using invulnerability or skipping between levels will disable trophies). Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King is a comprehensive collection from Digital Eclipse and Nighthawk Interactive featuring multiple emulated versions of both Aladdin and The Lion King, originally released across multiple platforms. With both franchises now fresh in our minds, it makes sense that Disney would want to re-release these classic platformers. I knew one day I would have to return to the Pride Lands of Africa to defeat Scar!Įverything you see exists together in a delicate balanceįast forward to 2019, and both Aladdin and The Lion King have been reimagined in as both a live-action film and stunning photorealistic 3D animation respectively for our cinematic pleasure. And with the assistance of a friend, I was able to defeat Jafar! But despite this victory, The Lion King still lingered in the back of my mind. Soon afterwards I acquired the Sega Mega Drive and a copy of Aladdin, which is arguably one of the best platformers for that console. So many hours were sunk into The Lion King and yet I was never able to successfully complete it… So when The Lion King video game adaptation was advertised around the same time as the cinematic release, I began saving my pocket money until I had enough to buy it for the SNES. Like every other kid I knew growing up, I was obsessed with Disney’s animated feature films particularly Aladdin and The Lion King.