Ultimately, there is a strong element of nostalgia attached to both of these games, and the Publishers will be banking on that driving a number of sales. There are also soundtrack sections where fans can relive their favourite 16-bit renditions of the films main songs. The museum area contains documentaries, film clips and art galleries of the development process and the art assets used, including some that didn’t make the final cut obviously.
and packed in with these are a real cave of wonders of bonus features. There are also the inclusion of “bonus” games for each, which essentially is the Game Boy/Super Game Boy versions of the games. This is replicated in The Lion King to a degree, but with an “N” and “S” version of the game, no demo and a Japanese version.
Taking each game separately, the Aladdin game is split into 4 versions of the main game, the S console version, the “Final Cut”, a Demo version that was shown on the shop floor to showcase the unique art style and a Japanese version. It’s quick to point out that the “main” games are from the original “Virgin Interactive” iterations of the games, so anyone looking specifically for the Capcom release of Aladdin will be disappointed. There’s far too much to take in here is definitely a theme that fits these games.
Now in 2019, we have a release that combines the two games thanks to the expertise of Digital Eclipse, who have had previous successes with Disneys “Saturday Morning” Collection of games on the PS4 and Xbox One. Thus Aladdin, and later The Lion King, were released onto both consoles.
Naturally the progression would be to include characters from their ever increasingly popular movie franchises. The films have their own success story, but in terms of video games, Disney had a number of big hits in the NES era with games such as “DuckTales” and “Chip ‘N’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers” and these success stories continued in games such as “Castle of Illusion” and “World of Illusion” and later with “Mickey Mania”. The 90’s were big for both console gaming and Disney. Whether having played them in the heyday of their youth or having heard about them from those who had played them when young, Aladdin and The Lion King were two incredibly popular games from the 90’s. OK, pun over, most people will have heard of these games. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.From the day they arrived on the mega drive (genesis), and blinking, stepped onto the SNES. Join Luke & Ash as they dive into a nostalgia filled trip through every episode of 90s UK video game competition show GamesMaster! Expect classic game reviews, nostalgia chat, and humongous innuendos that will get your joysticks waggling. Under Consoletation: The GamesMaster Retrospective Podcast See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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We take a quick side quest on our journey through GamesMaster to look at a show that predates it by a decade, as Luke and Ash go all the way back to December 1982 to review the premier episode of Starcade an American arcade challenge show that pits players against each other on the best games of the time.