MobyRank MobyScore
Windows
...
3.8
DOS
...
3.8
Genesis
90
4.1

Description

The game from Virgin based on the 1992 animated Disney film is a side-scrolling platformer.

The player controls Aladdin, who must make his way through several levels based on locations from the movie: from the streets and rooftops of Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders and the Sultan's dungeon to the final confrontation in Grand Vizier Jafar's palace. The Sultan's guards and also animals of the desert want to hinder Aladdin in his way. He can defend himself with his sword or by throwing apples. Next to apples, Aladdin can also collect gems which can be traded for lives and continues with a traveling trader. Finding Genie or Abu icons enables bonus rounds. The Genie bonus round is a game of luck played for apples, gems or extra lives. In Abu's bonus round, the player controls the little monkey who has to catch bonus items that fall from the sky, but without touching any of the unwanted objects like rocks and pots.

The game's humorous animations were created by Walt Disney Feature Animation.

Alternate Titles

  • "Disneys Aladdin" -- German Game Boy title
  • "アラジン" -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
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Disney's Aladdin Game Boy Color $4.10  
Disney's Aladdin Genesis $1.09  
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Disney's Aladdin    
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User Reviews

Fun game with some hard levels Genesis John McClane (7)
Terrific! DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4418)

The Press Says

Game Players Genesis Nov, 1993 95 out of 100 95
Jeuxvideo.com Genesis Jan 27, 2010 18 out of 20 90
PC Games (Germany) DOS Jan, 1995 89 out of 100 89
Power Play Genesis Nov, 1993 88 out of 100 88
Power Unlimited Game Boy Color Feb, 2001 8.6 out of 10 86
Game Freaks 365 Genesis 2004 8.5 out of 10 85
Datormagazin Amiga Dec 07, 1994 4 out of 5 80
PC Player (Germany) DOS Feb, 1995 73 out of 100 73
MikroBitti DOS Jan, 1995 64 out of 100 64
Nintendojo Game Boy Color Sep 20, 2001 5 out of 10 50

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Trivia

Graphics

The 2D animation for Aladdin and the other characters of the game were done by actual Disney animators and artists who worked on the film.

Music

The PC version Disney's Aladdin has digital music throughout the game, using .AMF files, a digital module format similar to .MODs. (AMF is the format used by Otto Chrons' Digital Sound and Music Interface, or DSMI. Another game that uses DSMI for sound,is Archon Ultra

NES Music

The game's music was composed in Notator for the Atari ST as a MIDI file, then converted to the NES.

References

  • In the level where Aladdin has to escape from the Palace Dungeon, eagle-eyed viewers may spot a familiar set of mouse ears located on one of the skulls in the background.
  • In the Desert level for the Genesis (probably other versions as well), there's a clothes line with just some clothes and a Mickey Mouse hat!
  • In the background in the "Inside the Lamp" level, a Sega Genesis can be seen in the background.
  • On the Genesis, in the level "Escape from the Sultan's Palace", Sebastian from Disney's Ariel the Little Mermaid is hanging in chains.
  • In the second level of the Mega Drive/Genesis version, the snakes closely resemble Sir Hiss (Prince John's henchman) from Disney's 1973 feature film, Robin Hood.

Awards

  • FLUX
    • Issue #4 - #13 in the "Top 100 Video Games of All-Time" list
  • GamePro
    • 1993 (Vol. #6, Issue #2) - Genesis Game of the Year
Information also contributed by Big John WV, Guy Chapman, chiliflamingo, irelandgamer94, Nick K. and Robbb


This entry was contributed by POMAH (27694), Corn Popper (69581), Luiz Pacheco (1257), NGC 5194 (17333), Freeman (16325) and Satoshi Kunsai (1822)
 

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