Post by Kieran on Sept 30, 2014 23:08:59 GMT 2
There's a good number of The Lion King video games out there, from the mid & late '90s. But in my opinion, there could never be enough of them. I want moooore!!! But it's unlikely any new official games will ever be made. Hopedully some good fan mods though...might get made some day.
Anyway, have you played any of the official The Lion King video games?
One of my all time favourite PC & console games was and still is The Lion King for PC, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Super Nintendo. It's just so beautiful in graphics and music and the gameplay has been designed wonderfully & controls are very responsive - I just loooove it sooo much!! I used to play the PC version "all the time" as a child and also the Sega version some, and a bit as a teen and again quite a lot as an adult. So I kick ass in that game by now.
Yet, memories of its challenge and hardness have been imprinted into my brain from childhood. I have vivid memories of sitting in front of our Compaq 286 and playing some of the hardest levels. It is an addicting game for its challenging but very fun gameplay and gorgeous graphics and lovely music. Also, unlike many movie based games from that era, this one actually follows the movie for the most part.
I actually heard that they didn't have much time to create this gama. Which I find unvelievable seeing to how GREAT the game turned out to be. It's replay value is very high even 20 years later, and it can be fairly challenging even for adults.
So, unlike the next one, this isn't just a kids' game.
I also own The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure for Playstation 1. Though I bought it for my PS2...ANyway, that game...is clearly for preschool aged kids seeing to its gameplay in general and the boatloads of detailed guiding during the gamaplay. It holds your hand sooo much and you can't even turn the guiding off. At least I don't think so. Also, the graphics aren't very good and the controls feel stiff. This game has its own magic, yes, but...Doesn't hold a candle to its 16-bit counterpart. I only bought this and have played a few times, (I think once or twice actually beaten this too), because this is the only official Lion King video game that includes levels related to the second movie.
Then there are of course those non-platformer Lion King video games but I've never really gotten to know them much because they most certainly are for very young kids. I think I've only once checked out some TLK2 related this type of a game, when at my cousin's who was six at the time.
I've also tried the earlier versions of the 16-bit awesomeness, those 8-bit games for NES and Sega Master System, but good heavens are they way too short and easy. Yet basically the same game as the PC/MegeDrive/SNES game which is so much more entertaining and challenging.
So, yeah. Have you played any? What did you think? Do they still entertain you today?
Here is a Let's Play video with Simba that I made, of the 16-bit Sega game.
I played on the Hard mode and then added Simba's commentary as YouTube annotations.
It's mainly for humour purposes but Simba does offer some tips, too.
And here is a Long-play of the same game on Normal difficulty mode, with some text format comments and tips from just me.
This one I cut into one stage per video (mostly) so you can more easily find a specific stage if you wish.
Anyway, have you played any of the official The Lion King video games?
One of my all time favourite PC & console games was and still is The Lion King for PC, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Super Nintendo. It's just so beautiful in graphics and music and the gameplay has been designed wonderfully & controls are very responsive - I just loooove it sooo much!! I used to play the PC version "all the time" as a child and also the Sega version some, and a bit as a teen and again quite a lot as an adult. So I kick ass in that game by now.
Yet, memories of its challenge and hardness have been imprinted into my brain from childhood. I have vivid memories of sitting in front of our Compaq 286 and playing some of the hardest levels. It is an addicting game for its challenging but very fun gameplay and gorgeous graphics and lovely music. Also, unlike many movie based games from that era, this one actually follows the movie for the most part.
I actually heard that they didn't have much time to create this gama. Which I find unvelievable seeing to how GREAT the game turned out to be. It's replay value is very high even 20 years later, and it can be fairly challenging even for adults.
So, unlike the next one, this isn't just a kids' game.
I also own The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure for Playstation 1. Though I bought it for my PS2...ANyway, that game...is clearly for preschool aged kids seeing to its gameplay in general and the boatloads of detailed guiding during the gamaplay. It holds your hand sooo much and you can't even turn the guiding off. At least I don't think so. Also, the graphics aren't very good and the controls feel stiff. This game has its own magic, yes, but...Doesn't hold a candle to its 16-bit counterpart. I only bought this and have played a few times, (I think once or twice actually beaten this too), because this is the only official Lion King video game that includes levels related to the second movie.
Then there are of course those non-platformer Lion King video games but I've never really gotten to know them much because they most certainly are for very young kids. I think I've only once checked out some TLK2 related this type of a game, when at my cousin's who was six at the time.
I've also tried the earlier versions of the 16-bit awesomeness, those 8-bit games for NES and Sega Master System, but good heavens are they way too short and easy. Yet basically the same game as the PC/MegeDrive/SNES game which is so much more entertaining and challenging.
So, yeah. Have you played any? What did you think? Do they still entertain you today?
Here is a Let's Play video with Simba that I made, of the 16-bit Sega game.
I played on the Hard mode and then added Simba's commentary as YouTube annotations.
It's mainly for humour purposes but Simba does offer some tips, too.And here is a Long-play of the same game on Normal difficulty mode, with some text format comments and tips from just me.
This one I cut into one stage per video (mostly) so you can more easily find a specific stage if you wish.
And I also made a tribute video for it, and then I recorded my first attempt of not dying at all while playing on the Difficult mode. 