I honestly can't recall the last time I've seen Aladdin, maybe like a decade ago when it was randomly on TV. Since I'm more of an Anime girl nowadays, I rarely watch anything like movies like that. Though I know how popular and great this movie was for many and I respect that. I also have just never touched the games for it, not even the popular Mega Drive game. So why did I play the Super Famicom version done by Capcom? I don't know, just felt like it.
This is a platformer that put levels into multiple sections. It's nothing too complicated for the genre and sometimes that's fine as you can run, jump, and even throw apples to stun or kill some enemies. Jumping on enemies also has Aladdin vault off an enemy. He's actually quite athletic in this game being able to vault, swing on many things, and even grabbing ledges.
The level design isn't too much to brag about especially by 1993 but I would be lying if I didn't say it wasn't a lot of fun. You can really feel a lot of flow in this one that's to all the athletic movement Aladdin has letting the platforming flow really nice outside of like one auto scroll level. The game does try to change things up like having a carpet level but for the most part it's just platforming.
This does come at a cost of difficulty and length. The game is pretty easy as it not only gives you many chances to grab more health, health extends, and even a bonus stage if you grab a gold scarab. You even can find this sheet that can be used as a glider and you only lose it if you get a game over. The game also doesn't have too many stages which is a shame.
The bosses are surprisingly small amount. In fact, there's only like 3 and two of them are the final parts of the game. It's weird because you fight one in the first stage who is very simple might I add. I wonder if Capcom didn't have enough time to do more though I guess knowing the movie from the little I can remember of it, maybe it makes sense.
The game graphically looks nice though before I get people mad at me, yeah I know it's not as cool as the Mega Drive version but if you look at this without thinking of that game I think it does a good job. Though I don't like Aladdin's sprite. It just looks off to me. The music is good too, I'm not sure how much of it is from the movie but I really like the stage 1 and 2 themes.
This one was surprising to me, I really wasn't expecting to enjoy it too much but it's pretty good. It's not like top tier 16 bit game or anything but there's a lot here I enjoy. Wouldn't mind replaying this game someday. Good job Capcom, you did good. There's also a GBA version but I have no clue if that even added anything and I'm not really interested in trying it out. You might enjoy this game but you also might end up in disappointment. Regardless, it could have been much worse and I'm happy I had fun even if it was pretty short.
This is a platformer that put levels into multiple sections. It's nothing too complicated for the genre and sometimes that's fine as you can run, jump, and even throw apples to stun or kill some enemies. Jumping on enemies also has Aladdin vault off an enemy. He's actually quite athletic in this game being able to vault, swing on many things, and even grabbing ledges.
The level design isn't too much to brag about especially by 1993 but I would be lying if I didn't say it wasn't a lot of fun. You can really feel a lot of flow in this one that's to all the athletic movement Aladdin has letting the platforming flow really nice outside of like one auto scroll level. The game does try to change things up like having a carpet level but for the most part it's just platforming.
This does come at a cost of difficulty and length. The game is pretty easy as it not only gives you many chances to grab more health, health extends, and even a bonus stage if you grab a gold scarab. You even can find this sheet that can be used as a glider and you only lose it if you get a game over. The game also doesn't have too many stages which is a shame.
The bosses are surprisingly small amount. In fact, there's only like 3 and two of them are the final parts of the game. It's weird because you fight one in the first stage who is very simple might I add. I wonder if Capcom didn't have enough time to do more though I guess knowing the movie from the little I can remember of it, maybe it makes sense.
The game graphically looks nice though before I get people mad at me, yeah I know it's not as cool as the Mega Drive version but if you look at this without thinking of that game I think it does a good job. Though I don't like Aladdin's sprite. It just looks off to me. The music is good too, I'm not sure how much of it is from the movie but I really like the stage 1 and 2 themes.
This one was surprising to me, I really wasn't expecting to enjoy it too much but it's pretty good. It's not like top tier 16 bit game or anything but there's a lot here I enjoy. Wouldn't mind replaying this game someday. Good job Capcom, you did good. There's also a GBA version but I have no clue if that even added anything and I'm not really interested in trying it out. You might enjoy this game but you also might end up in disappointment. Regardless, it could have been much worse and I'm happy I had fun even if it was pretty short.