Current Events > Wait, people actually argue which Aladdin game (SNES / Genesis) is better?

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Foppe posted...

I would say 98% instead of all.
Adventures in the Magic Kingdom is not above average, and Talespin gets a lot of hate.
And I would personally place The Little Mermaid closer to average than above average.

To add to that list, Mickey Mousecapade is only so-so.

SNES Jungle Book is hot garbage.

And that one mickey mouse game on the wii with the original Disney mascot was below average.

Am defending The Little Mermaid, the controls are good, the music is good, and the stages are very nice.

There was a tailspin game? Damn.

All this nostalgic 90s console war stuff brings a tear to my eye, and is exactly the kind of shitposting I come to see from us old fogeys at gamefaqs.gamespot.com.

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There's more than one version?

@SwayM You want an Aladdin game that really sucks? Try being stuck with the Tiger Electronics version as a kid. :(

Arishok posted...

There's more than one version?

Yup both versions are different enough

i just want to say im proud of CE for asking the real questions on this fine saturday morning

I had the cartridge for the SNES. No idea there was another version out for a different console.

Robot2600 posted...

i just want to say im proud of CE for asking the real questions on this fine saturday morning

It's a fine Saturday night by me.

Arishok posted...

I had the cartridge for the SNES. No idea there was another version out for a different console.

yea it's very similar to earthworm jim and uses the same engine.

honestly i think they are both bad xD i had genesis game though. too fucking hard, like earthworm jim.

CE_gonna_CE posted...

All this nostalgic 90s console war stuff brings a tear to my eye, and is exactly the kind of shitposting I come to see from us old fogeys at gamefaqs.gamespot.com.

*subscribes to GameFAQs Gold*

Just reminding everyone whats important during this Christmas season!

Lil_Bit83 posted...

@SwayM You want an Aladdin game that really sucks? Try being stuck with the Tiger Electronics version as a kid. :(

Big oofs

Aladdin was my fav Disney animated movie back in its day. Probably still is I havent thought about it much lately.

Lil_Bit83 posted...

To add to that list, Mickey Mousecapade is only so-so.

SNES Jungle Book is hot garbage.

And that one mickey mouse game on the wii with the original Disney mascot was below average.

Am defending The Little Mermaid, the controls are good, the music is good, and the stages are very nice.

There was a tailspin game? Damn.

Yeah Mousecapade was a one of those games that were frustratingly hard due to poor design. I also found it slightly creepy but with ear-wormy music.

I remember people being so hyped for Epic Mickey (the Wii game) due to marketing and early concept art. What a shame.

Lil_Bit83 posted...

To add to that list, Mickey Mousecapade is only so-so.

That was a Hudson game, Capcom only published it in NA.

Lil_Bit83 posted...

There was a tailspin game? Damn.

There were multiple ones.
The Nes game is a nice shooter. The GameBoy port merged and removed levels, messing up the game.
The Genesis version is a platformer.
The TG-16 version is another platformer with difficulty issues.

nes is great! kinda like the nes little mermaid game.

the Genesis OST slaps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kba3AKMop1w

The snes game is a decent but "been there done that" game

Never played genesis one I don't think. Waving a scimitar around sounds fun

But I been there and done that too at that time

Neither aladdin was as good as goof troop on the SNES though. One of the SNES' most fun co-op games.

The two games compliment one another really well.

The SNES Aladdin follows the story closer and is truer to the spirit of the character in that Al is depicted as resourceful and athletic rather than being portrayed as someone who is going to win through superior swordsmanship. However, the game lacks boss fights (three in total with two being at the very end of the game) and the action is somewhat stilted. There are too many frames of animation per jump. It's not bad, but it slows the game down ever-so-slightly.

The Genesis game has improved animation -- courtesy of actual Disney animators -- and more fluid gameplay. It also has more bosses even if the SNES game has quality over quantity. Seriously, compare the two Serpent Jaffar fights and it's no contest. Even so, three in total is an abysmally low number. Genesis took more liberties with the movie, but I feel it was justified. There's no action in the second act of the movie. The Genesis game remedied this by using backgrounds as wallpaper and not following the story so closely whereas the SNES game made the decision to add a new scene in which Aladdin explores a pyramid buried in the sand. (What?)

They're both really good games overall and I advise checking them both out if you get the chance.

One nitpick that I have for both games is that Genie more or less tries to kill Aladdin.

"Hey, come into my lamp. Avoid enemies that are trying to kill you and make death-defying leaps. Oh, you fell to your doom? That's so sad. I thought we would be the best of friends." D:

For what it's worth, the Genesis game has the better lamp level. I like the Genesis consoles in the background. Gotta market yourself when and where you can.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/7/AAA_aCAAD8pL.jpg
Whats the deal with the stop sign and human remains in the desert?

Foppe posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/7/AAA_aCAAD8pL.jpg
Whats the deal with the stop sign and human remains in the desert?

well maybe he should've stopped

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/3/2/AAA_aCAAD8pQ.jpg
And what did they do with poor Sebastian?

Foppe posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/7/AAA_aCAAD8pL.jpg
Whats the deal with the stop sign and human remains in the desert?

There's a fan theory that Aladdin takes place in the future, not the past. Hence the stop sign and remnants of humanity.

Its really trolly to be like "one sucks but the others perfect"

Theyre both pretty average platformers.

I never knew they were that different.

TC living up to the tag I gave him in the past, it seems.

The good version: the one I had as a kid
The bad version: the one I didn't have as a kid

Mad-Dogg posted...

Neither aladdin was as good as goof troop on the SNES though. One of the SNES' most fun co-op games.

Goof Troop was fantastic. Really great co-op game. Need to play through it again next time I see my brother.

TheDurinator posted...

The good version: the one I had as a kid
The bad version: the one I didn't have as a kid

This

In this case Genesis version = the better game

FL81 posted...

the Genesis OST slaps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kba3AKMop1w

My nostalgia intensifies

TheDurinator posted...

The good version: the one I had as a kid
The bad version: the one I didn't have as a kid

Hmm...
Nope, the Nes version is still the worst.

LordMarshal posted...

Its really trolly to be like "one sucks but the others perfect"

Theyre both pretty average platformers.

Having played them both I guarantee you theres a world of difference and not in a tomato / potato kinda way.

GrandConjuraton posted...

TC living up to the tag I gave him in the past, it seems.

Right back atcha

HudGard posted...

Yeah Mousecapade was a one of those games that were frustratingly hard due to poor design. I also found it slightly creepy but with ear-wormy music.

I remember people being so hyped for Epic Mickey (the Wii game) due to marketing and early concept art. What a shame.

It was okayish for a weekend rental. I did not rent it again.

@foppe My bad, I missed the Capcom part, just thought we were talking about Disney games in general.

Foppe posted...

There were multiple ones.
The Nes game is a nice shooter. The GameBoy port merged and removed levels, messing up the game.
The Genesis version is a platformer.
The TG-16 version is another platformer with difficulty issues.

Wow! That is quite a few.

Genesis version is better.

SNES version is more fun.

TC knows what he did

As a kid I played both and wasn't very attached to either of them, rented both of them once and then never again.

I played through both as an adult and was still pretty neutral about both, but I give the slight edge to the Genesis version. The snes one was just kind of boring to tbh. But overall neither are shining stars. Lion King at least sparked an emotion in me.

SwayM posted...

Having played them both I guarantee you theres a world of difference and not in a tomato / potato kinda way.

Right back atcha

Theyre both literally ok platformers. Theres not much difference in quality at all. I know you did this for attention so here you go.

Ok you prefer genesis and dont like the snes version. Im so proud of you for having an opinion and respect it. Thanks for sharing it.

Foppe posted...

Hmm...
Nope, the Nes version is still the worst.

Mercifully, we didn't get that version in the States.

I would like to play the Sega Master System version if I had the chance though. There's a level where Aladdin and Jasmine run side by side along the rooftops avoiding guards. I find it interesting that an 8-bit version would include that while the 16-bit versions did not.

I only played the SNES version way later past my childhood glory days of the Genesis Aladdin. I was really confused by all the praise it got.

Foppe posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/7/AAA_aCAAD8pL.jpg
Whats the deal with the stop sign and human remains in the desert?

It was a hit and run by a camel rider.

Foppe posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/7/AAA_aCAAD8pL.jpg
Whats the deal with the stop sign and human remains in the desert?

We still have traffic laws in the desert, it isn't all fuckin' Beyond Thunderdome out here.

...except for that dead guy

FortuneCookie posted...

I would like to play the Sega Master System version if I had the chance though. There's a level where Aladdin and Jasmine run side by side along the rooftops avoiding guards. I find it interesting that an 8-bit version would include that while the 16-bit versions did not.

The first 2 or 3 levels have Al (and later Jasmine) automatically run and you can only control when to jump.
I thought it was an endless runner the first time I played it.

FortuneCookie posted...

Mercifully, we didn't get that version in the States

The funny thing is that it exist an unlicensed pirate port of the Snes game (the licensed game is a port of the Genesis version). The game is still pretty bad, but still better than the licensed version.
You know you messed up when the pirate version is better.

LordMarshal posted...

Theyre both literally ok platformers. Theres not much difference in quality at all. I know you did this for attention so here you go.

Ok you prefer genesis and dont like the snes version. Im so proud of you for having an opinion and respect it. Thanks for sharing it.

Bro one is a paint by numbers throw away licensed game. The other is a labour of love done by very talented people.

Get as salty and passive aggressive as you like my dude. Aint gonna change them fax.

Fax? You have a fax machine?

So SwayM believes that this is the Snes game.
https://youtu.be/N7VvRsL8DHU