Every day (usually) Ben “Ben Pack” Pack or (rarely) one of his brave compatriots (Mike Bachmann again) will play a retro game, and break it down for you. That’s right, every day. To complain about us eventually missing a day or suggest your own, go ahead and comment below the article, or email us at retrogamefunclub@gmail.com.
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The Game: Disney's Aladdin
Release Year: 1993
Skewes: While Aladdin was available for multiple platforms, this particular version only appeared on the SNES.
So what's it like: Aladdin harkens back to the days when licensed Disney games were good..... maybe. I'm not sure if this is the general consensus or if I'm just remembering them a lot more fondly than they deserve to be remembered. You play as Aladdin, a young street rat down on his luck. Forgotten by society, he must transcend his status to become a prince in both mind and soul. Accompanied by his trusty monkey Abu, Aladdin will win the heart of the princess and cast away the darkness of the city.
How does he do that? By jumping on heads and throwing apples at shit!
Aladdin's high-steppin' his way to success.
If you were to play this version at the same time as it's genesis counterpart, the first thing you'd notice is that Aladdin has no sword. The first thing other people would notice is that you apparently have four arms, you freak.
Aladdin has a few tricks up his sleeve in lieu of a blade, however. He can handspring off of most enemies and a few poles and stalagmites, he can throw apples, and he can hang from ledges. They come up with a few interesting ways to use these moves throughout the game but really, nothing much changes. The only exceptions are a couple of magic carpet levels. One was pretty cool: You fly through a cave being chased by lava waves and falling rocks. That's cool. The other, you fly around with Princess Jasmine while collecting games. There's literally no way to lose in that level. Worthless.
Unless you're ready to join the mile high club, lets get on with the next level.
Should you go back: Yeah... you might as well. It's really short. This was the first game I played when I got my super nintendo and I was blown away by the graphics at the time so.... can you really trust me?
What's that? He's gonna cut off her hand for stealing an apple?
Why don't you just give him some of the THIRTY-SEVEN APPLES YOU HAVE, ALADDIN??
Should this game be remade: Nah... it wasn't that great... just pretty good.
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