Intro Kids to Your Faves with 'Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and the Lion King'

Following Walt Disney Studios‘ big screen updates to Aladdin and The Lion King this year, ’90s kids were bitten by the nostalgia bug.

Back in the ’90s, both films received 16-bit video game adaptations for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and Sega Genesis, and since everything old is new again, it’s appropriate that both have been reissued in an upgraded form. Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Updated by Digital Eclipse and Nighthawk Interactive, the games feature upscaled graphics for high-definition display and come packed with bonus features, including interviews, an art gallery, and a music player with 16-bit chiptune versions of classic Disney songs.

Each game contains modern flourishes, such as customizable controls, save states, and filters for visual enhancement, in addition to features that were never available the first time around, such as rewind and fast-forward. The set even includes different versions of the games as they appeared on SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, and Super Game Boy, and Aladdin comes with a brand new “final cut” version and the original trade show demo that was shown at events back in 1993.

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James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

Intro Kids to Your Faves with ‘Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and the Lion King’

About the author

James Zahn