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Posted August 04, 2016
Embrace your adventurous inner child with The Lion King, Aladdin, and The Jungle Book!

Good stories never fall out of style. And if someone knows how to tell a proper fairytale, that's got to be Disney. Today, three of their most celebrated, charming platformers of yore based on such tales are coming back, exclusively on GOG.com. Disney Aladdin, Disney The Lion King, and Disney The Jungle Book are all household names that still captivate our imagination, decades after we got introduced to their cinematic and videogame worlds.

That's why GOG.com and Disney heave teamed up to bring these beloved classics of the 16-bit era to a new generation of gamers and Disney fans. All three titles have been meticulously updated to be compatible with modern operating systems while preserving the original graphics, sound, and gameplay.

Developed during the golden age of platformers, Disney Aladdin, Disney The Lion King, and Disney The Jungle Book established themselves as hallmarks of the genre, earning the praise of fans and critics alike for over two decades. That was due in no small part to their groundbreaking visuals. With the advent of Digicel technology, hand-drawn cels from Disney's animation team brought the characters to life with a level of vibrancy that was unparalleled at the time, and remains impressive today. Just look at how adorable little Simba looks when he roars at his enemies!

Return to these beautiful worlds, full of that unmistakable Disney charm and wondrous sense of adventure. <span class="bold">Disney Aladdin</span>, <span class="bold">Disney The Lion King</span>, and <span class="bold">Disney The Jungle Book</span> are available now, DRM-free on GOG.com and you can get them for 10% off individually, or for 33% off as a <span class="bold">bundle</span> of heartwarming joy until August 8, 12:59 PM UTC!


https://www.youtube.com/embed/LBbx41UaHVI
Post edited August 04, 2016 by maladr0Id
Posted August 05, 2016
Cool release. Never played them back than and probably not playing them now. At last not for the asked price.
Posted August 05, 2016
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jamyskis: Seems all three versions are the DOS versions.
Hmm well i was going to be sorely disappointed if they were just emulated roms.

Still i don't think it's worth the asking price of $10 per.
Posted August 05, 2016
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Impaler26: Has anyone played these games on PC? I wanna know if they are the same as the SNES/Mega Drive versions and if they have any pros/cons over the console versions.
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gandalfnho: Same question here, only played the Mega Drive versions
Yup I played Aladdin and Lion King back in the day on good old DOS.. but never played the console versions so can't compare. I remember enjoying them quite a bit, especially Aladdin. Good fun and nice animations.
Posted August 05, 2016
I don't think it's fair to charge so much for a dosbox wrapper, especially when I would much prefer to pay an emulated snes or genesis version of these games than the awful dos versions.
Posted August 05, 2016
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gandalfnho: Same question here, only played the Mega Drive versions
It's been answered already:

The DOS version of Aladdin as sold here is basically the same as the Mega Drive version. The main difference is that the DOS/Amiga music is superior but the Mega Drive version has somewhat better graphics. The SNES/GBA version was entirely different and made by Capcom.

All versions of The Lion King are the same content-wise. The Amiga and DOS versions have the best music. The DOS version has very juddery scrolling, but apart from that, there's nothing to tell them apart. There's also a Windows version with smooth scrolling that doesn't work on modern PCs.

The Jungle Book also has a slightly separate (but similar) SNES version - the DOS and Mega Drive versions were the same game, although the DOS version didn't have the benefit of superior music this time. There was no Amiga version.
Posted August 05, 2016
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gandalfnho: Same question here, only played the Mega Drive versions
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jamyskis: It's been answered already:

The DOS version of Aladdin as sold here is basically the same as the Mega Drive version. The main difference is that the DOS/Amiga music is superior but the Mega Drive version has somewhat better graphics. The SNES/GBA version was entirely different and made by Capcom..
It seems smoother on MD from what I've seen, and there's the huge black bar at the top of the screen on DOS.

Would love to see all these on GOG:
Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (SMS)
Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (HD)
Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers 2
Darkwing Duck
DuckTales: Remastered
DuckTales 2 (GB & NES)
Goof Troop
Hercules
Land Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Legend Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
The Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey & Minnie a.k.a. The Great Circus Mystery
The Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald
Maui Mallard In Cold Shadow Starring Donald Duck (PC)
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures Of Mickey Mouse (MCD or PS1)
QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
Super Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi (SNES & GG)
World Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck
Post edited August 05, 2016 by ResidentLeever
Posted August 05, 2016
"It's Disney"

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Post edited August 05, 2016 by angel_hellsing
Posted August 05, 2016
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Cheap DOS releases, you pulled this crap with Earithworm Jim simply because it is easier to gain the rights to DOS over Sega games.
Posted August 05, 2016
Man that brings me back. Does anyone UK based remember the old head to head challenges they used to have on Gamesmaster? It would have been in the 90s, probably with Dominic Diamond presenting.

They had custom builds of games, or perhaps thinking back they were just custom overlays. Hmmm. I always wanted to play those versions. Anyway I remember Aladdin was one they used quite often for score attacks.

Nostalgia burst.
Posted August 05, 2016
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MortalKombat2007: Cheap DOS releases
C-c-c-cheap?! :P
Posted August 05, 2016
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jamyskis: it's likely we'll see Toy Story 1 & 2, Hercules, Tarzan, Donald Duck: Quack Attack, The Emperor's New Groove, Aladdin: Nasira's Revenge and A Bug's Life.
Which would be fantastic in my book, but obviously it depends on if GOG can get them running well. I'd love to have a working copy of Toy Story 2 Action Game.

And we're still missing Lucasfilm's flight sims.

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yellowblanka: "Meticulously restored" lol, eg. they toss the files into an installer with an old version of DOSBox with a default config that will invariably require some tweaking. Don't get me wrong, It's great that older titles are starting to trickle in, but judging from the forums/issues with various games (usually Windows titles) they seem to do little/no work in ensuring compatibility beyond "does it boot up? Yep....well, time to upload it".
I'm curious: do you still buy GOG games, or is this the reason you've stopped? And is there anything GOG can do to ensure a game will run on all possible PC software/hardware configurations?

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MortalKombat2007: Cheap DOS releases, you pulled this crap with Earithworm Jim simply because it is easier to gain the rights to DOS over Sega games.
I'll also ask you, if it's okay: do you still buy GOG games or are you not interested in DOS versions of games? Is there reason to believe SEGA would have bothered to negotiate with GOG?
Post edited August 05, 2016 by tfishell
Posted August 05, 2016
We get this instead of Heretic, Heretic II, Hexen and Hexen II?
Posted August 05, 2016
If GOG is still getting more Disney games, will we see Tron 2.0 soon?
Posted August 05, 2016
I bought all 3. Now can we also have Disney's Tarzan and Hercules games as well.
Posted August 05, 2016
i cant imagine of these are better than castle of illusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZbcqs0JP78

also since lucasarts is disney star wars and indiana jones trilogy 16 bit is way better.


clever bait thread by gog "most treasured" haha
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