hey everyone pushing up roses here today
I'm talking about
Aladdin for the Sega Genesis I loved
video games when I was growing up but
they were way too expensive for my
family I only received video games on
special occasions like my birthday and
Christmas and I always look forward to
it you can always tell when a wrapped
Christmas gift was a genesis game the
durable boxes that held the games were
easily distinguishable I was given a led
and as a Christmas gift when I was 8 and
I remember thinking at the time this is
the best Christmas ever
there were several video game versions
of the mega popular Disney adaptation of
Aladdin multiple platforms to Dass the
Super Nintendo the Game Boy the Sega
Master System and of course several
shitty ports the genesis version was
obviously the best one whoa whoa whoa
let me just let me just sneak in here
for a minute we're not going to have
that discussion in this video all the
Aladdin games are pretty decent and
everyone has their preference so I see
no sense in arguing about it but I will
tell you why I prefer this one over the
others besides arguing on the internet
is a lot like eating Chipotle it seemed
like a good idea at first and then you
[ __ ] everywhere is that what winning is
to you [ __ ] everywhere yeah that's
what I thought okay back to it the
genesis version is my favorite out of
the Aladdin games
I enjoyed the Super Nintendo and Master
System versions as well because to be
honest with you
I thought they all captured the concept
and feel of a lad and really well and
the quality of each was top-notch the
Super Nintendo version of Aladdin
developed by Capcom is really fun and
has some awesome platforming elements
that provide a challenge the Master
System is also really great it operates
more like a Prince of Persia style game
and follows the movie directly it's
actually like the movie was copied
exactly in put into video game form
since I think they all represent the
movie in a somewhat accurate way and
don't come across as soulless licensed
games I determined which one I liked the
most by their gameplay mechanics and
level design that I mentioned you get a
sword in this version yeah a
[ __ ] sword that you could slice
up your enemies with nothing will stand
in my way now murder/death/kill
hahahaha Aladdin is the third
best-selling Genesis game of all time
clocking in at about 4 million copies
the only games that have outsold at our
Sonic the Hedgehog and its sequel Sonic
the Hedgehog sold about 15,000,000 Sonic
2 sold about 6 million in
considering that many of those sales
were due to the purchase of the Genesis
I'd say that 4 million copies is pretty
admirable now Aladdin did come bundled
with the Sega Genesis model 2 but I
would argue that by this point many
people had already purchased their
consoles and many of the sales were
individual game sales it also sold more
units than other Disney games that were
included in the model two bundles such
as The Lion King and The Jungle Book if
you can't tell by what you're seeing on
your picture box right now this is an
action platformer game you kill enemies
you dodge enemies you hop all over the
goddamn place and you fight enemies
every few levels or so if you pick up
these abbu tokens you get to play a
bonus level as him but I could never get
past the one in the Cave of Wonders
because bats can I please nominate these
bats is one of the most annoying video
game enemies ever they just get up all
in your grille and I can't get away from
them god damn two things really stand
out about this game the animations and
the music that mimics the original
soundtrack in a faithful way the minute
the game starts up you're thrown into
this high-energy version of Prince Ali
sounds beautiful there are several other
tracks from the movie as well including
friend like me and an amazing version of
Arabian Nights Arabia not like Arabian
days more often than not are hotter than
hot and a lot of good ways yes
the familiar music adds a lot to the
gameplay experience which I felt was
lacking in the super nintendo version
that version did have a couple tunes
from the movie but most of it were
original tunes that i just couldn't get
into since the SNES version was made by
capcom it really just feels like an
Aladdin theme super ghouls and ghosts
difficulty included I also prefer these
sound effects in the genesis version
especially Aladdin's exuberant yeah
whenever he finds an item like an extra
life the level design also appeals to me
just a little bit more than the other
games I mean look at this lovely image
of Sebastian shackled to the wall the
kids are gonna love that but just
because this game was targeted at kids
does not mean it wasn't challenging the
Cave of Wonders levels especially the
two levels after the Cave of Wonders
starts caving in if we're anxiety
inducing that's not an exaggeration
either my anxiety was through the roof
at one point during these levels
navigating Aladdin through this fiery
hell of lava pools and folders falling
into your face and the music pumping in
the background is so-so
oh isn't it mana nearly had a panic
attack after going through these levels
but I did end up getting a little bit of
an endorphin high afterwards and the
following level whoo man whoo man the
carpet ride through the cave is intense
though I have played it so much that I
can get through it without dying these
days muscle memory is serious business
and I'm pretty good at this game no I am
the best at this game ha I am so good
come on let's do this you're one of the
most noteworthy things besides the
wonderful music score composed by Donald
Griffin and Tommy Tallarico
are the traditional animations they were
done by legit Disney animators and I
can't even deal with how gorgeous it is
everything about it loses Disney's
Aladdin the music the animations the
settings the character design the enemy
designed the cutscenes to follow the
story in the movie ever
thank so much Aladdin use my younger
self particularly like throwing apples
at the enemies wearing loose pants
ahahaha look Mak and says underwear I'm
not sure I quite understand the
logistics of how throwing an apple at
someone causes their pants to fall down
but whatever comedy I also really dig
these flamingos not a very long game
here especially if you played it so much
that the challenge of the levels isn't
there anymore
I can get through it and about yeah 35
minutes and here you me it is a joy
gasps make 35 minutes best 35 minutes of
my entire life right there Aladdin is
sincerely one of my favorite games for
the Genesis I know that might sound
stupid but no no wait a minute that's
not stupid [ __ ] that [ __ ] it's not
stupid to find this game valuable and
enjoyable let it's a good game and I
like it it may not be the most profound
game but sometimes I don't want profound
it's like if I could order a huge
lobster dinner tonight with elegant
candlelight tables and it's expensive
and chic but I don't want that I just
want my castle my castle is awesome it's
simple it's enjoyable it lasts an
incredibly short time and when the
experience is over you're very very sad
afterwards because you're probably on
the toilet but then you get off the
toilet and you're happy again cuz tasted
great
Aladdin is basically White Castle yeah
White Castle hey everyone thanks for
watching my review on Aladdin for the
Sega Genesis hope you enjoyed it and if
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