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It's a pity. If you were a Nintendo fan back in the day (because if you were a gamer in the 16-bit days and did not have high discretionary income, you likely o
by AdmiralAsshat 9y ago
It's a pity. If you were a Nintendo fan back in the day (because if you were a gamer in the 16-bit days and did not have high discretionary income, you likely only had a SNES or a Genesis, not both), you played an interesting, albeit completely different Aladdin game, made by Capcom instead:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Aladdin_(Capcom_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Aladdin_(Capcom_vid...
Interesting in its own regard for being one of the early projects of Shinji Mikami, the Capcom designer who masterminded Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and others.
- d--b 9y agoI remember finishing the SNES game something like 2 hours after buying it... It wasn't great...
- ghostbrainalpha 9y agoYou remember how long it took you to play through a game 23 years ago??? I wish I had a memory that sharp. When I look at these retro games, I'll sometimes recognize the box art and remember having a fondness for the game, but that's it. I'm 34 years old for reference.
- pwython 9y agoAlso 34, and wouldn't even be able to tell you what games I finished back then, let alone the time it took. Except for Link to the Past... I remember being quite happy beating that.
- awj 9y agoPersonally, I don't remember all of those experiences, but Aladdin was one that stood out. Mostly because of the crushing disappointment of playing the Genesis version at a friend's house then begging to get the SNES version ... which I'd assumed would be the same.
- cdelsolar 9y agoDescribed my exact experience to a T. I've always wanted to play the Genesis version of this game.
- AaronM 9y agoProbably remembers it because he spent so little time on it. If he paid full price for it, that was probably a big disappointment.
- abritinthebay 9y ago37 here. It took me 2hrs and 37 minutes to beat Sonic 2 on release day. So that’s like... 1992. Was a little annoyed but it was an incredibly fun ride (and it’s not like I got all the chaos emeralds or anything). That doesn’t strike me as that sharp of a memory just a factoid that’s stayed around. I couldn’t tell you what I did in school that week for example.
- mantis369 9y agoI'm impressed that you got past that no-rings end boss gauntlet on the first try.
- abritinthebay 9y agoWell I didn't do it without losing a life! It was a little more luck than judgement though. I beat him on my last life (and I had quite a few at that point). I still remember the music from that scene having this awfully jarring "DURRR-DUNNN" tone siren in it that was rather disturbing. Not... Sonic drowning music disturbing, but close
- d--b 9y ago35 yo here. yeah I was quite disappointed by the fact I'd finish it so quickly. And yeah I have a strange memory, I tend to remember few stuff but very detailed
- wnevets 9y agoIIRC the sega version was the superior one, is that true?
- abritinthebay 9y agoAbsolutely true.
- debaserab2 9y agoIt was one of the rare games where the Genesis version bested the SNES one. I had a genesis and always felt the sting of having the lesser-than version of everything and could only jealously read about the better SNES versions in gaming magazines. I played the hell out of my genesis Aladdin cartridge though. Fantastic gameplay.
- vlunkr 9y agoI think it's debatable. Most people I know say it's the other way around.
- b3b0p 9y agoI think it's arguable. Laser Time did a video with them playing both side by side. It's a fun watch: https://youtu.be/_GpBHA5_bd0 https://youtu.be/_GpBHA5_bd0
- mikebenfield 9y agoPeople say this, sometimes to the point of asserting that the SNES version is just a bad game. It's not. They're both really good games.