Disney's Aladdin (8-bit)

For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Disney's Aladdin.

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Master System Game Gear
Disney's Aladdin
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega (Europe), Tec Toy (Brazil) Majesco Sales (US; re-release)
Developer: Disney Software SIMS
Distributor: Samsung (KR)
Licensor: The Walt Disney Company Disney Interactive (US; re-release)
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages: English English 日本語
Release Date RRP Code EU 1994-04 9027 PT 1994 MSJ9027 UK 1994-04 £29.9929.99 9027 AU 1994 FALA00SEC BR 1994-07 028420 KR 199x GB94001JG JP 1994-03-25 ¥3,8003,800 G-3336 US 1994-05 $39.9939.99 2525 US (Majesco) 2001 $14.9714.97 1206 EU 1994-02 2525 PT 1994 GGJ2525 UK 1994-04 2525 BR 199x 077120

Disney's Aladdin (アラジン) is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear action platform game developed by SIMS and published by Sega. Based on the titular 1992 film Aladdin, it was first released in Europe in February 1994, and is notable for both its relative faithfulness to its source material and its extensive use of vivid color palettes and advanced graphical effects.

Story

The game follows the story of the film, which is an adaptation of the story of Aladdin from Arabian Nights. Street urchin Aladdin survives by stealing food from the marketplace in the city of Agrabah. Princess Jasmine, upset at the prospect of an arranged marriage, escapes the palace and meets Aladdin when he saves her from an angry merchant. Meanwhile, Jafar, the Royal Vizier, seeks a magical lamp hidden in the Cave of Wonders. After consulting the Sands of Time, he learns that only Aladdin can enter the cave and retrieve the lamp. Jafar plots to manipulate Aladdin into obtaining the lamp for him.

Gameplay

The game is an action platformer whose stages are split between three different gameplay styles: chase stages where Aladdin continually runs forward, jumping over obstacles and pits; flying stages where Aladdin rides a magic carpet while avoiding enemies and hazards; and platforming stages that resemble Prince of Persia and emphasize exploration.

In the chase stages, Aladdin runs forward automatically. He slows down with or speeds up with , and he jumps with . In the flying stages, the screen again scrolls forward automatically. Aladdin moves the magic carpet in any direction with the D-Pad.

In the platforming stages, Aladdin must explore an area, collect keys to open locked gates, and avoid enemies or defeat them by throwing rocks at them. Aladdin walks with or and dashes with or . He crouches with and jumps with . He can find rocks, which he picks up with and throws with . Aladdin can pull himself up onto ledges with after jumping onto a ledge. He can slide under low ceilings with while dashing. He can tip-toeing through spiked floors with + to avoid damage. He descends stairs with or and ascends them with or .

Aladdin has a health meter, depicted as three red jewels. He loses half of a jewel when he is hit by an enemy or a hazard. The stage ends if Aladdin loses all of his health jewels or falls into a pit (or in the first stage, if he is caught by his pursuer), and the game asks if the player wants to try again. If the player chooses no, the game ends but provides a password for continuing from that stage at a later time.

Between each stage, subtitled cutscenes relate a simplified version of the film's script.

Items

	Apple
	Restores half a hit point of Aladdin's life gauge.
	Bread
	Completely replenishes Aladdin's life gauge.
	Key
	Unlocks one gate. Several of these must be found to progress through the Sultan's Palace.
	Scarab
	Checkpoint where Aladdin revives after losing a life.
	Rock
	Can be thrown to stun palace guards or unlock certain doors.

Stages

	Thieves in Agrabah
	Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣
	Both stages are running sections.
	The Cave of Wonders
	Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣
	Both stages are Prince of Persia-esque sections.
	Flight from the Cave
	Map: 1️⃣
	The Sultan's Palace
	Map: 1️⃣
	Magic Carpet Ride
	Map: 1️⃣
	In Pursuit of the Royal Deceiver
	Map: 1️⃣
	Battle with Jafar
	Map: 1️⃣

Production credits

• Main Planner: Lehto
• Planners: Johny-Ittetsu, Kikkawa-H.P.U., Max-T2
• Main Programmer: S.Kawa
• Visual Programmers: Yama-X, Chaos Brain
• Main Designer: Johny-Ittetsu
• Aladdin Designer: Kikkawa-H.P.U.
• Enemy Designer: Max-T2
• Etc. Designer: Manma
• Music Composer: Nasu-B
• Special Thanks to...: Yen, Enjyoh, Sgt. Yama

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Disney's Aladdin (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

NL advert (1994)

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0705: "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
also published in:

• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
• Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Game Gear print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #14: "Mayo 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Game Gear print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #14: "Mayo 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Game Gear print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #33: "Junio 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source 89

	89
Based on 1 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Consoles + (FR) 88 Computer & Video Games (UK) 66 Gamers (DE) 53 Joypad (FR) PAL 84 Mega Force (FR) 70 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 77 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 74 Player One (FR) 96 Sega Magazin (DE) 82 Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 65 Sega Power (UK) PAL 63 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 58 Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL 85 Todo Sega (ES) 87 Video Games (DE) PAL 70

	75
Based on 15 reviews

Disney's Aladdin (8-bit)

Master System, EU
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Cart Manual

Master System, FR (Blister pack)
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Master System, PT
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Master System, AU
Cover
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Master System, AU (Silver)
Cover
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Master System, BR
Cover
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Master System, KR
Cover
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Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 92 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 65 Console Mania (IT) PAL 90 Consoles + (FR) 88 Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U 100 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 75 Game Players (US) NTSC-U 94 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 73 Gamers (DE) 53 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 50 Joypad (FR) PAL 86 Joypad (HU) 95 Mega Force (FR) 83 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 77 Player One (FR) 88 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 60 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 72 Todo Sega (ES) 89 Video Games (DE) PAL 77 VideoGames (US) NTSC-U 90

	80
Based on 20 reviews

Disney's Aladdin (8-bit)

Game Gear, JP
Cover
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Game Gear, US
Cover
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Game Gear, US (Majesco Sales)
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Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT

Game Gear, BR
Cover
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Technical information

ROM dump status

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?	CRC32 770e95e1 MD5 258abbcd90fe78e19c53c39ce9150106 SHA-1 7ddfd53e91d8220e4238d3994921bf18fe383717	512kB		Cartridge (JP)
?	CRC32 7a41c1dc MD5 1ab3a94109af90a333a68479a02a5643 SHA-1 20ba7f5e5c801fbe48a537d2551a3d4525eb63e7	512kB		Cartridge (US/EU)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		1994-01-24					Page
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		1994-01-13					Page
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		1994-01-11					Page
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		1993-12-28					Page