Product Overview
- Product Name: The Lion King
- New or Used: Used
- In Box or Loose: Loose
- Overall Condition: Good
- Save Battery Status*: Not Applicable – Does Not Use Battery
- Notes: Nice Lion King cartridge with label graphics intact and the shell showing solid, good presentation; fully tested and playing properly. A dependable cart ready to return to the Pride Lands on your Super Nintendo.
Photos show actual product for sale — no stock images used.
What's Included
- SNES Game Cartridge: Yes
- Manual / Instructions: No
- Cartridge Dust Cover / Sleeve: No
- Original Retail Box: No
- Extras:
Game Description
The sun rises over the Pride Lands and the circle of life begins in The Lion King, a vibrant 16-bit platformer built for the Super Nintendo console. Step into the paws of Simba as he bounds across sun-drenched savannas, shadowy jungles, and elephant graveyards inspired directly by Disney’s blockbuster film. From playful cub stages like “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” to intense showdowns with hyenas and stampeding wildebeest, every level captures the rhythm, color, and drama of Disney’s animated classic.
Released in 1994 by Virgin Interactive and developed by Westwood Studios, this side-scrolling platformer for Super Nintendo quickly became one of the era’s most talked-about Disney games. The animation mirrors the film’s expressive character movement, while escalating difficulty demands precision jumps and sharp timing. Players searching for classic SNES Disney platformers will recognize it as one of the standout 16-bit movie adaptations, blending cinematic presentation with demanding, skill-based level design.
As Simba grows from cub to adult lion, his moves evolve from nimble pounces to full claw swipes and powerful roars, creating a tangible sense of progression that mirrors the film’s emotional arc. Iconic moments—outrunning a wildebeest stampede, facing Scar atop Pride Rock—are reimagined as high-stakes gameplay sequences. For collectors and Disney fans, this celebrated cartridge release remains one of the defining Super Nintendo adaptations of a ’90s animated phenomenon.
Gameplay Features
- Guide Simba through side-scrolling stages inspired by Pride Lands and jungle scenes
- Cub and adult forms feature distinct move sets including pounces, claw swipes, and roars
- Stampede level delivers high-speed obstacle dodging with split-second reaction timing
- Face classic villains like Scar and hyena trio Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed
- Precision platforming across treetops, cliffs, and lava-lit caverns tests jump mastery
- Collect bug icons to refill health and unleash screen-clearing roar attacks
Historical Trivia or Fun Fact
The Lion King launched in 1994 alongside Disney’s massively successful film and became one of the best-selling 16-bit movie adaptations of its era. Developed by Westwood Studios—later known for the Command & Conquer series—the team used advanced animation techniques, including digitized frames derived from Disney reference material, to closely replicate the film’s character movement on Super Nintendo hardware. Its surprising difficulty and faithful visual style helped cement it as a memorable milestone in the golden age of Disney console games.
Additional Details
- Variant: Standard Release
- Genre: Platformer
- Year Released: 1994
- Publisher: Virgin Interactive
- Developer: Westwood Studios
- ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
- UPC: 052145840140
- SKU: 7191
- Format: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES) game cartridge
- Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) 16-bit video game console
- Region: NTSC (North America, Canada)
Important Information
- *Save battery (if present) has been tested or replaced and is verified working at the time of listing.
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