In the end he only used one table from the provided code. Converting the game was a crunch job right from the start and at one point he worked 40 hours straight. Unfortunately it turned out that the source code was in 'C' - a language he had never seen before. He received all the source code from the Genesis version which he expected to be in 68000 assembler (the Amiga and Genesis shared the same 68000 processor) so a lot of parts could be used from the existing code. The missing levels are 'Level 2 (Can't Wait to be King)', 'Level 6 (Hakuna Matata)', 'Level 9 (Simba's Return)' and both bonus stages ('Bug Toss' with Pumbaa and 'Bug Hunt' with Timon).ġ) Programmer of the Amiga version - Dave Semmens - said in an interview that he had only around 2 months to convert the game from Genesis because it had to be released on Christmas. The Amiga version has only 7 levels compared to 10 levels in the DOS, Genesis and SNES version. To prevent this from happening in the future, Microsoft created DirectX so that applications could run on any computer. The game ceased to work on the computers after the change. It was released with a large line of Compaq computers, but then the system specs were changed at the last minute. The Windows version of The Lion King was the inspiration for DirectX.

The game features no in-game save function, and it needs to be replayed from the beginning every time. You can also roar to scare some creatures into submission, though every time you roar, you have to wait for your 'roar meter' to charge.Īs an adult lion, you can still roar and jump, but now you fight enemies by slashing at them with your claws (if you're skillful enough, you can also grab them and toss them off the screen). Each of the levels represents a part of the movie.Īs young Simba, you can fight various beasts, such as lizards, by jumping on them. The plot of the game follows the plot of the movie. The Lion King, based on the famous Disney movie, is a platform game where you control Simba - initially as a young cub, and later as an adult lion. When Simba's father, King Mufasa, is killed and his evil brother Scar takes over the kingdom, Simba is banished from the lands of his birthright and has to grow up fast, honing his skills, for the day of his return. His father is the current King of the Savannah and the young prince is able to frolic the lands at will jumping on and around other subjects of this animal kingdom.

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