That game is The Lion King, for the Sega Genesis. More specifically, the Can’t Wait to be King/The Mane Event level, or the second stage after The Pride Lands. There were no enemies in the slightest, what made this part of the game so difficult was having to use Simba to leap above the heads of rhinoceros, giraffes and hippos, and that was no easy task. As simple as it may sound, just timing this correctly left myself and my friends stumped, as we passed around the Genesis controller constantly trying to conquer this level.

Now, ever since we mastered the stage’s layout, we were able to beat this level with a breeze in future replays, but it certainly wasn’t easy at the beginning. The first time we beat the Can’t Wait to be King level, we shudder to think just what obstacles The Lion King were going to throw at us next, but oddly enough, the game seemed to get easier the further we advanced through the stages. This became extremely noticeable to us once we became Adult Simba on the level Simba’s Destiny.

As a whole, at the time I really found the game more difficult than your typical Disney adventure, such as Aladdin for the Genesis, for instance. While not exactly a walk in the park either, the game struck a perfect balance in terms of difficulty. Simple enough for a kid to enjoy, while providing just enough of a challenge for a adult.

Man, it’s hard to believe there was actually a time in this gaming industry, during the 8 and 16-bit eras, that most licensed Disney games were actually good. But when you have a capable developer like Virgin under the helms, it only seems fitting and doesn’t come off as much of a surprise.

Now, outside of the Kingdom Hearts series, any game involving the Disney license is guaranteed to be a stinker, just because more developers won’t put the time and effort necessary to craft faithful installments of these classic Disney characters.

That game is The Lion King, for the Sega Genesis. More specifically, the Can’t Wait to be King/The Mane Event level, or the second stage after The Pride Lands. There were no enemies in the slightest, what made this part of the game so difficult was having to use Simba to leap above the heads of rhinoceros, giraffes and hippos, and that was no easy task. As simple as it may sound, just timing this correctly left myself and my friends stumped, as we passed around the Genesis controller constantly trying to conquer this level.

Now, ever since we mastered the stage’s layout, we were able to beat this level with a breeze in future replays, but it certainly wasn’t easy at the beginning. The first time we beat the Can’t Wait to be King level, we shudder to think just what obstacles The Lion King were going to throw at us next, but oddly enough, the game seemed to get easier the further we advanced through the stages. This became extremely noticeable to us once we became Adult Simba on the level Simba’s Destiny.

As a whole, at the time I really found the game more difficult than your typical Disney adventure, such as Aladdin for the Genesis, for instance. While not exactly a walk in the park either, the game struck a perfect balance in terms of difficulty. Simple enough for a kid to enjoy, while providing just enough of a challenge for a adult.

Man, it’s hard to believe there was actually a time in this gaming industry, during the 8 and 16-bit eras, that most licensed Disney games were actually good. But when you have a capable developer like Virgin under the helms, it only seems fitting and doesn’t come off as much of a surprise.

Now, outside of the Kingdom Hearts series, any game involving the Disney license is guaranteed to be a stinker, just because more developers won’t put the time and effort necessary to craft faithful installments of these classic Disney characters.

That game is The Lion King, for the Sega Genesis. More specifically, the Can’t Wait to be King/The Mane Event level, or the second stage after The Pride Lands. There were no enemies in the slightest, what made this part of the game so difficult was having to use Simba to leap above the heads of rhinoceros, giraffes and hippos, and that was no easy task. As simple as it may sound, just timing this correctly left myself and my friends stumped, as we passed around the Genesis controller constantly trying to conquer this level.

Now, ever since we mastered the stage’s layout, we were able to beat this level with a breeze in future replays, but it certainly wasn’t easy at the beginning. The first time we beat the Can’t Wait to be King level, we shudder to think just what obstacles The Lion King were going to throw at us next, but oddly enough, the game seemed to get easier the further we advanced through the stages. This became extremely noticeable to us once we became Adult Simba on the level Simba’s Destiny.

As a whole, at the time I really found the game more difficult than your typical Disney adventure, such as Aladdin for the Genesis, for instance. While not exactly a walk in the park either, the game struck a perfect balance in terms of difficulty. Simple enough for a kid to enjoy, while providing just enough of a challenge for a adult.

Man, it’s hard to believe there was actually a time in this gaming industry, during the 8 and 16-bit eras, that most licensed Disney games were actually good. But when you have a capable developer like Virgin under the helms, it only seems fitting and doesn’t come off as much of a surprise.

Now, outside of the Kingdom Hearts series, any game involving the Disney license is guaranteed to be a stinker, just because more developers won’t put the time and effort necessary to craft faithful installments of these classic Disney characters.

Fun article to read by the way!

Fun article to read by the way!

I remember in high school actually beating Budokon for the Sega Genesis. It was pure luck beating that game. Very hard indeed.

I remember in high school actually beating Budokon for the Sega Genesis. It was pure luck beating that game. Very hard indeed.

I remember in high school actually beating Budokon for the Sega Genesis. It was pure luck beating that game. Very hard indeed.

The difficulty of the cups in the game rises really rapidly. I didn’t lost any matches in the first cup but still haven’t beaten the second one. What makes it extra frustrating is that if you lose one game in the play-offs you have to start the whole cup (10 matches+play-offs+finals) from the beginning. Though I have to admit I have never been very good at sports games.

The difficulty of the cups in the game rises really rapidly. I didn’t lost any matches in the first cup but still haven’t beaten the second one. What makes it extra frustrating is that if you lose one game in the play-offs you have to start the whole cup (10 matches+play-offs+finals) from the beginning. Though I have to admit I have never been very good at sports games.

But does this really count? Obviously, for non-gamers and former gamers, most games with the least bit of challenge will be hard for them. But that doesn’t make the games necessarily hard.

But does this really count? Obviously, for non-gamers and former gamers, most games with the least bit of challenge will be hard for them. But that doesn’t make the games necessarily hard.