<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aladdin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1992	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
developed	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Games	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
1993	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
including	O
another	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
adapted	O
ports	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aladdin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Aladdin	B-Application
throughout	O
settings	O
and	O
a	O
storyline	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
namesake	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aladdin	B-Application
's	O
primary	O
forms	O
of	O
offense	O
against	O
enemy	O
characters	O
are	O
a	O
scimitar	O
for	O
short-range	O
slashing	O
attacks	O
and	O
apples	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
pelted	O
as	O
long-range	O
ammunition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aladdin	B-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
trail	O
of	O
smoke	O
emanating	O
from	O
the	O
Genie	O
's	O
lamp	O
on	O
the	O
top-left	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trail	O
shortens	O
whenever	O
Aladdin	B-Application
is	O
harmed	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
environmental	O
hazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Aladdin	B-Application
runs	O
out	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
a	O
life	O
will	O
be	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
vases	O
within	O
the	O
levels	O
act	O
as	O
checkpoints	O
from	O
which	O
Aladdin	B-Application
will	O
be	O
revived	O
if	O
he	O
had	O
passed	O
one	O
before	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
lives	O
can	O
be	O
received	O
by	O
collecting	O
golden	O
icons	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
Aladdin	B-Application
's	O
head	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Aladdin	B-Application
's	O
last	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
prematurely	B-Application
ends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
lives	O
and	O
apples	O
Aladdin	B-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
adjusted	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
apples	O
,	O
Aladdin	B-Application
can	O
collect	O
gems	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
traded	O
with	O
the	O
Peddler	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
for	O
extra	O
lives	O
and	O
"	O
wishes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
picks	O
up	O
an	O
Abu	O
Token	O
in	O
two	O
levels	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
level	O
featuring	O
Aladdin	B-Application
's	O
pet	O
monkey	O
Abu	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
will	O
initiate	O
following	O
the	O
Genie	O
's	O
Bonus	O
Machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
theatrical	O
release	O
of	O
Aladdin	B-Application
,	O
Sega	O
and	O
Capcom	O
each	O
acquired	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
respectively	O
,	O
both	O
companies	O
having	O
an	O
established	O
track	O
record	O
for	O
quality	O
licensed	O
Disney	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
originally	O
tasked	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
Ariel	B-Application
the	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
,	O
and	O
set	O
a	O
fall	O
1993	O
release	O
for	O
Aladdin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Sega	O
and	O
BlueSky	O
prioritized	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
another	O
licensed	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
summer	O
1993	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
BlueSky	O
only	O
assigned	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
around	O
eight	O
people	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Aladdin	B-Application
,	O
which	O
slowed	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueSky	O
's	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
game	O
contains	O
an	O
Easter	O
egg	O
referencing	O
Aladdin	B-Application
within	O
its	O
in-game	O
map	O
;	O
an	O
upside-down	O
Genie	O
's	O
lamp	O
is	O
disguised	O
as	O
a	O
mountain	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
1992	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
,	O
Gilmore	O
met	O
Virgin	O
Games	O
design	O
director	O
David	O
Bishop	O
and	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Global	B-Application
Gladiators	I-Application
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
Disney	O
and	O
Virgin	O
beginning	O
a	O
collaboration	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
licensed	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilmore	O
's	O
superiors	O
would	O
in	O
turn	O
be	O
impressed	O
by	O
Virgin	O
's	O
regard	O
for	O
Disney	O
's	O
animated	O
features	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
progress	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
BlueSky	O
's	O
Aladdin	B-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
were	O
searching	O
for	O
further	O
ways	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Bishop	O
was	O
summoned	O
by	O
Disney	O
to	O
watch	O
a	O
rough	O
cut	O
of	O
Aladdin	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
an	O
Aladdin	B-Application
video	O
game	O
using	O
Disney	O
's	O
own	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishop	O
was	O
then	O
tasked	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
that	O
would	O
convince	O
Disney	O
to	O
grant	O
Virgin	O
the	O
Aladdin	B-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishop	O
then	O
pulled	O
designer	O
Bill	O
Anderson	O
away	O
from	O
production	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
and	O
gave	O
him	O
one	O
day	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
draft	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
submitted	O
the	O
following	O
morning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
President	O
Martin	O
Alper	O
drove	O
to	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
to	O
pitch	O
the	O
design	O
document	O
and	O
draft	O
level	O
to	O
Disney	O
Feature	O
Animation	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
succeeded	O
in	O
obtaining	O
the	O
Aladdin	B-Application
license	O
for	O
Virgin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Aladdin	B-Application
at	O
Virgin	O
started	O
in	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
deadline	O
of	O
October	O
1993	O
to	O
complete	O
production	O
set	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
home	O
video	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
;	O
this	O
deadline	O
left	O
Virgin	O
with	O
about	O
three-quarters	O
the	O
normal	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
team	O
continued	O
work	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
group	O
transitioning	O
back	O
upon	O
Aladdins	B-Application
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terms	O
included	O
several	O
assurances	O
to	O
Disney	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
equal	O
marketing	O
budget	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
other	O
major	O
titles	O
,	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
compete	O
with	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
title	O
,	O
an	O
initial	O
circulation	O
of	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
granting	O
Jeffrey	O
Katzenberg	O
the	O
final	O
word	O
on	O
all	O
marketing	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
promotion	O
and	O
distribution	O
,	O
Sega	O
would	O
play	O
no	O
role	O
in	O
Aladdins	B-Application
development	O
other	O
than	O
quality	O
assurance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
music	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
an	O
Updated	O
HUD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
ports	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
are	O
significantly	O
altered	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
being	O
missing	O
in	O
both	O
versions	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Inside	O
The	O
Lamp	O
"	O
and	O
Abu	O
bonus	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
East	O
Point	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
is	O
more	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
port	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
things	O
being	O
retained	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
while	O
still	O
missing	O
some	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Aladdin	B-Application
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
started	O
official	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
included	O
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Disney	O
Classic	O
Games	O
:	O
Aladdin	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
as	O
Disney	O
Classic	O
Games	O
Collection	O
:	O
Aladdin	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Genesis	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Aladdin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
"	O
Devs	O
Play	O
"	O
session	O
with	O
Double	O
Fine	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Louis	O
Castle	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
who	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
pitched	O
a	O
second	O
Aladdin	B-Application
game	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
sprites	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
Stardust	B-Application
and	O
a	O
year	O
prior	O
to	O
their	O
use	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
scrapped	O
by	O
Disney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Sega	O
shipped	O
Aladdin	B-Application
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
800,000	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
another	O
800,000	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
shipments	O
were	O
hardware	O
bundles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
it	O
topped	O
Babbage	O
's	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	B-Application
Sega	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
all-time	O
,	O
after	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Aladdin	B-Application
a	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#12	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
smooth	O
animation	O
,	O
detail	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
saying	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aladdin	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action/platform	O
games	O
in	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
MegaZone	B-Application
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
In	O
History	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
animation	O
in	O
this	O
platformer	O
us	O
simply	O
astounding	O
and	O
looks	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
cartoon	O
then	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
fourth	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
best	O
Disney	O
games	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Aladdin	B-Application
fell	O
back	O
upon	O
faux	O
3D	O
shading	B-General_Concept
and	O
single	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
button-eyes	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
looked	O
infinitely	O
more	O
fluid	O
and	O
expressive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
18th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
captures	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
