<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Disney	O
's	O
1994	O
animated	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
NES	B-Language
versions	O
were	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
licensed	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Simba	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
going	O
through	O
both	O
child	O
and	O
adult	O
forms	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
prematurely	I-Application
when	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
lives	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
can	O
continue	O
playing	O
from	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
in	O
two	O
months	O
by	O
Dave	O
Semmons	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
conversion	O
if	O
he	O
received	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
assumed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
programmed	O
in	O
68000	B-Device
assembly	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
share	O
the	O
same	O
Motorola	O
CPU	O
family	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
found	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
,	O
a	O
language	O
he	O
was	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westwood	O
Studios	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
East	O
Point	O
Software	O
ported	O
it	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
adding	O
enhanced	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Syrox	O
Developments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Dark	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
included	O
with	O
Aladdin	B-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
was	O
later	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
which	O
includes	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
and	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Aladdin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
had	O
1.27	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
200,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
game	O
in	O
November	B-Application
1994	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Westwood	O
's	O
Louis	O
Castle	O
remarked	O
that	O
roughly	O
4.5	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
commenting	O
on	O
outstanding	O
graphics	O
and	O
voices	O
but	O
"	O
repetitive	O
,	O
tedious	O
game	O
play	O
that	O
's	O
too	O
daunting	O
for	O
beginning	O
players	O
and	O
too	O
annoying	O
for	O
experienced	O
ones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
similarly	O
remarked	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
:	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
looks	O
good	O
and	O
sounds	O
great	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
needs	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
fine-tuning	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
as	O
having	O
graphics	O
equal	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
vastly	O
improved	O
over	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
but	O
agreed	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
exceptional	O
by	O
Game	O
Gear	O
standards	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
much	O
more	O
gradual	O
difficulty	O
slope	O
than	O
the	O
earlier	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
November	B-Application
1994	I-Application
issue	O
of	O
Gameplayers	O
says	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
on	O
the	O
easy	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
hard	O
for	O
an	O
experienced	O
player	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
rated	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
much	O
harder	O
than	O
Aladdin	B-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
never	O
unfair	O
or	O
frustrating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
an	O
A	O
and	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B+	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
controlling	O
Simba	O
when	O
he	O
's	O
a	O
playful	O
bundle	O
of	O
fur	O
is	O
one	O
thing	O
;	O
putting	O
him	O
through	O
his	O
paces	O
as	O
a	O
full-maned	O
adult	O
is	O
quite	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sense	O
of	O
power	O
it	O
gives	O
you	O
is	O
exhilarating	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
Simba	O
takes	O
his	O
climactic	O
heavyweight	O
stand	O
against	O
his	O
evil	O
uncle	O
Scar	O
,	O
this	O
Lion	B-Application
King	I-Application
has	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
wild-kingdom	O
variant	O
of	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
II	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Play	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
82/100	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
as	O
"	O
almost	O
film-like	O
quality	O
"	O
and	O
stating	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
high-quality	O
platformer	O
game	O
with	O
little	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
innovation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
listed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
4th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Top	O
10	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
