Seriously, there appears to be nothing online about this version, only the DOS one. The one I remember having growing up had a Windows GUI, clearer sound effects, and different music in places. It also didn't have the black bar at the top with Genie's face, just a smokey lamp, like the Genesis version. I'm not imagining this one's existence, right? Anyone know where I can possibly find it, or info about it?
I don't know if I am of any help here, but I've seen a Mobygames entry for a Windows Aladdin game from '96 (by Virgin)..
According to the cover art (if some can call it like that), there must also be a GoG release by now. 😀
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/disneys … din/screenshots
Fun fact: Another Windows Disney game (Lion King) was the inspiration for DirectX.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/lion-king/trivia
Edit: You were faster. 😁
Edit2: Link fixed.
"Time, it seems, doesn't flow. For some it's fast, for some it's slow.
In what to one race is no time at all, another race can rise and fall..." - The Minstrel
//My video channel//
A bit late to inspire DirectX in 1996 when it was already underway in 1995 (not to mention earlier windows platformer ports like Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure that pushed the whole win95 gaming experience thing early on)
Exactly, I thought the same! Strangely, Wikipedia says something similar as the Mobygames trivia.
As I understand, there was an earlier Win 3.1 version using WinG that was said to have caused trouble of some sort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_ ... cal_issues
"Time, it seems, doesn't flow. For some it's fast, for some it's slow.
In what to one race is no time at all, another race can rise and fall..." - The Minstrel
//My video channel//
Windows 95 versions of Aladdin, The Jungle Book and The Lion King are included in "Disney's Classic Videogames". They're not really worth bothering with.
Notably, this version has a midi soundtrack which is a lot closer to the genesis version. except that no one seems to know what it was actually composed for. i suspect it was composed for windows fm general midi.
I've seen the soundtrack played back on a gravis ultrasound, and virtual sound canvass, but haven't seen a recording of it on a soundblaster pro in windows, and suspect that that may have been the intended soundcard, since the genesis used FM as well
And i finally have recorded the midi files, played back using win95 2 op patchset by the Fat Man.
this is exactly as you would have heard the files ingame on typical windows 95 PCs of the day.
