Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

The Lion King

Title	The Lion King
First release	1994
Developer	Westwood Studios
Publisher	Virgin Interactive
Platforms	Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Mega Drive / Genesis, NES / Famicom, PC (Windows), SNES / Super Famicom
Genre	platformer
Also known as	Le Roi Lion · Der König der Löwen
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Mega Drive / Genesis: 1994-11-04 (PAL), 1994-11-09 (NTSC-U) DOS: 1994-11-09 (NTSC-U) SNES / Super Famicom: 1994-11-09 (NTSC), 1994-11-11 (PAL) Game Gear: 1994-11-09 (NTSC-U) Amiga: 1994-11-11 (PAL) Game Boy: 1995-04-01 (NTSC-U) NES / Famicom: 1995-05-25 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q134138

Master Simba's savage pounce, reckless roar, and four-paw fighting combat to survive the transition from cub to adult lion. Players navigate treacherous environments like the elephant graveyard and dodge trampling wildebeest stampedes. Success requires honing these predatory skills to fight off hyenas and reclaim the kingdom from Scar.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q134138) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (snes/the-lion-king) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/the-lion-king) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (11): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only.

Logo: The Walt Disney Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“The Lion King logo.svg”)

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Videos

SNES Longplay [367] The Lion King

World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 53:46auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

The Lion King (PC) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · DOS version · longplay · 43:44auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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