Another week, and another prototype with the release of a very early build of The Lion King for the SEGA Game Gear. The game was eventually released in 1994, but this prototype is dated 25th April 1993, and when you take a look you’ll see that were was a lot of work still left to do.
From the title screen, you can select various Alpha state levels, though a number are not yet implemented. Those that are available are very early stage, with enemies and graphics missing in places. Some elements just have place holders at this stage.
You can for the most part control the main protagonist Simba and interact with parts of the environments, clinging to ledges and swinging/leaping around – though a number of frames are incomplete and seem to have test frames in place (which is more noticeable if you stand still).
What is quite amusing is the inclusion of the music from Lemmings for test purposes – just a shame Simba doesn’t scream “Oh No!” when he falls off a ledge ;-)
As to be expected, its very glitchy and bugged – so expect it to crash or reset at times if you exit parts of the map or do something unexpected. There could be more content locked away in the prototype – so if you find anything else of note, please do get in touch and we’ll update this page.
With thanks to Mark Greenshields for allowing us to release this prototype.
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