History YMMV / AladdinVirginGames

* NightmareFuel: The infamous Game Over screen which was no doubt a source of nightmares among those who grew up with the game along with the movie. Running out of lives and continues treats you to [[GameOverMan Jafar]] brandishing a SlasherSmile against a fiery background, emitting an EvilLaugh with the words "GIVE UP, STREET RAT!" beneath him (the rest of the screen will either be black or bright red, depending on whether you're playing the Genesis or DOS version respectively). Since the game never tells you how many continues you have, you can't see it coming unless you buy a lot of them or use the cheat code to avoid seeing the screen. However, the next screen, which has the words "The End" and the Genie popping in to say, "Made you look!", [[NightmareRetardant softens this a bit.]]

** "The Escape", the level in which the cave collapses and Aladdin attempts to escape on foot, will ''floor'' new players and put veterans under pressure. It's a long, brutal level where you have to [[IndyEscape outrun several giant boulders]] (the first OneHitKO hazards in the game besides pits), with massive pits of lava in between. The lava pits are much larger and easier to fall into than the water pools of the previous stage ("The Cave of Wonders"), the roofs of the caves are so low that jumping over the lava pits becomes a matter of perfect timing, and the color of some of the platforms is so similar to the background that you can mess up some jumps by not realizing you ''could'' jump later. Then there's the last boulder, which, even after you outrun it, can sometimes end up falling on top of you ''[[KaizoTrap while you're on the carpet for the level-clear animation!]]''[[note]]Though with careful timing, it's actually possible to jump ''over'' the final boulder in the Genesis version.[[/note]] To top it off, the game won't skip this stage for you like it will the immediately following stage, "Rug Ride", if you mess up enough times. The rest of the game is a ''breeze'' once you clear this level...
** "Rug Ride" itself qualifies in the DOS version. In both versions, you're riding the carpet through a narrow tunnel, while trying to dodge OneHitKill boulders. The level slowly becomes faster and faster and ''faster and'' '''''faster''''' until you need lightning-fast reflexes. There are no checkpoints, so dying will send you back to the beginning. However, while the Genesis version you'll automatically skip it after failing enough times, the DOS version has no such MercyMode. Good luck.
** "Inside the Lamp", a.k.a the Genie level, isn't tough at all at first - there are no enemies, and no way to take damage - but the whole level is a bunch of FloatingPlatforms above a massive BottomlessPit. Towards the end of the level, finding solid footing becomes increasingly difficult, and you have to perform a fair amount of pixel-perfect jumps. The most maddening moment of this PlatformHell is just before the end of the level: there is a '''very''' tiny genie hand platform, some pixels wide, that you have to jump on. Missing it means instant death and redoing several difficult jumps. The hand is also so low that it floats off-camera, and [[GuideDangIt can't be seen unless you crouch]].

* NightmareFuel: The infamous Game Over screen which was no doubt a source of nightmares among those who grew up with the game along with the movie. Running out of lives and continues treats you to [[GameOverMan Jafar]] brandishing a SlasherSmile against a fiery background, emitting an EvilLaugh with the words "GIVE UP, STREET RAT!" beneath him. Since the game never tells you how many continues you have, you can't see it coming unless you buy a lot of them or use the cheat code to avoid seeing the screen. However, the next screen, which has the words "The End" and the Genie popping in to say, "Made you look!", [[NightmareRetardant softens this a bit.]]
** This Game Over screen was made much scarier in the [[PortingDisaster awful bootleg port]] of this game for the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] called ''Aladdin II''. It now takes place in [[NothingIsScarier a complete silence, against a black background,]] stays on screen longer, has dark, brown colors, and Jafar here does not even looks like himself and has [[UncannyValley a disturbingly realistic face.]]

* DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound:
** Jafar's EvilLaugh.
** The music in Jaffar's Palace, which is very short compared to other songs, and loops pretty badly. Even worse, in the DOS version it keeps playing over the ending after you defeat Jaffar.

* MostAnnoyingSound:

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Most of the music originates from the movie. The ones that don't are just as amazing to listen to though. Arab Rock's track provide an intensity that has it feel like speed metal.

* AwesomeMusic: Most of the music originates from the movie. The ones that don't are just as amazing to listen to though. Arab Rock's track provide an intensity that has it feel like speed metal.

** "The Escape", the level in which the cave collapses and Aladdin attempts to escape on foot, will ''floor'' new players and put veterans under pressure. It's the first level to introduce OneHitKO hazards beyond pits (giant boulders), there are pits of lava all over the ground that are much easier to fall into than those of the previous stage ("The Cave of Wonders"), the roofs of the caves are so low that jumping over the lava pits becomes a matter of perfect timing, the color of some of the platforms is so similar to the background that you can flub some jumps by not realizing you ''could'' jump later... and the last boulder, even if you do manage to outrun it, can sometimes end up falling on top of you ''[[KaizoTrap while you're on the carpet for the level-clear animation!]]'' To top it off, the game won't skip this stage for you like it will the immediately following stage, "Rug Ride", if you mess up enough times. The rest of the game is a ''breeze'' once you clear this level...

** "Inside the Lamp", a.k.a the Genie level, isn't tough at all at first - there are no enemies, and no way to take damage - but the whole level is a bunch of FloatingPlatforms above a massive BottomlessPit. Towards the end of the level, finding solid footing becomes increasingly difficult, and you have to perform a fair amount of pixel-perfect jumps. The most maddening moment is just before the end of the level: there is a '''very''' tiny genie hand platform, some pixels wide, that you have to jump on. Missing it means instant death and redoing several difficult jumps. The hand is also so low that it floats off-camera, and [[GuideDangIt can't be seen unless you crouch]].

** "Inside the Lamp", a.k.a the Genie level, isn't tough at all at first - there are no enemies, and no way to take damage - but the whole level is a bunch of FloatingPlatforms above a massive BottomlessPit. Towards the end of the level, finding solid footing becomes increasingly difficult, and you have to perform a fair amount of pixel-perfect jumps. The most maddening moment is just before the end of the level: there is a '''very''' tiny genie hand platform, some pixels wide, that you have to jump on. Missing it means instant death and redoing several difficult jumps. The hand is also so low that it floats off-camera, and can't be seen unless you crouch.

* MostAnnoyingSound:

* NightmareFuel: The infamous Game Over screen which was no doubt a source of nightmares among those who grew up with the game along with the movie. Running out of lives and continues treats you to [[GameOverMan Jafar]] brandishing a SlasherSmile against a fiery background, emitting an EvilLaugh with the words "GIVE UP, STREET RAT!" beneath him. Since the game never tells you how many continues you have, you can't see it coming unless you buy a lot of them or use the ClassicCheatCode to avoid seeing the screen. However, the next screen, which has the words "The End" and the Genie popping in to say, "Made you look!", [[NightmareRetardant softens this a bit.]]

* NightmareFuel: The infamous Game Over screen which was no doubt a source of nightmares among those who grew up with the game along with the movie. Running out of lives and continues treats you to [[GameOverMan Jafar]] brandishing a SlasherSmile against a fiery background, emitting an EvilLaugh with the words "GIVE UP, STREET RAT!" beneath him. Since the game never tells you how many continues you have, you can't see it coming unless you buy a lot of them or use the ClassicCheatCode to avoid seeing the screen. However, the next screen, which has the words "The End" and the Genie popping into say, "Made you look!", [[NightmareRetardant softens this a bit.]]

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: It's a very fun, polished platformer with beautiful hand drawn sprites and great music.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Jafar's EvilLaugh.

* NightmareFuel: Running out of lives and continues treats you to the infamous "[[GameOverMan Give up, street rat!]]" screen in which Jafar, wearing a SlasherSmile against a fiery background, emits an EvilLaugh. Since the game never tells you how many continues you have, you can't see it coming unless you buy a lot of them or use the ClassicCheatCode to avoid seeing the screen. However, it's softened a bit when the "The End" scene appears with the Genie appearing from the bottom right corner to say, [[NightmareRetardant "Made you look!"]]

** The level prior to the rug ride, as the cave collapses and Aladdin attempts to escape on foot, will ''floor'' new players and put veterans under pressure. Its the first level to introduce the lethal OneHitKO boulders, there are instant-kill pits into lava all over the place (this is also the first place where the environment can really screw you over; the level before it (the cave of wonders) has water functioning as BottomlessPits but you have to screw up majorly to get hit by them) the roofs of the caves are so low that jumping the bottomless pits within the caves becomes a matter of perfect timing... and to top it off, the last boulder, even if you do manage to outrun it, can often wind up falling on top of you ''[[KaizoTrap while you are on the carpet!!!]]'' And to top it off, the game won't skip this for you like it will the second part of the escape, Rug Ride, if you mess up enough times. The rest of the game is a ''breeze'' after you clear that level...
** The Rug Ride level itself qualifies in the DOS version. You're riding the carpet through a narrow tunnel, while trying to dodge OneHitKill boulders. The level slowly becomes faster and faster and ''faster and'' '''''faster''''' until you need lightning-fast reflexes. There are no checkpoints and dying will send you back to the beginning of the level. Averted in the Genesis version where you'll automatically skip it after failing enough times.
** Inside the Lamp, a.k.a the Genie level, isn't tough at all at first. There are no enemies and no way to take damage. But the whole thing is a bunch of FloatingPlatforms above a massive BottomlessPit: towards the end of the level, finding solid footing becomes increasingly difficult and you have to persorm quite a lot of pixel-perfect jumps. The most maddening momemt is just before the end of the level: there is a '''very''' tiny genie hand platform, some pixels wide, that you have to jump on. Missing it means instant death and redoing several difficult jumps. The hand is also so low that it floats off-camera, and can't be seen unless you crouch.

** The Rug Ride level itself qualifies in the DOS version. You're riding the carpet through a narrow tunnel, while trying to dodge OneHitKill boulders. The level slowly becomes faster and faster and ''faster and'' '''''faster''''' until you need lightning-fast reflexes. There are no checkpoints and dying will send you back to the beginning of the level. Averted in the Genesis version where you'll automatically skip it after gailing enough times.

ThatOneLevel: The level prior to the rug ride, as the cave collapses and Aladdin attempts to escape on foot, will ''floor'' new players and put veterans under pressure. Its the first level to introduce the lethal OneHitKO boulders, there are instant-kill pits into lava all over the place (this is also the first place where the environment can really screw you over; the level before it (the cave of wonders) has water functioning as BottomlessPits but you have to screw up majorly to get hit by them) the roofs of the caves are so low that jumping the bottomless pits within the caves becomes a matter of perfect timing... and to top it off, the last boulder, even if you do manage to outrun it, can often wind up falling on top of you ''[[KaizoTrap while you are on the carpet!!!]]'' And to top it off, the game won't skip this for you like it will the second part of the escape, Rug Ride, if you mess up enough times. The rest of the game is a ''breeze'' after you clear that level...

ThatOneLevel: The level prior to the rug ride, as the cave collapses and Aladdin attempts to escape on foot, will ''floor'' new players and put veterans under pressure. Its the first level to introduce the lethal OneHitKO boulders, there are instant-kill pits into lava all over the place (this is also the first place where the environment can really screw you over; the level before it (the genies lamp) has BottomlessPits but you have to screw up majorly to get hit by them) the roofs of the caves are so low that jumping the bottomless pits within the caves becomes a matter of perfect timing... and to top it off, the last boulder, even if you do manage to outrun it, can often wind up falling on top of you ''[[KaizoTrap while you are on the carpet!!!]]'' And to top it off, the game won't skip this for you like it will the second part of the escape, Rug Ride, if you mess up enough times. The rest of the game is a ''breeze'' after you clear that level...

ThatOneLevel: The level prior to the rug ride, as the cave collapses and Aladdin attempts to escape on foot, will ''floor'' new players and put veterans under pressure. Its the first level to introduce the lethal OneHitKO boulders, there are instant-kill pits into lava all over the place (this is also the first place where the environment can really screw you over; the level before it (the genies lamp) has BottomlessPits but you have to screw up majorly to get hit by them) the roofs of the caves are so low that jumping the bottomless pits within the caves becomes a matter of perfect timing... and to top it off, the last boulder, even if you do manage to outrun it, can often wind up falling on top of you ''[[BeyondTheImpossible while you are on the carpet!!!]]'' And to top it off, the game won't skip this for you like it will the second part of the escape, Rug Ride, if you mess up enough times. The rest of the game is a ''breeze'' after you clear that level...