I thought by now you'd realize, there ain't no way to hide your lion eyes

I explore accusations that Disney's The Lion King is shameless plagiarism, borrowing far more from The White Lion than fair use allows. Less controversial is Westwood's officially licensed video game inspired by the movie. It's a platformer in which you play as Simba as we chart his development from an inconsequential, plucky young cub to a fearsome lion, embracing his rightful place as king of the jungle. As Simba ages, learning to adapt to his environment, he grows in stature and aptitude, creating a real sense of progression. With Disney supervising, artistry, animation and sound are supremely refined, resulting in a beautifully polished homage worthy of the box office juggernaut that went onto delight theatre audiences as much as cinemagoers.

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When in doubt, look to the booooooks!

Tormented by a ferocious storm, traumatophobe, Macauley Culkin, takes shelter in an eerie, mysterious library while out on an errand to the hardware store. There he meets a creepy librarian played by Christopher Lloyd who turns out to be the Pagemaster Mac encounters once transformed into a cartoon, whisked off to a fantasy land hatched from the fragments of classic fiction. Three thematically personified, anthropomorphic books aid the terrified whipper-snapper in his odyssey in search of the elusive green neon exit, teaching him some valuable lessons concerning bravery and fear en route.

A 2D, scrolling, action-platformer was released in conjunction with the movie in 1994. A trio of incarnations comprising the same design appeared for the Game Boy, SEGA Genesis, and SNES courtesy of Probe Entertainment. Channelling Richard Tyler, we traverse playfields embodying the three genres of popular fiction represented by Macauley's pulp pals in the movie. Most are explored on foot, others on a magic carpet, though none involve an armoured BMX.

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