by Shaun Jex | Nov 16, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
In retrospect, the concept behind Disney’s TaleSpin cartoon was hilariously bizarre. It took several of the principal characters from the 1967 animated film The Jungle Book, and placed them in a world that was a mix between Indiana Jones and Casablanca, with just a...
by Shaun Jex | Sep 8, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Earlier this year, Disney released their CGI remake of The Lion King. This fall, they will re-release their 1994 Sega Genesis adaptation of the film. It will be part of a package which also includes the Aladdin video game (as mentioned in last week’s post). For those...
by Shaun Jex | Sep 2, 2019 | 1990s, The Story Of...
If I were to stumble across a magic lamp, say in the Cave of Wonders, and if that lamp were to contain a genie who promised to grant me three wishes, at least one of those wishes would be for Disney to re-release their 1993 classic video game Aladdin. On September 1,...
by Shaun Jex | Jan 27, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...
I make no secret of my love for all things Disney. If you’ve read my pieces with any regularity, you know I’ve written about a fair number of Disney based games, ranging from titles for the Nintendo Game & Watch to NES classics built around the Disney Afternoon...
by Shaun Jex | Sep 1, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
In 1982, Disney released the film Tron starring Jeff Bridges. The story gave the world iconic characters like Kevin Flynn, a software engineer who gets transported into a computer mainframe, the artificial intelligence known as the Master Control Program (or MCP),...