Videogamer’s The Lion King FAQ
I’m back with another faq. This time it’s for The Lion King. Of course
all the characters and settings in the game are copyright Disney and
Virgin Games.
This FAQ is copyright 2000, 2005 by Videogamer and it may only be posted
on Gamefaqs (www.gamefaqs.com) and vgstrategies.about.com.
Updates: I've added a reader contribution, and with that I think this guide
is probably as complete as it's going to be. So, unless something absolutely
groundbreaking is revealed about the game, this is the final update.
Contents (version Final)
1) Intro. and legal stuff (above)
2) A Few Basics
3) The Walkthrough
4) Reader Contributions (new for version 1.4)
5) Miscellaneous (Cheats, Game Genie, ect.)
A Few Basics
Controls on the Genesis: A is roar, B is slash (adult), and C is jump.
(default, can be changed)
To do a standing slash/throw/maul you need to roll your thumb from B to C
(difficult), or use the X, Y, or Z button if you have a 6-button
controller. Rolling is accomplished by pusing diagonally down-left
or down-right on the D-pad.
The Walkthrough
This should be a fairly detailed walkthrough of the game. If you haven’t
seen the movie already, be warned that there are spoilers in this
walkthrough. Now, let’s get on with it.
The Pridelands
This is a fairly simple introductory level to learn the basics. That
doesn’t mean there aren’t secrets here though. Below the first continue
point, you might notice an African red bug (life meter extender). Walk
off the left edge of the rock with the porcupine near the continue
point, and then you can jump to the bug. Near the top on the right,
there is an area you can jump into with a porcupine and a 1-up (only a
porcupine if you have 9 lives already) and roll through the opening
there for an area with a few goodies. The bonus bug in this level is
at the top left of the level in a tree. To beat the hyena boss, avoid
his attacks until he gets tired, then pounce him.
Just Can’t Wait To Be King
In the first part you have to jump on the heads of giraffes. Then you
get to an area with monkeys in trees. Roar at the two pink ones then
jump on the rhino to go to the first ostrich ride. The
first one is pretty straightforward, just follow the arrows: up is
jump, down is duck, and 2 ups is double jump. On the second ride,
jump, duck, jump, jump, duck, double jump, duck, duck, and double jump.
Now, roar at the monkey by the third continue marker, and jump on the
left rhino. When you’re stopped by another pink monkey, roar at it,
then jump across the logs to the side you were on and jump on the rhino
again. Then roar at the two pink monkeys on the island you’re on and
grab the bonus bug while you’re there. Now, jump on the rhino and exit
the level.
The Elephant Graveyard
Here, wait for the two hyenas to pounce together to move, then defeat
them both at once. Now, just follow the straight path to the end.
A few things to watch out for would be the bonus bug just up and left
of the third hyena. Also the elephant hides will break after three
jumps on them. Don’t let the green stuff after the continue point
touch you. Finally, you have to defeat three hyenas to destroy the
bones blocking the exit to the level.
The Stampede
Stand at the middle right when you start. After a wildebeest passes you
on the right, stand on the right side of the screen until a wildebeest
jumps in the middle of the screen. Then go to the middle and jump to
avoid the rocks. I find it easiest to stay near the middle
for the rest of the level while avoiding rocks, than being on the sides
avoiding wildebeests. A ? indicates that a rock will be to the left
or right of the center.
Simba’s Exile
Not much to say here, just try to avoid the falling rocks and definitely
avoid the rolling boulders. Don’t go down any of the holes with ledges
for climbing out since none of them that I know of contain anything good.
*correction, see reader contributions* There are a lot of tricky jumps
in this level and the penalty for missing one is often landing on thorns,
so be careful.
Hakuna Matata
This is definitely a relief after going through Simba’s Exile. Go down
the right side of all waterfall slides and hold right on the d-pad for
an easier experience in this level. After the first continue point,
jump over the waterfall to find another one that will also make your
experience through this level easier. Now use the falling logs to
jump to the top of the waterfall, then go left and snag the bonus bug.
Then just go right, then down to meet the level boss. To defeat this
gorilla, use the roll to send the coconuts rolling back at him, or wait
until he does his ground pound, and hit him. You’ll have to do this 6
times.
Simba’s Destiny
Now, Simba is finally an adult. Your slash is your main attack, so
don’t be afraid to use it on every enemy. Between the first and second
packs of leopards is a bonus bug hidden behind some vines near a monkey.
There is also a roar meter extender to the right of the last pack
of leopards and last rolling boulder.
Be Prepared
Compared to this level, the others before it are a cinch. At the
start, go right avoiding the lava drops. Then defeat the two leopards
by repeatedly slashing them. Now you jump over 3 volcanoes, be sure to
defeat the bats above them as you jump. Now you need to defeat
a hyena and leopard. Now you need to carefully time your jumps over 3
more volcanoes with two of them having bats above them, and a hyena
between the second and third ones. Now, go right some more and avoid
the dripping lava and defeat a hyena. Then you have to jump over two more
volcanoes and defeat a leopard. After jumping over that second volcano,
walk left and into the wall for a roar extending bug, and a life
restoring beetle. Now, go right avoiding more lava drops and defeating
even more bats, hyenas, and leopards.
Now you will be at a dead end with three volcanoes. Slash the rock
just to the upper right of the middle volcano until it falls and allows
you passage to the other half of the level. Now you ride the log on the
lava. When you have to jump onto the platform the log goes under, I
recommend defeating the hyena, but not the leopard if you want to catch
the log on time. At the end of the ride, you’ll have to outrun a
rolling boulder, then immediately face a leopard. After that, jump up
and down the ledges to the next log. When it stops, you
can just jump and slash to defeat the two leopards. Now, just walk to
the part described below.
Now, I will explain how to get past the end part with the 4 volcanoes.
I have numbered the volcanoes for convenience, #1 is on the far left
#2 is to the right of it, #3 is to the right of #2, and #4 is
on the far right. #1 will erupt first, so stand to the left of it.
Then stand on #1 while #2 erupts. After that, here is the order of
which to jump: #2, #1, #2, #3, #1, #2, #3, #4, #3, #2, #1, #2, #3, #4,
#3, #2, #3, #4, and you’re finished with the volcanoes. (note, this is
one of 2 or 3 possible scenarios, if yours is different, all I can tell
you is to avoid the lava and rocks until the fourth volcano becomes
plugged up.)
Simba’s Return
First, go into the middle cave of your three choices, then defeat the
three hyenas and go into the cave directly to the right of the one you
came into for a life meter extending bug. Now, return to
the area you started in. Go into the farthest right cave and follow
the set path.
After going through a few caves, you will have more than one option,
go into the first cave directly to the left of the one you entered
from at this point. When you’re faced with multiple choices again,
take the farthest left cave, then defeat the hyenas in there to finish
the level.
Pride Rock
To fight scar the first two times, land two slashes on scar, then maul
him when he sticks his tongue out (B+C, or one of the x,y,or z buttons).
Just do this two or three times, and he’ll leave. When you have to climb
the rocks to get to the top of pride rock, try not to jump on the middle
of the nine rocks, or you might get yourself surrounded by the fire.
Now, at the final battle just do the same thing, and throw Scar off the
cliff. To throw Scar off the cliff, you need to keep throwing him around
until he stops putting up a fight. Then you'll be able to throw him
farther than usual and that's when you throw him off the cliff.
Now, listen to Simba roar.
Reader Contributions
In the elephant grave yard, there is another bug to get that you didn’t
mention. To get it, you need to jump to the top of the first jump from
rock to rock thing. When you get to the top, kill the bird, but
DON’T FALL DOWN. Take a running leap from the top to the ledge on the
right side of the screen. Roll through the apparently solid rock face
to reach the ledge with a blue bottle bug thingy. (And a bird too
unfortunately). When you jump back down, keep to the left of the screen
or fall down the hole and die if you really want to.
Also, when you see the continue just above the bone spikes further on,
get it. It doesn’t matter if you do die because a continue is better
than a life. I’ll also mention that you can roll or jump through
the bone blockades.
When it gets really tricky towards the end of the Stampede level, you
can actually go to the left of the screen and just run. The two rocks
that pop up don’t even hurt Simba, he runs straight through them.
In the Hakuna Matata level, once you make it to the top of the waterfall
where you have to jump on the logs. Go right but instead of falling down
the mini waterfall, jump over it and land on the ledge with the frog. Kill
the frog and jump to the ledge above it. Kill the frog there to if you
need to then roll through the wall for a health bug. Then go down like
usual and kill the gorilla.
Here is a contribution from Lunapi
Actually, those holes in Simba's Exile do contain some goodies. The third
one, if you roll though the wall on the left, you get a checkered health
beetle, though you need to roll back out. In the fourth one, you roll to
the left again and it leads you to a bonus bug. You have to swing back out
and land on the second rock-running path, missing the first one
altogether. Also, right before the end where you swing across little rocks
the second time, you roll to the left again immediately before that,
and there's a 1up (if you need it) being a peice of rock scenery. Note
that the only ones I'd consider worth getting are the bonus bug (since
you also miss a rock) and the 1up, as the health beetle seems
only good if you are about to die, since you can still get hit by rocks
trying to get out of the hole.
Here is a contribution from Monica
I don't know if you're still editing it, but I noticed that in Be Prepared,
once you fall off the ledge when you reach the 3 geysers/volcanoes at the
dead end, go back wards and you will go into the rock. If you keep going,
you'll find one of those blue roar bugs.
Miscellaneous
I’ve found a whole bunch of Game Genie Codes for this game. Go to:
http://vgstrategies.about.com/games/vgstrategies/library/ggn/blglionking.htm.
Also be sure to check out the link to Gamesages.
Level Select and Invincibility
At the Options screen, press Right, A, A, B, Start. Two new options will
appear for invincibility and level select (unfortunately, it's a really
poor level select since unless you choose the last level, you play the
level selected then level 2 until the end)
If you have any questions or things to add to this faq, e-mail me at
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