Some bugs restore Simba's health and roar meters, while other more rare bugs can increase these meters for the remainder of the game, but black spiders will cause Simba to lose health. Throughout the game, the player can collect various types of bugs to help them through the game. In either form, Simba will lose a life if he runs out of health or encounters an instant-death obstacle, such as a bottomless pit or a rolling boulder. In the second half of the game, Simba becomes an adult and gains access to various combat moves such as scratching, mauling, and throws. Midway through the game, players play through a unique stampede level in which they must avoid wildebeest and rocks. Simba also has the ability to roar, using up a replenishable meter, which can be used to stun enemies, make them vulnerable, or solve puzzles. In the first half of the game, players control Simba as a child, who primarily defeats enemies by jumping on them. The Lion King is a side-scrolling platform game in which players control the protagonist, Simba, through the events of the film, going through both child and adult forms as the game progresses. The game follows Simba's journey from a young carefree cub to the battle with his evil uncle Scar as an adult. The Lion King was the final game released for the NES in Europe. The NES and Master System and Amiga versions of the game were never released in North America. The title was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1994, and was also ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PC, Amiga, Master System, and Game Gear.

The Lion King is a platformer video game based on Disney's popular animated film of the same name. Matt Furniss, Frank Klepacki, Dwight Okahara. Louis Castle, Seth Mendelsohn, Barry Green. This game can be played also in a versions for NES, SMS, SNES and DOS. The following emulators are available for this game:

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