So in 2019, they brought out a collection of some classic Disney games from Virgin Games. Namely, the SNES, Genesis, and Game Boy versions (as well as some variations thereof) of Aladdin and The Lion King, appropriately called "Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King". At the time of Aladdin's original release (1993), Capcom had exclusive rights to release games for Nintendo systems in the US. Due to this, Capcom created a totally different swordless version of Aladdin for the SNES. Since the game was not made by Virgin Games, it wasn't included in this collection. The collection was released physically and digitally for the Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Xbox One, and Sony PlayStation 4 consoles. Exclusively for Nintendo Switch, was also a special edition physical version including a bonus physical poster and dual sided manual (the kind where you flip it upside down to see the other version) with Aladdin on one side and Lion King on the other. This special "Retro Edition" came in a choice of packaging, to mimic, in size and materials, either the Super NES or Sega Genesis original packaging. Because SNES Aladdin is my favorite, I didn't buy any version of the collection at the time.
Fast forward two years later to 2021, and version 2 of Disney Classic Games Collection was released, for the same consoles as above. It's now simply named "Disney Classic Games Collection". It adds The Jungle Book (Genesis, SNES, GB) and Capcom's SNES version of Aladdin. The extra material is also available as DLC for owners of the original release. I guess some kind of a deal was worked out with Capcom to include their game. It also (for a limited time) included one of four manuals: SNES (Console N) Aladdin, Sega Genesis (Console S) Aladdin, The Lion King or The Jungle Book. Unlike the 2019 release, a manual can be obtained with any physical copy of the collection, not just the Nintendo Switch version. I was hoping to get the Capcom manual when I bought the Switch game, but I ended up with a manual for The Jungle Book. There was no way to tell which manual you were going to get, and now a manual is no longer included with brand new copies.
Here's unboxings of every possible manual available with the Nintendo Switch copies. Note how for V2, the Console S and Console N Aladdin manuals use the same cover art:
2019 "Retro Edition":
https://youtu.be/H8JwFuchfpo2021 version:
SNES Aladdin (Console N) manual:
https://youtu.be/-HoFnCeTEskGenesis Aladdin (Console S) manual:
https://youtu.be/ObmYpKYmp34The Lion King manual:
https://youtu.be/v5ClB0CeLrMThe Jungle Book manual:
https://youtu.be/bqDXFTfyfjgLater on I bought a used copy of V2 with an SNES Aladdin manual. The cover is beat up, but the manual is perfect. Instead of tracking down Lion King and Genesis Aladdin Switch manuals, I found a brand new copy of the Retro Edition SNES style for a good price:
(Not pictured- the Switch case for the original V2 copy I bought).
