The Lion King | The Completionist

[@brycevo]

He lives in you, He lives in me! He completes all the games, that we look to beat. From the retrospective, to the review! He completes the games! And so can you...

[@flamebrindger3984]

That was beautiful

[@kokoro7996]

Nice one!

[@infultraterprototype]

haha

[@jasminemiller7485]

That was great. I had fun singing that.

[@drazzin8534]

am i the only one who likes it that this comes from the intro of lion king 2?

[@NintendoCapriSun]

Damn straight I remember Simba's mom! When Scar has taken over, yet she still holds her head high as she walks past the hyenas. I will always remember that shot 'cause of the poise and bravery she shows there.

[@rickxhoshinji]

I understand the pain of ledges and swinging in this game all too well. Thanks, Jirard. For reminding me of the countless lives and continues spent from my childhood only to accidentally roll Scar off the cliff.

[@venus446]

My sister made it to the end of this game but when she went to face scar she glitched the game. When scar jumped on simba and she was able to pull him off, simba was stuck in animation. She nearly beat the game that day, but gave up Eventually she was able to beat the game, and now she can go through the game without losing a life. 😄

[@1Pineapple]

I love the feeling of having a full game memorised like that! You just feel like the flash running through it all with no mistakes 😎 I was there with a Bomber Man game for Game Boy Color after yeears of playing the same 2 games on that console 😅 The Wario World I had was a little more advanced so I never completed that one, but I sure tried! Thinking The Completionist hits himself for the few amounts of deaths he had in this game before completing it I honestly just feel stupid for not being able to complete a Game Boy-game, playing it for yeears xD

[@William_Millar]

She’s a hacker then, how can you beat this game without dying?

[@andrewshea6652]

This review in a nutshell -50% this game is extremely hard -50% this game looks beautiful

[@kuromyou7969]

Also 50% legit sounding music

[@ChillGamerBlue]

​@@kuromyou7969the music is awesome. I prefer the SNES version but the Sega one has its perks, too.

[@therealdealholyswillreside1571]

that monkey swinging/hippo tail part was the DEVIL!

[@Treesicle]

Would you say Lion King is the Darksouls of disney platformers though?

[@anouk356]

No... by snes standards this is pretty ea

[@matti.8465]

We all could but none of us would.

[@cstrife420]

Lion Jirard in the thumbnail was enough for me to give the video a like lmao

[@ghettokage6104]

Right? Hakuna Completion

[@sonicwontletmeleave]

The lion king remake wishes its characters could emote as much as Jirard does

[@octoisgay]

sonic won’t let me leave my room please help It also wishes it could be good.

[@Yilmaz1903Vurucu]

:3

[@mikelxanadu]

I love your name. How can I help?

[@matthewcrane5294]

😂😂😂

[@dragorethegreat1800]

I'm in it for the memes Like the monkey throwing simba off the cliff And yoshi's final smash on simba father's death

[@AzureIV]

I don't see any footage of you using older Simba's "jump on someone and maul the heck out of them" move. It was my favorite way of knocking down the enemies.

[@Micaelangel07]

Maul and flip enemies is the same move and since Jirard said he didn't know about it because the game didn't tell him, you can figure it out.

[@TylerYoshi]

As long as Simba doesn't step into a noose as the earth beneath him crumbles, we should be good.

[@chespin_fan4441]

I know what you mean.

[@darkstareng]

That "make it as hard as possible" philisophy was a double edged sword. I remember playing that game and saying "fuck it" after that blockbuster rental time. It was with masterpieces that DKC or Zelda that I wanted to buy the game after the rental was done.

[@HMZeroTwo]

"The CGI movie is coming out and the hype is real." You'd be surprised, Jirad.

[@Invidente7]

I might consider it if they adapted the madness of king scar but since they DIDN'T

[@CheefChaos]

@@cupsnlantern That 'Cherished' Classic Is stolen from 'Kimba the White Lion' Disney stole the work just after the creator's death. Even the Simpsons poked at the copy job Disney did 'Kimba...errr Simba'

[@scull674andskullmedraw7]

Who knows maybe this will be the one time they get it right

[@TheNocturnal1]

Can you feel the love tonight isn't going to happen at night...

[@mp7950]

DestructableMe If you actually look deeper in to that you’ll see that the Lion King was supposed to be a Kimba the White Lion Reboot, which explains why they have similar plot lines. You can also see concept art of Simba as a white cub

[@Tanyableu]

One of the things I can still feel watching this is the phantom of my muscles when Simba pulls himself up or swings on the bones. That's how into it you were playing it - those were your muscles going forward!

[@deet917]

Ah the lion king. The game that brought so much pain and tears in my childhood. Gave up after the elephant graveyard. Congrats on beating it 👏

[@recklessalexis6178]

This was one of my favorite games as a kid despite not being able to get past the Wildebeest stage. I revisited it as a late teen and it felt so good finally getting to pimp slap my enemies with older Simba.

[@crudmuffin64]

I had the most trouble with the ostrich double jump in the " Can't Wait To Be King" level, and still can barely get past it!

[@senatormarrero]

Crudmuffin 64 lol once you nail that you gotta wait for the second press, it’s not that hard

[@benmcneill1271]

I beat this game as a kid. I didn't stand out in my mind as any harder than other games I played at the time, although I do remember struggling against Scar. Having said that, watching this video has brought back many memories of me rage quiting many times as a kid.

[@kunichiwax3]

I remember renting this game from blockbuster as a kid and my friend beating the game in a weekend. I was jealous

[@powerpc127]

Having beaten this years before the internet collectively agreed it was infuriatingly difficult, I'm just going to pat myself on the back.

[@HorrorKidtheReviewer20]

No game can be as hard than the likes of Ghosts N' Goblins on the NES & Binding of Isaac which I don't recommend completing to 1,000,000% yeah, that's the actual max completion. Great review & its because of these videos that inspired me to try & complete games to 100%.

[@shikamaru317]

This was my very first video game, got it for Christmas alongside a Sega Genesis in 1994. Farthest I made it as a kid was the Hakuna Matata level, never could get passed that waterfall section back then. Went back and beat the whole game a few years ago, though I did use the level select cheat code to pull it off I admit, skipping straight to the level I died on instead of replaying all earlier levels.

[@Saylor28]

"Too difficult to beat as a kid" 10 year old me feels a hell of a lot better of himself knowing he could beat a game Jirard couldn't 😁

[@suchmeerkat]

The Gameboy Color version of this was AMAZING! It was the reason I ended up getting a Gameboy because I begged my parents for it. Doesn’t just stop with defeating Scar, you go into the second movie and fight Zira too!!

[@Silent_Mochi]

This game was so hard to me as a kid and the young simba death scene used to scare me

[@alwaysangry2232]

i thought it was the only one

[@scorpzeegreen6089]

The death music is still stuck in my head after all these years.

[@darkfairy0325]

There's a lion king bootleg out there where simba steps into a noose...

[@timothyroehm4307]

Zerdadoesathing :And hangs himself seriously what the hell!!!

[@WhiteboyUltima]

The waterfall part is piss-easy once you figure out the pattern. There's a single row (near the middle) where logs repeat in 2 sets: set 1 you can jump directly up onto the next log, set 2 it's too far so you jump to any other log first and then back to the same row. Rinse and repeat, you'll never die there again. Could explain all the other tricks too but a Lion does not concern himself with the opinions of the sheep...

[@jordanwood7356]

Animal planet version of street fighter killed me great video man!

[@JoeyPaone]

Wow this is what other levels look like? Beautiful!

[@rotsaastorrotsa]

BARRY saved my sanity

[@jroc2813]

I cannot believe you actually beat this game. I could only get as far as the Elephant Graveyard in the Sega version when I was a kid, and that was IT! UGH!!! THANK you for conquering this horrid beast of a game and returning peace to Pride Rock

[@Silent_Mochi]

Now can U do toy story for snes/Genesis That game makes lion king look like Kirby

[@Mrnoob951]

Toy Story wasn't that bad was pretty bad tho (hard) i actually liked the game.

[@Silent_Mochi]

@@Mrnoob951 I liked the game, but it was pretty effin challenging(especially on Snes due to the Whip not being as responsive as the genesis version)

[@KumaAdventure]

Wow. I could never get past the final level, as you said, I had no idea I could throw an enemy. I would just fight him endlessly over and over, re-starting the game over and over just to get to that point and thinking I didn't get in enough hits when what I really had to do was use a special technique the game never told me about.

[@matti.8465]

So the game may be pretty, visually and technologically spectacular, but is very flawed in almost every aspect beyond the superficial, huh? Sounds familiar.

[@TheGreatHotDogConsumer]

Fallout 76?

[@matti.8465]

@@TheGreatHotDogConsumer I was actually hinting at the actual Lion King remake. Tho Fallout 76 is not really that pretty and impressive.

[@willow-tree3535]

I have Guesses! (/s) *Hollow knight*

[@SantiagoMonroy5]

Graphics dosen't make a game... this is the best example

[@bulb9970]

I actually thought of Rayman 1

[@scorpzeegreen6089]

Nothing but nostalgia watching this. Everything you said is how I felt as a kid. Trying to beat this game, took me 5 years on and off. I curse that lava level... My older cousin legit congratulated me because he knew this game was a monster to beat. It took me close to 30 minutes to beat Scar because I didn't have the manual for the controls, and didn't know you could throw him. I think I randomly did it and thought "HOW DID I DO THAT?!?" and tried every button combo until I did it again.

[@foxskirata]

"How do we follow up on the fun, easy, loved experience of Aladdin?" "Oh, I know! MAKE THEM SUFFER." "... Alright, Bill."

[@blackmagician7645]

You can actually roll into the logs the gorilla tosses at you and strike him back with them. A little fun game hint.😊 Edit: Also- along with the lounge throw attack, when you're adult Simba. You can also jump and drop onto enemies and maul them with your claws by striking the attack button.

[@UchaNekome]

When a pixilized SNES game emotes better than a hyper realistic movie.

[@lexh.5225]

Oh god, I remember how long it took me to get past the Can't Wait to Be King stage, but it wasn't the monkeys, it was that damn double-jump on the ostrich! The part that finally broke me and got me to use the Level Choice Cheat was Hakuna Matata, that waterfall is just inhumane torture!

[@MegaDoomdoomDoom]

This game....a few years ago, my boyfriend and I decided to try beating it late at night. We beat it sometime around 4 AM, after looking up the cheat codes. Never again.

[@ll-mel]

Lion King was my obsession as a child. I remember mastering this game so well that I even beat the demo at a Kmart within about 15 minutes without dying a single time. Despite the frustrations and difficulty (by today's standards), this game is a masterpiece that requires sharpened skills and reflexes. No death is a cheap death once you build up your skills. Thanks for the great vid.

[@MysteriousJojo]

Oh I just can’t WAIT to see Jirard play Yakuza 0!

[@thelegendarygitarooman8833]

He should play the first game first though

[@MastaofPasta]

@@thelegendarygitarooman8833 Why? 0 is a prequel to those games. He should do 0 then move on to the Kiwami games.

[@Uldihaa]

I just want his reactions to running a hostess bar and that competition. Oh, and the training of the club's hostesses. And honestly, the game is a gold-mine for skits. Let's face it, Jirard might just die of embarrassment over the gravure videos.

[@KittyKatty999]

Oh I almost forgot about you! If you're back, then that means it's my turn to say something to you! :D *Clears throat* Despite you being supposedly mysterious, even if you changed your icon and name, I would *STILL* easily figure out you're new persona, just by searching for a comment like this. How will you live your life, after he does play that game, and you can't ask him to play it anymore ? Is there anything beyond your ambition, or is it Yakuza 0 all the way? XD

[@Uldihaa]

@@KittyKatty999 Wow, you need to take a break or something. This is the most passive-aggressive comment I've seen on Jirard's channel. Who cares if this guy mentions Yakuza 0 on every video? Unless you're Jirard, you need to just let it go.

[@nickinportland]

And here I was living all these years thinking me and my brother just sucked at this game. All the swinging on things was pretty hit and miss. We did beat the monkeys for sure.

[@noahdean9685]

That I can't wait to be king level I remember the most it was torture

[@noahdean9685]

@Craig Adams I think there was a cheat that you can abuse but it will send you to that level as Revenge

[@gatochinho3583]

You're not the only one who remebers Sarabi and I'm not the only one who thinks about Street Fighter when Simba throws Scar like Ryu does. Yay me

[@sandwichowner7551]

Who cares about lion king remake I'm waiting for Song of The South remake

[@kieranstark7213]

Ngl, I think both Disney animations are so good that should be left as standalone movies (though I will admit, before The Lion Guard, The Lion King was a great franchise), though out of the couple of films, if there is one I reject a remake for less, it would have to be Song of the South, but then again, that’s just so they could get rid of the “happy slaves” bullcrap, which is my only major nitpick with the film.

[@JonnyNizz]

This was my first game EVER. I was 6 years old and had it for the Genesis. I remember it being so cripplingly difficult, I don't think I ever made it to adult Simba with the exception of one other time. MAYBE! Thank you for stirring up these truly painful memories Jirard!

[@RetroGamer-95]

Hi Jirard Could you play Pocahontas on SEGA please? Love from Argentina!

[@shatzie]

RetroGamer Agreed!! My favorite one too!!

[@CapnRetro]

Oh man, i remember beating the game as a kid. The music is what kept pushing me to finish it. Awesome memories.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

"Simba doesn't get a sword in that version though." At least another lion did. Like...11 years later. (I SEE THAT BOX, YOU DON'T FOOL ME.) *big record scratch* Simba's mom was a thing? SIMBA HAD AN ON-SCREEN MOM? WHY DON'T I REMEMBER THAT?

[@cloroxhammer3289]

Well, she gets killed early on in the movie... *(spoiler alert, duh)*

[@winters_revolt]

@@cloroxhammer3289 No, she doesn't. His Dad gets killed. His Mom lives to the end of the movie.

[@praisedscooter]

I also recently went back to this game and beat it a couple months ago. And on the Genesis version, where X= hitting attack frames after hitting jump (unless you use a 6-button controller). Game's hard, but what if I told you there's an other on that has a similar difficulty trend. OG Toy Story

[@ChristopherMoom]

Did anyone else immediately remember that Lion King bootleg that had twerking

[@Silent_Mochi]

Well if you can't beat em, join em

[@160triedtrue3]

There is also a lion king bootleg where simba hangs himself pumba gets roasted and timon has a tombstone

[@Silent_Mochi]

@@160triedtrue3 lion king 6 i believe it was called

[@160triedtrue3]

@@Silent_Mochi yep that's the one

[@gamebrothers6835]

@@160triedtrue3 ye

[@isulki]

I loved this game as a kid. I still do to this day. Once you memorize everything, you can finish this game in under 20 minutes. 22ish minutes if you want your health bar to full power. I had a great time playing this as a kid. I loved the challenge of the game but I am also obsessed with the movie. So I can see how other people wouldn't enjoy the hardness of this game. Great review. :)

[@jasonk2]

Dark souls? That's like the lion king for video games xD

[@isabelsalu]

Omg, congrats from Brazilll!! My sister and I could never get passed the 2nd level too! Frustration for life to both of us. Tks for doing this video.

[@agators212]

I remember getting to the final battle with Scar and never was able to defeat him. I assumed I was supposed to throw him over the cliff but i never could get it done.

[@cartmann94]

This game was as hard as Pride Rock. Those memories of frustration playing this game coming back to me. Thanks, man.

[@Wolfwing24426]

Trust me Jirard... there's a.. LARGE group of people that remember Simba's mom..

[@ceb4007]

Oh no

[@matti.8465]

do NOT!

[@artsy_dragon_creations]

I love the new intro! It looks so much more cinematic and epic and truly shows the amazing power of... the beard!

[@PlanetAfterlife]

There’s no way you beat this in only 5 Restarts.

[@BabusGameRoom]

The first level of The Lion King was one of my favourite SNES games as a kid!

[@martijnklaassen3536]

He has the best intro of youtube

[@yodaya70]

The SNES version is even harder I heard, they actually edited the level in the genesis version to give you more to grab on to

[@banjokazooiemain9890]

The iconic “Long live the king” is against you

[@zackeryyy]

I have a lot of nostalgia for this(especially the colorful bugs) It's so funny you pointed out the part I struggled with most as a kid... that freakin double jump.

[@barrybend7189]

Hey Jirard earn your Dragon Rider name by completing Panzer Dragoon Orta. Its also because Panzer Dragoon remastered is coming out this winter.

[@tonts5329]

He should complete Drakengard as well.

[@barrybend7189]

@@tonts5329 Panzer Dragoon Orta first is a rail shooter with a very big completion criteria. Also it deserves more attention.

[@Invidente7]

@@tonts5329 All of the drakengard games actually. They're worth checking out.

[@thatonestarmanintorobotics4319]

How about Pikmin 2?

[@michaelk4480]

This was one of my favorite games as a kid, and I’m genuinely surprised to hear it has a reputation for difficulty. It made me wonder if the Genesis version was easier or if I just played it so much that I memorized it all. Probably a bit of both. So I did a little research and, yes, the SNES version may look and sound better, but the Genesis version plays better and is easier. For example, the Sega version is a lot more forgiving when it comes to grabbing ledges. There are even easier routes that you can access in the Genesis version that are impossible in the SNES version because the game won’t register you grabbing those ledges. So on SNES when you’re jumping between hippo tails you need to be nearly pixel perfect whereas on Genesis you can basically tap A and as long as you’re near-ish the general ballpark it will count. Moreover, the whole hippo tail segment is skippable on Genesis. Additionally the controls are tighter, several enemies are less aggressive, the final battle is much easier (you have more time to act)... Basically the cheap, glitchy, unfair mechanical issues Jirard talks about are at their worst on SNES. If you want a more fair challenge and don’t mind a visual downgrade, the Genesis version is preferable.

[@VirgusK]

The Sega version is more improved in sound quality and gameplay (smooth) , the snes version gameplay is much slower imo.

[@MagnaNoctua]

still has some of the bugs though, but you are right, its a faster feeling version

[@ZipplyZane]

The stampede level doesn't look as good without Mode 7, though. Though I do marvel they were able to pull it off at all, and not have to change that level out completely, as has happened with other Mode 7 stuff in Genesis ports.

[@davids8aff]

All the Disney games were better on Sega. I'm not a fanboy or anything, there were just better development teams working on the Sega versions.

[@Mai57]

My sister and I struggled through this on the sega genesis as kids and kept at it to the point where even to this day I have that ostrich run dodge order memorized... When we finally beat the game, we celebrated and bragged to our friends for *weeks* !!

[@bandicootsauce4569]

So, this upcoming live-action movie is like, what, the twenty millionth retelling of The Lion King? Just a rough estimate rounded off to the nearest quintillion.

[@branfili]

Isn't the Lion King based on Hamlet? If so, then I think you're probably right

[@wiktiktik]

I just gotta go on the record: holy shit I love the new intro. It's so well produced and truly cool. Really parallels the effort put into the show!

[@LeonConner]

These are a bit older and not as well known, but watching you complete the legend of dragoon for ps1 would be cool, and RAD, Robot Alchemic Drive for ps2

[@yehoshuasanchez4155]

knowing a lot of people didn't complete this makes me feel even better for beating it back in the day

[@Chase-yg5no]

Jirard, wait until you try Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast. I never made it past the first half of the first level in that game.

[@SnakeEyes327]

The Lion King was the first game I owned as a kid. Got it for my 8th birthday with the Sega Genesis. I was able to get it to the last level, but I didn't end up beating it until the 5th grade. Still, it has a special place in my heart.

[@Obi_Gorn]

Lion King; prepare to die edition

[@johnnychamberlain8204]

Great work Jirard love your videos love all the work the tovg crew and beard bros crew always enjoy the content guys keep up the great work and thank you guys a lot of people don’t realize you guys put stuff out not only for you but us as viewers and I don’t think you tubers and other content creators hear thank you enough so thank you guys love your stuff

[@natenelson1584]

You should definitely complete Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris, I used to play the fuck out of that game on my Gameboy when I woke up in the morning before I had to go to kindergarten.

[@nordfreiheit]

I poured *hours* into this game as a kid. It was so damn hard! I loved it though. Each victory felt so rewarding.

[@PownicMania5000]

THE CIRCLE OF LIFEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@onikuroneko2012]

Finally someone reviews\completes my all time favorite game.

[@concordiaharmony2302]

When a 30 year old Super Nintendo game has better facial animation then a multimillion dollar film.

[@geoechidna]

25 years old, please don't make me feel older than I am :P

[@eugeneketaminekrebs3403]

*Multi-hundred million dollar film*

[@concordiaharmony2302]

@@eugeneketaminekrebs3403 that just makes it sadder

[@x3r0s1x5]

Megaman Legends was really fun, the story and game play is pretty good for a playstation game! Thanks for all your hard work man!

[@mammon8683]

Can't wait to be king huh? Well jokes on you I've already been King years ago then ya think! Hakuna Matata!!!

[@Nurdse_326]

Omg this makes me feel so much better. I spent HOURS on this game as a kid and could never get past the adult Simba lava stage. I feel validated now lol

[@blacoz2932]

THANK YOU! That second level was complete BS

[@Poever]

By design

[@MrMLPfim]

Possibly a bit easier on the Genesis as that level didn't give me too hard of a time.

[@jamiedandy8311]

I loved this game and the challenge! I beat it quite a few times as a kid and finally beating it was always a memorable achievement. I didn’t beat it every play through which made when you did really exciting

[@sonicman2500]

I played the SEGA Genesis Version. Give that a try

[@MatthewRichardson1]

I first played this at Epcot. Learning you could roll into the porcupines was life changing.

[@Blucham]

Does it count as COMPLETED if you didn’t beat it in Upside Down mode? 🤔

[@Ernesto87]

You're not the only one, my dude. I had the Sega Genesis version of this game, and I got as far as the final level. I could not beat that pos scar.

[@lisagoutermont390]

Hey! Have you thought about completing cold shadow? The Donald duck game for the PC?

[@ketchemallcards]

I would love to see that episode, def a big part of my childhood

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

MY GOD, Beardman you had the same thought process as me 2 years ago, this game is fun but ridiculously hard, I had it on the Sega Genesis. I decided to go back and try beating it, and I got to the final boss... but then I had no idea how to beat it, looked up tutorials, tried everything, no matter what I couldn't hurt Scar for some reason, so waiting a while, maybe now is the perfect time.

[@Kay-ie6xf]

"The hype is real" Well I dont know if the *hype* is real for say

[@KairuHakubi]

Jirard is pretty good at always seeming like a shill, so his genuine product placement videos (which he's upfront about) don't feel any less genuine than usual. It's a valid way to go.

[@matti.8465]

@@KairuHakubi Maybe he just doesn't want to alienate his audience by putting his movie opinions on a video that has nothing to do with it. Tho he did show concern about the Aladdin remake when he re-completed the Aladdin game.

[@jessicabrauman]

"Good graphics doesn't always mean good gameplay" is basically a summary of how I feel about the new movie

[@SuperXzm]

Ledges are much easier on Genesis! Something's not ok with SNES version, that hippo level is unbelievably hard not like on sega.

[@thachocolategod]

This freaking game...my blood pressure spikes just reliving the memories.

[@madfinnishgamer38]

I was half-expecting the PS1 game. Thank God (?) it wasn't.

[@PsychofileIndustries]

"It is my DESTINY to rule the pridelands ahaha-" -abruptly cutoff Boss Zira Remember being sick as a dog playing that shit to Korn's Untouchables album lol

[@alexheck5632]

I want you to know I thought it was nice that you told game grumps how to solve your level on the fourth of July so I decided to come by and watch a couple of videos in return. Turns out I was wrong about your channel and it's not boring like I thought it might be. Now I'm subscribed and think your channel is great. (The boring comment was only a misconception and I hope it doesn't sound like a unintended insult because it isn't)

[@LetsTakeWalk]

Yo, maybe it was so hard because you only swiped at the enemies, and not pounced and mauled the enemies? EDIT: Yeah, I was right.

[@TammyTwilightRose]

That monkey puzzle killed me as a kid, that level was the bane of the existence!