The Lion King, as well as being Disney's popular animated film, was released as a multi-platform video game. The title was published by Virgin in 1994 and was released on SNES, NES, Game Boy, PC, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Master System and Game Gear. It followed Simba's journey from a young carefree cub to the battle with his uncle Scar as an adult.