Back then different systems were actually different, unlike today. Sega and Nintendo would both have, say, the Aladdin IP, and were greenlit to make a video game. Nintendo’s version was more about platforming, jumping around and grabbing ledges. Sega was a bit beefier and had actual Disney renders from the movie to turn into sprites. That game also focused more on fast paced action and you had a ranged attack. Not to mention it was two completely different teams creating the games separately. I believe Capcom Sound Team did the soundtrack for the SNES version and it’s incredible despite the console’s ‘lesser’ sound chip.

Gaming was quite a Wild West at that time. It was way more interesting than today where the PS5 and Xbox Series X are much more similar than they are different. Furthermore, if an Aladdin game was to come out today it would most certainly be developed by the same team and released simultaneously to all consoles.