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Three classics are no longer available for sale on Steam, with nothing announced to say why. However, GOG at least have given a bit of warning that they're about to go.

Speaking on GOG, a staff member posted on their forum:

We'd like to inform you that Disney The Lion King and Disney Aladdin are being delisted from our catalog on July 9th, 2PM UTC, due to the publisher's request.

Everyone who owned the games prior to delisting will still be able to access them through their GOG Library.

Curiously, The Jungle Book was one also removed from Steam but GOG aren't mentioning that being removed. It's quite likely though it will be at some point soon as well.

On GOG, all three games come packaged for Linux with DOSBox enabling you to easily play them, so it's quite sad to see these classics just be taken away. Each of them on GOG also come with a "Commemorative 16-Bit Poster Art".

Want to pick them up before they're gone? Links below:

Hat tip to Mr. Doomguy.

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Tags: DOSBox, GOG, Retro, Steam
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Mal Jul 13, 2019
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slaapliedje Jul 14, 2019
Quoting: Malhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1118310/RetroArch/

Coincidence? ?
Wtf? Windows Only?

Also, WTF? RetroArch on Steam? Only thing weirder to me would be it on an Apple device.

Though I guess it sort of makes sense if they integrate it with BPM. That and they already have a close equivalent in Neo RetroArcade.
vector Jul 15, 2019
Quoting: Hori
Quoting: Asug2a to the rescue! feck you disney lol...
So that's why we need sellers like g2a...
In cases like this I have to agree.
I bought them from there as well, yesterday when I first read this article.

I would have bought them from a less shady store, but I don't know of any. And this is a big problem, when there are no better alternatives, of course people are gonna have to use the shady one.

I'd have bought from Steam. I can't, so I'd have bought from a reputable reseller. Didn't know of any good one, so I had to use dirty G2A.

I don't feel bad. They left me no option.
Sorry, belated post.

Sega and Ubisoft maintain lists of authorized retailers of their games, which are good resources in general to avoid the gray market.
https://www.sega.com/sega-approved-partner-list
https://support.ubi.com/Faqs/000023753/List-of-authorised-Retailers

Some additional retailers have been vetted by IsThereAnyDeal and /r/GameDeals.

For anyone still looking to buy these Disney games, I am providing URLs to several retailers who are currently selling Steam keys as of the date of this post. A couple of the retailers (GameBillet and Games Republic) below are not on one of lists compiled by Sega and Ubisoft (but are included on IsThereAnyDeal or /r/GameDeals). For these two, I quoted from their FAQs.

Dreamgame
https://www.dreamgame.com/disney-s-aladdin
https://www.dreamgame.com/disney-s-the-jungle-book
https://www.dreamgame.com/disney-s-the-lion-king

GameBillet
Quoting: https://www.gamebillet.com/about-usAuthorized? Legit? Where are the keys coming from?
All of our digital products come directly from the Publishers. We do not support grey market and code stripping practices. A great portion of the payments will go to the Publishers. With us, you never have to use VPN's to activate your game, and will never get Steam gifts. Therefore you don't need to worry that your key will be revoked. There is zero risk when activating your games from GameBillet.
https://www.gamebillet.com/disneys-aladdin
https://www.gamebillet.com/disneys-the-jungle-book
https://www.gamebillet.com/disneys-the-lion-king

GamersGate (UK)
https://uk.gamersgate.com/DD-DISNEYS-ALADDIN/disney-s-aladin
https://uk.gamersgate.com/DD-DISNEYS-THE-JUNGLE-BOOK/disney-s-the-jungle-bok
https://uk.gamersgate.com/DD-DISNEYS-THE-LION-KING/disney-s-the-lion-king

Games Republic – However, be aware of this GoL article and this reddit thread. All game listings on this site now mention, "No key shops, no shady deals. Only official distribution!"
Quoting: https://gamesrepublic.com/page/faq7. Can I sell digital versions of video games in your store?
If you're a game developer or publisher, we are open to cooperation. Otherwise: no, as we're not a marketplace.

21. You're saying that you have the best deals, but XYZ is cheaper!
Our goal is to give you the best deals available on the official market. Because of that, we decided not to include e.g. second-hand offers from unofficial marketplaces.
https://gamesrepublic.com/disney-s-aladdin-steam-key
https://gamesrepublic.com/the-jungle-book-pc-digital
https://gamesrepublic.com/the-lion-king-pc-digital

Indiegala
https://www.indiegala.com/store/product/disneys-aladdin/561100
https://www.indiegala.com/store/product/disneys-the-jungle-book/561110
https://www.indiegala.com/store/product/disneys-the-lion-king/561120


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