It's been a while since I did this run (about a month) and I've been inactive and busy with university and stuff, but I thought about posting it anyway. It's not very good but I guess it can kinda hold its own alongside the sub-17 monster runs.
Huge congrats Morks. I've just watched your run. I can't believe how far this game has been pushed in the last couple of months. Your run is very close to perfection. Only notable mistakes are the missed jump in 5-1, the quick kill on Jafar's first form not being perfectly executed, and not getting all high jumps in 4-3 (which, as you said, are pretty random). 16:40 looks like an ideal time for this game. Maybe a faster R mashing would be the key to bring this time even further down?
I've recently picked up Bonkers (SNES), and I got an Any% time of 16:12 on BizHawk (no video proof, sorry, but I'm currently working on improving that time).
This is kind of a new category for Aladdin, but it really feels different from the other categories. It relies much more on apples and tight jumps. Some levels such as 1-1 or 6-3 have a very different route. Here is my Capeless% run, done in 17:36.