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Alex Kidd
Mainline Entry 01 - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Formats: Master System and Wii
Before Sega had their own answer for Mario, they had an answer for Mario with Alex Kidd. The martial artist Alex punches and jumps his way through seventeen stages of platforming action with players aiming to keep him alive as one hit is all it takes to floor the character, that or losing a game of rock, scissors paper meaning for a martial artist Alex was a bit of a wuss. The game was very well received and Sega had its hit it was looking for on its hands.
Mainline Entry 02 - Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Formats: Arcade,Master System and Wii
Searching for the zodiac signs, Alex is out to also get his hands on his miracle balls. Outside of the visual difference and difficulty, the arcade and home version of the game are fairly similar though the game does include that cardinal sin of gaming - making you do all the levels again when you think you're done.
Spin Off Entry 01 - Alex Kidd BMX Trial
Formats: Master System
Seeing only a very limited release, this BMX game for the Master System saw Alex tackle obstacle courses on his bike across five stages.
Mainline Entry 03 - Alex Kidd in Hi-Tech World
Formats: Master System
Arriving as yet another quick to market entry, this third entry was actually a skin of a Japanese manga based game that was repurposed to cash in on the character. The game contains a series of puzzles and errands for Alex to run but because of the game not having been originally developed as an Alex entry, it caused frustrating inconsistencies for fans.
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Mainline Entry 04 - Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Formats: Mega Drive and Wii
On the planet of Paperock, searching for his father, Alex travelled through eleven levels in this sole 16-bit entry that attempted to translate the character to the next generation of console. With several vehicles and items to use the game still carried over some of the series conventions such as the rock, scissor, paper routine but reception for the game was so poor that Alex's future was almost immediately cut short and Sega turned its eyes to bluer skies to find the new systems answer to Mario.
Mainline Entry 05 - Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Formats: Master System
Alex's final stand would take him back to his host console in this mix up title that saw Alex face off against the characters of the Shinobi series. Most of Alex's move set was replaced to more closely mirror the Shinobi series which meant this final game wasn't entirely a love letter to fans, this didn't matter come review time though. This may have been the final game to star Sega's original mascot, but with critical acclaim he ended his tenure on a high.
Share your thoughts and memories of Alex Kidd
Alex Kidd
Mainline Entry 01 - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Formats: Master System and Wii
Before Sega had their own answer for Mario, they had an answer for Mario with Alex Kidd. The martial artist Alex punches and jumps his way through seventeen stages of platforming action with players aiming to keep him alive as one hit is all it takes to floor the character, that or losing a game of rock, scissors paper meaning for a martial artist Alex was a bit of a wuss. The game was very well received and Sega had its hit it was looking for on its hands.
Mainline Entry 02 - Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Formats: Arcade,Master System and Wii
Searching for the zodiac signs, Alex is out to also get his hands on his miracle balls. Outside of the visual difference and difficulty, the arcade and home version of the game are fairly similar though the game does include that cardinal sin of gaming - making you do all the levels again when you think you're done.
Spin Off Entry 01 - Alex Kidd BMX Trial
Formats: Master System
Seeing only a very limited release, this BMX game for the Master System saw Alex tackle obstacle courses on his bike across five stages.
Mainline Entry 03 - Alex Kidd in Hi-Tech World
Formats: Master System
Arriving as yet another quick to market entry, this third entry was actually a skin of a Japanese manga based game that was repurposed to cash in on the character. The game contains a series of puzzles and errands for Alex to run but because of the game not having been originally developed as an Alex entry, it caused frustrating inconsistencies for fans.
Mainline Entry 04 - Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Formats: Mega Drive and Wii
On the planet of Paperock, searching for his father, Alex travelled through eleven levels in this sole 16-bit entry that attempted to translate the character to the next generation of console. With several vehicles and items to use the game still carried over some of the series conventions such as the rock, scissor, paper routine but reception for the game was so poor that Alex's future was almost immediately cut short and Sega turned its eyes to bluer skies to find the new systems answer to Mario.
Mainline Entry 05 - Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Formats: Master System
Alex's final stand would take him back to his host console in this mix up title that saw Alex face off against the characters of the Shinobi series. Most of Alex's move set was replaced to more closely mirror the Shinobi series which meant this final game wasn't entirely a love letter to fans, this didn't matter come review time though. This may have been the final game to star Sega's original mascot, but with critical acclaim he ended his tenure on a high.
Share your thoughts and memories of Alex Kidd
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