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Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars

System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Master System, Virtual Console

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Genre: Action

Number of players:

1-2,

1

Release	Date	RRP

JP ▼	2009-02-17	500pts500
US ▼	2009-03-09	500pts500
EU ▼	2009-04-17	500pts500

ESRB

PEGI

OFLC

CERO
Missing Parameter!

Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (アレックスキッドザ・ロストスターズ) is an arcade platform game developed by Sega for the Sega System 16, and later ported to the Sega Master System. The Master System version was made available on the Wii Virtual Console in 2009.

The player assumes the role of Alex, and in the arcade version, the second player controls Stella in co-op mode. The game consists of six levels, each with a miracle ball to collect at the end of it. Once complete, the levels are repeated in a second "loop".

Story

After saving planet Aries from Janken the Great, in Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex decides to explore the mysteries of Miracle World, until he discovers that the twelve stars of the Aries Constellation were stolen from the sky.

He meets Daleda, an ancient wizard, at the top of Mount Eternal to learn that Ziggarat had stolen the same stars over five thousands years ago, and Halifax Kidd, Alex's ancestor, journeyed beyond the realm of space and time to defeat Ziggarat and return the stars to the sky.

Now, Ziggarat is back and Alex must follow Halifax's footsteps to save the Aries Constellation once again.

Gameplay

The System 16 version features a button for jumping and another for shooting. In the Master System version shoots and jumps, when the character is on the ground. If you are underwater, holding will make the character float, and then you can move to all eight directions; releasing makes you sink.

Levels

	Level 1 and 8 - Toy World
	Levels 1 and 8 are represented by the zodiac signs of Aries and Scorpio, respectively.
	Level 2 and 9 - Machine World
	Levels 2 and 9 are represented by the zodiac signs of Taurus and Sagittarius, respectively.
	Level 3 and 10 - World of Make Believe
	Levels 3 and 10 are represented by the zodiac signs of Gemini and Capricorn, respectively.
	Level 4 and 11 - Water World
	Levels 4 and 11 are represented by the zodiac signs of Cancer and Aquarius, respectively.
	Level 5 and 12 - Monster World
	Levels 5 and 12 are represented by the zodiac signs of Leo and Pisces, respectively.
	Level 6 and 13 - The Giant's Body
	Levels 6 and 13 are represented by the zodiac signs of Virgo and Libra, respectively.
	Level 7 and 14 - The Shrine of Ziggurat
	Levels 7 and 14 are in the outer space, and are not represented by zodiac signs. In these levels there is no gravity, so your jumps are about twice as long as the usual.

Promotional Material

Master System JP TV advert

Physical Scans

System 16 version

System 16, World

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

82

^[7]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

80

^[2]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

80

^[3]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

79

^[8]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

90

^[9]

The Games Machine (UK)

72

^[10]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

80

^[5]

Power Play (DE)

55

^[11]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

47

^[12]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

68

^[6]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

^[14]

Soft (DK)

20

^[15]

	66
Based on 13 reviews

Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU "no limits" variant
Cover

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (older)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (newer)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, KR

External Links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)

Alex Kidd series of games
	Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986) \| Alex Kidd BMX Trial (1987) \| Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (1988) \| Alex Kidd: High-Tech World (1989) \| Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (1990)
	Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (1986)
	Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989)
	Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (2019) \| Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (2021)
	Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (2021)
Alex Kidd related media
	Alex Kidd Complete Album (2009)
Other	List of Alex Kidd merchandise

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↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1988" (UK; 1988-05-15), page 119
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↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 30
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
↑ Soft, "" (DK; 1988-10-xx), page 23

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[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p137-8] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 137

[:File:CVG_UK_080.pdf_p119-9] Computer & Video Games, "June 1988" (UK; 1988-05-15), page 119

[:File:TGM_UK_11.pdf_p59-10] The Games Machine, "October 1988" (UK; 1988-09-15), page 59

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_005.pdf_p88-11] Power Play, "Ausgabe 5" (DE; 1988-05-24), page 88

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_04.pdf_p30-12] S: The Sega Magazine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 30

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-13] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-14] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

[:File:Soft_DK_1988-6.pdf_p23-15] Soft, "" (DK; 1988-10-xx), page 23

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