Alex Kidd

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Artwork from Alex Kidd in Miracle World box cover

Alex Kidd was a monkeylike boy hero who was the unofficial mascot of Sega prior to Sonic the Hedgehog's release in 1990 for the Sega Genesis. His games appeared on both Sega Master System and Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive consoles. He has starred in a total of six games before being phased out. Since then he has only made cameo appearences in various Sega games.

Cameos

• Altered Beast has graveyards in the first round marked Alex and Stella. In the arcade version of Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, Stella is Alex's girlfriend.
• Alex Kidd's face can be seen hidden in the third round of the Master System game, Kenseiden. It is located on the ground, near a dead end and next to a lava pit.
• Alex appears as a collectable toy in Shenmue and Shenmue II.
• One of his most recent appearances was in the Dreamcast game Segagaga, where he works in a video game store. He also narrates about his competition against a certain rival company's mascot and his fall from grace due to Sonic The Hedgehog's popularity, before finally being forgotten. His appearance in the game is based on his appearance in all games in his series prior to the Enchanted Castle.
• A warrior named Alex is shown in the intro sequence of the arcade version of Golden Axe, whom is quickly killed by enemy soldiers. He has no visual resemblance to Alex Kidd whatsoever, but this may have been an allusion to him.
• Alex Kidd was a playable character in Sega Superstars Tennis. His appearance in the game is based on his appearance in the Enchanted Castle.