Alex Kidd

Artwork from Alex Kidd in Miracle World box cover

Alex Kidd was a monkeylike boy hero who was the former 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 Megadrive consoles. He is also one of the toy capsules received while playing Shenmue for Dreamcast.

Alex Kidd Games

Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986)

Many fans of the Master System consider his first game to be a true classic.When SEGA developed the Sega Master System 2 in Europe, Alex Kidd in Miracle World was built into the hardware. At the same time, the game was slightly changed, the copyright date was set to 1990, the buttons were reversed and Alex eats a hamburger instead of riceball.

Alex Kidd BMX Trial (1987)

Released only in Japan, this Master System game required a special knob-like device in order to play it.

Alex Kidd and the Lost Stars (1986/88)

Originally an arcade game, was later ported to SMS. The arcade version is the only Alex Kidd game to have a two player mode. The labels on the SMS cartridges were commonly misspelled Lost Star.

Alex Kidd in High-Tech World (1989)

Edit of the Japanese game Anmitsu Hime. Help Alex Kidd collect map pieces to get to the new arcade, High Tech World.

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989)

This was the lone Alex Kidd game released for the Sega Genesis. The game consisted of a child, Alex Kidd, searching for his father. It was a platformer, with punches used to destroy enemies (rather then the traditional jump on head). The game is most noted for the inclusion of Rock, Paper, Scissors, or "janken," which was used against bosses and to get secret items. The story directly follows the ending of Alex Kidd in Miracle World, which mentions Alex's missing father. Also available in an arcade version, but using the same Mega Drive technology.

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (1990)

This a parody of another Sega game, Shinobi. In the game, Alex Kidd has to rescue his girlfriend, a native of Shinobi World, from an evil ninja named Hanzo. A good ninja fuses into him and gives him his powers. The first boss, Kabuto, was originally going to be named Mari-Oh, as a parody of the Nintendo character Mario.

External Links

Alex Kidd in Fanlisting World -- A newer fanlisting dedicated to Alex Kidd
Alex Kidd on Hardcore Gaming 101 -- Review of the whole series.
Alex Kidd on NTSC-uk -- Another review of the whole series.