Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars

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Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Master System, Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2 (only 1 in SMS version)
Release Date RRP Code
Wii Virtual Console
JP
500pts500
Wii Virtual Console
US
500pts500
Wii Virtual Console
EU
500pts500
CERO
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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

In the Master System version 1 shoots and 2 jumps, when the character is on the ground. If you are in the water, holding 2 will make the character float, and then you can move to all eight directions; releasing 2 will make you sink.

In the System 16 version 1 jumps and 2 shoots.

Levels

AKtLS System16 ToyWorld.png Toy World (Levels 1 & 8)
Levels 1 and 8 are represented by the zodiac signs of Aries and Scorpio, respectively.
AKtLS System16 MachineWorld.png Machine World (Levels 2 & 9)
Levels 2 and 9 are represented by the zodiac signs of Taurus and Sagittarius, respectively.
AKtLS System16 WoMakeBelieve.png World of Make Believe (Levels 3 & 10)
Levels 3 and 10 are represented by the zodiac signs of Gemini and Capricorn, respectively.
AKtLS System16 WaterWorld.png Water World (Levels 4 & 11)
Levels 4 and 11 are represented by the zodiac signs of Cancer and Aquarius, respectively.
AKtLS System16 MonsterWorld.png Monster World (Levels 5 & 12)
Levels 5 and 12 are represented by the zodiac signs of Leo and Pisces, respectively.
AKtLS System16 GiantsBody.png The Giant's Body (Levels 6 & 13)
Levels 6 and 13 are represented by the zodiac signs of Virgo and Libra, respectively.
AKtLS System16 Ziggurat.png The Shrine of Ziggurat (Levels 7 & 14)
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

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №4, p90
90 №80, p118/119
59 №11, p59
47 №4
40 №23, p55
68 №1, p19[1]
Sega Master System
64
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
82
[2]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
80
[3]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
80
[4]
Console XS (UK) PAL
79
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[6]
The Games Machine (UK)
72
[7]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
80
[8]
Power Play (DE)
55
[9]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
47
[10]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
25
[11]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
68
[12]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[13]
Soft (DK)
20
[14]
Sega Master System
66
Based on
13 reviews

Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars

System 16 version

Master System version

Master System, US
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Cover
Alexkiddloststars sms us manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
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Cover
AlexKiddTheLostStars SMS EU cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, EU
"no limits" variant
AlexKiddTheLostStars SMS EU nolimits cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, JP
AlexKiddTheLostStars SMS JP backcover.jpgNospine.pngAlexKiddTheLostStars SMS JP cover.jpg
Cover
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Cart
AlexKiddLostStarsSMSJPManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, BR
AlexKiddTheLostStars SMS BR cover.jpg
Cover
AlexKiddTheLostStarsSMSBRCartridge.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR (Alt)
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Cover
AlexKiddTheLostStarsSMSBRCartridge.jpg
Cart
AKtLS SMS BR Cardboard Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU
AlexKiddTheLostStarsSMSAUCover.jpg
Cover
AKtLS SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart
AlexKiddTheLostStarsSMSAUManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, KR

External Links



Alex Kidd punching sprite Alex Kidd series of games
Sega Master System
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)
Arcade
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (1986)
Sega Mega Drive
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989)
Nintendo Switch
Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (2019) | Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (2021)
Sony PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Steam
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (2021)
Alex Kidd related media
Music
Alex Kidd Complete Album (2009)
Other List of Alex Kidd merchandise