Alex Kidd (game series)

Alex Kidd is a video game series staring Alex Kidd, a character often thought of as Sega's earliest mascot. Most games in the series differ heavily from one another, with the exception of Miracle World and its sequel Enchanted Castle. Quite often, the only thing linking the games together was the fact that they were side scrolling and platform based.

A year after Alex Kidd in Shinobi World was released, Sonic the Hedgehog was unleashed upon the world. The title character, Sonic the Hedgehog, wound up being much more popular that Alex Kidd, and thus, no further Alex Kidd titles were developed as Sega decided to focus on Sonic games.

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, this was later ported to the Master System. The arcade version is the only Alex Kidd game to have a two player mode. The labels on the Master System 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.