Alex Kidd

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This article is about the series. For the first game in the series, see
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

June 22, 2021

Alex Kidd

platform video game series developed by Sega
, and starring the titular Alex Kidd.

Games

Release timeline
1986
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

The franchise includes seven titles.

Overview

The first game in the series,

Safari Hunt/Hang-On games of the first model. This integrated SMSII version reversed the attack and jump buttons from the earlier cartridge version to conform to that of other popular action games of the day. A notable visual difference is in the original cartridge version, Alex is shown eating Japanese onigiri
, but in the SMSII integrated version, it has been changed to a hamburger to appeal to Western players.

Most games in the Alex Kidd series differ dramatically from one another, the sole exception being Miracle World and its direct sequel, Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle. While most games in the series were still platform-based, the only elements that tied the series together was the name and the title character. One game in the series, Alex Kidd: High-Tech World, was not an Alex Kidd game in Japan and was based instead on a 1980s Japanese animated series airing at the time, Anmitsu Hime.

After the release of Alex Kidd in Shinobi World in 1990, Sega decided to shift focus towards Sonic the Hedgehog.

In 2020, Sega confirmed that they would be publishing a remake of Alex Kidd in Miracle World developed by Merge Games and Jankenteam.[3] This ended up being Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, released on June 22, 2021.

Legacy

Alex Kidd titles have been re-released as part of various Sega video game compilations, including

Sega Vintage Collection
.

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: アレックス・キッド, Hepburn: Arekkusu Kiddo

References

  1. ^ "アレックスキッド BMXトライアル （マスターシステム）" [Alex Kidd BMX Trial (Master System)]. Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Game Linkage. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ^ "Alex Kidd In Miracle World DX Celebrates Its Release With This Trailer – NintendoHill". nintendohill.com. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. ^ "Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX". Steam.

External links

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