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Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989)

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Alex Kidd (アレックスキッド Arekkusu Kiddo?) is a video game character whose popularity peaked during the late 1980s and who was the protagonist of both a series of video games released by Sega and their fictional universe, as well as in numerous spin-off merchandise such as novelizations and comics. For a time he was an unofficial mascot of the Sega Corporation.

Alex Kidd was the protagonist of several video games over the years, spanning various platforms, and appeared in the arcade and on the Sega Master System and the Mega Drive/Genesis home consoles. Alex Kidd's popularity was at a peak with the release of the first game in the series, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, in 1986, which was later built into the Master System console without need of a cartridge and was playable from purchase of the console.

In the mid-to-late 1980s, Alex Kidd overtook the character of "Opa-Opa" from the game Fantasy Zone as the official mascot for Sega. However, Sega wished to have a mascot to rival Nintendo's flagship character Mario, a task which Alex Kidd was not considered up to. In 1991, Sega introduced Sonic the Hedgehog, who became more popular and recognizable than Alex Kidd, and Sonic subsequently replaced Alex Kidd as Sega's mascot. After this, the popularity of the character waned somewhat, although the character has made numerous cameo appearances in later video games, most recently in Sega Superstars Tennis, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.



History
The game for which he is best known, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, was released in 1986 and built into later versions of the Master System and the Master System II model, replacing the Snail Maze/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.

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.

After the release of Alex Kidd in Shinobi World in 1990, Sega decided to remove the Alex Kidd series in favor of Sonic the Hedgehog as their new mascot. Alex Kidd has made some minor cameos since then.

Games
The Alex Kidd franchise included:

Alex Kidd in Miracle World - 1986, Master System and 2008, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars - 1986 Arcade Version, 1988, Master System and 2009, Wii Virtual Console
Alex Kidd BMX Trial - 1987, Master System (Only released in Japan)
Alex Kidd: High-Tech World - 1987, Master System
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle - 1989, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and 2007, Wii Virtual Console
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World 1990, Master System, Wii Virtual Console
Alex Kidd appears as a playable character in Sega Superstars Tennis, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (unlocked on Christmas Day). His appearance in the games is based on his appearance in the Enchanted Castle, though in Racing Transformed, the color palette is based on Santa Claus.


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