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Alex
Kidd Tenkū Majō
アレックスキッド 天空魔城
10 Feb 1989 |
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Alex
Kidd's first 16-bit outing was unexpectedly delayed from
the the Mega
Drive's October 1988 launch. When the game finally appeared in February
1989, the excitement was matched only by the game's
lack of ambition.
Alex's previous 8-bit adventures
were tough, crisp, 'unforgiving but
fair' action / platform games that saw the jumpsuited boy become nothing less than the company
mascot, erratically spearheading Sega's consumer range throughout the latter half of the
80s.
All of the basic Alex
Kidd in Miracle World (1986) ingredients are
here: surreal cartoon environments, meticulously
timed jumps, precision attacks and
a vast array of gadgets and equipment, including a new 'fireball' item. But the final
product just hasn't had enough effort put into
it, and ends up feeling like a tired re-hash of
a bygone product - an 8-bit legend inadvertently
imprisoned in a 16-bit cell.
It wasn't a bad game for its time - it just feels a bit bland compared to other MD classics of the period like Daimakaimura (Aug 1989) and Castle of Illusion (Nov 1990).
By the time Sonic (June 1991) hit, Alex was dead and buried. A shame really, because
the traditional Alex Kidd gameplay really could have worked if the structure had a little more effort put into it. As it stands it's just lazy -
and a sad funeral for a character that was once a sturdy
player in the field.
So long, son of Odin. You will be missed.
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Alex
Kidd Tenkū Majō
アレックスキッド
天空魔城
MEGA DRIVE |
DETAILS
| Format |
Mega
Drive |
| Released |
10
Feb 1989 |
| Publisher |
Sega |
| Product
ID |
G-4004 |
| Size
(cm) |
17.8
x 12.8 x 2.5 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.18 |
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Although
it might look like your average
Mega Drive game, this is in
fact a miniature coffin. If
you look inside, you will
find Alex Kidd's very soul,
sound asleep.
Standard MD case, 2Mbit cartridge,
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Alex
Kidd Complete Album
アレックスキッド コンプリートアルバム
SOUNDTRACK |
DETAILS
| Format |
Audio CD |
| Released |
14 Aug 2009 |
| Publisher |
Wave Master |
| Product
ID |
WM-0632~3 |
| Size
(cm) |
14.2 x 12.4 x 1 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.10 |
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Kidd', 'Mega Drive' and 'Sega' are registered Trademarks of Sega
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