Alex Kidd in Miracle World: Difference between revisions

| '''Original''' <br> [[Master System]] <br> '''Remake''' <br> [[MicrosoftNintendo WindowsSwitch]]<br/>[[PlayStation 4]]<br/>[[PlayStation 5]]<br/>[[Nintendo SwitchWindows]]<br/>[[Xbox One]]<br/>[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]

| '''Master System''' <br> {{vgrelease|JP|November 1, 1986<ref name="Sega titles - Sega JP">{{cite web |title=Software List (Released by Sega)|url=https://sega.jp/history/hard/mastersystem/software.html |website=セガ 製品情報サイト |publisher=Sega |access-date=May 15, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>|NA|December 1986<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Availability Update|workmagazine=[[Computer Entertainer]]|date=January 1987|page=14| url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.5_10.pdf&page=14|access-date=2016-08-23|url-status=live}}</ref>|EU|September 1987|KR|October 1988|BR|1989}} '''Remake''' {{vgrelease|[[World|WW]] (digital)|June 22, 2021|[[World|WW]] (Physical)|June 25, 2021}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'''''|アレックスキッドのミラクルワールド|Arekkusu Kiddo no Mirakuru Wārudo|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[platform game]] for the [[Master System]]. It was released in Japan on November 1, 1986, followed by theNorth United StatesAmerica in December 1986, with Europe in September 1987, plus South Korea in October 1988, and Brazil in 1989. It was later built into many Master System and Master System II consoles. A [[video game remake|remake]] by Merge Games and Jankenteam, titled '''''Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX''''', was released on June 22, 2021.

''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' is a 2D platform game. The player must finish levels and overcome obstacles and puzzles in both scrolling and single-screen environments. Throughout the 17 stages, Alex faces many monsters and the three henchmen of [[Janken]] the Great, before facing Janken himself.<ref name="Gameplay1">{{cite web|title=Alex Kidd in Miracle World Game manual|url=http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/db/manual_akinmiracleworldUSA.pdf|access-date=2010-07-11|archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/68nVMPXeK?url=web/20120303053626/http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/db/manual_akinmiracleworldUSA.pdf|archive-date=2012-0603-3003|url-status=live}}</ref>

==PlotStory==

A young martial artist named Alex Kidd learns of a villain named Janken the Great who has defeated King Thunder of the city of Radaxian and who has kidnapped his son, Prince Egle (or 'Igul'), and Egle's fiancée Princess Lora. Discovering that he is the lost son of King Thunder, Alex sets out to rescue the kingdom. On his quest, he defeats Janken's henchmen and retrieves various items which lead him toward Janken whom he defeats and sees turned to stone. Alex retrieves the crown, and the people of Radaxian are restored under the newly crowned King Egle.<ref name="Plot">{{cite web |title=Alex Kidd in Miracle World - Info from the original game manual |url=http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/db/manual_akinmiracleworldUSA.pdf |access-date=2010-07-11 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/68nVMPXeK?url=web/20120303053626/http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/db/manual_akinmiracleworldUSA.pdf |archive-date=2012-0603-3003 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="giantbomb-61-9101">{{cite web|title=Alex Kidd in Miracle World (videogame)|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world/61-9101/|access-date=2011-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920073222/http://www.giantbomb.com/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world/61-9101/|archive-date=2011-09-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="captainwilliams.co.uk-alexkidd">{{cite web|title=Alex Kidd In Miracle World Story |url=http://www.captainwilliams.co.uk/sega/ms/alexkidd/alex_kidd.php |access-date=2011-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324014937/http://www.captainwilliams.co.uk/sega/ms/alexkidd/alex_kidd.php |archive-date=2012-03-24 }}</ref>

The game was originally only available inas a [[ROM cartridge|cartridge]]s but was later built into many editions of both the Master System and the Master System II power base, enabling play without the use of a game cartridge. From 1990 onwards, a slightly different version was integrated into the US, Australian and European versions of the Master System II and also some Australian and European versions of the original Master System. There were two differences: firstly when changing targets in the game map, Alex is shown eating [[onigiri]] in the original version (and the 2008 Wii Virtual Console port), and a hamburger in the integrated version. Secondly, the original version used button 2 to hit and button 1 to jump; these controls were inverted in the integrated version.

The game was released alongside ''[[Super Hang-On]]'' and ''[[The Revenge of Shinobi (1989 video game)|The Revenge of Shinobi]]'' as part of ''[[Sega Vintage Collection]]: Alex Kidd and Co.'', which was released for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[PlayStation Network]] in May 2012. This version allows play of any region version of the game (the European version retaining a 50&nbsp;Hz framerate) and the Master System II variation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://segabits.com/blog/2012/03/23/xbla-monster-world-and-alex-kidd-vintage-collections-revealed/ |title=ArchivedXBLA copyMonster World and Alex Kidd Vintage Collections Revealed &#124; SEGAbits |date=23 March 2012 |access-date=2012-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330094956/http://segabits.com/blog/2012/03/23/xbla-monster-world-and-alex-kidd-vintage-collections-revealed/ |archive-date=2012-03-30 |url-status=live}}</ref> The original version is included on the AtGames Sega Genesis Flashback HD compilation, a dedicated console with games from the [[Sega Genesis]], [[Master System]], and [[Game Gear]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/13/16051258/sega-genesis-flashback-hd-review|title=Sega Genesis Flashback HD review|first=Christopher|last=Grant|date=October 13, 2017|website=Polygon}}</ref>

| Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1764&tab=review |title=ArchivedAlex copyKidd in Miracle World - Review - allgame |access-date=2011-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115044636/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1764&tab=review |archive-date=2014-11-15 |url-status=live}}</ref>

| EuroG = 7/10<ref>{{Cite webnews |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/virtual-console-roundup_0_4 |title=ArchivedVirtual copyConsole Roundup Review &#124; Wii &#124; Eurogamer |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=17 June 2008 |access-date=2011-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121172343/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/virtual-console-roundup_0_4 |archive-date=2009-11-21 |url-status=live}}</ref>

| rev4Score = 4/5<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.retrogarden.co.uk/reviews/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world/ |title=ArchivedAlex copyKidd in Miracle World Review &#124; Retro Garden |date=6 June 2010 |access-date=2011-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909015520/http://www.retrogarden.co.uk/reviews/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world/ |archive-date=2011-09-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The game has been critically acclaimed since its release. In 1987, the French magazine ''Génération 4'' gave the game a highly positive score.<ref name="generation4_miracle"/> In 1991, ''[[Sega Pro]]'' magazine stated that, with "so much to do and so many different ways of doing it, this is one of those games you will keep coming back to even when you have finished it completely."<ref name="segapro_kidd">{{cite journal|title=Sega Software Showdown|journal=[[Sega Pro]]|date=November 1991|issue=1|page=19}}</ref> ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' magazine in 1991 described the game as "Sega's answer to [[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]" and concluded that the "absorbing gameplay will have you glued to your screen for hours on end."<ref name="cvg_kidd">{{cite journal|title=The Complete Guide To Sega|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|year=1991|url=http://www.smspower.org/Reviews/AlexKiddInMiracleWorld-SMS-CVGCompleteGuideToSega|access-date=9 February 2012|issn=0957-669X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113035220/http://www.smspower.org/Reviews/AlexKiddInMiracleWorld-SMS-CVGCompleteGuideToSega|archive-date=13 November 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

A remake of the game, titled ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX'', was announced on June 10, 2020, and released on June 22, 2021. The game is developed by Merge Games and Jankenteam for [[PlayStationNintendo 4Switch]], [[XboxPlayStation One4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[XboxWindows]] Series([[Steam X/S(service)|Steam]]), [[NintendoXbox SwitchOne]], and [[SteamXbox (service)|PCSeries X/S]]. The remake features new levels, new NPCs, alternate boss fights, and can instantly change between modern or retro -style graphics by using the right trigger button. Once the player completes the game, the player unlocks 2two otheradditional modes;: Classic Mode:, which is an upscaled Master System port of the original game, and Boss Rush:, where the player must defeat all the bosses at Rock Paper Scissors and follow -up battle without dying.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/segas-alex-kidd-is-making-a-comeback-next-year-1843986252|title=Sega's Alex Kidd Is Making A Comeback Next Year|website=Kotaku|date=10 June 2020 |access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world-dx-trailer-details|title=IGN Expo: Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX Revives a Platforming Classic|website=IGN|date=10 June 2020 |access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref>

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