Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
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Sound driver: SMPS Z80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, called Alex Kidd: Tenkuu Majou (アレックスキッド 天空魔城) in Japan and Alex Kidd: Cheongong Maseong in Korea, is a platform game which is part of the Alex Kidd series. It is the only Alex Kidd title to be released on the Sega Mega Drive, with every other Alex Kidd game appearing on the Sega Master System.
The game was re-released as part of the Sega Mega Drive Collection and Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection compilations. It has also been released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service, and on numerous plug-in-and-play consoles and compilation packs.
Contents
Gameplay
The game is a conventional platformer, most similar to the first game in the series, Alex Kidd in Miracle World. and jumps, punches. If you see a doorway, you can usually go in it by pressing ; there, you will meet someone who will give you a reward for beating him in a rock paper scissors contest. Use the D-pad to select a move and hit to confirm.
Rounds
Rookietown | |
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The Prairie | |
The Splashy Sea | |
Scorpion Desert | |
Pyramid | |
Hiho Forest | |
Tropics Town | |
Rocky Mountain #1 | |
Rocky Mountain #2 | |
In the Sky | |
Sky Castle | |
Versions
In the Japanese version of the game the loser of rock paper scissors contest will have his clothes removed. This was changed in the international version, where the loser will be flattened by heavy weight. As well, some of the names were changed and color of font in main menu was altered from red to white.
The European version of the game appears to be based on US one, with no optimization for PAL format done.
The South Korean version of the game does not have the Jankenpo theme.
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle | Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle |
English (US) | Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle | Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle |
Japanese | アレックスキッド 天空魔城 | Alex Kidd: Tenkuu Majou |
Korean | Alex Kidd: Cheongong Maseong (알렉스 키드 천공마성) | Alex Kidd: Martial Sky |
Staff
- As the game does not have a staff roll, the identities of people who worked on the game are collected through information given in interviews. Please expand this with any findings and evidence.
- Kotaro Hayashida (role unknown) - proof: Sega Album interview on Alex Kidd in Miracle World (role not specified)
- Rieko Kodama (role unknown (Designer?)) - proof: Sega Album interview on Phantasy Star (role not specified)
- Tarnya (Music Composer) - credited as such on Alex Kidd Complete Album
- Izuho Numata - voice of Alex Kidd
Digital manuals
- AlexKiddintheEnchantedCastle MD US digital manual.pdf
Mega Drive Mini US manual
- AlexKiddintheEnchantedCastle MD EU digital manual.pdf
Mega Drive Mini EU manual
Magazine articles
- Main article: Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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256kB | 1989-02 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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256kB | 1988-12 | Cartridge (JP) | ||||||||||
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256kB | 1989-11 | Cartridge (EU) | ||||||||||
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256kB | 1989-11 | Cartridge (EU) | Different header. | |||||||||
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256kB | 1989-11 | Cartridge (KR) |
External links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
- Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle on Steam
References
- ↑ File:AKitEC MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_alex/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-03-20 22:22)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 38
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 45
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 59
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 41
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://steamdb.info/app/34283/ (Wayback Machine: 2016-07-30 05:34)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 http://steamdb.info/app/34283/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 19:56)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 https://steamdb.info/app/34283/history/?changeid=5742472
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 http://steamdb.info/app/34283/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-04 20:31)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/wSL3jqXzqn_ZeCBvMRp3x24G7adGj3-n (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-22 22:46)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/alex_kidd_in_the_enchanted_castle (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-24 16:21)
- ↑ https://archive.is/CwzOS
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19722&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-28 00:19)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/02.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:11)
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 69 (71)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 87
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 568.4/5 (4)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 47
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 27
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 17
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 18-19 (18)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 108
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 76
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 40-41 (40)
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 59
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 52
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 18
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 25
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 16
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 71
- ↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 44
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 126
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 80
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 1
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 90
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 49
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 60
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 19
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 137
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 40
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 64
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 11
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