BydoEmpire Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) As the Allman Brothers sang, "going back to where it all begins." Let's wind up this round with the game that made me want a Master System in the first place. The Sega classic, Alex Kidd in Miracle World. Instructions here. For one bonus point, play any other Alex Kidd game. This round runs May 22 - June 4. This is the final round of the season - good luck! Totals @BydoEmpire 15,000 @fakecortex 800 (+1) Edited Friday at 08:35 PM by BydoEmpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted Wednesday at 12:12 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 12:12 AM Played two games - wow, it's been a long time. I got 2600, but not sure how to get a picture of the score after it's gone back to the main menu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted Thursday at 01:56 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:56 AM Woof, I don't think I'm a fan of Alex Kidd... I got 800 (no pic). I guess I was expecting a faster paced action/platformer, but the slow treasure collecting in the first area is too tedious. I typically don't mind a slower collecting type game, but then you die easily and you're at it again. For the bonus point, I tried all of the Alex Kidd games! I had myself a marathon! Spoiler alert: I learned that I don't quite care for this series. Shame. Alex Kidd BMX Trial - Requires the Japanese paddle controller. It's unplayable with other controllers unfortunately. Varying results, but nothing good with the SMS controller, joystick, Gen controller, 2600 joystick, 2600 paddle, 2600 driving, or 2600 trackball (actually the "best" funny enough). Shame tho, b/c the game didn't look all too bad. Alex Kidd: Lost Stars - Not sure if this gave a score, or if I even got a score. Died way too often to get far. Alex Kidd: High Tech World - This one is very different (and ironically not high tech at all when you start, tho I didn't leave the castle). It has a hilarious premise of needing to collect pieces of a map to a new arcade. The quasi-point & click adventure was a nice change of pace from the other platformers that I wasn't jiving with. I might actually go back to this one. Alex Kidd in Shinobi World - I played this one earlier this season, for a bonus maybe? Cute little take on Shinobi, tho I'll stick with the original. And as a super bonus... Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (Genesis) - the RPS matches are cute, the controls are competent, but overall it couldn't save the series for me. One of his eyes jiggles around when you punch tho and I love it. That does it for me. BTW, does anyone else think that he looks like a little monkey? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted Friday at 08:35 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 08:35 PM Yes, definitely Monkey-esque, I think moreso in the Genesis Alex Kidd game - the ears are more prominent. Much easier on an emulator on PC with a gamepad than my DS emucart. Played a couple more games and did pretty well. Even won a game of Janken. 15,000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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