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What’s your favourite Alex Kidd game?
Every month, Retro Gamer asks a question on social media and prints the best replies. This month we wanted to know…
David Lightfoot
Miracle World. It was one of the first games I played on the system after it was bundled with it, much like Hang-on. It really felt like a massive jump from my trusty Speccy and I really felt like I was playing on one of the arcades from the funfair that rolled into town at home. Classic platforming action.
Jay X Trent
Alex Kidd In Shinobi World, because putting a wall jump in anything is akin to seducing me directly.
@shawnelestren
Anything that isn’t the apple-cheeked, creepy-as-hell westernised version.
Jono Mcneill
Miracle World. It’s the game that got me hooked on Master System and led me to collect the full set.
@Sirdelboy
I’m very fond of Miracle World, but Shinobi World just shades it for me. Nice visuals, a great soundtrack and lovely sense of humour and nods to the Shinobi series make it stand out. I’d love it to get the remake treatment next!
Simone Caronno
For some strange reason, my dearest Alex Kidd-related memories are connected to High Tech World. I was a kid looking for stories in my videogames and already had worlds to explore with Ys, Miracle Warriors and Phantasy Star. I always found HTW a bit difficult to control, nonetheless the adventure spice of that game always won me out. Looking for map parts in the castle, praying a hundred times at the temple… I was in an age where those things weren’t just happening in a videogame that was projected on a screen. They were happening.
@Neilgeogaming
Miracle World. It’s the one that most of us have nostalgia for. Still a playable little game, too!
Dennison Seeto
I loved Alex Kidd In Miracle World because I still remember my older sister being able to finish the game (with me watching in awe), where as I always got stuck at the Bingoo Lowlands.
@Mrdeanp
Its got to be Alex Kidd In Shinobi World. Blending those two worlds together was an absolute stroke of genius with a soundtrack to match.
Steve Hardy
Miracle World, as it was ‘built-in’ to the Master System. This was used as an excuse for my parents not to buy any other [games] for a while, so, I got quite used to playing that one.
@Brittrecluseuk
Miracle World for me. The music, smoothness and directness of gameplay combined with the colourful visuals still stand up. Enchanted Castle on the Mega Drive, however, is as much fun as watching someone eat a boxing glove in slow motion.