Name: |
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle |
Author/Vendor: |
Sega |
Released: |
1987 |
Type: |
Platform |
Language: |
English and Japanese |
Premise: |
Alex Kidd is the brother of King Igul, ruler of Planet Aries. Acting on a
rumored sighting of their missing father, Alex travels to the planet Paperock to find him.
Why the name? Because the child's sport of Paper-Rock-Scissors is a planetwide
institution, and those who visit must display some talent in the game. The only known
MegaDrive entry in the long-running and popular series of arcade and console games by
Sega. |
Impressions: |
Don't laugh at me for this, but I think it's actually a really good
platformer. Not very challenging, but well worth playing. Not bad for a game made back in
1987. (Skyline) |
Variations: |
Surely a Japanese original exists for this game, although I have never
seen it.... |
Recommended Emu: |
Genecyst X |