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gleavepaul
02-05-2004, 12:35 PM
How many alex kidd games are there?
Also i keep hearing of an alex kidd bmx type game???
rbudrick
02-05-2004, 01:10 PM
Hmmm, Let's see:
SMS:
In Miracle World
The Lost Stars
In High-Tech World
In SHinobi World
Genesis:
The Enchanted Castle
And yes, there was a BMX game. I believe it used a special controller and it was for SMS. EDIT: this was a Japan only release, I believe, unless someone can confirm Europe....definitely not a US release. Was it SMS or Mark III?
-ROb
gleavepaul
02-05-2004, 01:42 PM
thats what i thought. I think it must of been a markIII.
Only one to go then....
gleavepaul
02-05-2004, 01:49 PM
is this what u mean?
http://www6.airnet.ne.jp/tera/sega/item/images/hundle_01.jpg
taken from a jap mark3 web page
Ed Oscuro
02-05-2004, 01:52 PM
Mark III, SMS, it doesn't matter. Mark III systems didn't natively have all the hardware a Master System have (i.e. you have to add on FM synth) but they are essentially the same thing and a Mark III can run all the software a Master System can.
Master System games were released in packages marked as, say, a Gold Cartridge (Phantasy Star, Shinobi) or a Silver Cartridge. I believe that distinction was the Japanese counterpart of the markings on European and American cartridges designating a game as "A Two-Mega game" or "The Sega Mega Cartridge," etc.
gleavepaul
02-05-2004, 02:18 PM
Has any one got a bmx alex kidd game they wanta sell?
Raccoon Lad
02-05-2004, 03:27 PM
Master System games were released in packages marked as, say, a Gold Cartridge (Phantasy Star, Shinobi) or a Silver Cartridge. I believe that distinction was the Japanese counterpart of the markings on European and American cartridges designating a game as "A Two-Mega game" or "The Sega Mega Cartridge," etc.
Actually, the Gold cartridges were first party Sega games. Even "Loretta's Portrait" the 1 mega SG-1000 game was released as a Gold Cartridge. The ONLY silver cartridges are the 3rd party releases by Salio (Solomon's Key, Rygar)
So Gold = First party, Silver = 3rd party
rbudrick
02-05-2004, 04:33 PM
Mark III, SMS, it doesn't matter. Mark III systems didn't natively have all the hardware a Master System have (i.e. you have to add on FM synth) but they are essentially the same thing and a Mark III can run all the software a Master System can.
It totally matters...the connectors were different sizes. You can't stick a Mark iii game into a SMS. Not positive I've ever seen an adaptor either....
Also, the Japoanese SMS had the FM Yamaha chip, and the US version did not, right?
I own a Mark III/SMS adaptor for the Genesis tho.
-Rob
Sotenga
02-05-2004, 04:50 PM
Alex Kidd and the Lost Stars also came out in the arcades, I believe. And I don't know crap about Alex Kidd: BMX Trial... I'm also curious about it. :hmm:
rbudrick
02-05-2004, 06:45 PM
Yeah, I forgot about the Arcade System-16 game!
Oh, yeah, and don't forget about the upcoming Sega Ages re-release of Alex Kidd in Miracle World for the Japanese Ps2 (and supposedly US, eventually).
-Rob
Raccoon Lad
02-05-2004, 08:02 PM
Don't forget, there's a Japanese Alex Kidd board game too.
Dire 51
02-05-2004, 11:20 PM
Don't forget, there's a Japanese Alex Kidd board game too.
Really? Do you have one, or have pics of it? I've never even heard of this.
It totally matters...the connectors were different sizes. You can't stick a Mark iii game into a SMS. Not positive I've ever seen an adaptor either....
A Mark III game will fit in a Japanese SMS, can't it?
Also, the Japoanese SMS had the FM Yamaha chip, and the US version did not, right?
The FM Sound Unit was a component that was sold separately. And yes, it was only available in Japan (dang shame, too).
Raccoon Lad
02-06-2004, 11:56 AM
Don't forget, there's a Japanese Alex Kidd board game too.
Really? Do you have one, or have pics of it? I've never even heard of this.
There's a pic of it in a Japanese Sega Joy Joy issue. They also made a Fantasy Zone board game. I own neither, though.
Dire 51
02-06-2004, 12:08 PM
There's a pic of it in a Japanese Sega Joy Joy issue. They also made a Fantasy Zone board game. I own neither, though.
Fantasy Zone too? Damn, but that's cool. I'd love to see these.
rbudrick
02-06-2004, 03:32 PM
Yeah, I think it was sort of like this:
Japanese Mrk III: FM module optional
Japanese SMS: FM module/chip built in
US SMS: no FM unit available, but can be modded.
Is this correct or were there also Japanese SMSs w/ no FM chip?
-ROb
Raccoon Lad
02-06-2004, 03:49 PM
Yeah, that's pretty much correct, exept the Japanese Master System also had the 3D glasses adapter and rapid fire built in too.