Alex Kidd

[gleavepaul]

How many alex kidd games are there?

Also i keep hearing of an alex kidd bmx type game???

[rbudrick]

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]

thats what i thought. I think it must of been a markIII.



Only one to go then....

[gleavepaul]

is this what u mean?




taken from a jap mark3 web page

[Ed Oscuro]

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]

Has any one got a bmx alex kidd game they wanta sell?

[Raccoon Lad]

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]

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]

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.

[rbudrick]

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]

Don't forget, there's a Japanese Alex Kidd board game too.

[Dire 51]

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.

[CRV]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Yeah, that's pretty much correct, exept the Japanese Master System also had the 3D glasses adapter and rapid fire built in too.