Quote Originally Posted by Arkhan View Post
yeah, mongoloid-like chimp men aren't really much different than mario.

different accent maybe? lol


I think Sonic and the entire world they created out of it is much cooler than Marios mushroom kingdom stuff.

Cmon? Spring Yard Zone? what's better than that!
Okay...getting past the dripping sarcasm, I realize that Alex Kidd isn't a Mario ripoff, but the fact of the matter is that I think that Sega was aiming for a specific group (pre-teen boys who were "too old" for Nintendo's "kiddyness") with their marketing, and that Sonic was a much better fit for that group than Alex Kidd was.

Edit: Obviously, I'm in the minority with this, but the simple fact is that a lot of people in that age group, myself included fell for the hook, and became Genesis and Sonic fans. I really don't think that an Alex Kidd game would have achieved the same result.