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Summary

Alex Kidd in Miracle World feels like a love‑letter to classic 2‑D platformers, but with a few quirks that keep it fresh. I’m constantly punching rocks and monsters to clear paths, then swapping my punches for a motorbike or a helicopter when I’ve saved enough Baums – the in‑game cash that lets you buy those handy rides.

The game throws a surprising twist at the end of many stages: a quick game of jan‑ken‑pon (rock‑paper‑scissors) against Janken’s henchmen. Lose, and Alex is gone in an instant, just like a single‑hit death elsewhere. I’ve even discovered a hidden cheat – holding up on the D‑pad and mashing button 2 eight times at the Game Over screen restarts the level with three fresh lives for a price of 400 Baums.

What’s wild is the backstory: development began in 1984 as a licensed Dragon Ball title, but when the license fell through, Sega’s Hayao Nakayama ordered a complete restart. The result landed on the Master System, later baked into many consoles, and even got a control swap and a food‑icon change (onigiri to hamburger) in later integrated versions.

Storyline

In Alex Kidd in Miracle World, a young martial artist named Alex Kidd learns that the tyrant Janken the Great has overthrown King Thunder of the city of Radaxian and kidnapped the king’s son, Prince Egle (also called Igul), along with Egle’s fiancée Princess Lora. Realising he is the lost son of King Thunder, Alex sets out on a quest that takes him across the planet Aries and into the beautiful City of Radactian to rescue the kingdom. Along the way he battles Janken’s henchmen, gathers various items and finally confronts Janken, defeating the villain and watching him turn to stone. After the battle Alex recovers the royal crown, and the people of Radaxian are restored under the newly crowned King Egle, bringing peace back to the realm.