Alex Kidd in Miracle World - Revision history

VegettoEX at 15:26, 26 June 2019

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	==Releases==		==Releases==

	''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was released internationally in 1987, available in certain regions as a cartridge and/or pre-installed on the Master System / Mark III console hardware.		''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was released internationally in 1987, available in certain regions as a cartridge and/or pre-installed on the Master System / Mark III console hardware. The game received various ports and inclusions as parts of game compilations including those on the [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_ms_alexmw/ Nintendo Wii], [https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Sega-Vintage-Collection-Alex-Kidd-Co/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410b70 Microsoft Xbox 360], [https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-NPUB30323_00-ALEXKIDDPSNUS001 Sony PlayStation 3], and [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/sega-ages-alex-kidd-in-miracle-world-switch/ Nintendo Switch].

	==Possible Leftover References==		==Possible Leftover References==
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	''Hardcore Gaming 101'''s ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', released in 2018, details the game's early development in an interview with Kotaro Hayashida. The book cites a '''26 February 2016''' YouTube video by "Anthogeek"<ref>Anthogeek, youtube.com, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A "ALEX KIDD, PLAGIAT DE DRAGON BALL ?!"]</ref> which had previously investigated and theorized on the possible connection between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''.		''Hardcore Gaming 101'''s ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', released in 2018, details the game's early development in an interview with Kotaro Hayashida. The book cites a '''26 February 2016''' YouTube video by "Anthogeek"<ref>Anthogeek, youtube.com, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A "ALEX KIDD, PLAGIAT DE DRAGON BALL ?!"]</ref> which had previously investigated and theorized on the possible connection between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''.

	The second episode of the ''[[All Systems Goku]]'' podcast sees host and games journalist/editor Jeff Gerstmann independently draw connections between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''<ref>Jeff Gerstmann, ''All Systems Goku'', episode two, 22:53, 12 February 2018</ref>:		The second episode of the ''[[All Systems Goku]]'' podcast sees host and games journalist/editor Jeff Gerstmann independently draw connections between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''<ref>Jeff Gerstmann, ''[[All Systems Goku]]'', episode two (22:53). 12 February 2018</ref>:

	{{quotation\|Goku getting to this master and then having to, like, tell him a joke to get training, getting to this, like, boss-looking character... it reminds me of the boss fights in ''Alex Kidd'' where you have to get through, like, get through all these fucking... all this platformy bullshit, then you get to the end, and they're like, now we're gonna play rock/paper/scissors motherfucker.\|Jeff Gerstmann}}		{{quotation\|Goku getting to this master and then having to, like, tell him a joke to get training, getting to this, like, boss-looking character... it reminds me of the boss fights in ''Alex Kidd'' where you have to get through, like, get through all these fucking... all this platformy bullshit, then you get to the end, and they're like, now we're gonna play rock/paper/scissors motherfucker.\|Jeff Gerstmann}}

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	==Development==		==Development==

	~~The development team for~~ ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' ~~includes individuals such as Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima that would move on to working on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise within Sega.~~		''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was initially conceived as a ''Dragon Ball'' video game, but was ultimately adapted into an original property when the development team was informed the ''Dragon Ball'' license could not be used<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', p. 320</ref>:

	~~The game~~ was initially conceived as a ''Dragon Ball'' video game, but was ultimately adapted into an original property when the development team was informed the ''Dragon Ball'' license could not be used<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', p. 320</ref>:

	{{quotation\|Well... Hmm, I might get this a bit wrong after all this time, but... At first, Sega were planning on making a ''Dragon Ball'' game... I guess this happened long enough ago that it's okay for me to talk about this! The project began as a ''Dragon Ball'' title, not as a direct competitor to ''Super Mario Bros.''		{{quotation\|Well... Hmm, I might get this a bit wrong after all this time, but... At first, Sega were planning on making a ''Dragon Ball'' game... I guess this happened long enough ago that it's okay for me to talk about this! The project began as a ''Dragon Ball'' title, not as a direct competitor to ''Super Mario Bros.''
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	It was only after we came up with the plan to restart the project as ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' that we started thinking about Mario, and looking for ways in which to differentiate the title from it.\|Kotaro Hayashida}}		It was only after we came up with the plan to restart the project as ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' that we started thinking about Mario, and looking for ways in which to differentiate the title from it.\|Kotaro Hayashida}}

	Alex's punch originating as ''Nyoibō'' is also cited in an earlier interview published on Sega's official Japanese website<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, sega.jp, [https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/03.html ''Meisaku Furebami, Vol. 4: Alex Kidd in Miracle World'']</ref>:		Alex's punch originating as ''[[Nyoibō]]'' is also cited in an earlier interview published on Sega's official Japanese website<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, sega.jp, [https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/03.html ''Meisaku Furebami, Vol. 4: Alex Kidd in Miracle World'']</ref>:

			{{quotation\|主人公はもともと如意棒を武器にするつもりでしたが、拳法の使い手という、オリジナルキャラになり、パンチ攻撃を主体としたアクションになったんです。そういうこともあって何回も企画書を書き直して、現在の形になりました。<br><br><hr /><br>We were originally planning on having the main character use the ''Nyoibō'' as a weapon, but because he became an original character who used martial arts, it ended up being an action based on a punching attack. Because of things like that, we had to rewrite our game design document over and over, and that is how it ended up the way it did in the end.\|Kotaro Hayashida (as オサール・コウタ ''Ossale Kohta'')}}

	{{quotation\|主人公はもともと如意棒を武器にするつもりでしたが、拳法の使い手という、オリジナルキャラになり、パンチ攻撃を主体としたアクションになったんです。そういうこともあって何回も企画書を書き直して、現在の形になりました。<br />We were originally planning on having the main character use the ''~~Nyoibō~~'' as ~~a weapon, but because he became an original character who used martial arts, it ended up being an action based~~ on ~~a punching attack. Because of things like that, we had~~ to ~~rewrite our game design document over and over, and that is how it ended up~~ the ~~way it did in~~ the ~~end~~.~~\|Kotaro Hayashida}}~~		The development team for ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' includes individuals such as Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima that would move on to working on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise within Sega.

	==Releases==		==Releases==

VegettoEX at 18:26, 19 May 2018

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	Alex's punch originating as ''Nyoibō'' is also cited in an earlier interview published on Sega's official Japanese website<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, sega.jp, [https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/03.html ''Meisaku Furebami, Vol. 4: Alex Kidd in Miracle World'']</ref>:		Alex's punch originating as ''Nyoibō'' is also cited in an earlier interview published on Sega's official Japanese website<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, sega.jp, [https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/03.html ''Meisaku Furebami, Vol. 4: Alex Kidd in Miracle World'']</ref>:

	{{quotation\|主人公はもともと如意棒を武器にするつもりでしたが、拳法の使い手という、オリジナルキャラになり、パンチ攻撃を主体としたアクションになったんです。そういうこともあって何回も企画書を書き直して、現在の形になりました。\|Kotaro Hayashida}}		{{quotation\|主人公はもともと如意棒を武器にするつもりでしたが、拳法の使い手という、オリジナルキャラになり、パンチ攻撃を主体としたアクションになったんです。そういうこともあって何回も企画書を書き直して、現在の形になりました。<br />We were originally planning on having the main character use the ''Nyoibō'' as a weapon, but because he became an original character who used martial arts, it ended up being an action based on a punching attack. Because of things like that, we had to rewrite our game design document over and over, and that is how it ended up the way it did in the end.\|Kotaro Hayashida}}

	==Releases==		==Releases==

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	Bull		Bull

	~~Bear with sword~~

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	''Hardcore Gaming 101'''s ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', released in 2018, details the game's early development in an interview with Kotaro Hayashida. The book cites a '''26 February 2016''' YouTube video by "Anthogeek"<ref>Anthogeek, youtube.com, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A "ALEX KIDD, PLAGIAT DE DRAGON BALL ?!"]</ref> which had previously investigated and theorized on the possible connection between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''.		''Hardcore Gaming 101'''s ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', released in 2018, details the game's early development in an interview with Kotaro Hayashida. The book cites a '''26 February 2016''' YouTube video by "Anthogeek"<ref>Anthogeek, youtube.com, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A "ALEX KIDD, PLAGIAT DE DRAGON BALL ?!"]</ref> which had previously investigated and theorized on the possible connection between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''.

	The ~~____th~~ episode of the ''[[All Systems Goku]]'' podcast sees host Jeff Gerstmann independently draw connections between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd'':		The second episode of the ''[[All Systems Goku]]'' podcast sees host and games journalist/editor Jeff Gerstmann independently draw connections between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''<ref>Jeff Gerstmann, ''All Systems Goku'', episode two, 22:53, 12 February 2018</ref>:

	{{quotation\|~~Transcription here~~\|Jeff Gerstmann}}		{{quotation\|Goku getting to this master and then having to, like, tell him a joke to get training, getting to this, like, boss-looking character... it reminds me of the boss fights in ''Alex Kidd'' where you have to get through, like, get through all these fucking... all this platformy bullshit, then you get to the end, and they're like, now we're gonna play rock/paper/scissors motherfucker.\|Jeff Gerstmann}}

	==Game Credits==		==Game Credits==

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	It was only after we came up with the plan to restart the project as ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' that we started thinking about Mario, and looking for ways in which to differentiate the title from it.\|Kotaro Hayashida}}		It was only after we came up with the plan to restart the project as ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' that we started thinking about Mario, and looking for ways in which to differentiate the title from it.\|Kotaro Hayashida}}

	Alex's punch originating as ''~~Nyoibo~~'' is also cited in an earlier interview published on Sega's official Japanese website<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, sega.jp, [https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/03.html ''Meisaku Furebami, Vol. 4: Alex Kidd in Miracle World'']</ref>:		Alex's punch originating as ''Nyoibō'' is also cited in an earlier interview published on Sega's official Japanese website<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, sega.jp, [https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/03.html ''Meisaku Furebami, Vol. 4: Alex Kidd in Miracle World'']</ref>:

	{{quotation\|当時は『スーパーマリオ』がヒットしていて、いかに『スーパーマリオ』と“差別化”するかということで、いろんなことを考えたというわけです。\|Kotaro Hayashida}}		{{quotation\|主人公はもともと如意棒を武器にするつもりでしたが、拳法の使い手という、オリジナルキャラになり、パンチ攻撃を主体としたアクションになったんです。そういうこともあって何回も企画書を書き直して、現在の形になりました。\|Kotaro Hayashida}}

	==Releases==		==Releases==

	''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was released internationally in 1987, available in certain regions as a cartridge and/or pre-installed on the Master System / Mark III console hardware.		''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was released internationally in 1987, available in certain regions as a cartridge and/or pre-installed on the Master System / Mark III console hardware.

			==Possible Leftover References==

			[[File:Alexkiddinmiracleworld rockpaperscissors-sprites.png\|thumbnail\|right\|Rock/scissors/paper gameplay sprites]]
			Alongside general platforming gameplay, ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' features rock/scissors/paper battles ultimately leading up to a confrontation with Great King Janken (じゃんけん大王 ''Janken Daiō'', or "Janken the Great" in the official localization). These may be leftover elements from early ''Dragon Ball'' game development with Son Goku and his own ''[[Jan-Ken]]'' technique.

			[[File:Alexkiddinmiracleworld bearwithsword-sprites.png\|thumbnail\|right\|Bear. With Sword.]]
			One particular enemy is a bear with a sword, which bears more than a passing resemblance to a similar creature in the ''Dragon Ball'' series' [[Dragon Ball Chapter 3\|third chapter]].

			Bull

			Bear with sword

	==Additional Notes==		==Additional Notes==

	~~Rock, paper, scissors explanation and sprites~~		''Hardcore Gaming 101'''s ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', released in 2018, details the game's early development in an interview with Kotaro Hayashida. The book cites a '''26 February 2016''' YouTube video by "Anthogeek"<ref>Anthogeek, youtube.com, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A "ALEX KIDD, PLAGIAT DE DRAGON BALL ?!"]</ref> which had previously investigated and theorized on the possible connection between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''.

	''Hardcore Gaming 101'''s ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', released in 2018, details the game's early development in an interview with Kotaro Hayashida. The book cites a '''26 February 2016''' YouTube video by "Anthogeek"<ref>youtube.com, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A "ALEX KIDD, PLAGIAT DE DRAGON BALL ?!"]</ref> which had previously investigated and theorized on the possible connection between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''.

	The ____th episode of the ''[[All Systems Goku]]'' podcast sees host Jeff Gerstmann independently draw connections between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd'':		The ____th episode of the ''[[All Systems Goku]]'' podcast sees host Jeff Gerstmann independently draw connections between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd'':

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{{Infobox consolegame
| name = Alex Kidd in Miracle World
| image = [[Image:Alexkiddinmiracleworld-title.png|Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]
| caption = "Alex Kidd in Miracle World" Title Screen
| jpn_title = アレックスキッドのミラクルワールド
| rom_title = Arekkusu Kiddo no Mirakuru Wārudo
| eng_title = Alex Kidd in Miracle World
| dates = 01 November 1986 (JP) 1987 (Int'l)
| genre = Platformer
| price =
| developer = Sega AM7
| music = Tokuhiko Uwabo
| chars =
}}
''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' is a 2D platforming video game developed by Sega and released for the company's Master System (known as the "Sega Mark III" in Japan) home console.

==Development==

The development team for ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' includes individuals such as Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima that would move on to working on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise within Sega.

The game was initially conceived as a ''Dragon Ball'' video game, but was ultimately adapted into an original property when the development team was informed the ''Dragon Ball'' license could not be used<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', p. 320</ref>:

{{quotation|Well... Hmm, I might get this a bit wrong after all this time, but... At first, Sega were planning on making a ''Dragon Ball'' game... I guess this happened long enough ago that it's okay for me to talk about this! The project began as a ''Dragon Ball'' title, not as a direct competitor to ''Super Mario Bros.''

...

But when we were told we could not use the ''Dragon Ball'' license any more, we were forced to come up with our own ideas instead. For example, when it was ''Dragon Ball'', Goku fought with his Power Pole, but we changed that to a punch attack.

It was only after we came up with the plan to restart the project as ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' that we started thinking about Mario, and looking for ways in which to differentiate the title from it.|Kotaro Hayashida}}

Alex's punch originating as ''Nyoibo'' is also cited in an earlier interview published on Sega's official Japanese website<ref>Kotaro Hayashida, sega.jp, [https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/03.html ''Meisaku Furebami, Vol. 4: Alex Kidd in Miracle World'']</ref>:

{{quotation|当時は『スーパーマリオ』がヒットしていて、いかに『スーパーマリオ』と“差別化”するかということで、いろんなことを考えたというわけです。|Kotaro Hayashida}}

==Releases==

''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was released internationally in 1987, available in certain regions as a cartridge and/or pre-installed on the Master System / Mark III console hardware.

==Additional Notes==

Rock, paper, scissors explanation and sprites

''Hardcore Gaming 101'''s ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3'', released in 2018, details the game's early development in an interview with Kotaro Hayashida. The book cites a '''26 February 2016''' YouTube video by "Anthogeek"<ref>youtube.com, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A "ALEX KIDD, PLAGIAT DE DRAGON BALL ?!"]</ref> which had previously investigated and theorized on the possible connection between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd''.

The ____th episode of the ''[[All Systems Goku]]'' podcast sees host Jeff Gerstmann independently draw connections between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Alex Kidd'':

{{quotation|Transcription here|Jeff Gerstmann}}

==Game Credits==

* TBD

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