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* AscendedFanFic: The ''Miracle World DX'' remake [[https://www.indieretronews.com/2018/06/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world-remake-is.html started as a fan project]] which was later pitched to Sega.
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*** Had this plan worked, Sega had tentative plans to put Alex in games that parody other Sega franchises, with Golden Axe and Phantasy Star supposedly being at the top of the list.
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*** Had this plan worked, Sega had tentative plans to put Alex in games that parody other Sega franchises, with Golden Axe and Phantasy Star supposedly being at the top of the list.list.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Alex Kidd'' was Sega's attempt at a true mascot to compete with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', but always seemed to be stuck in Nintendo's shadow. While the ''Alex Kidd'' games are decent platformers, their gameplay is considered more challenging than the more approachable ''Mario''. It wasn't until the critical acclaim of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' that Sega realized their approach wasn't working, and this -- combined with the Genesis finding success with a more mature audience -- caused them to leave Alex Kidd behind and pursue a different approach.
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* DuelingWorks: Alex Kidd was the unofficial Sega mascot before being annihilated by ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''. Those Alex Kidd games were never quite all there. The secret to the [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario franchise]] has always been the tight controls. Kidd is just too slippery and the combat is on the precise side; [[OneHitPointWonder one false move and it's instant death]]. The learning curve with Mario and Sonic is much better. These games never added up to anything notable other than the fact that Sega were pushing them.
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** ''VideoGame/AlexKidd in Shinobi World'' was originally just going to be a cutesy spin-off of Shinobi called ''Shinobi Kid'', but Alex was shoe-horned in so he could piggy-back off the popularity of Shinobi as his own license was on the out.
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** ''VideoGame/AlexKidd in Shinobi World'' was originally just going to be a cutesy spin-off of Shinobi called ''Shinobi Kid'', but Alex was shoe-horned in so he could piggy-back off the popularity of Shinobi as his own license was on the out.out.
*** Had this plan worked, Sega had tentative plans to put Alex in games that parody other Sega franchises, with Golden Axe and Phantasy Star supposedly being at the top of the list.
*** Had this plan worked, Sega had tentative plans to put Alex in games that parody other Sega franchises, with Golden Axe and Phantasy Star supposedly being at the top of the list.
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** The first boss in ''Alex Kidd in Shinobi World'' was essentially Mario as a samurai. He was even named "Mari-oh". His design and name was changed prior to release to avoid copyright issues.
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** The first boss in ''Alex Kidd in Shinobi World'' was essentially Mario as a samurai. He was even named "Mari-oh". His design and name was changed prior to release to avoid copyright issues.issues.
** ''VideoGame/AlexKidd in Shinobi World'' was originally just going to be a cutesy spin-off of Shinobi called ''Shinobi Kid'', but Alex was shoe-horned in so he could piggy-back off the popularity of Shinobi as his own license was on the out.
** ''VideoGame/AlexKidd in Shinobi World'' was originally just going to be a cutesy spin-off of Shinobi called ''Shinobi Kid'', but Alex was shoe-horned in so he could piggy-back off the popularity of Shinobi as his own license was on the out.
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* FranchiseKiller: While ''Enchanted Castle'' was moderately successful in Japan, its terrible reception in the US and Europe helped kill off the series. In a bizarre twist of fate, most of the development team on ''Enchanted Castle'' would go on to create Alex Kidd's successor as Sega mascot, ''Fanchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' and it would be ''30'' years until Alex would get another game in the form of a remake of ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World''.
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* FranchiseKiller: While ''Enchanted Castle'' was moderately successful in Japan, its terrible reception in the US and Europe helped kill off the series. In a bizarre twist of fate, most of the development team on ''Enchanted Castle'' would go on to create Alex Kidd's successor as Sega mascot, ''Fanchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' and it would be ''30'' years until Alex would get another game in the form of a remake of ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World''.
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* FranchiseKiller: While ''Enchanted Castle'' was moderately successful in Japan, its terrible reception in the US and Europe helped kill off the series. In a bizarre twist of fate, most of the development team on ''Enchanted Castle'' would go on to create Alex Kidd's successor as Sega mascot, Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog and It would be ''30'' years until Alex would get another game in the form of a remake of ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World''.
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* FranchiseKiller: While ''Enchanted Castle'' was moderately successful in Japan, its terrible reception in the US and Europe helped kill off the series. In a bizarre twist of fate, most of the development team on ''Enchanted Castle'' would go on to create Alex Kidd's successor as Sega mascot, Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog ''Fanchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' and It it would be ''30'' years until Alex would get another game in the form of a remake of ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World''.
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* FranchiseKiller: While ''Enchanted Castle'' was moderately successful in Japan, its terrible reception in the US and Europe helped kill off the series. In a bizarre twist of fate, most of the development team on ''Enchanted Castle'' would go on to create Alex Kidd's successor as Sega mascot, Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog.
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* FranchiseKiller: While ''Enchanted Castle'' was moderately successful in Japan, its terrible reception in the US and Europe helped kill off the series. In a bizarre twist of fate, most of the development team on ''Enchanted Castle'' would go on to create Alex Kidd's successor as Sega mascot, Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog.Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog and It would be ''30'' years until Alex would get another game in the form of a remake of ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World''.
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DuelingWorks: Alex Kidd was the unofficial Sega mascot before being annihilated by ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''. Those Alex Kidd games were never quite all there. The secret to the [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario franchise]] has always been the tight controls. Kidd is just too slippery and the combat is on the precise side; [[OneHitPointWonder one false move and it's instant death]]. The learning curve with Mario and Sonic is much better. These games never added up to anything notable other than the fact that Sega were pushing them.
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* DuelingWorks: Alex Kidd was the unofficial Sega mascot before being annihilated by ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''. Those Alex Kidd games were never quite all there. The secret to the [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario franchise]] has always been the tight controls. Kidd is just too slippery and the combat is on the precise side; [[OneHitPointWonder one false move and it's instant death]]. The learning curve with Mario and Sonic is much better. These games never added up to anything notable other than the fact that Sega were pushing them.
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DuelingWorks: Alex Kidd was the unofficial Sega mascot before being annihilated by ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''. Those Alex Kidd games were never quite all there. The secret to the [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario franchise]] has always been the tight controls. Kidd is just too slippery and the combat is on the precise side; [[OneHitPointWonder one false move and it's instant death]]. The learning curve with Mario and Sonic is much better. These games never added up to anything notable other than the fact that Sega were pushing them.
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** [[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_was_supposed_to_be_a_dragon_ball_game Originally]], ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was created as a ''Manga/DragonBall'' game, but was redesigned as a competitor to ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' after Sega lost the license to the series. Though a majority of features were changed (Goku's Power Pole became Alex's punch), a few similarities to ''Dragon Ball'' remain, as pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A this French YouTube video]].
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** [[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_was_supposed_to_be_a_dragon_ball_game Originally]], ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was created as a ''Manga/DragonBall'' ''Franchise/DragonBall'' game, but was redesigned as a competitor to ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' after Sega lost the license to the series. Though a majority of features were changed (Goku's Power Pole became Alex's punch), a few similarities to ''Dragon Ball'' remain, as pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A this French YouTube video]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_was_supposed_to_be_a_dragon_ball_game Originally]], ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was created as a ''Manga/DragonBall'' game, but was redesigned as a competitor to ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' after Sega lost the license to the series. Though a majority of features were changed (Goku's Power Pole became Alex's punch), a few similarities to ''Dragon Ball'' remain, as pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A this French YouTube video]].
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** [[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_was_supposed_to_be_a_dragon_ball_game Originally]], ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was created as a ''Manga/DragonBall'' game, but was redesigned as a competitor to ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' after Sega lost the license to the series. Though a majority of features were changed (Goku's Power Pole became Alex's punch), a few similarities to ''Dragon Ball'' remain, as pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A this French YouTubevideo]].video]].
** The first boss in ''Alex Kidd in Shinobi World'' was essentially Mario as a samurai. He was even named "Mari-oh". His design and name was changed prior to release to avoid copyright issues.
** [[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_was_supposed_to_be_a_dragon_ball_game Originally]], ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was created as a ''Manga/DragonBall'' game, but was redesigned as a competitor to ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' after Sega lost the license to the series. Though a majority of features were changed (Goku's Power Pole became Alex's punch), a few similarities to ''Dragon Ball'' remain, as pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A this French YouTube
** The first boss in ''Alex Kidd in Shinobi World'' was essentially Mario as a samurai. He was even named "Mari-oh". His design and name was changed prior to release to avoid copyright issues.
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* NoExportForYou: ''BMX Trial'' was only released in Japan, and in an [[InvertedTrope inversion]], ''Shinobi World'' was ''not'' released in Japan despite being developed by Sega's Japanese branch.
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* NoExportForYou: ''BMX Trial'' was only released in Japan, and in an [[InvertedTrope inversion]], ''Shinobi World'' was ''not'' released in Japan despite being developed by Sega's Japanese branch.branch.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_was_supposed_to_be_a_dragon_ball_game Originally]], ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was created as a ''Manga/DragonBall'' game, but was redesigned as a competitor to ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' after Sega lost the license to the series. Though a majority of features were changed (Goku's Power Pole became Alex's punch), a few similarities to ''Dragon Ball'' remain, as pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A this French YouTube video]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_was_supposed_to_be_a_dragon_ball_game Originally]], ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' was created as a ''Manga/DragonBall'' game, but was redesigned as a competitor to ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' after Sega lost the license to the series. Though a majority of features were changed (Goku's Power Pole became Alex's punch), a few similarities to ''Dragon Ball'' remain, as pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOmjtyxt6A this French YouTube video]].
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* FranchiseKiller: While ''Enchanted Castle'' was moderately successful in Japan, its terrible reception in the US and Europe helped kill off the series. In a bizarre twist of fate, most of the development team on ''Enchanted Castle'' would go on to create Alex Kidd's successor as Sega mascot, Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog.
* NoExportForYou: ''BMX Trial'' was only released in Japan, and in an [[InvertedTrope inversion]], ''Shinobi World'' was ''not'' released in Japan despite being developed by Sega's Japanese branch.
* NoExportForYou: ''BMX Trial'' was only released in Japan, and in an [[InvertedTrope inversion]], ''Shinobi World'' was ''not'' released in Japan despite being developed by Sega's Japanese branch.
