Alex Kidd 3 Fanmade Sequel Demo Released for Sega Master System
Do you remember Sega’s forgotten mascot character? Alex Kidd was almost the mascot for Sega but for some reason he was dropped. I am sure there is a YouTube video somewhere going into this situation. As with most things that get to a minimal level of popularity, fans are not willing to let go of Kidd as easily as Sega did. That is why we have another Alex Kidd game coming, Alex Kidd 3 – Curse in Miracle World. It is currently a work in progress, but a demo has been made available. Unfortunately, there are already concerns being raised and they are not from Sega.
Not official but still cool
This is a fan game made using free tools such as KiddEd. This program is a freely available level editor that fans can use to make changes to official Alex Kidd releases. There are tons of these level editors, many offering editing of in game sprites, available for many popular games. It is not real programming in its purist sense. People behind these releases are also not legally allowed to sell their games because of copyrighted code within. That has not stopped many from doing so though.
So far, Alex Kidd 3 – Curse in Miracle world features 10 levels and many bosses. Unfortunately, that is where the controversy comes into play here.
Not all roses in this Alex Kidd release
Alex Kidd 3 – Curse in Miracle World is an unofficial game in a series owned by Sega. Now, most of these releases end up with a cease and desist from the owner. That is not the case here, yet anyhow.No, the controversy with Alex Kidd 3 is in stolen assets. I know, the assets are already “stolen” in a sense. Here though, apparently a few bosses were stolen from designs by another fan.
Where things get worse
What is worse, the designer of those bosses simply asked for recognition for their use. This is a sad state of affairs in the gaming community.
Want to check out Alex Kidd 3 – Curse in Miracle World? Grab your copy of the work in progress over on SMSPower. Want to rock this on an actual Sega Master System but need a flash cart? We got you covered.
This article was originally published on Retro Gaming Magazine, a gaming website I own.
i remember the Alex Kidd games. I remember feeling as though it was kind of a budget version of mario bros at the time. I am pretty sure I finished the game though because the level of dedication i had back in the days was just unreal. I finished Ghosts and Goblins after all. :)
That is what I hear from a lot of people that were gamers back in the day - that Kidd felt like the budget version of Mario, not better just cheaper in many ways. Not exactly a good image to run with for the mascot. May be why Sega dropped him after only one outing on the Genesis.
I think it had something to do with the alternative method of fighting the bosses. It wasn't "action-y" enough.