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Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars is a platform arcade game released by Sega in 1986. It was ported to the Sega Master System in 1988. It is also released on the Wii Virtual Console in North America on March 9, 2009 and in the PAL regions on April 17, 2009.

Story[]

He's Alex Kidd, the little guy with big ears... and a big taste for adventure! He's also the Crown Prince of Aries, the Miracle World. When danger threatens, Alex is always there to come to the rescue. In his last adventure, Alex learned of his royal blood as he saved Aries from the tyrannical rule of the evil Janken the Great.

With his father back in place as the rightful King of Aries, Alex left to explore the mysteries of Miracle World... until the twelve stars of the Aries Constellation were stolen from the Sky! But why? Alex climbed to the top of Mount Eternal in search of answers. There he found the ancient wizard Daleda reading an old, magical scroll.

Daleda told him that, over five thousand years ago, a mysterious evil creature called Ziggurat had stolen the same stars from Aries's sky. A noble prince by the name of Halifax kidd, Alex's ancestor, had journeyed beyond the realm of space and time to defeat Ziggurat and return the stars to the sky. But before Ziggurat fled, it vowed to someday return and finish the dirty deed it had begun!

Now, that day had come. Ziggurat had once again stolen Aries's stars! But to get them back, Alex would have to follow Halifax's steps into the unknown. "Were do I begin?", Alex asked. Daleda smiled, and opened a magic doorway where only air had been before. "To save the stars of Aries's skies, step through this door between worlds!"

Alex knew that if he failed on his quest, the skies of Aries would forever be cold and dark. There was only one thing to do, so he stepped through the door...

Gameplay[]

Both the Sega Master System and Arcade versions are quite similar, aside from graphics and sound. The arcade version has a limited number of lives (three by default), whereas the Master System version has infinite lives, though being hit or falling into a pit subtracts seconds in the timer and backtracks the player to the last checkpoint in the round. The SMS version is much easier overall, having streamlined level design and fewer obstacles and enemies.

The arcade version is noteworthy for featuring a cooperative two-player mode, with the second player assuming the control of Alex's female counterpart named Stella. In all levels, the player is under a time limit, and as usual, if the time expires, a life is lost. Alex starts the game with nothing, but during the game, he can collect power-ups that give him extra time, and allow him to shoot enemies or jump higher.

Levels and Bosses[]

Level Name Boss
1 & 8 Toy World Pretty Bear
2 & 9 Machine World Electromagnetic Barrier
3 & 10 World of Make Believe Foxmen
4 & 11 Water World Jumbo Jellyfish
5 & 12 Monster World Volcanic Bomb
6 & 13 Giant's Body Mr. Hoti
7 & 14 Ziggurat's Shrine Ziggurat

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