Release

Friday, February 10, 1989

Player score

70/100

Platform families

4

Editorial overview

Inside Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

What it is

The whole Kidd family is upset! Alex’s father, King Thor, is missing, and they suspect he has been kidnapped by Ashra, the mean ruler of the planet Paperock. Alex speeds to Paperock to investigate, but the creatures of Paperock decide to hinder his efforts and try to keep him away from Sky Castle, Ashra’s hideaway. Luckily Alex knows how to jump, punch and kick his way through the most stubborn of enemies.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Themes

Action · Fantasy

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PC

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Platform Adventure

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

3.5/5Friday, February 10, 198937.5 years ago

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Connected releases

36

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Languages

2 supported

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36 releases

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Platforms

Linux
Wii
Gen 7
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Gen 4
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac

Release history

Feb 10, 1989Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Jan 30, 1991Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Mar 20, 2007Wii
Apr 09, 2007Wii
May 04, 2007Wii
Sep 13, 2010Mac
Sep 13, 2010PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 13, 2010Linux

Themes & modes

ActionFantasySingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows® XP or higher • Graphics: 32MB or greater graphics card • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0 or greater • Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space System specs for classic launcher.

Recommended

Recommended: • OS *: Windows® XP or higher • Graphics/CPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam / Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU • DirectX®: DirectX® 9c or greater • Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space

macOS

Recommended

OS: OS Sierra Version 10.12.6 Processor: 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris 1536

Linux

Recommended

OS: Ubuntu 16.10 or higher Processor: Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam