Ranking the Alex Kidd Games

Andrew ranked the Alex Kidd games.

- Andrew Duncan

Since the announcement of an Alex Kidd in Miracle World remake, coming in 2021, I’ve itched to sit down and play the original games, to see why they would choose to remake a SEGA Master System title. And what better reason to play a game that came out when I was three, than to pit the entire series against each other, and see which is the best one?

Of course, I’ll be ignoring Alex Kidd BMX Trial, as that required a special controller, and was only released in Japan. It had some good ideas in it, though, so if you get the chance to give it a try there’s no reason to say no.

Let’s start off with the worst so that we can find the best Alex Kidd!

5. Alex Kidd The Lost Stars

(1986)

The second game in the franchise, this sees you heading across levels to find signs of the zodiac. Or something, it’s very vague but at least it has a story.