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Alex Kidd in The Enchanted Castle

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Title Screen

Alex Kidd in The Enchanted Castle

Also known as: Alex Kidd: Tenkuu Majou (JP), Alex Kidd: Cheongong Maseong (KR)
Developer: Sega
Publishers: Sega, Samsung (KR), Tec Toy (BR)
Platform: Genesis
Released in JP: February 10, 1989
Released in US: August 14, 1989
Released in EU: September 1990
Released in KR: 1990
Released in BR: 1991


RegionIcon.png This game has regional differences.


Alex Kidd's first and only foray onto the Genesis.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan International Korea
Enchanted Castle Title JP.png Enchanted Castle Title US-EU.png Enchanted Castle Title KR.png

The character sprites have shifted a few pixels to the left in the Korean title screen.

Janken Battle

Japan International Korea
AlexKiddEC-Janken Lose JP.png AlexKiddEC-Janken-Lose US-EU.png AlexKiddEC-Janken Lose KR.png

In the Japanese version only, the animation for a character losing in a game of Janken would result in them losing their clothes. All other versions however change this to an anvil falling on their heads. Also, the final boss will be covering himself after his defeat in the Japanese version, while in other versions he just keeps waving his arms.

The Korean version replaces the "Janken-Po!" voice sample with the stage start jingle.

Sound Test

Japan International Korea
EC Soundtest JP.png EC Soundtest US-EU.png EC Soundtest KR.png

The Japanese sound test menu has a slightly odd color palette, mainly noted to the small hand icon. The palette was fixed in the international versions. The entire font was also replaced, removing the drop shadow in the process, as well as replacing the letter M with another N seemingly by accident. The Korean version has "Janken" removed for various legal reasons, however it does fix the M letter.