Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle is a video game in the action genre developed by SEGA Enterprises Ltd. and published by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. originally released in 1989. It is currently playable on Genesis.

Alex Kidd, a resident of the planet Aries, is the brother of the king. One day he comes across a rumor that his lost father, King Thor, is alive and somewhere on the planet Paperock. Of course, he immediately travels to said planet to find his father.

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle offers standard platforming action in which Alex explores side-scrolling levels and has to avoid touching enemies. He has two standard attacks: punching enemies on the ground and kicking them in the air. He also uses objects that make his life easier, for example, a pedicopter with a gun, a pogo-stick to reach higher ground or an invulnerability cloak. After use, Alex puts these items in his inventory, but loses the active item upon death. Coins are acquired from defeated enemies or treasure chests.

As in Alex Kidd in Miracle World, the mini-game Janken, also known as rock-paper-scissors, plays an important role: bosses are not defeated by shooting, but by defeating them in this game of chance. The novelty compared to its predecessor is that you also have to play Janken to buy items in the stores: After paying for the item, it is only given to Alex if he wins the mini-game. The result of failure is death.

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle is available at a reduced price on the following websites and is no longer abandonware.