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Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle came out for the Sega Genesis in 1989, developed and published by Sega. It was one of those early platformers that felt like a natural part of the console's launch library, a familiar face before Sonic arrived.

You control Alex Kidd, navigating a series of side-scrolling stages to find his father, King Thunder. You punch enemies, break blocks for money to buy items, and use a pogo stick to reach higher platforms. The game is screen-by-screen, so you clear one section before moving to the next. The difficulty is unforgiving; touching most enemies means instant death. Boss fights are decided by rounds of rock-paper-scissors, a strange but memorable twist. It feels like a constant, tense scramble where every jump matters.