SEGA Megamix Round 1
Former sega mascot vs current sega mascot! Place your votes in the comments now! The character with the most votes wins the round!
Alex Kidd
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Before Sonic was even dreamed up by Naoto Ohshima and Yuji Naka, Alex the Kidd effectively stood up as Segas first videogame mascot. Debuting on the ill fated Master System, the style of game that Alex Kidd starred in was designed much like Super Mario Bros, in an attempt to bring more users to the Master System brand. Overall, Kidd was made to fulfill the platform role- exaggerated aesthetic features to stand out, young age, and a somewhat animal inspired build.
Donning large pointy ears and the largest sideburns ever known to man, Kidd entered the game market with Alex the Kidd in Miracle World, which eventually turned out to be a cult classic. The plot was simple- save Kidds brother from the rather evil Janken. While more focused on puzzle solving and strategic block smashing than the Italian plumber, the main things setting it apart was the difficulty (three lives to get through the game, extra lives rare), and the boss battles. These consisted of scissors paper rock matches, effectively deciding your fate on chance (though the enemys decision was in a set pattern). Another nice diversion was the inclusion of vehicles that Kidd could use, consisting of a motorcycle and helicopter, spicing up the gameplay somewhat.
After the original, Alex Kidd went on to create a miniature franchise. The Lost Stars, for both Master System and arcade, was a simplified version of the original, creating a faster game that emphasized more platform jumping than puzzle solving. High Tech World attempted to vary the action by having levels involving ninja combat. Alex even showed up on the Genesis in The Enchanted Castle, going back to a style more like Miracle World, with a few additions. His last adventure was back on the Master System, Shinobi World, effectively splicing the Kidd franchise with another of Segas, Shinobi.
The advent of Sonic the Hedgehog ended up with Sega dropping Alex as their mascot post 1990. While having missed out on such a wide audience that the NES and Mario had, the Kidd still today holds a special place in peoples hearts and is remembered as a landmark videogame character.
Sonic the hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the world's most famous video game characters, as well as the official company mascot of Sega Corporation. Sonic was introduced on June 23 1991, with the launch of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis.
Sega's Iconic mascot made his first appearance on the Sega Genesis in June 23, 1991, with the game Sonic the Hedgehog 1. It went on to become Sega's second highest selling Genesis game with 4 million copies sold, second only to Sonic 2, selling 6 million copies. He went on to be featured in several games, cartoons, books, and in two ongoing comic book series. Sonic has also been featured in Super Smash Bros. Brawl along with Snake, and competing with long tome rival Mario in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
Sega's iconic mascot Sonic the Hedgehog, was first conceived by Artist Naoto Ōshima, designer Hirokazu Yasuhara and programmer Yuji Naka, The first game in the franchise was released in June 23, 1991. He was created as a response to Nintendo's Mario, and to replace their current mascot, Alex Kidd. Some early designs were an armadillo, a dog a rabbut that could grab objects with its ears, which would develop into Ristar, and a character resembling Theodore Roosevelt, that later became Dr. Eggman. After several designs they came up with Sonic the Hedgehog although he was initially called "Mr. Needlenose". He was colored blue due to Sega's logo, that is when Sonic Team was formed.
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Alex Kidd in Miracle World - (ver. 0.1) - Remake Project - LBP2 - By DizaumBRby arochax21,113 views
Sonic wins
sporecrepyandcute556 4 weeks ago
@njdmanok your mom should. OHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
grim10fire 2 months ago
@TheSpark717 dude, it's my opinion. it's an awesome game. the game that was lot to offer.
grim10fire 2 months ago
@njdmanok o hai.
TheSpark717 2 months ago
@TheSpark717 and you! lame pun.
njdmanok 2 months ago
@grim10fire shut up, stop being different.
njdmanok 2 months ago
@grim10fire lol, umad bro? (and sonic 06 sucks more than a vacuum cleaner through a straw). =D
TheSpark717 2 months ago
Sonic 06 is the best game in the enitre world period. Such an underrated game. Shut up, Idon't care what you think.
grim10fire 2 months ago
alex kidd was amazing.
llamahitman 2 months ago
Sonic wins, but alex is good too.
FranciRC 2 months ago