Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Presumably due to the amount of work involved, developers are extremely choosey when it comes to remastering 8-bit games. On the rare occasions when an â€˜80s title is plucked from the halls of gaming history and given a modern makeover, they do at least tend to choose the...

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This weekâ€™s UK chart, with Alex Kidd in Miracle World built-in

Nintendo was the winner of this weekâ€™s UK chart battle, with new release Mario Golf: Super Rush managing to claim no.1 in the all-formats top 40. It wasnâ€™t the only new arrival. Bandai-Namcoâ€™s multiformat action RPG Scarlet Nexus â€“ which boasts an impressive 80% Metacritic â€“ entered at...

Out this week: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, Mario Golf: Super Rush, D&D: Dark Alliance, Scarlet Nexus, more

Itâ€™s a moderately busy week for new releases, presumably because weâ€™re getting two weeksâ€™ worth of games due to the E3 hiatus. On the agenda for this week, thereâ€™s SEGAâ€™s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game â€“ with an unexpected silly steak, adding daft costumes â€“...

The comeback kid! Alex Kidd in Miracle World revival revealed

Merge Games has revealed Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, a remake of the SEGA Master System original with Spanish studio Jankenteam at the helm. All signs point to Jankenteam using the excellent Dragonâ€™s Trap remake as a blueprint – it sports similar lavishly animated art and the...