Don't waste your money.

[Alucard]

If you're looking for an old school favourite don't come here, too many changes have ruined the game. First level is totally trash, all the great bugs are gone. Wasted $22 now, time to apply for a refund

[Grandmaster of Pwn]

i strongly disagree with your assessment ;)

[CosmikOtter]

Originally posted by Grandmaster of Pwn:

i strongly disagree with your assessment ;)

Yeah, kinda seems OP is talking out their ass.

Big fan of the original, and there are some things here that I don't really understand (some hit boxes being fiddly, "Classic Mode" not actually being a ROM or the M2 Switch port of the original game) but all in all I really liked it.

Also...the first level is "trash"? It's literally the same exact setup as the first level of the Sega Master System game.

[Coldflame H (aka H Hog)]

"All the great bugs are gone"
Oh boo hoo, you can't despawn the ghost anymore. Just clear your path ahead and outrun it like you were meant to do, problem solved.

[Enbyeon]

The only bugs I recall you can do in Level 1 is despawning the ghost and hard-locking the game by punching a half-block underwater.

As someone who has been playing the game since 1991 regularly, I love this remake. It's not 1:1 and if I wanted a 1:1 remake, I'd play the SEGA AGES version on the eShop.

[Alucard]

Originally posted by RetroAce:

Originally posted by Grandmaster of Pwn:

i strongly disagree with your assessment ;)

Yeah, kinda seems OP is talking out their ass.

Big fan of the original, and there are some things here that I don't really understand (some hit boxes being fiddly, "Classic Mode" not actually being a ROM or the M2 Switch port of the original game) but all in all I really liked it.

Also...the first level is "trash"? It's literally the same exact setup as the first level of the Sega Master System game.

IDC if you agree or disagree the whole game is trash. waste of money. Also no its not exactly the same, considering I own and play the original still. There's a lot removed, also his movement is different.

[Alucard]

Originally posted by Coldflame H:

"All the great bugs are gone"
Oh boo hoo, you can't despawn the ghost anymore. Just clear your path ahead and outrun it like you were meant to do, problem solved.

Got nothing to do with despawning ghosts.

[Alucard]

I mean they've even added ♥♥♥♥ ffs. TRASH!

[Enbyeon]

May I recommend emulating the original, playing on original hardware, or getting the eShop version instead? If you read the store description and seen the store trailers, it should have been clear that things were added and it wasn't a 1:1 remake.

[Terrence M. Delawgan]

I have been waiting for this game like a maniac (first game ever for me back in 1987) but I have to say those weird new controls give me the feel I've wasted my money as well. Without any answer/explanation/fix from the developers, I will have no other choice than asking for a refund too.

[ShriekViola]

I don't understand why people bother spending money in the first place on video game remasters / remakes expecting exactly the same experience down to the last pixel or programming error and then complaining when it isn't instead of just sticking with the original in that case. What is the logic in it?

[Danny_Merge]

Sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the game, we made a point to highlight the changes that were in the new DX version. The game was crafted with an absolute ton of reverence towards the original game and to capture the spirit of Alex Kidd.

The aim wasn't to make a 1:1 recreation of the Master System title, as that exists in the original game, but to bring the core gameplay to a modern presentation, provide some fun new additions for fans in new levels and modes, and to provide a faithful representation of the classic Master System version in classic mode.

[CosmikOtter]

Originally posted by Coldflame H:

"All the great bugs are gone"
Oh boo hoo, you can't despawn the ghost anymore. Just clear your path ahead and outrun it like you were meant to do, problem solved.

Only thing I'm bummed about is that you can't do the pause glitch in the blue castle. Basically, if you kept pausing off and on in the original game you could glitch the game out to hell and back. It was pretty hilarious but also softlocked the game.

[Coldflame H (aka H Hog)]

Haha. Well yeah, I also mentioned in another topic about how in the original game you were able to punch half scrolled-off bricks and break the scenery, but for those kind of funny graphical glitches, there will always be the original game.

[Waggy]

Originally posted by Danny_Merge:

Sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the game, we made a point to highlight the changes that were in the new DX version. The game was crafted with an absolute ton of reverence towards the original game and to capture the spirit of Alex Kidd.

The aim wasn't to make a 1:1 recreation of the Master System title, as that exists in the original game, but to bring the core gameplay to a modern presentation, provide some fun new additions for fans in new levels and modes, and to provide a faithful representation of the classic Master System version in classic mode.

You've done a great job. Love being able to switch between the 2 versions.
The original wasn't great because of bugs or glitches. That version is easy enough to find and play if you want.
Also, there's a demo to try first so there's no reason to "waste" $22.

[ShadowAngel]

Originally posted by ShriekViola:

I don't understand why people bother spending money in the first place on video game remasters / remakes expecting exactly the same experience down to the last pixel or programming error and then complaining when it isn't instead of just sticking with the original in that case. What is the logic in it?

Because after a few decades you want to revisit an old classic?
Because those games get new additions? Like this here has new levels and other improvements?
Because there's still a lot of work put into it and people want to support that?
There are a lot of good reasons to buy something like this remake.

Oh and not everybody is as poor as you....some people just have the money to support a lot of developers and their hard work. It's that simple.

Edit: And you have several remakes in your tiny library as well like Grim Fandango, Outcast and Okami...so you buy remakes but complain about them? This doesn't even make sense...