Controls
D-pad to move and crouch. 1 to jump, 2 to punch or throw capsules. If you run and crouch, you can squeeze in small gaps. D-pad up and down when playing "Janken". Up to enter the shop. Pause to see the status screen - from here, press L/R and 1 to select items. Hold 1 to swim faster.
Blocks
Star = money
Question mark = life, bracelet or ghost.
Skull = give you "jitters".
Pink = special action.
Pink skull = ghost if you touch it.
Items
Bracelet = "Shocking Waves of Destruction" when you punch.
Telepathy ball (white ball with star) = lets you see what your opponent is thinking in Janken matches.
Teleport powder (round box with question mark) = invincibility.
Cane of Flight = allows you to move in any direction for a short time.
Capsule A = 8 little Alexes will appear and attack.
Capsule B = protective barrier.
Jump to select items in shops.
Vehicles
Motorcycle - destroys blocks and enemies. L to slow down, R to speed up, 1 to jump. Destroyed on collision with unbreakable blocks.
Peticopter - L & R to move, 2 to pedal, 1 to shoot. Destroyed when its blades hit something.
Speedboat - L to slow down, R to speed up, 1 to jump, 2 to shoot. Destroyed on impact with blocks or enemies.
Your score appears on the game over and menu screens. To view the menu screen press pause, V key.
Many centuries ago, on the planet Aries, there lived a boy called Alex Kidd. For seven years, he lived on Mt. Eternal studying Shellcore, an ancient art that makes one strong enough to break rocks into pieces. As he was leaving the mountain one day to travel to his spiritual homeland, a dying man told him that the peaceful city of Radactian was in grave danger. Before taking his last breath, the man gave Alex a piece of a map and a medallion made of Sun Stone.
There are eleven locations in which Alex must explore, each of them has its own unique dangers. In each location, Alex can collect bags of coins, which can be used to buy items at the shop and are used to help Alex get through each location (eg: motorcycle, peticopter, power bracelet, etc.) There are also traps that Alex must avoid like the ghost that chases him. He can also collect the Telepathy Ball that will help him read people's minds.
Later, Alex learns that in order to save Radactian from destruction, he must first defeat Janken the Great, Emperor of the planet Janbarik (he got his name from his expertise at the game of Janken -- or what people call "scissors, paper, stone" in the Western World. Janken has sent his henceman all over Radactian to prepare the game for Alex as he passes by them. In order to get past them, Alex must win three times at Janken. If he loses, he is turned to stone and vanished from Radactian forever. Later on in the game, Alex must play with the same henceman, but only this time, when Alex wins, they decide to play dirty.
Alex uses his fists to wipe out some of Janken's enemies such as birds, sea horses, bats, monkeys, frogs, and a few others. If his quest to save Radactian from the evil hands of Janken becomes difficult, he can instead use the power bracelet to perform the "Shocking Waves of Destruction", an ancient trick in the art of Shellcore.
Before Alex comes face-to-face with Janken, he should rescue his brother, Egle, from imprisonment, and get the letter and two medallions.
This is undoubtedly his most successful attempt. It was designed in competition to Mario and uses many of the same popular and successful elements.
Arcade
