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PLATFORM ADVENTURE
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS, 1986)

Subgenre: Action Platformer/Proto-PA (some maze castle levels, item inventory, shops, item quest, one alternate level exit)
Movement Mechanics: Button masher flight via the pedicopter vehicle, Swimming
Other: Rock, Paper, Scissors-style boss fights (most follow these up w/ a regular fight)
No save or password save (can buy continues if you have 400+ in currency)
No maps (vague world map)
Can't replay beaten levels
Playthrough - Video Review/Retrospective - Mini Review
Influenced by: SMB, possibly The Castle, Xanadu, Monty on the Run, Ghosts 'n Goblins
Influenced: Probably Star Wars (NES, Namco), Axel's Magic Hammer, possibly Shadowland, Wardner, Marvel Land, Kid Kool
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