▲
2
▼
Alex Kidd: High-Tech World revolves around Alex going to a new Sega arcade called "High-Tech World", which seems to be a strange and arguably counter-intuitive product placement for Sega's Hi-Tech Land arcades that only existed in Japan and have a slightly different name from the one given in the game. The game was originally released in Japan as Anmitsu Hime, and revolved around finding a cake shop instead of an arcade, meaning that the audience that could actually have a Hi-Tech Land in close proximity would not be able to play the game under normal means.
The Sega Retro article for Hi-Tech Land (https://segaretro.org/Hi-Tech_Land_Sega) claims the name to have originated after High Tech World's release in 1989, but the wiki itself has two contradicting pieces of evidence:
1990 flyer showing a listing for a Hi-Tech Land arcade that opened in 1978 (page 5):
https://segaretro.org/images/9/9b/SegaEnJoint_JP_Flyer.pdf
A photograph of a Hi-Tech Land in Sapporo, Japan, dated to 1987, with the name visible:
https://segaretro.org/File:HiTechLandSega_Japan_Kotoni_1987.jpg
Longplay of Alex Kidd: High-Tech World:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDMNEBv-4Hw
Longplay of Anmitsu Hime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13UH4tUFZ38
1990 flyer showing a listing for a Hi-Tech Land arcade that opened in 1978 (page 5):
https://segaretro.org/images/9/9b/SegaEnJoint_JP_Flyer.pdf
A photograph of a Hi-Tech Land in Sapporo, Japan, dated to 1987, with the name visible:
https://segaretro.org/File:HiTechLandSega_Japan_Kotoni_1987.jpg
Longplay of Alex Kidd: High-Tech World:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDMNEBv-4Hw
Longplay of Anmitsu Hime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13UH4tUFZ38
Related Games
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Forgotten Worlds
Line of Fire
Sonic & Knuckles
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Ristar
Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S.
Dynamite Düx
Black Belt
Rent-A-Hero No. 1
Super Locomotive
Tails' Skypatrol
Virtua Tennis
Sonic 3D Blast
Space Harrier
Fonz
Phantasy Star
Die Hard Arcade
Fighting Vipers
Fighting Vipers
Bonanza Bros.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Hang-On
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Super Monaco GP
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Art of Fighting
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Sword of Sodan
The Revenge of Shinobi
QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
Last Battle
Streets of Rage 2
Alien Soldier
Daytona USA
Zero Wing
Sonic Labyrinth
Sonic Drift 2
OutRun
Rad Mobile
Bug!
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou
Sega Top Ten
Clockwork Knight 2
Zaxxon
Pengo