▁was ▁initially ▁de vised ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁' c ute ' ▁par ody ▁of ▁Shin obi , ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁ve in ▁to ▁Kid ▁D rac ula ▁was ▁to ▁Cast lev ania , ▁Par od ius ▁was ▁to ▁Grad ius ▁and ▁Star ▁Par od ier ▁was ▁to ▁Star ▁Sold ier . ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁The ▁b oss ▁of ▁Round ▁ 1 , ▁called ▁Kab uto ▁in ▁the ▁released ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁different ▁design ▁in ▁the ▁prototype . ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁" M ari - Oh " ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁past iche ▁of ▁Mario , ▁the ▁mas cot ▁of ▁rival ▁game ▁developer ▁N intendo . ▁The ▁character ▁behav ed ▁like ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁Mario ▁and ▁the ▁Shin obi ▁villa in ▁Ken - Oh , ▁hence ▁the ▁name . ▁Mari - Oh ▁shares ▁two ▁qual ities ▁with ▁his ▁N intendo ▁names ake : ▁he ▁attacks ▁the ▁player ▁by ▁shooting ▁b oun cing ▁fire ball s ▁and ▁after ▁sust aining ▁enough ▁damage , ▁he ▁shr inks ▁to ▁a ▁smaller ▁size . ▁Although ▁Mari - Oh ▁was ▁renamed ▁Kab uto ▁in ▁the ▁finished , ▁with ▁a ▁red es ign ▁that ▁down play ed ▁his ▁li ken ess ▁to ▁Mario , ▁his ▁attack ▁pattern ▁remained ▁un changed ▁from ▁the ▁prototype . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Alex ▁K idd ▁in ▁Shin obi ▁World ▁was ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁upon ▁release . ▁Computer ▁and ▁Video ▁Games ▁magazine ▁gave ▁the ▁game ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 9 2 % ▁in ▁its ▁September ▁ 1