Wonder Boy
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This article is about a series of video games. For the first game in this series, see Wonder Boy (video game). For other uses of the term, see Wonder boy.
Wonder Boy was a series of video games published by SEGA and developed by Westone (formerly Escape).
Most of the games that were under the Wonder Boy name in North America and Europe were part of the Monster World series in Japan. Three of the six Wonder Boy/Monster World games belong in both series. There are five Wonder Boy games and four Monster World games.
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[edit] Arcade
[edit] Amiga
- Wonder Boy (Arcade)
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Monster World: Super Wonder Boy in Japan)
[edit] Amstrad CPC
[edit] Commodore 64
[edit] NES/Famicom
- Adventure Island (Called Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima in Japan)--Hudson Soft ported the original Wonder Boy to the NES with new music, new (less colorful) bosses, and a new hero: Master Higgins/Takahashi Meijin, who was based on the then CEO of Hudson Soft. Hudson went on to make Adventure Island sequels, but none of them are related to the Wonder Boy/Monster World series (although Super Adventure Island II and Adventure Island 4 {Japan-only release} have gameplay similar to the Monster World series)
[edit] Sega Master System
- Wonder Boy (Japanese title: スーパーワンダーボーイ (Super Wonder Boy))
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Japanese title: スーパーワンダーボーイ モンスターワールド (Super Wonder Boy in Monster World))
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Japanese Title: Monster World II (unreleased))
- Wonder Boy in Monster World (unreleased in Japan)
[edit] Game Gear
- Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (Japanese title モンスターワールドII ドラゴンの罠 (Monster World II: Dragon's Trap))--The maps are altered slightly to fit Game Gear's lower resolution. In Japan, this is the fourth game in the Wonderboy series. In USA it was still known as Wonder Boy III, but the numeral was removed in Europe.
- Wonder Boy (American title: Revenge of Drancon)
[edit] Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair (Only released in Japan and Europe)
- Wonder Boy in Monster World (Wonder Boy V: Monster World III in Japan)
- Monster World IV (Japan only)
[edit] MSX
[edit] PC Engine/TurbografX
- Bikkuriman World (An adaptation of Wonderboy in Monster Land, released only in Japan)
- Dragon's Curse (Curiously, this game is called "Adventure Island" in Japan)--Another version of Wonder Boy 3: Dragon's Trap/Monster World II: Dragon's Trap
- Monster Lair (Called Wonderboy III: Monster Lair in Japan)--Turbo CD
- The Dynastic Hero (Another version of Wonder Boy in Monster World/Wonder Boy V: Monster World III)--Super CD
[edit] Play Station 2
- Monster World Complete Collection (Japan only)
[edit] SG-1000
[edit] ZX Spectrum
[edit] Mônica
[edit] Mônica's Background
The first three Monster World games were published in Brazil by Tec Toy, Sega's official Brazilian distributor. The games were translated into Portuguese and the characters were replaced with characters from the Brazilian comic book, Turma da Mônica (Monica's Gang). Other cartoon characters were superimposed on the Brazilian releases of Teddy Boy, Ghost House, Astro Warrior, Psycho Fox, and Kung Fu Kid. (The latter three forming the Sapo Xule series)
[edit] The Mônica Games
- Mônica: No Castelo da Dragao (Monica in the Dragon's Castle) – Sega Master System
- Turma da Mônica em O Resgate (Monica's Gang: The Rescue) – Sega Master System
- Turma de Mônica na Terra Dos Monstros (Monica's Gang in Monster Land) – Sega Mega Drive
