Wonder Boy

"Wonder Boy" is also the name of a song by Tenacious D.

Wonder Boy was a series of video games made by SEGA and Westone.

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 Wonderboy/Monster World games belong in both series. There are five Wonderboy games and four Monster World games.

List of games

Arcade

• Wonder Boy
• Wonder Boy Deluxe
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land
• Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair

Amiga

• Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Monster World:Super Wonder Boy in Japan)

Amstrad CPC

• Wonder Boy
• Super Wonderboy

Commodore 64

• Wonder Boy
• Super Wonder Boy in Monster Land

NES/Famicom

• Adventure Island (Called Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima in Japan)--Hudson Soft ported the original Wonderboy to NES with new music, new (less colorful) bosses, and a new hero: Master Higgins/Takahashi Meijin, who was based on an actual video game fan. Hudson went on to make Adventure Island sequels, but none of them are related to the Wonderboy/Monster World series. (Although Super Adventure Island II and Adventure Island 4 {Japan-only release} have gameplay similar to the Monster World series)

Game Gear

• Monster World II: Dragon's Trap (Released in Europe under the name Wonderboy: The Dragon's Trap)--The maps are altered slightly to fit Game Gear's lower resolution.
• Wonder Boy (This game was released in America under the name Revenge of Drancon)

Sega Master System

• Wonder Boy (Super Wonder Boy in Japan)--This game was released both on cartridge and Sega Card
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Monster World:Super Wonder Boy in Japan)
• Wonder Boy 3: Dragon's Trap (Called Monster World II: Dragon's Trap in Japan)
• Wonder Boy in Monster World (Wonder Boy V: Monster World III in Japan)

Sega Megadrive/Sega 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)

MSX

• Wonder Boy

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

SG-1000

• Wonder Boy

ZX Spectrum

• Wonder Boy

Mônica

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)

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 Team – The Rescue) -Sega Master System
• Turma de Mônica na Terra Dos Monstros (Monica's Team in Monster Land) -Sega Megadrive

External Links

• The Wonder Boy Adventures by Per Myrsten, a page with the cover-art or title screen from almost every incarnation of Wonder Boy.
• Hardcore Gaming 101 – Wonder Boy