Wonder Boy/Reception

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Critical reception

System 1 version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
50	Commodore User	1987-03-26	UK UK		^[1]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	1	50	50	50	0	Average
UK	All	1	50	50	50	0	Average

SG-1000 version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
73	Megacomp	1988-xx-xx	AU AU		^[2]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	1	73	73	73	0	Positive
AU	All	1	73	73	73	0	Positive

Master System version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
79	Complete Guide to Consoles	1989-10-16	UK UK		^[3]	[details]
80	Complete Guide to Consoles	1990-11-xx	UK UK		^[4]	[details]
80	The Complete Guide to Sega	1991-05-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[5]	[details]
100	Computer Action	1989-0x-xx	DK DK		^[6]	[details]
81	Console XS	1992-04-23	UK UK	PAL	^[7]	[details]
79	Happy Computer	1987-1x-xx	DE DE		^[8]	[details]
80	Mean Machines Sega	1992-09-xx	UK UK		^[9]	[details]
50	Sega Power	1991-09-05	UK UK	PAL	^[10]	[details]
84	Sega Pro	1992-03-19	UK UK		^[11]	[details]
81	Sega Pro	1993-03-11	UK UK	PAL	^[12]	[details]
80	Soft	1988-02-18	DK DK		^[13]	[details]
70	Tilt	198x-xx-xx	FR FR		^[14]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	12	79	50	100	50	Mixed
World	PAL	4	73	50	81	31	Positive
UK	All	8	77	50	84	34	Mixed
UK	PAL	4	73	50	81	31	Positive
FR	All	1	70	70	70	0	Positive
DE	All	1	79	79	79	0	Positive
DK	All	2	90	80	100	20	Very positive

Game Gear version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
80	Beep! MegaDrive	1991-01-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[15]	[details]
90	Consoles +	1991-07-xx	FR FR		^[16]	[details]
84	Console XS	1992-04-23	UK UK	PAL	^[17]	[details]
63	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1991-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[18]	[details]
64	Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide	1993-11-18	UK UK		^[19]	[details]
77	Games-X	1991-07-18	UK UK		^[20]	[details]
73	Génération 4	1991-xx-xx	FR FR		^[21]	[details]
60	Hippon Super	1990-12-04	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[22]	[details]
60	Hippon Super	1991-01-07	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[23]	[details]
89	Hobby Consolas	1991-xx-xx	ES ES		^[24]	[details]
94	Joystick	1991-0x-xx	FR FR		^[25]	[details]
70	Micromanía (segunda época)	1991-1x-xx	ES ES		^[26]	[details]
61	Mean Machines Sega	1992-09-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[27]	[details]
76	Play Time	1992-05-06	DE DE		^[28]	[details]
50	Sega Power	1991-09-05	UK UK	PAL	^[29]	[details]
84	Sega Pro	1992-03-19	UK UK		^[11]	[details]
84	Sega Pro	1993-03-11	UK UK	PAL	^[30]	[details]
69	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[31]	[details]
89	Supersonic	1992-xx-xx	FR FR		^[32]	[details]
87	Zero	1991-0x-xx	UK UK		^[33]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	20	75	50	94	44	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	4	67	60	80	20	Positive
World	NTSC-U	1	63	63	63	0	Positive
World	PAL	4	70	50	84	34	Mixed
JP	All	4	67	60	80	20	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	4	67	60	80	20	Positive
US	All	1	63	63	63	0	Positive
US	NTSC-U	1	63	63	63	0	Positive
UK	All	8	74	50	87	37	Mixed
UK	PAL	4	70	50	84	34	Mixed
FR	All	4	87	73	94	21	Very positive
DE	All	1	76	76	76	0	Positive
ES	All	2	80	70	89	19	Positive

Amstrad CPC version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
64	Computer & Video Games	1990-05-16	UK UK		^[34]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	1	64	64	64	0	Positive
UK	All	1	64	64	64	0	Positive

Commodore 64 version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
63	Commodore Force	1993-06-24	UK UK	^[35]	[details]
70	Computer & Video Games	1987-07-15	UK UK	^[36]	[details]
62	Computer & Video Games	1990-05-16	UK UK	^[34]	[details]
50	Your Commodore	1990-12-xx	UK UK	^[37]	[details]
52	Zzap!64	1987-07-09	UK UK	^[38]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	5	59	50	70	20	Average
UK	All	5	59	50	70	20	Average

ZX Spectrum version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
43	Crash	1987-07-30	UK UK	^[39]	[details]
60	Computer & Video Games	1990-05-16	UK UK	^[34]	[details]
72	Sinclair User	1990-05-18	UK UK	^[40]	[details]
50	Tilt	1987-1x-xx	FR FR	^[41]	[details]
70	Your Sinclair	1987-xx-xx	UK UK	^[42]	[details]
67	Your Sinclair	1990-05-xx	UK UK	^[43]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	6	60	43	72	29	Positive
UK	All	5	62	43	72	29	Positive
FR	All	1	50	50	50	0	Average

Sales

SG-1000 version

Date	Japan	Worldwide

Master System version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Game Gear version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Amstrad CPC version

Date	Worldwide

Commodore 64 version

Date	Worldwide

ZX Spectrum version

Date	Worldwide

Software charts

SG-1000 version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Amstrad CPC version

Commodore 64 version

ZX Spectrum version

References

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[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_43.pdf_p98-1] Commodore User, "April 1987" (UK; 1987-03-26), page 98

[:File:Megacomp_AU_02.pdf_p38-2] Megacomp, "December 1988/January 1989" (AU; 1988-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p76-3] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 76

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p110-4] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 110

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p63-5] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 63

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p36-6] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p146-7] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 146

[:File:HappyComputer_DE_Sonderheft_21.pdf_p110-8] Happy Computer, "Sonderheft #21: (4. Spiele-Sonderheft)" (DE; 1987-1x-xx), page 110

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-9] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p60-10] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-12] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Soft_DK_1988-2.pdf_p31-13] Soft, "" (DK; 1988-02-18), page 31

[:File:Tilt_FR_050.pdf_p64-14] Tilt, "Janvier 1988" (FR; 198x-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-02.pdf_p84-15] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 84

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_000.pdf_p115-16] Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 115

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p149-17] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 149

[:File:EGM_US_023.pdf_p24-18] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p171-19] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 171

[:File:GamesX_UK_13.pdf_p39-20] Games-X, "18th-24th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-18), page 39

[:File:Generation4_FR_030.pdf_p110-21] Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 110

[22] Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 43

[23] Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p43-24] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:Joystick_FR_013.pdf_p132-25] Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 132

[:File:Micromania2_ES_042.pdf_p45-26] Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 45

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-27] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-06.pdf_p88-28] Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 88

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p61-29] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p75-30] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 75

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:Supersonic_FR_03.pdf_p29-32] Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 29

[33] Zero, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 91

[:File:CVG_UK_103.pdf_p66-34] 34.0 ^34.1 ^34.2 Computer & Video Games, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-16), page 66

[:File:CommodoreForce_UK_08.pdf_p22-35] Commodore Force, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 22

[:File:CVG_UK_070.pdf_p24-36] Computer & Video Games, "August 1987" (UK; 1987-07-15), page 24

[:File:YourCommodore_UK_75.pdf_p36-37] Your Commodore, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 36

[:File:Zzap64_UK_028.pdf_p28-38] Zzap!64, "August 1987" (UK; 1987-07-09), page 28

[:File:Crash_UK_43.pdf_p82-39] Crash, "August 1987" (UK; 1987-07-30), page 82

[:File:SinclairUser_UK_100.pdf_p26-40] Sinclair User, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-18), page 26

[:File:Tilt_FR_049.pdf_p63-41] Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 63

[:File:YourSinclair_UK_20.pdf_p34-42] Your Sinclair, "August 1987" (UK; 1987-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:YourSinclair_UK_54.pdf_p51-43] Your Sinclair, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-xx), page 51

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Wonder Boy/Reception

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Contents

Critical reception

System 1 version

Ratings

Breakdown

SG-1000 version

Ratings

Breakdown

Master System version

Ratings

Breakdown

Game Gear version

Ratings

Breakdown

Amstrad CPC version

Ratings

Breakdown

Commodore 64 version

Ratings

Breakdown

ZX Spectrum version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

SG-1000 version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Amstrad CPC version

Commodore 64 version

ZX Spectrum version

Software charts

SG-1000 version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Amstrad CPC version

Commodore 64 version

ZX Spectrum version

References