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'''''Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair''''' (ワンダーボィー　ＩＩＩ　モンスターレア) is a [[Sega System 16]] game in the ''[[Wonder Boy (series)|Wonder Boy series]]''. Despite its name, it is actually the fourth ''Wonder Boy'' game to be released, following ''[[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]''. It was later ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]], and was brought to the Turbografx-CD as '''''Monster Lair''''', lacking all ''Wonder Boy'' branding. The Mega Drive version was not released in North America.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ワンダーボーイIII モンスターレア) is a [[Sega System 16]] game in the ''[[Wonder Boy (series)|Wonder Boy series]]''. It is the third and final ''Wonder Boy'' arcade game.
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It was later ported to the [[Mega Drive]]. It was also [[nec:Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair|ported to the PC Engine CD-ROM²]], with the Japanese release retaining the ''Wonder Boy'' name in the title, although Sega was not involved with it.
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It is not to be confused with ''[[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'', which is the third ''Wonder Boy'' game released on the [[Sega Master System]], but  actually the fourth game in the overall series.
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==Story==
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==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Player Select.png|width=200|Leo and Princess Purapril}}
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The game combines elements of a platformer and a shooter. It is unlike other games in the ''Wonder Boy'' series, though it resembles the original ''[[Wonder Boy]]'' game more than it does the ''Monster World'' games, and the screen automatically scrolls to the right. The game can be played with a single player or with two players simultaneously. Player one plays as a green-haired boy named Leo, who shoots from his sword, and player two plays as a pink-haired girl named Princess Purapril (Priscilla in the Western localizations), who shoots from her staff.
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Characters are moved with {{left}} and {{right}}, jump with {{A}} or {{C}}, and shoot with {{B}}. While in the air, characters can slow their descent with {{up}} or fall faster with {{down}}. The character's life bar steadily diminishes as time passes. Health is replenished by collecting food items or weapon icons. Some fruits, when shot, expand and burst into multiple items. Weapon icons change the character's weapon temporarily.
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The second part of each round has the characters ride dragons and plays more like a conventional shoot-'em-up. In these segments, the character's health does not decrease over time, so food items are not present. Characters cannot jump or turn around in these segments.
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Players are given extra lives at 5,000, 10,000, and 18,000 points.
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===Weapons===
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| title=Spiral Shot
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| bgcolor=#759ff2
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=30 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Surrounds the character in spirals that damage enemies they touch.
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| title=Missile
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=30 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=16}}
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| desc=Fires missiles that explode in short range.
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| title=Wide Ring Blaster
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| bgcolor=#759ff2
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=30 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=32}}
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| desc=Shoots rings that spread out into a large area.
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| title=Fireball
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=30 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Shoots fireballs laterally in front of and behind the character.
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| title=Beam
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=30 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=64}}
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| desc=Fires beams that penetrate through multiple targets.
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| title=Big Fire Shot
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=30 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=80}}
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| desc=Emanates large fireballs in a spiral out from the character.
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===Fairies===
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Fairies appear floating in bubbles and can be broken out by shooting the bubble.
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Fairies.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Turns food into pieces of cake for a duration, which fully replenish the life bar.
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| title=Green Fairy
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Fairies.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=24}}
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| desc=Makes the character invincible for a duration.
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| title=Trix
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| sprite={{sprite | Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Fairies.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Turns food into flowers for a duration, which award bonus points.
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===Rounds===
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====System 16 version====
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====Mega Drive version====
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| title=The Jungle
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| title=Cavern
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| title=Deserted Village
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| screenshot=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 4-1.png
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| screenshot3=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 4-2 Boss 1.png
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Ice World
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| screenshot=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 5-1.png
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Desert
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| screenshot=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 6-1.png
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| screenshot3=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 6-2 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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{{InfoRow
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| title=A Town in the Valley
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| screenshot=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 7-1.png
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| screenshot3=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 7-2 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| title=The Northern Isles
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| screenshot=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 8-1.png
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| screenshot2=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 8-2.png
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| screenshot3=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 8-2 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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| title=The Enemy Hideout
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| screenshot=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 9-1.png
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| screenshot2=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 9-2.png
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| screenshot3=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 9-2 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot4=Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Stage 9-2 Boss 2.png
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| tabs=yes
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==History==
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===Legacy===
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Although the game was more closer to the original ''Wonder Boy'' than the ''Monster World'' series, ''Monster Lair'' would be loosely referenced in later games in the series. ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster World]]'' features some enemies and bosses from ''Monster Lair'' making reappearances as regular enemies, and the music for Round 14 would be used for the final area. Both that game and ''[[Monster World IV]]'' also feature princesses who bear the Purapril name.
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The System 16 and Mega Drive versions of ''Monster Lair'' saw various re-releases via compilations such as ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection]]'', ''[[Sega Mega Drive Classics]]'' and ''[[Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection]]'', with the Mega Drive version receiving more ports. The Mega Drive and CD-ROM² versions of the game were also brought to the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service.
  
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''Monster Lair'' is unlike other games in the ''Wonder Boy'' series, in that it is a shoot-'em-up. Though it still contains platforming segments, Wonder Boy's sword fires projectiles, and the screen auto-scrolls to the right.
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==Versions==
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''Monster Lair'' was ported to home platforms relatively unscathed, although the Mega Drive version has entirely re-drawn graphics to better suit the hardware.
  
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The Mega Drive version of the game has been brought to the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service.
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==Production credits==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
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===Mega Drive version===
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*'''Assistant:''' [[Takanori Kurihara]]
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*'''Composer & Sound Effects:''' [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080228093907/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol64/}}
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*'''Cover artist:''' [[Osamu Muto]] (Sun Creation Corporation)
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| source=[[Sega TV Game Genga Gallery]]
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| pdf=Sega TV Game Genga Gallery.pdf
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==Digital manuals==
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===System 16 Version===
 
 
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WonderBoyIIIMonsterLair Steam manual.pdf|Steam manual
 
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===Mega Drive Version===
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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==Promotional material==
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==Artwork==
 
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Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher:
Arcade (System 16)
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Wii Virtual Console
Sega Corporation
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Mega Drive
Kanal 10 (SE rental) (older)
Sega Mega Drive
Hent Gruppen (SE rental) (newer)
Sega Mega Drive
Samsung (KR)
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
SMPS Z80
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (System 16)
JP		 ¥? ?
Arcade (System 16)
US		 $? ?































Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,0006,000 G-4025
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1108
Sega Mega Drive
BX
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£34.9934.99[4][5] 1108
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4044JG
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[7]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		900pts900[8]
ESRB: Everyone
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[9]
PEGI: 7+
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		800pts800[11]
OFLC: General (G)
Steam
US ▼ 		$2.992.99[13] 71168
ESRB: Everyone
Steam
EU ▼ 		€2.492.49[13] 71168
PEGI: 7+
Steam
UK ▼ 		£1.991.99[13] 71168
PEGI: 7+
Steam
AU ▼ 		$3.493.49[13] 71168
OFLC: General (G)
Steam Linux
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[15] 71168
ESRB: Everyone
Steam Linux
EU ▼ 		€0.990.99[15] 71168
PEGI: 7+
Steam Linux
UK ▼ 		£0.790.79[15] 71168
PEGI: 7+
Steam Linux
AU ▼ 		$1.351.35[15] 71168
OFLC: General (G)
Steam OS X
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[15] 71168
ESRB: Everyone
Steam OS X
EU ▼ 		€0.990.99[15] 71168
PEGI: 7+
Steam OS X
UK ▼ 		£0.790.79[15] 71168
PEGI: 7+
Steam OS X
AU ▼ 		$1.351.35[15] 71168
OFLC: General (G)
Non-Sega versions

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (ワンダーボーイIII モンスターレア) is a Sega System 16 game in the Wonder Boy series. It is the third and final Wonder Boy arcade game.

It was later ported to the Mega Drive. It was also ported to the PC Engine CD-ROM², with the Japanese release retaining the Wonder Boy name in the title, although Sega was not involved with it.

It is not to be confused with Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, which is the third Wonder Boy game released on the Sega Master System, but actually the fourth game in the overall series.

Story

Gameplay

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Leo and Princess Purapril

The game combines elements of a platformer and a shooter. It is unlike other games in the Wonder Boy series, though it resembles the original Wonder Boy game more than it does the Monster World games, and the screen automatically scrolls to the right. The game can be played with a single player or with two players simultaneously. Player one plays as a green-haired boy named Leo, who shoots from his sword, and player two plays as a pink-haired girl named Princess Purapril (Priscilla in the Western localizations), who shoots from her staff.

Characters are moved with Left and Right, jump with A or C, and shoot with B. While in the air, characters can slow their descent with Up or fall faster with Down. The character's life bar steadily diminishes as time passes. Health is replenished by collecting food items or weapon icons. Some fruits, when shot, expand and burst into multiple items. Weapon icons change the character's weapon temporarily.

The second part of each round has the characters ride dragons and plays more like a conventional shoot-'em-up. In these segments, the character's health does not decrease over time, so food items are not present. Characters cannot jump or turn around in these segments.

Players are given extra lives at 5,000, 10,000, and 18,000 points.

Weapons

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 Spiral Shot
Surrounds the character in spirals that damage enemies they touch.
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 Missile
Fires missiles that explode in short range.
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 Wide Ring Blaster
Shoots rings that spread out into a large area.
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 Fireball
Shoots fireballs laterally in front of and behind the character.
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 Beam
Fires beams that penetrate through multiple targets.
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 Big Fire Shot
Emanates large fireballs in a spiral out from the character.

Fairies

Fairies appear floating in bubbles and can be broken out by shooting the bubble.

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 Pink Fairy
Turns food into pieces of cake for a duration, which fully replenish the life bar.
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 Green Fairy
Makes the character invincible for a duration.
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 Trix
Turns food into flowers for a duration, which award bonus points.

Rounds

System 16 version

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Mega Drive version

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The Southern Isles

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The Jungle

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Cavern

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Deserted Village

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Ice World

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The Desert

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A Town in the Valley

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The Northern Isles

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The Enemy Hideout

History

Legacy

Although the game was more closer to the original Wonder Boy than the Monster World series, Monster Lair would be loosely referenced in later games in the series. Wonder Boy in Monster World features some enemies and bosses from Monster Lair making reappearances as regular enemies, and the music for Round 14 would be used for the final area. Both that game and Monster World IV also feature princesses who bear the Purapril name.

The System 16 and Mega Drive versions of Monster Lair saw various re-releases via compilations such as Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection, Sega Mega Drive Classics and Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection, with the Mega Drive version receiving more ports. The Mega Drive and CD-ROM² versions of the game were also brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service.

Versions

Monster Lair was ported to home platforms relatively unscathed, although the Mega Drive version has entirely re-drawn graphics to better suit the hardware.

Production credits

Main article: Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair/Production credits.

Mega Drive version

Source:
Uncredited
  • Cover artist: Osamu Muto (Sun Creation Corporation)
Source:
Sega TV Game Genga Gallery[17]


Digital manuals

  • Steam manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair/Promotional material.

Artwork

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Physical scans

System 16 version

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System 16, World

Mega Drive version

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Publication Score Source
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Based on
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[18]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[19]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[20]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
64
[21]
Console XS (UK) PAL
79
[22]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
67
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[24]
Génération 4 (FR)
75
[25]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
20
[26]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
78
[27]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
27
[28]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[29]
Mega (UK) PAL
37
[30]
MegaTech (UK)
47
[31]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
90
[32]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
47
[33]
Player One (FR)
85
[34]
Power Play (DE)
69
[35]
Raze (UK) NTSC-J
81
[36]
Sega Power (UK)
41
[37]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
25
[38]
Sega Pro (UK)
76
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[40]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[41]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
40
[42]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[43]
User (GR) PAL
71
[44]
Zero (UK)
86
[45]
Sega Mega Drive
 61
Based on
28 reviews

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Technical information

Main article: Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair/Technical information.

External links

References

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  1. ↑ File:WB3ML MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 75
  4. ↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76
  5. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 25
  6. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/09.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-01-28 13:27)
  7. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_lair (Wayback Machine: 2009-02-03 13:09)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/gm69Zp71U1JJHcy0E9aMizMZd7-zYuOJ (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-21 03:04)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/wonder_boy_iii_monster_lair (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-09 06:06)
  10. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Wonder-Boy-III-Monster-Lair--280163.html (archive.today)
  11. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19789&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-28 00:18)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://steamdb.info/app/71168/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-22 23:26)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 http://steamdb.info/app/71168/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:01)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 https://steamdb.info/app/71168/history/?changeid=5755188
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 http://steamdb.info/app/71168/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-22 23:26)
  16. ↑ http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol64/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-02-28 09:39)
  17. ↑ Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 101
  18. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 186
  19. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 114
  20. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 28
  21. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 31
  22. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136
  23. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-16), page 88
  24. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
  25. ↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 96
  26. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 42
  27. ↑ Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 111
  28. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  29. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
  30. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  31. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 81
  32. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Junio 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 55
  33. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  34. ↑ Player One, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
  35. ↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 136
  36. ↑ Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 60
  37. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 24
  38. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
  39. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  40. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  41. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  42. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 171
  43. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 225
  44. ↑ User, "Aprílios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 87
  45. ↑ Zero, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 66


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Games in the Wonder Boy series
Wonder Boy (1986) | Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987) | Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (1988) | Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (1989) | Wonder Boy in Monster World (1991) | Monster World IV (1994) | Monster World Complete Collection (2007) | Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World (2012) | Arcade Archives Wonder Boy (2014) | Wonder Boy Returns (2016) | Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017) | Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2018) | Wonder Boy Returns Remix (2019) | Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World (2021) | Wonder Boy Collection (2022) | Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (2022)
Wonder Boy related media
Music
 Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track (2007) | Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Original Soundtrack Sampler (2018) | Wonder Boy Collection - Best Of Soundtrack (2023)
Book
 Wonder Boy V Monster World III Koushiki Guide Book (1991)
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