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Wonder Boy in Monster Land
System(s): Sega System 2, Sega Master System, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Virtual Console, ZX Spectrum
Publisher: Sega
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
Activision
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
CERO
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Wonder Boy in Monster Land is the direct sequel to Wonder Boy. Developed by Westone and published by Sega for Sega System 2 hardware, the game ditches the left-to-right platforming gameplay of its predecessor in favour of a platform-RPG hybrid gameplay style. The original arcade version was only released in Japan, though was planned for an overseas release.

Gameplay

You play as Wonder Boy as he explores various short levels filled with respawning enemies. The control panel has two buttons: one to attack (with a sword you get in the first building you visit) and one to jump. Up enters buildings. At the end of each level, you have to enter a building to fight a boss, whose defeat will unlock the exit. There is a timer on the bottom left of the screen; if it runs out, you lose a heart. Run out of hearts and you lose the game. You gain full health after clearing a level.

Legacy

Wonder Boy in Monster Land was later ported to the Sega Master System and released everywhere except the United States. In Japan, this port is known as Super Wonder Boy in Monster World (スーパーワンダーボーイ モンスターワールド), beginning the Monster World naming trend that would eventually replace Wonder Boy as the series's name in Japan. In Brazil, the game was renamed Mônica no Castelo do Dragão, with characters being taken from the Brazilian comic series Turma da Mônica, also starting a trend of renaming Wonder Boy releases to tie into the show.

The game saw the most success on the Sega Master System, though it was also brought to the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, TurboGrafx-16, and ZX Spectrum by Activision as Super Wonder Boy. When Hudson brought the game to PC Engine in Japan, the game was renamed Bikkuriman World and replaced some of the characters with others from a then popular sticker collection, which had just been turned into an anime.

The Master System version has been included as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service. The arcade version was released as part of Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World. Both versions were released in Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection.

Until the Virtual Console and Sega Vintage Collection releases, only the Amiga and Commodore 64 ports of Wonder Boy in Monster Land were released in North America.

The game was followed by Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, a scrolling shoot-'em-up with features from both Wonder Boy and Wonder Boy in Monster Land. The true sequel is considered to be Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, which brings back the gameplay first seen in this game.

Production Credits

Amiga/Atari ST Version

1987 Sega /Westone.
All Rights Reserved.
Activision. Authorised User.
Conversion By Images Design.
Graphics: Jason Lithou, Andrew Pang
Music: David Whittaker
Program: Laura.P.Paul.
A Software Studios Production

Commodore 64 Version

TM & (C) Sega/Westone 1987.
C64 Version By Images Design.
Program: James Smart.
Graphix: Andrew Pang.
Music: James Smart.
(C) Activision 1989
A Software Studios Production.

Hints

  • SMS US Hints

Physical Scans

System 2 Version

Master System Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
87 №1, p76
87 №4, p110
90 №80, p118/119
70 №2/31
80 №23, p60
90 №6, p31
Sega Master System
 84
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
87
[1]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
87
[2]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
87
[3]
Console XS (UK) PAL
90
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[5]
Dragon (US) NTSC-U
90
[6]
Game Mania (UK)
87
[7]
Games Preview (DK)
91
[8]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
70
[9]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
87
[10]
Power Play (DE)
80
[11]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[12]
Sega Pro (UK)
90
[13]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[14]
Soft (DK)
100
[15]
Tilt (FR)
70
[16]
Sega Master System
 86
Based on
16 reviews

Wonder Boy in Monster Land

Master System, US
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Cover
Wbml sms us manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart
WonderboyInMonsterLandSMSEUManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
® variant
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Cover
Wbml sms EU cart.jpg
Cart
WonderboyInMonsterLandSMSEUManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, JP
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Cover
Wbml sms jp cart.jpg
Cart
Wonderboy-In-Monster-Land-JP-Master-System-Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU
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Cover
Wonderboy-In-Monster-Land-AU-Master-System-Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, KR

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Cart

Amiga Version

Amiga, EU
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Cover

Amstrad CPC Version

Amstrad CPC, EU (Cassette)

Amstrad CPC, EU (Disk)

Amstrad CPC, ES (Cassette) (MCM)
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Cover
Amstrad CPC, EU (Disk) (MCM)
SuperWonderBoy CPC ES Box Disk MCM.jpg
Cover

Atari ST Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84 №98
88 №26, p24
Atari ST
 86
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[17]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
84
[18]
The Games Machine (UK)
88
[19]
Génération 4 (FR)
88
[20]
Joystick (FR)
88
[21]
Power Play (DE)
80
[22]
ST Action (UK)
73
[23]
Zero (UK)
85
[24]
Atari ST
 83
Based on
8 reviews

Wonder Boy in Monster Land

Atari ST, EU

Commodore 64 Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
71 №26, p24
85 №75
Commodore 64
 78
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
37
[17]
The Games Machine (UK)
71
[19]
Zzap!64 (UK)
68
[25]
Commodore 64
 59
Based on
3 reviews

Wonder Boy in Monster Land

Commodore 64, EU
WBML C64 EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngWBML C64 Box Front.jpg
Cover

ZX Spectrum Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84 №98
83 №26, p24
ZX Spectrum
 84
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Crash (UK)
88
[26]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
84
[18]
The Games Machine (UK)
83
[19]
Svet Igara (YU)
88
[27]
Sinclair User (UK)
90
[28]
Your Sinclair (UK)
75
[29]
ZX Spectrum
 85
Based on
6 reviews

Wonder Boy in Monster Land

ZX Spectrum, EU

ZX Spectrum, ES (MCM)
WBML Spectrum EU MCM Box.jpg
Cover

External Links



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)
  1. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 76
  2. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 110
  3. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 63
  4. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 146
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1988" (UK; 1988-05-15), page 118
  6. ↑ Dragon, "Vol. XIII, No. 11: April 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 67
  7. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  8. ↑ Games Preview, "5 1989" (DK; 1989-xx-xx), page 38
  9. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1990" (ES; 1990-1x-xx), page 58
  10. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
  11. ↑ Power Play, "Ausgabe 6" (DE; 1988-07-25), page 90
  12. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60
  13. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  14. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
  15. ↑ Soft, "" (DK; 1988-10-xx), page 22
  16. ↑ Tilt, "Julliet/Août 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 73
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 36
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 66
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 The Games Machine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-11), page 24
  20. ↑ Génération 4, "Décembre 1989" (FR; 1989-1x-xx), page 8
  21. ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1990" (FR; 19xx-xx-xx), page 109
  22. ↑ Power Play, "1/90" (DE; 1989-12-15), page 24
  23. ↑ ST Action, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 72
  24. ↑ Zero, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 101
  25. ↑ Zzap!64, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 75
  26. ↑ Crash, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-16), page 67
  27. ↑ Svet Igara, "Januar 1990" (YU; 1990-xx-xx), page 36
  28. ↑ Sinclair User, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-18), page 54
  29. ↑ Your Sinclair, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-18), page 72
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