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Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
SMPS Z80
Genre: Action

















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
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4044JG
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[5]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		900pts900[6]
ESRB: Everyone
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[7]
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		800pts800[9]
OFLC: General (G)
CERO
Missing Parameter!

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 not to be confused with Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, which is actually the fourth game in the series that was mislabeled in localization. It is the last game in the "Wonder Boy arcade trilogy".

It was later ported to the Mega Drive. Strangely, it was also brought to the PC Engine CD as an actual Wonder Boy title with no alterations, though only the Japanese box has the "Wonder Boy III" mark on it. Even stranger is that the Mega Drive version was not released in North America while the PC Engine CD version was.

Gameplay

Monster Lair is unlike other games in the Wonder Boy series, though it at least resembles the original more than it does the various Monster World games. Though it still contains platforming segments, Wonder Boy's sword fires projectiles, and the screen auto-scrolls to the right.

Rounds

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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

The Mega Drive version of the game has been brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service.

Versions

Monster Lair was ported to home platforms relatively unscathed, although on the TurboGrafx-CD version lacks parallax scrolling and the Mega Drive version has entirely re-drawn graphics to better suit the hardware.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Source:
Uncredited


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

System 16, JP
System 16, World

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 [12]
53 [13]
64 [14]
67 [15]
60 №119, [1]
75 [16]
20 №1991-01, p42
78 [17]
27 №5, p95
37 №9, p21
47 [18]
85 [19]
81 [20]
41 №20, p24/25
40 [21]
76 [22]
79 №18, p68
86 №20, p66
Sega Mega Drive
 60
Based on
18 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[23]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[24]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[25]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
64
[14]
Console XS (UK) PAL
79
[26]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
67
[27]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[28]
Génération 4 (FR)
75
[16]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
20
[29]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
78
[17]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
27
[30]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[31]
Mega (UK) PAL
37
[32]
MegaTech (UK)
47
[18]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
90
[33]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
47
[34]
Player One (FR)
85
[19]
Power Play (DE)
69
[35]
Raze (UK) NTSC-J
81
[20]
Sega Power (UK)
41
[36]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
25
[21]
Sega Pro (UK)
76
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[38]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
40
[39]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[40]
User (GR) PAL
71
[41]
Zero (UK)
86
[42]
Sega Mega Drive
 61
Based on
28 reviews

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Wonder Boy III in Monster Lair MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
WB3ML MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
WonderBoy3ML MD JP CartTop.jpg
WB3ML MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, Benelux Union
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Cover

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/monsterlair.html
  2. ↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76
  3. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 25
  4. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/09.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-01-28 13:27)
  5. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_lair (Wayback Machine: 2009-02-03 13:09)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/gm69Zp71U1JJHcy0E9aMizMZd7-zYuOJ (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-21 03:04)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/wonder_boy_iii_monster_lair (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-09 06:06)
  8. ↑ https://archive.is/N1A3D
  9. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19789&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-28 00:18)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://steamdb.info/app/71168/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-05-24 23:24)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 http://steamdb.info/app/71168/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:01)
  12. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 26 (28)
  13. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 31
  15. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-16), page 72
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 96
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 111
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 81
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Player One, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 60
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  23. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 186
  24. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 114
  25. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 28
  26. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136
  27. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-16), page 88
  28. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
  29. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 42
  30. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  31. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
  32. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  33. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Junio 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 55
  34. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  35. ↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 136
  36. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 24
  37. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  38. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  39. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 171
  40. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 225
  41. ↑ User, "Aprílios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 87
  42. ↑ 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)
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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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