Difference between revisions of "Wonder Boy"

Latest revision as of 19:24, 22 January 2019

"Super Wonder Boy" redirects here. For the sequel (also called Super Wonder Boy on some releases), see Wonder Boy in Monster Land.

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Wonder Boy

System(s): Sega System 1, Sega SG-1000, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Virtual Console, ZX Spectrum

Publisher:

Sega

Developer:

Escape, Sega

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1986-04^[1]	¥?	?
US	1986	$?	?
JP	1986	¥?	?
US	1986	$?	?

JP	1986	¥4,300	C-69
TW	198x	NT$?	?


JP	1987-03-22	¥5,000	G-1316
US	1987-06	$?	5068
UK	1987	£24.95^[2]	MK-5068-50
FR	1987	?F	MK-5068-50
DE	1987	DM ?	MK-5068-50
ES	1987	?Ptas	MK-5068-50
AU	19xx	$?	?
BR	19xx	R$?	?
KR	19xx	₩?	GB-1316


JP	1990-12-08	¥3,500	G-3205
US	1991-06^[3]	$?	2302
UK	1991-06More...^[6]	£19.99^[4]^[5]	2302
FR	1991-06More...^[6]	?F	2302
DE	1991-06More...^[6]	DM ?	2302
ES	1991-06More...^[6]	?Ptas	2302
IT	1991-06More...^[6]	?£	2302
BR	1991	R$?	012080


UK (Cassette)	1987	£9.99^[7]	?
UK (Disk)	1987	£14.99^[7]	?
UK (The Hit Squad)	1990	£2.99^[8]	?
ES (Cassette)	1987	?Ptas	?
ES (Disk)	1987	?Ptas	?
UK (Cassette)	1987	£9.99^[7]	?
UK (Disk)	1987	£14.99^[7]	?
UK (The Hit Squad)	1990	£2.99^[8]	?
UK (Cassette)	1987	£9.99^[7]	?
UK (The Hit Squad)	1990	£2.99^[8]	?
ES (Cassette)	19xx	?Ptas	?


JP ▼	2008-04-08^[9]	500^[10]pts
US ▼	2008-03-31^[13]	500^[13]pts
EU ▼	2008-04-11^[11]^[12]	500^[11]pts

PEGI

OFLC

Wonder Boy (ワンダーボーイ) is a platform game developed by Escape and Sega in 1986 for Sega System 1 and Sega System 2 arcade hardware.

Story

“	WONDER BOY starts off a long and hazardous journey in pursuit of KING, who has kidnapped his girlfriend, TINA. KING lives in a faraway place, inhabited by monstrous creatures and full of many surprises. On the way, our hero has to collect food to increase his energy. WONDER BOY's ultimate mission is to rescue TINA and prove to one and all that true love always triumphs.	„

Gameplay

Wonder Boy is a sidescrolling platform game, in which the basic goal is to keep heading to to the right, avoiding obstacles, attacking enemies and jumping across platforms. Though it is not a requirement to do so, the game encourages players to keep moving to the right, as health decreases over time and the screen cannot scroll left. Health, and by extension, time, is added to by collecting fruit. There are numerous items hidden in eggs, including hammers, skateboards and fairies which can assist Tom-Tom in his quest.

One button jumps, another attacks. If the attack button is held, Tom-Tom will run and be able to jump higher, similar to the mechanics in Super Mario Bros..

History

Legacy

Wonder Boy's success in the arcades led to numerous home conversions of the game.

Its first home release occurred in later in 1986, when it was adapted it was brought to the SG-1000 in Sega Card format. Due to the limitations of the console (and the chosen form of media), this version has only five stages and omits several enemies, items, and bonus stages. It is also considered to have very choppy scrolling, although features new additions such as a secret weapon and backwards warp-zones. Each of the five stages were also completely redesigned, with the final stage unlike any stage in any other version.

The following year, a more arcade accurate version was brought to the Sega Master System. This version, known as Super Wonder Boy (スーパーワンダーボーイ) in Japan, would provide the basis for a subsequent Sega Game Gear conversion in late 1990. In North America, the Game Gear version of the game was renamed Revenge of Drancon for unknown reasons. The Master System version of the game was also made available through the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2008.

1987 also saw the release of several home computer ports by Activision in Europe. Versions for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum were released around the same period, though an Atari ST version (advertised and priced at £24.99) never saw the light of day. The Spectrum version of Wonder Boy would later be bundled with issue 48 of Your Sinclair as Smash Tape 24.

Following the release of this game, the Wonder Boy series notably branched off into two different series during the late 1980s. Escape (now Westone) initially signed a deal with Sega which gave Sega the rights to the names and characters featured in Wonder Boy, however Westone still had control over the source code, meaning the game could be brought to other systems in different forms. Westone's contract with Hudson Soft meant that Wonder Boy was brought to the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy under the name of Adventure Island (Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima in Japan).

Adventure Island was a success for Hudson Soft, and so many sequels were produced starting with Adventure Island 2. Most Adventure Island games build on the gameplay seen in Wonder Boy, and are seen by many to be the true lineage of the series. For Sega, Westone radically changed the Wonder Boy formula with the 1987 release of Wonder Boy in Monster Land, which in-turn led to another split in creative direction. The 1988 release of Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair is often cited as the official end of the classic Wonder Boy lineage - subsequent games would market themselves as sequels to Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Monster World), known in Japan as Monster World II, Monster World III and Monster World IV.

In its original arcade form, Wonder Boy has only been re-released once since 1986 - it was featured in the 2007 release of Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection alongside its SG-1000 and Master System counterparts (and other games in the "series").

Hints

Master System US hints 1
Master System US hints 2 (with Action Fighter and My Hero)

Magazine articles

Main article: Wonder Boy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Wonder Boy/Promotional material.

Artwork

Physical scans

Arcade version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Commodore User (UK)	50	№43, p98-99^[14]

	50
Based on 1 review

System 1, US

System 1, JP

SG-1000 version

SG-1000, JP
Cover
Card Manual Inside

SG-1000, TW

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	79	№1, p76^[15]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	80	№4, p110^[16]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)	80	№1, p63Media:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf^[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	80	№1, p136^[18]
Sega Power (UK)	60	№23, p60
Sega Pro (UK)	84	№6, p31^[19]

	77
Based on 6 reviews

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU ® variant
Cover

Master System, EU "No Limits" variant
Cover

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU

Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, KR
Cover

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Consoles + (FR)	90	№0, p115^[20]
Games-X (UK)	77	№13
Génération 4 (FR)	73	№30, p110^[21]
Hobby Consolas (ES)	89	№1, p43^[22]
Joystick (FR)	94	№13, p132
Sega Power (UK)	60	№23, p61
Sega Pro (UK)	84	№6, p31^[19]
Zero (UK)	87	№19, p91

	82
Based on 8 reviews

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart File:Wonderboy Game Gear JP Manual.pdf Manual

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Amstrad CPC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Computer & Video Games (UK)	64	№103, p66^[8]

	64
Based on 1 review

Amstrad CPC, UK (cassette)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, UK (disk)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, UK (The Hit Squad)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, ES (cassette)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, ES (disk)
Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Computer & Video Games (UK)	70	№70, p24-25^[23]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	62	№103, p66^[8]
Your Commodore (UK)	60	№75, p36-37^[24]
Zzap!64 (UK)	52	№28, p28^[25]

	61
Based on 4 reviews

Commodore 64, UK (cassette)
Cover

Commodore 64, UK (disk)
Cover

Commodore 64, UK (The Hit Squad)
Cover
Cassette

Commodore 64, AU (cartridge)
Cover
Cart

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Computer & Video Games (UK)	60	№103, p66^[8]
Crash (UK)	43	№43, p82-83^[26]
Sinclair User (UK)	72	№100, p26^[27]
Your Sinclair (UK)	67	№54, p51^[28]

	61
Based on 4 reviews

ZX Spectrum, UK
Cover
Cassette

ZX Spectrum, UK (The Hit Squad)
Cover
Cassette

ZX Spectrum, *UK (Smash Tape 24)*
Cover

ZX Spectrum, ES
Cover
Cassette

ZX Spectrum, ES black variant
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	160535C5
MD5	76F29FEE0CD3AF921E488A276DACE636
SHA-1	4A54933135CDFF546FD79CBC61A38355F7335F3F

32kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	E8F0344D
MD5	D26FABFE84AD40AE04A2CD3DC6CF75DF
SHA-1	240600A0DDA16809F49B173F731C7FDAF921466A

32kB

Cartridge (JP)

(Alt)

?

CRC32	953FC2B2
MD5	D6FAB98601ADE59CF90A500C05446163
SHA-1	8F261B955162C179FE4C936ECE767BBF25C4888C

32kB

Cartridge (TW)

?

CRC32	73705C02
MD5	7E805AA51BFB5F206C950A32EBCDAB7C
SHA-1	63149F20BF69CD2F24D0E58841FCFCDACE972F49

128kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	E2FCB6F3
MD5	A4E48850BF8799CFAC74B1D33F5900B5
SHA-1	14210196F454B6D938F15CF7B52076796C5D0F7D

128kB

Cartridge (JP/EU)

?

CRC32	EA2DD3A7
MD5	03ADBEA26158137DE3F18D82E119C520
SHA-1	F2C546BC87C5E89719FE01A59142BB3250861B83

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	9977FCB3
MD5	917C3E4F4C50D6506E64E2F05B945D9C
SHA-1	7FF0F0757C7B2E84D99A4291656D74A20EC2651D

128kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	03E9C607
MD5	C985B4316D8D58E48E2DC61264AB0071
SHA-1	286F673B11739D624899479216E30B58EFD049BE

128kB

Cartridge (US)

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Master System
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK

References

↑ https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/wonderboy.html
↑ File:ACE UK 16.pdf, page 167
↑ File:EGM US 023.pdf, page 24
↑ File:Raze UK 11.pdf, page 16
↑ File:Raze UK 11.pdf, page 77
↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 20
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 File:CVG UK 068.pdf, page 57
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 File:CVG UK 103.pdf, page 66
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/07.html (archived: 2018-03-05 23:01)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_ms_wonderboy/ (archived: 2008-04-07 04:20)
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mastersystem/wonder_boy (archived: 2017-06-09 03:48)
↑ https://archive.is/k3NDq
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/J1zyLWJ7bKB2BXWdHLT8n9_IUzxujGga (archived: 2010-11-23 00:44)
↑ File:CommodoreUser UK 43.pdf, page 98
↑ File:CompleteGuideToConsoles UK 01.pdf, page 76
↑ File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 110
↑ File:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf, page 63
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf, page 136
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 31
↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 000.pdf, page 115
↑ File:Generation4 FR 030.pdf, page 110
↑ File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf, page 43
↑ File:CVG UK 070.pdf, page 24
↑ File:YourCommodore UK 75.pdf, page 36
↑ File:Zzap64 UK 028.pdf, page 28
↑ File:Crash UK 43.pdf, page 82
↑ File:SinclairUser UK 100.pdf, page 26
↑ File:YourSinclair UK 54.pdf, page 51

Wonder Boy

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)
	Wonder Boy V Monster World III Koushiki Guide Book (1991)
	Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track (2007)

[https:.2F.2Fsega-interactive.co.jp.2Fspecial.2Fhistory.2Ftitle.2Fwonderboy.html-1] ttps://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/wonderboy.html

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p167-2] File:ACE UK 16.pdf, page 167

[:File:EGM_US_023.pdf_p24-3] File:EGM US 023.pdf, page 24

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p16-4] File:Raze UK 11.pdf, page 16

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p77-5] File:Raze UK 11.pdf, page 77

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p20-6] Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 20

[:File:CVG_UK_068.pdf_p57-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 File:CVG UK 068.pdf, page 57

[:File:CVG_UK_103.pdf_p66-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 File:CVG UK 103.pdf, page 66

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180305230156.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F07.html-9] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/07.html (archived: 2018-03-05 23:01)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080407042054.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_ms_wonderboy.2F-10] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_ms_wonderboy/ (archived: 2008-04-07 04:20)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170609034831.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com.2Fgames.2Fmastersystem.2Fwonder_boy-11] 11.0 ^11.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mastersystem/wonder_boy (archived: 2017-06-09 03:48)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2Fk3NDq-12] ttps://archive.is/k3NDq

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20101123004433.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2FJ1zyLWJ7bKB2BXWdHLT8n9_IUzxujGga-13] 13.0 ^13.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/J1zyLWJ7bKB2BXWdHLT8n9_IUzxujGga (archived: 2010-11-23 00:44)

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_43.pdf_p98-14] File:CommodoreUser UK 43.pdf, page 98

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p76-15] File:CompleteGuideToConsoles UK 01.pdf, page 76

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p110-16] File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 110

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p63-17] File:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf, page 63

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-18] File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf, page 136

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-19] 19.0 ^19.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 31

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_000.pdf_p115-20] File:ConsolesPlus FR 000.pdf, page 115

[:File:Generation4_FR_030.pdf_p110-21] File:Generation4 FR 030.pdf, page 110

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p43-22] File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf, page 43

[:File:CVG_UK_070.pdf_p24-23] File:CVG UK 070.pdf, page 24

[:File:YourCommodore_UK_75.pdf_p36-24] File:YourCommodore UK 75.pdf, page 36

[:File:Zzap64_UK_028.pdf_p28-25] File:Zzap64 UK 028.pdf, page 28

[:File:Crash_UK_43.pdf_p82-26] File:Crash UK 43.pdf, page 82

[:File:SinclairUser_UK_100.pdf_p26-27] File:SinclairUser UK 100.pdf, page 26

[:File:YourSinclair_UK_54.pdf_p51-28] File:YourSinclair UK 54.pdf, page 51

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 '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ワンダーボーイ) is a platform game developed by [[Escape]] and [[Sega]] in 1986 for [[Sega System 1]] and [[Sega System 2]] arcade hardware.
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 ==External links==
 * Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_ms_wonderboy/ Master System]
+* Nintendo catalogue pages: [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/J1zyLWJ7bKB2BXWdHLT8n9_IUzxujGga US], [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Wonder-Boy--280152.html UK]
 ==References==

Difference between revisions of "Wonder Boy"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 19:24, 22 January 2019

Contents

Story

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Hints

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Arcade version

SG-1000 version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Amstrad CPC version

Commodore 64 version

ZX Spectrum version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References