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Revision as of 13:19, 17 March 2012

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 Title.png

Wonder Boy
System(s): Sega System 1, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Sega Game Gear, Sega SG-1000, Sega Master System, Virtual Console, ZX Spectrum
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
CERO
Missing Parameter!

Wonder Boy (ワンダーボーイ) is an arcade game developed by Escape/Sega in 1986. It is a platform game that runs on Sega System 1 hardware, and lead to numerous sequels for a variety of platforms.

In Wonder Boy, the player controls a caveman-like character named Tom-Tom through seven areas with four rounds to save his girlfriend Tanya from a monster. There are numerous items hidden in eggs, including hammers, skateboards and fairies.

Sequels and Re-releases

Wonder Boy was later ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Sega Game Gear, Sega SG-1000, Sega Master System, and ZX Spectrum. The Master System version of the game was made available through the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2008. The Japanese Master System version is called Super Wonder Boy (スーパーワンダーボーイ), and the American Game Gear version was renamed Revenge of Drancon for unknown reasons.

Wonder Boy is notable for branching off into two different series during the late 1980s. Escape (now Westone) initially had a deal with Sega in which Sega owned the rights to the names and characters featured in Wonder Boy, but Westone owned everything else (i.e. the source code). As Westone had another deal with Hudson Soft to develop games for them, Wonder Boy was brought to the Nintendo Entertainment System under the name of Adventure Island. Adventure Island was a huge success, leading to numerous sequels featuring the same character.

Westone would later release Wonder Boy in Monster Land, the first official sequel to Wonder Boy, however, unlike Adventure Island, this would take the form of a RPG/platformer crossover, in which Tom-Tom is armed with a sword and has to slay monsters. This formula also proved to be a success, particularly on the Sega Master System, and lead to numerous sequels also. To make matters worse, many of these games were also altered for release on the TurboGrafX-16 under different names (including another Adventure Island).

Though there are still games being produced which follow the original Wonder Boy/Adventure Island formula, there has not been a game that follows the Monster Land formula since 1994. There is a strong fanbase which wishes for new Monster Land games, including the creators of the MEKA emulator, which is named after an enemy in Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap.

Gallery

  • WonderBoy Art.jpg

Physical Scans

Arcade Version

Template:Scanflyer

SG-1000 Version

SG-1000, JP
Wonder Boy Box JP.jpg
Cover

Master System Version

Master System, US
WonderBoy SMS US cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, EU
WonderBoy EU cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, EU
® variant
WonderBoy EU R cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, EU
"no limits" variant
WonderBoy SMS EU nolimits cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, JP
WonderBoy SMS JP backcover.jpgNospine.pngWonderBoy SMS JP cover.jpg
Cover
Wonderboy sms jp cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, Brazil
WonderBoy SMS BR cover.jpg
Cover

Game Gear Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Sega Game Gear
 Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[1]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[2]
Console XS (UK) PAL
84
[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[4]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
64
[5]
Games-X (UK)
77
[6]
Génération 4 (FR)
73
[7]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[8]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[9]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[10]
Joystick (FR)
94
[11]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
70
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
61
[13]
Play Time (DE)
76
[14]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[15]
Sega Pro (UK)
84
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[17]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
69
[18]
Supersonic (FR)
89
[19]
Zero (UK)
87
[20]
Sega Game Gear
 75
Based on
20 reviews

Wonder Boy

Game Gear, US
Wonder Boy GG US back.jpgNospine.pngWonder Boy GG US front.jpg
Cover
Game Gear, EU
Wonder Boy GG EU front.jpg
Cover
Wonder Boy GG EU cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
WonderBoy GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Game Gear, Brazil

Wonder Boy GG BR cart.jpg
Cart

Amstrad CPC version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
64 №103
Amstrad CPC
 64
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
64
[21]
Amstrad CPC
 64
Based on
1 review

Wonder Boy

Amstrad CPC, EU
(disk)
WonderBoy CPC EU cover.jpg
Cover
Amstrad CPC, EU
The Hit Squad (cassette)
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Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
62 №103
Commodore 64
 62
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Commodore Force (UK)
63
[22]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
70
[23]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
62
[21]
Your Commodore (UK)
50
[24]
Zzap!64 (UK)
52
[25]
Commodore 64
 59
Based on
5 reviews

Wonder Boy

Commodore 64, EU
(cassette)
WonderBoy C64 EU cassette cover.jpg
Cover
Commodore 64, EU
(disk)
WonderBoy C64 EU disk cover.jpg
Cover
Commodore 64, EU
The Hit Squad (cassette)
WonderBoy C64 EU hitsquad cover.jpg
Cover
WonderBoy C64 EU hitsquad cassette.jpg
Cassette

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №103
ZX Spectrum
 60
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Crash (UK)
43
[26]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
60
[21]
Sinclair User (UK)
72
[27]
Tilt (FR)
50
[28]
Your Sinclair (UK)
70
[29]
Your Sinclair (UK)
67
[30]
ZX Spectrum
 60
Based on
6 reviews

Wonder Boy

ZX Spectrum, EU
The Hit Squad
WonderBoy Spectrum EU hitsquad cover.jpg
Cover
WonderBoy Spectrum EU hitsquad cassette.jpg
Cassette
ZX Spectrum, EU
WonderBoy Spectrum EU cover.jpg
Cover
WonderBoy Spectrum EU cassette.jpg
Cassette
ZX Spectrum, Spain
WonderBoy Spectrum ES cover.jpg
Cover
ZX Spectrum, Spain
black variant
WonderBoy Spectrum ES black cover.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)
Music
 Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track (2007)
Book
 Wonder Boy V Monster World III Koushiki Guide Book (1991)
  1. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 84
  2. ↑ Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 115
  3. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 149
  4. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 24
  5. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 171
  6. ↑ Games-X, "18th-24th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-18), page 39
  7. ↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 110
  8. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 43
  9. ↑ Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 42
  10. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 43
  11. ↑ Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 132
  12. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 45
  13. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  14. ↑ Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 88
  15. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61
  16. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  17. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 75
  18. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  19. ↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 29
  20. ↑ Zero, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 91
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Computer & Video Games, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-16), page 66
  22. ↑ Commodore Force, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 22
  23. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1987" (UK; 1987-07-15), page 24
  24. ↑ Your Commodore, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 36
  25. ↑ Zzap!64, "August 1987" (UK; 1987-07-09), page 28
  26. ↑ Crash, "August 1987" (UK; 1987-07-30), page 82
  27. ↑ Sinclair User, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-18), page 26
  28. ↑ Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 63
  29. ↑ Your Sinclair, "August 1987" (UK; 1987-xx-xx), page 34
  30. ↑ Your Sinclair, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-xx), page 51
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