Arcade Video game published 31 years ago:
Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair (c) 1988 Sega.
The 3rd sequel of the well-known series. During the first round, Wonder Boy is walking through a world collecting food to get energy; at the end, a Boss is waiting. After a few worlds have been completed, Wonder Boy is mostly flying around and shooting different enemies.
- TECHNICAL -
Runs on the Sega "System 16A" hardware.
Game ID : 317-0084
Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 2
- TRIVIA -
Wonder Boy III was released in November 1988 in Japan.
- SERIES -
1. Wonder Boy [Model 315-5135] (1986, Arcade)
2. Wonder Boy in Monster Land [Model 317-0043] (1987, Arcade)
3. Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair [Model 317-0084] (1988, Arcade)
4. Wonder Boy III - The Dragon's Trap (1989, Master System)
5. Wonder Boy V - Monster World III (1991, Mega Drive)
6. Monster World IV (1994, Mega Drive)
- STAFF -
Developed by Westone.
Programmer: Naoki Hoshizaki
Character designers: Rie Ishizuka, Hiromi Suzuko
Music composer / Effect designer: Shinichi Sakamoto
Director: Ryuichi Nishizawa
Assistant: Takanori Kurihara, Yoshihito Saisho
Supervisor: Michishito Ishizuka
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
NEC PC-Engine CD-ROM² [JP] (Aug. 31, 1989) "Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair [Model HCD9006]"
[JP] Sega Mega Drive (Dec. 22, 1990) "Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair [Model G-4025]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (Mar. 08, 2007) "Monster World Complete Collection [Sega Ages 2500 Vol.29] [Model SLPM-62760]"
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