Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair [Model 317-0084]

Arcade Video game published 36 years ago by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd.

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Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair [Model 317-0084] screenshot

Info

Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair © 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 japan (Aug. 31, 1989) "Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair [Model HCD9006]"
japan Sega Mega Drive (Dec. 22, 1990) "Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair [Model G-4025]"
japan Sony PS2 (Mar. 08, 2007) "Monster World Complete Collection [Sega Ages 2500 Vol.29] [Model SLPM-62760]"

SOURCES

Game's ROM.