Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

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Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
System(s): CD-ROM², Virtual Console (Wii)
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Developer: Westone
Original system(s): Arcade (Sega System 16)
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1989-08-31 ¥5,8005,800 HCD9006 US 1989 TGXCD1003 JP ▼ 2008-04-15 800pts800 US ▼ 2007-12-17 800pts800 EU ▼ 2007-12-21 800pts800 AU ▼ 2007-12-21 800pts800
Non-NEC versions Arcade Mega Drive

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Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (ワンダーボーイIII モンスターレア), simply titled Monster Lair in North America, is the true third game in the Wonder Boy series originally developed for the Sega System 16 and later the Sega Mega Drive. It was ported to the CD-ROM² as an actual Wonder Boy title, although Sega was not involved with it.

History

Legacy

The CD-ROM² and Mega Drive versions of the game were brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service.

Versions

On CD-ROM² hardware, Wonder Boy III is very close to its arcade counterpart, but does not feature any parallax scrolling. It does, however, include a CD audio soundtrack with higher quality versions of the music tracks heard in the arcade. The nature of the CD-ROM format means there are also loading times. However, these are small prices to pay for a near-perfect port of what was then a new arcade game, something that was typically impossible at the time.

Production credits

Staff

• Programmer: Naoki Hoshizaki
• Character Designer: Rie Ishizuka, Hiromi Suzuko
• Music Composer, Effect Designer: Shinichi Sakamoto
• Director: Ryuichi Nishizawa
• Assistant: Takanori Kurihara, Yoshihito Saisho
• Supervisor: Michishito Ishizuka
• Special Thanks to: Tsutomu Watanabe, Masanori Yoshihara, Mina Morioka, Kohta Kikuchi, Anzu Oohori, Shooting no Kamisama

PC Engine Staff

• Music Arranged by: A. Chikuma
• Graphic Design: Tetsuya Sasaki
• Programmer: Kouji Yamamoto, Takeshi Takamine
• Assistant: Kenichi Sakai, Bokegi, Yoshinozui
• Sound Effect: Masahiro Teramoto
• Test Player: Mika Yamamoto
• Manager: Tomofumi Matsumoto
• Special Thanks: Toshinori Oyama, Toshiyuki Sasagawa

Presented by Hudson Soft/Alfa System, Westone

Thank you

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In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

CD-ROM², JP
Cover
Disc File:WonderBoyIII CDROM2 JP Manual.pdf Manual File:WonderBoyIII CDROM2 JP Poster.pdf Poster

CD-ROM², US
Cover
Disc 50x50px Manual Jewel Case

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			CD (JP)	Rev 3
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			CD (JP)	Rev 4
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			CD (US)

References

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