Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair/Comparisons

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Localisation comparisons

NTSC-J version

NTSC-U version

The North American version drops the "Wonder Boy III" title, simply titling the game as Monster Lair. The graphics and "PUSH RUN BUTTON" text as a whole were shifted up to accommodate the removal, and a "FROM NEC" string has been added.

NTSC-J version

NTSC-U version

The copyright notices from the title screen are duplicated on the player select screen of the Japanese version for some reason. The North American version would have them removed from this screen.

NTSC-J version

NTSC-U version

The phrase displayed when getting a high score is different between both the Japanese and North American version.