Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (ワンダーボーイIII モンスターレア, Wandā Bōi Surī: Monsutā Reā, "Wonder Boy III Monster Lair") is a side-scrollingaction game developed by Westone Bit Entertainment that was originally released for the arcades by Sega in 1988. It is the third game in the Wonder Boy series and the last one released for the arcade. A console adaptation was made by Hudson Soft, released in 1989 in Japan for the PC Engine CD-ROM² System and the subsequent North American release on the TurboGrafx-CD dropped the 'Wonder Boy III' title. It was also converted and released by Sega for the Mega Drive in Japan in 1990 and Europe in 1991. Both, the TurboGrafx-CD and Mega Drive versions have been re-released for the WiiVirtual Console.
The game balances basic concepts found in both platformers and arcade shooters. The player is able to jump and shoot projectiles from a sword. He must ride a flying dragon and confront a large boss throughout the second half of each round. The player's life bar steadily diminishes as time passes. Health is gained through collection of fruit and projectile weapons. Some fruits, when shot, will expand and burst into multiple items.
Combatedit
In the action scenes, the player's vitality decreases as he makes his way towards the skull, but this can be restored by collecting fruit. A wide variety of weapons can be picked up, and not only do these allow the player to use the weapons for a limited amount of time, but they also increase vitality. In the shooter scenes, the player rides a pink friend as he makes his way through the scene. Here, vitality remains static unless hit by an enemy passing by. As usual, there is a boss waiting at the end that must be defeated. Every boss changes color to show how much damage has been done to it. Some bosses must be defeated in two stages. If vitality gets low in each scene, the player loses a life. Two players can play the game simultaneously.
Plot and settingedit
The player controls a green-haired boy hero named Leo (player 1) or a pink-haired girl hero named Princess Purapril (Priscilla in the English language versions, player 2) who must attack the invaders that attempt to collect weapons and use them to destroy the land. The gameplay consists of action and shooter scenes. The game starts out as a simple platform game, and later on the game is transformed into a shoot 'em up.
Developmentedit
The game's music was composed by Shinichi Sakamoto, who is also responsible for the music of the game Wonder Boy in Monster Land.
Receptionedit
In Japan, Game Machine listed Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair on their December 15, 1988 issue as being the seventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair". Arcade-History. from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
^"Monster Lair arcade flyer". Retrieved 2019-09-04.
^"It's Crystal Clear: Mario, Magic and Monsters – Oh My!". Nintendo of America. 2009-04-20. from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
^"Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 346. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 December 1988. p. 25.
External linksedit
Official Virtual Console page for the TurboGrafx-CD version
Official Virtual Console page for the Mega Drive version (in Japanese)
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Arcade version) at arcade-history
wonder, monster, lair, confused, with, wonder, dragon, trap, ワンダーボーイiii, モンスターレア, wandā, bōi, surī, monsutā, reā, wonder, monster, lair, side, scrolling, action, game, developed, westone, entertainment, that, originally, released, arcades, sega, 1988, third, g. Not to be confused with Wonder Boy III The Dragon s Trap Wonder Boy III Monster Lair ワンダーボーイIII モンスターレア Wanda Bōi Suri Monsuta Rea Wonder Boy III Monster Lair is a side scrolling action game developed by Westone Bit Entertainment that was originally released for the arcades by Sega in 1988 It is the third game in the Wonder Boy series and the last one released for the arcade A console adaptation was made by Hudson Soft released in 1989 in Japan for the PC Engine CD ROM System and the subsequent North American release on the TurboGrafx CD dropped the Wonder Boy III title It was also converted and released by Sega for the Mega Drive in Japan in 1990 and Europe in 1991 Both the TurboGrafx CD and Mega Drive versions have been re released for the Wii Virtual Console Wonder Boy III Monster LairPromotional brochure for the arcade versionDeveloper s Westone Bit EntertainmentPublisher s WW SegaJP NA Hudson SoftNA NECPAL NintendoComposer s Shinichi SakamotoPlatform s Arcade CD ROM TurboGrafx CD Mega Drive Wii Virtual Console Microsoft Windows Steam ReleaseArcadeJP November 1988 1 WW 1988 2 CD ROM TurboGrafx CDJP August 31 1989NA August 1 1990Mega DriveJP December 22 1990EU 1991Wii Virtual Console NA December 17 2007PAL December 21 2007JP April 15 2008Mega DriveJP January 6 2009EU March 6 2009NA April 20 2009 3 Microsoft WindowsWW January 26 2011Genre s Platform Scrolling shooterMode s Single player multiplayerArcade systemSega System 16 Contents 1 Gameplay 1 1 Combat 2 Plot and setting 3 Development 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksGameplay edit nbsp Screenshot of the Mega Drive version The game balances basic concepts found in both platformers and arcade shooters The player is able to jump and shoot projectiles from a sword He must ride a flying dragon and confront a large boss throughout the second half of each round The player s life bar steadily diminishes as time passes Health is gained through collection of fruit and projectile weapons Some fruits when shot will expand and burst into multiple items Combat edit In the action scenes the player s vitality decreases as he makes his way towards the skull but this can be restored by collecting fruit A wide variety of weapons can be picked up and not only do these allow the player to use the weapons for a limited amount of time but they also increase vitality In the shooter scenes the player rides a pink friend as he makes his way through the scene Here vitality remains static unless hit by an enemy passing by As usual there is a boss waiting at the end that must be defeated Every boss changes color to show how much damage has been done to it Some bosses must be defeated in two stages If vitality gets low in each scene the player loses a life Two players can play the game simultaneously Plot and setting editThe player controls a green haired boy hero named Leo player 1 or a pink haired girl hero named Princess Purapril Priscilla in the English language versions player 2 who must attack the invaders that attempt to collect weapons and use them to destroy the land The gameplay consists of action and shooter scenes The game starts out as a simple platform game and later on the game is transformed into a shoot em up Development editThe game s music was composed by Shinichi Sakamoto who is also responsible for the music of the game Wonder Boy in Monster Land Reception editIn Japan Game Machine listed Wonder Boy III Monster Lair on their December 15 1988 issue as being the seventh most successful table arcade unit of the month 4 References edit Wonder Boy III Monster Lair Arcade History Archived from the original on 2012 07 28 Retrieved 2013 02 26 Monster Lair arcade flyer Retrieved 2019 09 04 It s Crystal Clear Mario Magic and Monsters Oh My Nintendo of America 2009 04 20 Archived from the original on 2009 04 21 Retrieved 2009 04 21 Game Machine s Best Hit Games 25 テーブル型TVゲーム機 Table Videos Game Machine in Japanese No 346 Amusement Press Inc 15 December 1988 p 25 External links editOfficial Virtual Console page for the TurboGrafx CD version Official Virtual Console page for the Mega Drive version in Japanese Wonder Boy III Monster Lair Arcade version at arcade history Wonder Boy III Monster Lair at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wonder Boy III Monster Lair amp oldid 1225927084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
