Review - Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Master System)

Posted on June 5, 2008 by kicknz

Developer: Westone
Publisher: SEGA
Year: 1988
Fun Fact: originally released in the arcades and then on TG16 as Bikkuriman World
Wonder Boy in Monster Land is easily the best 1980s platformer not starring a fat, little, Italian guy.  It deserves all the praise that its sequel instead receives and then some.  If you’ve ever wondered what it would feel [...]

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Wonder Boy arrives on Virtual Console

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Pete Dorr

Initially a release in the arcades and then ported over to the Sega Master System, Wonder Boy is your typical platformer that resembles Super Mario Bros. There is a “timer” of sorts shown as a life bar on the top of the screen which got lower and lower as time went on, this bar can [...]

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