Wonderboy Series

[Mathius]

If you have SMS, certainly grab Wonderboy—it's cheap and one of the best games in the SMS library (a very solid platformer, marred only by the lame square direction pad on the SMS controller).

You can use GEN pads on the SMS, though, right? I remember doing this at least the last time I played mine. Was quite a while ago, so maybe I'm wrong.

Yes they are compatible with every WB game except Monster Land.

[HailingTheThings]

If you have SMS, certainly grab Wonderboy—it's cheap and one of the best games in the SMS library (a very solid platformer, marred only by the lame square direction pad on the SMS controller).

You can use GEN pads on the SMS, though, right? I remember doing this at least the last time I played mine. Was quite a while ago, so maybe I'm wrong.

Yes they are compatible with every WB game except Monster Land.

Eye see, eye see.

[Nec.Game.head]

The WonderBoy was a gift given to me many years ago. I use a Vega Jr Supergun when when playing PCB's my PVM monitors.

[Galder]

Jeez I loved Bikkuriman World in the arcade back when I was a kid. It will always be my favourite. My question is: is there a version of this game for the turbografx 16? I want it in my Turbo Express!

[Necromancer]

Jeez I loved Bikkuriman World in the arcade back when I was a kid. It will always be my favourite. My question is: is there a version of this game for the turbografx 16? I want it in my Turbo Express!

http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Bikkuri_Man_World.htm

It's Japan only, so you'll need a region mod or play it on a flashcart.

[Mathius]

Jeez I loved Bikkuriman World in the arcade back when I was a kid. It will always be my favourite. My question is: is there a version of this game for the turbografx 16? I want it in my Turbo Express!

http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Bikkuri_Man_World.htm

It's Japan only, so you'll need a region mod or play it on a flashcart.

Go the flashcart route so you can play it in English.

[Galder]

Thanks guys, I thought I would ask just in case I was missing something. :idea:

[yoyo]

I was missing a few from this. Thanks for an awesome sticky, now I can enjoy the entire series correctly.

[Mathius]

I was missing a few from this. Thanks for an awesome sticky, now I can enjoy the entire series correctly.

Yeah awesome series. It does kind of take away from the mystery once you get educated about Wonder Boy, however.

[Black Tiger]

I was missing a few from this. Thanks for an awesome sticky, now I can enjoy the entire series correctly.

Although most of the Wonderboy/Monsterworld unique(ish) games are on that list, some are still missing, like Wonderboy for SG-1000 My Card.

[Mzo]

Yes they are compatible with every WB game except Monster Land.

You can mod a switch into the controller to make it work.  Or you can just cut the gray cable like a barbarian.  That's what I did to an old garage sale 3-button Genesis controller.  It's become my SMS controller forever now.

[Daria]

This may have been mentioned (wow these threads are long/old) but:

Wonderboy III: Monster Lair (PCE/TG16 JP, Genesis)

Monster Lair was released in Europe on the Mega Drive but never on the Genesis.

Edit: Also realized that I had to add two more Monster World games to my own want list. Damn.

[warpig227]

I've been playing dragon's curse for the first time. i had no idea how much i would love this game !!

[esteban]

I've been playing dragon's curse for the first time. i had no idea how much i would love this game !!

Dude, it is a solid little game.

HuMAN!

[ClodBuster]

I played Adventure Island II on NES before I saw Wonder Boy on the Game Gear in the early 90s. It immediately struck me how close these two games were, but since I was a child back then I didn't really cared. Years later I learned about the connection of these two series, must have been in the dedicated Game Sack episode I think.

I managed to beat the Adventure Island II port on the GameBoy (not sure if it was titled the same), but haven't finished the NES one yet. I've seen Monster World 4 (that one with the green haired girl, please excuse me if I got the name wrong) several times, and I wonder if I should give it a try on the Xbox 360. The graphics look so nice.