Wonder Boy

This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Wonder Boy (video game). For other uses, see Wonder Boy (disambiguation).
Wonder Boy/Monster World
Monster World Logo
Genre(s)Platform, action role-playing, Metroidvania
Developer(s)Westone Bit Entertainment
Sega
Lizardcube
CFK
Game Atelier
Artdink
Publisher(s)Sega
Activision
Hudson Soft
DotEmu
CFK
FDG Entertainment
G-Choice
ININ Games
Creator(s)Ryuichi Nishizawa
Platform(s)Arcade, SG-1000, Master System, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, NES, Wii, Nintendo Switch, Windows
First releaseWonder Boy
21 April 1986
Latest releaseWonder Boy: Asha in Monster World
May 2021

The Wonder Boy (ワンダーボーイ, Wandā Bōi) series, also known as the Monster World (モンスターワールド, Monsutā Wārudo) series, is a franchise of video games published by Sega and developed by Westone Bit Entertainment (formerly Escape). Beginning with the original Wonder Boy arcade game released in April 21, 1986,[1] the game has spawned several sequels released for arcade, Master System, and Sega Genesis, as well as three compilation titles and three remakes by other developers. Several titles have been ported to other consoles by different publishers under different names, most notably Hudson Soft's Adventure Island adaptation of the original game.[2] The main character "Wonder Boy" was named Book by the developer and Tom-Tom by Sega for overseas editions.[3]

  1. ^ "Mega Drive Fan Magazine, February 2, 1992 issue" (PDF). Tokumashoten Intermedia. p. 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Kalata, Kurt (12 June 2012). "Hardcore Gaming 101: Wonder Boy". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Hardcore gaming 101 presents sega arcade classics volume 1". issuu. June 13, 2016: 124–127. Retrieved January 29, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)