Wonder Boy (video game)

This article is about the first game in a series. For the series, see Wonder Boy.
Wonder Boy
Arcade flyer, featuring Wonder Boy, Tina, King, and several enemies
Developer(s)Escape
Sega (consoles)
Activision (C64/CPC/ZX)
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Ryuichi Nishizawa
Designer(s)Ryuichi Nishizawa
Composer(s)Ryuichi Nishizawa
Platform(s)Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Mark III/Master System, SG-1000, Mobile Phone, Wii (Virtual Console), ZX Spectrum, PlayStation 4 (Arcade Archives)
ReleaseArcade
SG-1000
Mark III/Master System
Commodore 64
Amstrad CPC
ZX Spectrum
  • EU: 1987
  • EU: 1988 (budget)
Game Gear
Mobile Phone
  • JP: April 8, 2004
Wii Virtual Console
  • NA: March 31, 2008
  • JP: April 8, 2008
  • PAL: April 11, 2008
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player
Arcade systemSega System 1

Wonder Boy[a] is a 1986 platform game published by Sega and developed by Escape (now known as Westone Bit Entertainment). Originally designed for arcades, it was later ported to the SG-1000, Mark III/Master System and Game Gear video game consoles by Sega, and to the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers by Activision. The game is also known as Super Wonder Boy (スーパーワンダーボーイ, Sūpā Wandā Bōi) for its Sega Mark III release in Japan and Revenge of Drancon for its Game Gear release in North America. A high definition remake of the game, titled Wonder Boy Returns, was developed by CFK and released on Steam on October 12, 2016.[6] Wonder Boy was rereleased in 2022 as part of Wonder Boy Collection for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 which includes its versions on arcade, Master System, SG-1000 and Game Gear.[7]

It was the first in the long-running Wonder Boy series of games and was followed up by five sequels, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Wonder Boy in Monster World and Monster World IV. The game was also adapted by Hudson Soft as Adventure Island, which spawned its own series of games.

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  2. ^ "1986年セガ業務用ゲーム全リスト" [Complete list of Sega arcade games from 1986] (PDF). Mega Drive Fan (in Japanese). 1992. p. 83. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. July 1987. p. 13.
  4. ^ "[セガハード大百科] セガマーク３/マスターシステム対応ソフトウェア". Sega. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
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  6. ^ "Save 60% on Wonder Boy Returns on Steam". store.steampowered.com.
  7. ^ "It's Official, Wonder Boy Collection is Out on 3rd June". 24 May 2022.


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