Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Not to be confused with Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap.
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Promotional brochure for the arcade version
Developer(s)Westone Bit Entertainment
Publisher(s)Arcade
Ports
Composer(s)Shinichi Sakamoto
Platform(s)Arcade, CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD, Mega Drive, Wii (Virtual Console), Microsoft Windows (Steam)
ReleaseArcade
CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD
  • JP: August 31, 1989
  • NA: August 1, 1990
Mega Drive
  • JP: December 22, 1990
  • EU: 1991
Wii Virtual Console
  • NA: December 17, 2007
  • PAL: December 21, 2007
  • JP: April 15, 2008
Mega Drive
  • JP: January 6, 2009
  • EU: March 6, 2009
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: January 26, 2011
Genre(s)Platform, Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega System 16

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-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-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 Wii Virtual Console.

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