History VideoGame / WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap

Surprisingly, this game also received a modern [[VideoGameRemake remake]] as a collaboration between French studio Lizardcube, publisher [=DotEmu=], and the original creator Ryuichi Nishizawa. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibKf66tVoFw Trailer here.]] The remake has released in April 2017 on the Nintendo Switch, [=PlayStation 4=] and Xbox One, with PC in June, and has received critical acclaim for its [[UsefulNotes/HighDefinition HD]] artwork and remixed music, and is so faithful to the original gameplay that it can switch between the old visuals/music/sound effects and the new with a simple button press seamlessly. The game also provides an option to play as Wonder Girl, an alternate female version of the protagonist.

''The Dragon's Trap'' was originally released for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem in 1989, followed by a portable version for the UsefulNotes/GameGear in 1992. Creator/HudsonSoft also released a [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx-16]] version titled '''''Dragon's Curse''''' in 1990 (released in Japan in 1991 with the Japanese title '''''[[RecycledTitle Adventure Island]]''''').

* AdaptationDyeJob: Hu-Man's in-game sprite and western art has green hair instead of blond like Wonder Boy does in most official illustrations. The [=TurboGrafx-16=] version's in-game sprite depicts him with the usual blond hair, although the PC Engine cover art depicts him with red hair. The protagonist did, however, have green hair in the [[UsefulNotes/OtherSegaSystems SG-1000]] version of ''Wonder Boy'' (although [[http://segaretro.org/images/d/d8/Wonder_Boy_Box_JP.jpg not on the box art]]). The 2017 remake retains Hu-Man's green hair in gameplay and artwork, as well as giving Hu-Girl red hair.

- After defeating the Mummy Dragon and getting the Thunder Saber/Ring, you can return to the pyramid and jump on its outside bricks until you're all the way left. You'll find a Sphinx that has a heart container, but this room also has breakable brick walls and floors. Smash those bricks and you fall to a room with 8 treasure chests loaded with money, magic items and the final chest has a medicine.
- If you have the Mouse-Man transformation, you can go to the jungle. There's an area which has red giant bats, skeletons, and fire flowers. The fire flowers and skeletons have good drop rates for money bags and magic items, while the giant bats drop higher-value gold coins. Becomes an even easier grind with the Lion-Man transformation, or with a couple of Boomerangs, which can be farmed from these same enemies.
- If you have the Hawk-Man transformation, just fly to the right of the town and you can find a building with a treasure chest. The treasure chest has plenty of money bags and a Thunder magic item. After opening the treasure, exit to menu and redo this to quickly earn a lot of money (treasure chests get refilled after exiting a game). If you have recovered the Legendary Sword, when you return to that room the chest will now have LOTS of money bags (by far the most) and a full heart, exit menu and repeat.

* PeninsulaOfPowerLeveling: Quite a few of these. After defeating the Mummy Dragon and getting the Thunder Saber/Ring, you can return to the pyramid and jump on its outside bricks until you're all the way left. You'll find a Sphinx that has a heart container, but this room also has breakable brick walls and floors. Smash those bricks and you fall to a room with 8 treasure chests loaded with money, magic items and the final chest has a medicine. Collect them and exit menu to repeat. If you have the Mouse-Man transformation, you can go to the jungle. There's an area which has red giant bats, skeletons, and fire flowers. The fire flowers and skeletons almost always drop money bags or magic items (including the Boomerang) while the giant bats drop higher-value gold coins - if you have the Boomerang or can transform into the Lizard-Man or Lion-Man, then fighting through this area is trivial so repeating this area can net you lots of money and items at a good rate. If you have the Hawk-Man transformation, just fly to the right of the town and you can find a building with a treasure chest. The treasure chest has plenty of money bags and a Thunder magic item. After opening the treasure, exit to menu and redo this to quickly earn a lot of money (treasure chests get refilled after exiting a game). If you have recovered the Legendary Sword, when you return to that room the chest will now have LOTS of money bags (by far the most) and a full heart, exit menu and repeat.

* UtilityWeapon: The Magical Saber, while horrible in battle, allows the player to create stone blocks in two special rooms, and makes blocks unbreakable as long as it is equipped. It is mainly used in conjunction with the Thunder Saber/Ring to access the Sky Palace.

** Towards the end of the game, the player has a chance to get the Legendary equipment from the playable intro back. While the sword and the armor are almost impossible to miss, the shield is very well hidden. On top of that, it is found in a completely different manner in the Game Gear port, which even led some to believe it was forgotten by the developers and became impossible to obtain.

* RearrangeTheSong: There was only one dungeon song in the original game, but the 2017 remake provides a different remix of the same song to suit the atmosphere of each dungeon.