History VideoGame / WonderBoyInMonsterLand

* BonusBoss: In the Master System version, the eighth round (which in itself is an exclusive area with its own end boss) is home to a secret boss known as the Wizard. Defeating him yields nine Lightning Bolt spells, which may definitely come in handy later on.

* ContinuingIsPainful: The arcade version restarts the section with the amount of gold at which you entered - only points (required for extra hearts) gets reset. Compared to the baseline, the Amiga version wipes all gold, and restores the player without a shield.

* AllThereInTheManual: This game is virtually disconnected from the original ''Wonder Boy'' game except for a mention in the localized manual of the Master System port as the event having taken place eleven years prior. The citizens of Monster Land somehow heard the tale, and call the hero by the legendary title "Wonder Boy" (the manual also mentions that his moniker in the home ports, "Tom-Tom", is actually a childhood nickname). Now a teenager, Wonder Boy (real name Bock Lee Temjin) is summoned to save the kingdom. Both characters were also implied to be one and the same in the manual and remake of ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'', but ''VideoGame/MonsterBoyAndTheCursedKingdom'' later treats them as two separate characters.

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[[caption-width-right:293:Bocke Lee Temjin, as depicted in ''Wonder Boy in Monster Land''.]]

* LifeMeter: Yours is a series of hearts, while the enemy has a colored dot. Some ports removed the dot.

* StealthPun: The Grim Reaper and its upgraded version Gold Collector. The certainties of death and taxes come to mind.

* AllThereInTheManual: This game is virtually disconnected from the original ''Wonder Boy'' game except for a mention in the localized manual of the Master System port as the event having taken place eleven years prior. The citizens of Monster Land somehow heard the tale, and call the hero by the legendary title "Wonder Boy" (the manual also mentions that his moniker in the home ports, "Tom-Tom", is actually a childhood nickname). Now a teenager, Wonder Boy (real name Bock Lee Temjin) is summoned to save the kingdom. Both characters were implied to be one and the same in the manual and remake of ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'', but ''VideoGame/MonsterBoyAndTheCursedKingdom'' later treats them as two separate characters.

* AllThereInTheManual: This game is virtually disconnected from the original ''Wonder Boy'' game except for a mention in the localized manual of the Master System port as the event having taken place eleven years prior. The citizens of Monster Land somehow heard the tale, and call the hero by the legendary title "Wonder Boy" (the manual also mentions that his moniker in the home ports, "Tom-Tom", is actually a childhood nickname). Now a teenager, Wonder Boy (real name Bock Lee Temjin) is summoned to save the kingdom. Both characters were implied to be one and the same in the manual and remake of ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'', but [[VideoGame/MonsterBoyAndTheCursedKingdom Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom]] later treats them as two separate characters.

* AllThereInTheManual: This game is virtually disconnected from the original ''Wonder Boy'' game except for a mention in the localized manual of the Master System port as the event having taken place eleven years prior. The citizens of Monster Land somehow heard the tale, and call the hero by the legendary title "Wonder Boy" (the manual also mentions that his moniker in the home ports, "Tom-Tom", is actually a childhood nickname). Now a teenager, Wonder Boy (real name Bock Lee Temjin) is summoned to save the kingdom. While there is no indication of this in the original Arcade version, both characters were reaffirmed as [[RetCon one in the same]] in the manual for ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]''. However [[VideoGame/MonsterBoyAndTheCursedKingdom Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom]] treats them as two separate characters.

* AllThereInTheManual: This game is virtually disconnected from the original ''Wonder Boy'' game except for a mention in the localized manual of the Master System port as the event having taken place eleven years prior. The citizens of Monster Land somehow heard the tale, and call the hero by the legendary title "Wonder Boy" (the manual also mentions that his moniker in the home ports, "Tom-Tom", is actually a childhood nickname). Now a teenager, Wonder Boy (real name Bock Lee Temjin) is summoned to save the kingdom. While there is no indication of this in the original Arcade version, both characters were reaffirmed as [[RetCon one in the same]] in the manual for ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]''. However [[VideoGame/MonsterBoyAndTheCursedKingdom Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom]] treats them as two seperate characters.

* AllThereInTheManual: This game is virtually disconnected from the original ''Wonder Boy'' game except for a mention in the localized manual of the Master System port as the event having taken place eleven years prior. The citizens of Monster Land somehow heard the tale, and call the hero by the legendary title "Wonder Boy" (the manual also mentions that his moniker in the home ports, "Tom-Tom", is actually a childhood nickname). Now a teenager, Wonder Boy (real name Bock Lee Temjin) is summoned to save the kingdom. While there is no indication of this in the original Arcade version, both characters were reaffirmed as [[RetCon one in the same]] in the manual for ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]''. However [[VideoGame/MonsterBoyAndTheCursedKingdom Monster Boy]] treats them as two seperate characters.

* AllThereInTheManual: This game is virtually disconnected from the original ''Wonder Boy'' game except for a mention in the localized manual of the Master System port as the event having taken place eleven years prior. The citizens of Monster Land somehow heard the tale, and call the hero by the legendary title "Wonder Boy" (the manual also mentions that his moniker in the home ports, "Tom-Tom", is actually a childhood nickname). Now a teenager, Wonder Boy (real name Bock Lee Temjin) is summoned to save the kingdom. While there is no indication of this in the original Arcade version, both characters were reaffirmed as [[RetCon one in the same]] in the manual for ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]''.

* OutsideGenreFoe: After 99% of the game consisting of medieval swords & sorcery, the evil tyrannical dragon conqueror turns out to be a robot crafted by space aliens who flee in a flying saucer following the dragon's defeat. The only thing even remotely foreshadowing this is a line from one of the barkeepers claiming the dragon arrived in an "airship".

''Wonder Boy in Monster Land'', is the second game in the ''VideoGame/WonderBoy'' series. A departure from the original ''VideoGame/WonderBoy'', rather than being a standard platformer like the original, ''Monster Land'' employed a more action RPG-like approach to its game design, allowing the player to equip his characters with swords, spells and various pieces of armor. The player controls a young lad named Bocke Lee Temjin as he sets out to rescue the country of Wonder Land, which has been taken over by an army of monsters led by an evil dragon.

''Wonder Boy in Monster Land'', is the second game in the "Franchise/WonderBoy" series. A departure from the original ''VideoGame/WonderBoy'', rather than being a standard platformer like the original, ''Monster Land'' employed a more action RPG-like approach to its game design, allowing the player to equip his characters with swords, spells and various pieces of armor. The player controls a young lad named Bocke Lee Temjin as he sets out to rescue the country of Wonder Land, which has been taken over by an army of monsters led by an evil dragon.

It was originally released as a 1987 arcade game called '''''Wonder Boy: Monster Land''''' in Japan, with an international release for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem in 1989. The Mark III version was titled '''''Super Wonder Boy: Monster World''''' in Japan, making it the first game in the "Monster World" sub-series. Computer versions were also released for the Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC, along with licensed remakes for non-Sega platforms such as '''''Bikkuriman World''''' for the PCEngine and '''''Saiyuki World''''' for the UsefulNotes/{{Famicom}}. Similar to its predecessor, [[DolledUpInstallment it was also re-released as "Super Adventure Island" for cell phones in 2006]] (not to be confused with the actual ''Super Adventure Island'', released for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1992).

* FinalDeath: Some ports, including the Amiga and SMS, forbid you continuous play.

* PointOfNoContinues: The arcade version stops continues completely once you reach the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon; if you die there, your game will be over instantly and for real even if there are credits available!

* FinalDeath: The arcade version disables continues in the final dungeon. Some ports, including the Amiga and SMS, have no continues at all.

* NintendoHard: Within the Sega Master System version, the bosses can be killed in just a few hits each, but you only have one life no continues, unless you gain more lives through score. Wherein the Arcade version the bosses are much much more difficult but you have unlimited continues, take your pick.

* PointOfNoContinues: The arcade version quietly disables continues in the final level. Die there, and it's back to level 1, even if you have credits left.

It was originally released as a 1987 arcade game called '''''Wonder Boy: Monster Land''''' in Japan, with an international release for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem in 1989. The Mark III version was titled '''''Super Wonder Boy: Monster World''''' in Japan, making it the first game in the "Monster World" sub-series. Computer versions were also released for the Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC, along with licensed remakes for non-Sega platforms such as '''''Bikkuriman World''''' for the PCEngine and '''''Saiyuki World''''' for the {{Famicom}}. Similar to its predecessor, [[DolledUpInstallment it was also re-released as "Super Adventure Island" for cell phones in 2006]] (not to be confused with the actual ''Super Adventure Island'', released for the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1992).

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Some versions suffered from this. For example, the Amiga version used: "3 gold get." The English version of the arcade game (which was actually a pirated release) was barely intelligible. Thankfully, the English Arcade edition (through VirtualConsole and ''[[CompilationRerelease Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World]]'') does away with all that and gives us a proper translation which does not end as such:

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Some versions suffered from this. For example, the Amiga version used: "3 gold get." The English version of the arcade game (which was actually a pirated release) was barely intelligible.
** Thankfully, the English Arcade edition (through VirtualConsole and ''[[CompilationRerelease Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World]]'') does away with all that and gives us a proper translation which does not end as such:

* ChainOfDeals: One of the subquests.

* LostForever: Since there was almost no ability to backtrack in the game, failing to find one of the secret areas in the ChainOfDeals sidequest basically made the entire quest impossible to complete. A particularly egregious example considering that the reward for the quest was either a bell (which chimed when you were going the right way in the final dungeon, making the whole thing ''significantly'' easier) or a ruby (which automatically defeated the final boss's first form).

* [[spoiler:RoboticReveal: The FinalBoss.]]
** [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel: the RoboticReveal takes place when the boss is defeated for the first time. Then you have to fight it again.]]

* [[spoiler:SpoiledByTheManual: The Master System manual calls the main enemy the MEKA dragon - and it's not a stretch to assume "MEKA" might stand for "mechanical".]]

'''''Wonder Boy in Monster Land''''', is the second game in the "Franchise/WonderBoy" series. A departure from the original ''VideoGame/WonderBoy'', rather than being a standard platformer like the original, ''Monster Land'' employed a more action RPG-like approach to its game design, allowing the player to equip his characters with swords, spells and various pieces of armor. The player controls a young lad named Bocke Lee Temjin as he sets out to rescue the country of Wonder Land, which has been taken over by an army of monsters led by an evil dragon.

It was originally released as a 1987 arcade game called '''''Wonder Boy: Monster Land''''' in Japan, with an international release for the MasterSystem in 1989. The Mark III version was titled '''''Super Wonder Boy: Monster World''''' in Japan, making it the first game in the "Monster World" sub-series. Computer versions were also released for the Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC, along with licensed remakes for non-Sega platforms such as '''''Bikkuriman World''''' for the PCEngine and '''''Saiyuki World''''' for the {{Famicom}}. Similar to its predecessor, [[DolledUpInstallment it was also re-released as "Super Adventure Island" for cell phones in 2006]] (not to be confused with the actual ''Super Adventure Island'', released for the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1992).

--> [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere DRAGON was robot]]

It was originally released as a 1987 arcade game called '''''Wonder Boy: Monster Land''''' in Japan, with an international release for the MasterSystem in 1989. The Mark III version was titled '''''Super Wonder Boy: Monster World''''' in Japan, making it the first game in the "Monster World" sub-series. Computer versions were also released for the Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC, along with licensed remakes for non-Sega platforms such as '''''Bikkuriman World''''' for the PCEngine and '''''Saiyuki World''''' for the {{Famicom}}.

** Thankfully, the Wii Virtual Console release of the Arcade edition does away with all that and gives us a proper translation which does not end as such:

It was originally released an a 1987 arcade game called '''''Wonder Boy: Monster Land''''' in Japan, with an international release for the MasterSystem in 1989. The Mark III version was titled '''''Super Wonder Boy: Monster World''''' in Japan, making it the first game in the "Monster World" sub-series. Computer versions were also released for the Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC, along with licensed remakes for non-Sega platforms such as '''''Bikkuriman World''''' for the PCEngine and '''''Saiyuki World''''' for the {{Famicom}}.

'''''Wonder Boy in Monster Land''''', is the second game in the "Franchise/WonderBoy" series. A departure from the original ''VideoGame/WonderBoy'', rather than being a standard platformer like the original, ''Monster Land'' employed a more action RPG-like approach to its game design, allowing the player to equip his characters with swords, spells and various pieces of armor. The player controls a young lad named Bocke Lee Temjin as he sets out to rescue his homeland of Wonder Land, which has been taken over by an army of monsters led by an evil dragon.