Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Publisher: Sega Developer: Westone System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam ROM Size: 512kB Sound Driver: SMPS/Z80 Genre: Action Number of Players: 1 Release Date RRP Code World 1988  ? JP 1990-12-22 ¥6,000 G-4025 EU 1991 £34.99  ? KR 199x ₩?  ? JP 2009-01-06 600 points  ? US 2009-04-20 800 points  ? EU 2009-03-06 800 points  ? US (Steam) 2011-01-26 $2.99  ? EU (Steam) 2011-01-26 £1.99  ? {{#ifeq: 0 | 3 | ESRB PEGI OFLC CERO

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (モンスターレア) is a Sega System 16 game in the Wonder Boy series. Despite its name, it is actually the fourth Wonder Boy game to be released, following Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive, and was brought to the TurboGrafx-CD as Monster Lair, lacking all Wonder Boy branding. The Mega Drive version was not released in North America.

Monster Lair is unlike other games in the Wonder Boy series, in that it is a shoot-'em-up. Though it still contains platforming segments, Wonder Boy's sword fires projectiles, and the screen auto-scrolls to the right.

The Mega Drive version of the game has been brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service.

Physical Scans

System 16 Version

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  EU flyer

Mega Drive Version

	68	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 6 reviews
Publication Score Source Joystick 78 №14, p111 MegaTech 47 №1 Raze 81 №9, p60 Sega Power 40 №23, p55 Sega Pro 76 №6, p31 Zero 86 №20, p66

Mega Drive, EU
Cover

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
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External Links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)
• Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair on Steam