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Wonder Boy

Wonder Boy - Japanese Title

Wonder Boy - marquee

Manufacturer: Sega
Year: 1986
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Platform
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: Sega System 8
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
  • Joystick: 2-way (left, right)
  • Buttons: 2 [Jump|Speed/Attack]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Wonder Boy Description

A little boy ventures through Wonderland in this horizontally scrolling game. There are four areas, each with four levels and end bosses. Walking and jumping depletes your energy so you must eat food found along the way.

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Game Introduction

Wonder Boy is a little caveman who attacks using a stone hammer, rides a skateboard and picks up other cute items along the way. Each level has four sub levels similar to Super Mario Bros. The real trick is to keep on the skateboard that lets you take a hit from a monster and remain alive, but this is hard to do since Wonder Boy moves so fast.

The object of this game is for Wonder Boy to rescue his girlfriend, Tina, from the evil wizard, King.

Game Play

Move horizontally to the right dodging obstacles and bad guys while trying to complete the level.

Miscellaneous

LICENSOR: Escape

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Very Common - There are 52 known instances of Wonder Boy owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine., 3 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 48 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,098 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 33 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Wonder Boy. There are 2 VAPS members looking for Wonder Boy board sets.

For Sale - There are 0 VAPS members with extra Wonder Boy circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Trivia

If you ever wondered why this game and an NES game called Adventure Island has so many similarities, the answer is simple: Wonderboy was developed by a company called Escape (who later changed their name to Westone). They decided to release a Famicom port with Hudson Soft, but since Sega owned the "Wonder Boy" trademark, Escape and Hudson were forced to change the name to "Takahashi Meijin no Boukenjima" (Master Takahashi's Adventure Island). Escape also ported the Monster World series to several consoles under the name of "Bikkuriman" (Bikkuri means Astonishing). Escape was not involved with the later games of the Takahashi Meijin series.

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Legacy

  1. Wonder Boy
  2. Wonder Boy - Monster Land
  3. Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair


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