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Sega Year: 1986 Class: Wide Release Genre: Platform Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Controls:
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Wonder Boy DescriptionA 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.Know anything more about this game? Game IntroductionWonder 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 PlayMove horizontally to the right dodging obstacles and bad guys while trying to complete the level.MiscellaneousLICENSOR: EscapeScarcity in collections (VAPS.org)Common - There are 49 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines, 3 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 44 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.Of the 52,046 video games (3,349 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 are 5 VAPS members currently looking for this game. 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. TriviaIf 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.eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Wonder Boy Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Sega. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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