AUTHOR: Westone Co. / SEGA RELEASE: 1989 TYP: Jump & Run SPIELER: 1 LEVEL: - SPRACHE: Englisch Partnumber: 7026 EAN: 4974365634261 WERT: 25 Euro

Wonder Boy ist verflucht worden! Wonder Boy hat das häßliche Biest tödlich verwundet, aber der letzte Atem des MEKA-Drachens hat Wonder Boy in einen Eidechsenmann verwandelt! Der junge Recks muß nun das Salamanderkreuz suchen, da dies die einzige Möglichkeit bietet, wieder zu einem normalen Menschen zu werden. Zuerst muß er es aber finden…

Wonder Boy has been cursed! He critically wounds the ugly beast, but its final breath turns Wonder Boy into a Lizard-man! The young fighter must now seek out the Salamander Cross, the only force that can restore him to his normal self. But first he must find it…

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Level Select
Special Password Enter 0PEN THE GREN D0R as your password to start as Hawk-Man with 4 life hearts, and 1792 gold.

Super Password
Enter WE5T ONE 0000 000 as a password to start in the village with all items, ninety-nine stones, and almost one million gold pieces.

Transform anywhere
Equip the Tasmanian sword, and jump into the air. While in the air, simultaneously press Button 1 on pad 1 + Button 2 on pad 2. You'll transform when you land.

Create blocks
Equip the Magical Saber, Knight Shield, Goblin Mail, and Fire Ball. Every time you swing your sword, you'll create magical blocks.

Resurrection
If you die wearing Hades armor you will be resurrected.

Special Password
Enter PLAY THE 0NGA KUN as your password to start as Piranha-Man with three hearts, heaps of items and the ability to change into all the animals. Strangely, this code also turns off the door sound.

Hades Armor bug
After resurrecting Wonder Boy, the armor is lost. However, don't equip any other armor and you will be resurrected over and over, making you invincible for as long as you like.

Wonderboy 3: the Dragon´s Trap starts just at the moment in which Wonderboy in Monsterland ended, with our hero defeating the Mekka dragon. But what´s this? Suddenly, a strange blue flame appears transforms our hero into a green lizard. Your mission now is to retrieve your human form while finally restoring peace to Monster Land. Despite being a somewhat early release, WBIII has some of the most polished gameplay of any of the 8-bits title of the era. You have an entire world to explore, but not all places are accessible from the begining. You´ll need some special abilities to do that, and here´s where WBIII main feature comes into play: Every time you defeat one of the bosses, you will gain the ability to transform into several animals, each one different from the last, granting you access to new zones of the game. For example, do you see that small gap you can´t get in? Come later when you have the power to transform into a small mouse to explore what´s behind. The rest of the game is you typical adventure-RPG stuff. Collect gold by killing enemies, use it to buy armor, swords and such at the shops… But wait, what´s this? Why can´t I buy that piece of equipment? Because WBIII introduces yet again an original aspect (by the time): the charisma points. Why could such a dirty lizard buy the best armor in the game? Sorry, but you´ll have to wait until you´re transformed into an animal with more charisma. Also, take into account that some equipment gives or takes you charisma points. It´s not the same wearing a Bronze armor than the Legendary one. This adds quite a bit of depth to the already interesting gameplay. […] Wonderboy 3 is, in my oppinion, the peak of the Wonderboy series. It took the things that made Wonderboy in Monsterland great and added interesting gameplay features, while polishing the graphics and sound, making a damn near perfect package. Not only is one of the best games you can get in our beloved system, it´s one of the greatest games released in the 8-bit era and one everyone should play it at least once. - www.smstributes.co.uk

Wonder Boy 3: Dragons Trap is the only platform game with rpg elements I know about. It all starts with a hero (Wonder Boy) that smashed his way all through Monsterland to reach the Meka Dragon. (this bit is in Wonder Boy 2: Monsterland) After killing it, he is victim of the dragons curse that transforms him into a Dragon himself. Finding himself into his new shape, he learns about an magical artefact that may restore him into his true form. The bad part is that the one that protects it is known as the vampire dragon and lives in a castle in the sky, unreachable to any landwalking creatures, however, all the dragons cousins have a similiar curse that is thrown upon whomever slays them. The curses transforms the unlucky hero to various animal forms. The good part is that theese animal forms helps the victim to access places unreachable by human beings. For example the mouse can sneak through small holes and climb on walls. The piranha man can swim under water, and the lion man can with his brute strength shatter stone. All theese special abilities helps the player to solve the quest to reach the artefact. The gameplay is like your traditional platform game, except that you can obtain better and better items such as shields, armor and swords. There are some unique items that you can find that gives you special powers. There are also spells that you can use, often to reach enemies from distance. - www.Mobygames.com