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@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Hello everybody, sorry for the delay we were without power for three days due to the horrible storms that ripped through Iowa and Illinois last week. I tried to be as comprehensive as I could With the entire franchise but it's possible I missed a few. Hope you enjoy the video.
@EugenioAngueira4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you're OK. That is more important. Thanks for another excellent video!
@marccashman9604 жыл бұрын
So glad you are safe. Been chopping trees in Shellsburg. Your new video is a welcome respite 😃 Thank you so much!
@NP-ip3nj4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what happened to you, glad to hear you're safe! I still love the Adventure Island NES music.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
I authorized only four ads. Are you serious when you said there was a dozen? When people complain about a few ads they need to realize his videos take between 20 and 30 hours to produce with me myself and I Doing every single thing.
@OMGmyFACE4 жыл бұрын
Wonder Boy in Monster Land is one of my favorites of all time. Love this franchise.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
So do I, it's a classic
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
@oktopustrainer Did you watch the video? I talk about it in depth
@luckyrockmore27962 жыл бұрын
It's a top 10 of all time for me! 👍👍
@cooperfeld Жыл бұрын
Understandably). Hands down, WBML marks the sweet spot, and in my view remains the best of the franchise - while most of the others shown are really good games. The music, graphics, animations, the RPG elements (stores with quirky characters, store & in-level upgrades, boss rooms, secrets, magic items, the story & narrative) are lovely, witty and harmonic to an extend, for me it crossed the border from being a video game to experiencing a fantastic and lively world shown through the window of an arcade machine. Even though I was a youngster when I first played it, not many other games achieved that impression.
@15KHz8 ай бұрын
Same...after years I've been able to get more than 3,000,000 in wbml in just one ocassion but never 4M or more by some bada$$ players through the world. Hugs from Chile, South America 🤗. Enjoying here second half of Spring in November (Christmas here's in *summer* rather than winter 😅)
@rvfiasco4 жыл бұрын
I can never get depressed with you in the world, sir. Keep doing what you do!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
That is very nice of you to say, keep your chin up it's bound to get better
@rvfiasco4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Indeed!
@martymartin28943 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries which version is your favorite
@Geobardi3 жыл бұрын
The first Adventure Island was developed by Westone under the license of Hudson as a port of Wonder Boy. The rest of the series were developed by Hudson themselves as their own franchise, that's why they branched off as their own series. New Adventure Island for the Pc Engine was a sort of remake of the first Adventure Island but fully developed by Hudson this time.
@jmogler4 жыл бұрын
So when I saw this vid pop up I immediately watched it as Im a fan of the series and have logged tons of time on the original arcade version. And I got to say, whoever did the game play for your footage is a fricken ace player. This game is hard and requires perfect timing under constant "moving forward" pressure.
@mikeconnolly17284 жыл бұрын
KZfaq got it right when one of ‘your history of ‘ videos was recommended a few months back. Great channel. Brings back a lot memories and learn the history of the games, most ones I loved as a kid
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thanks,, Glad you found my channel. Also glad I could scratch that nostalgic itch :-)
@LeShark753 жыл бұрын
Without any doubt, Wonder boy, Monster Land & Monster Lair are my favourite platform games of all time. Wonderful charm and wonderful score attack games. Thanks for another great video PatmanQC, take care and stay safe sir.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, you say safe as well
@prpwnage92963 жыл бұрын
You are doing really really well with this youtube channel and brining happyness to thousands and thousands of people
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
That is very nice of you to say, thank you so much
@howie_potterYT3 жыл бұрын
When *PatmanQC* said Boy Wonder instead of Wonder Boy... I was in stitches! 😂😂
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
LOL, thank you :-)
@longann75604 жыл бұрын
LOVE wonder boy, its in my upright full size arcade unit and i'm still playing it, great and entertaining vid as usual !
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it! I would love to own an originalCabinet
@longann75604 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I built a mortal kombat 2 full size cab and i'm using Mame and Wonder boy is in there with a bunch of other games, its not an original Wonder boy cab but it gets the job done ! Cheers !
@azure12594 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video, many thanks for all your hard work.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thank you very much
@leechomatic20024 жыл бұрын
Love your videos so detailed. And that pic in the beginning was hilarious.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them, thank you :-)
@jarrodhook4 жыл бұрын
I was counting down till a new PatmanQC video. Cheers Pat!!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
We had a power outage for a few days plus due to the length of the video it took quite a bit longer to put together. Thanks
@KeithDameo4 жыл бұрын
I love your channel and it was nice having a longer episode.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much :-)
@1stBlood4 жыл бұрын
I agree the longer the better, nice one patman
@hjames784 жыл бұрын
Him and gaming historian literally do the best video game documentaries for real!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
@@1stBlood Thank you :-)
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
@@hjames78 That is very nice of you to say, Gaming historian Has put out some fantastic videos So to be put in the same breath as Him is quite an honor
@zachariahscott66483 жыл бұрын
Excellent history lesson on Wonder Boy; I just knew you could do it! My mind is at ease now, knowing that Hudson's Adventure Island was not a Nintendo rip off at all. I was pleased to see that you pointed out all those Wonderful extras for PS4 and Steam too. You really came through thoroughly on this Wonder Boy history. I am really glad that you did Btw, that joke about knocking on more doors in W.B.I.M.L than a jehovah's witness was pretty funny. I liked that one. I'll remember it. Thank you so much!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words. I tried to be as thorough as I could but it's possible I missed a couple of things. Glad you enjoyed my sense of humor :-)
@jwprimetime97954 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed these so much on my Master System. I think Wonderboy 3 the Dragon’s Trap was my favorite!!
@rvfiasco4 жыл бұрын
It was fun as hell! It might be up there for me too.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
It's definitely in the upper echelon
@jwprimetime97954 жыл бұрын
Ron Fiasco I revisited it a few years ago and even though I beat it as a kid it was a lot harder at this age.
@vintygti4 жыл бұрын
Same!! Big fan of WB1 and Monster lad, but dragon's trap was excellent. Even the remake was excellent!!✌
@jwprimetime97954 жыл бұрын
RetroVin Monster Land is basically the first “RPG” type game I played. I was like 12. It lit the fire inside of me for games like final fantasy.Going from playing the 2600 to monster land blew my little mind!
@fredeggers88474 жыл бұрын
Loving your vids Pay man, and especially that lovely Bob Ross fro at the end of the vid!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
LOL, thank you :-)
@OriginalBaoser4 жыл бұрын
Don't know how you do the research for all these games of my childhood but I'm sure glad you did.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
It takes a lot of time that's for sure. Thank you, glad you enjoyed them
@electricheadboy3 жыл бұрын
Was so glad to see this! I had the first two games on the SMS when I was a teen, serious nostalgia trip! A great series and a great history lesson 🙂
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much
@electricheadboy3 жыл бұрын
PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries for sure, thank you!
@tommylakindasorta30684 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent retrospective on one of my all-time favorite game series. Thank you for putting it together. I've played every version of Dragon's Trap/Curse, and I'm currently playing the HD remaster! One tiny nitpick is that you didn't talk about the Master System version of Wonder Boy in Monster Land. I personally prefer that version over the other ones. Maybe because it's the first version I ever played.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
As I said it in the top comment I tried to be thorough but but I knew something would slip to the cracks
@tommylakindasorta30684 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I totally understand and you really did a fantastic job capturing the huge scope of this decades-old franchise. It must be really hard to put something like this together because everyone has that one game that is especially meaningful to them.
@Zerohour2k123 жыл бұрын
This is pure Nostalgia Pat! Great Vid! Happy Holidays to You and Your Family!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I really appreciate that. Hope you had a Merry Christmas
@chaoslab4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again. Always enjoying your videos.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
@CousinHubertRetrogaming4 жыл бұрын
As always this is a great video, awesome narration and well documented.🙏
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@midnightkitty81724 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great review, Patman~! I used to have Adventure Island 2 and my daughters and I just loved it; we found the cartridge one day while out for a walk as it lay underneath a dumpster we were passing by. One of my girls said: 'Look, there's a game under there!' and I was amazed to see that she was right! Took it home, cleaned it up, and we had a perfect new game~!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Your daughter must have some pretty good eyes :-)
@mreco78964 жыл бұрын
One of the best shows around, thank you.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
That's very nice of you to say, glad you enjoyed My content
@javirodriguez68523 жыл бұрын
A very big thank you for discovering (at least to me) oodles of games I didn't know about its existence. I've written down in my personal 'to do' list to take some of my time off in order to play these jewels. I've just seen this video today and I felt a sudden feeling to play them all along this 2021!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! Have fun
@dranimations79024 жыл бұрын
Well done for tackling this game! - must be one of the most complicated game series ever. I loved Wonderboy in Monster Land for the Master System and Monster World on Mega Drive. - Sorry to hear about the storm problems.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
It was probably one of the most complicated videos I've done. There were even things I left out because the video was already close to 40 minutes long. Thanks for the nice words
@eduardolopes77403 жыл бұрын
Congratulations for the incredible video!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it! Thanks
@ivanscissorhands20084 жыл бұрын
I have totally forgoten this game until today! I used to play this arcade, thank you Patman for bringing great memories back. Greetings from Guatenala 😊
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Greetings back in the USA thank you
@iankempster70074 жыл бұрын
Killed these games on Master system and arcade. Great video as always.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much :-)
@MichaelLeroi3 жыл бұрын
Monster Lair: "You play as a character named Leo" Monster World: "For the first time, you're no longer in control of TomTom"
@Arcade-Projects3 жыл бұрын
Awesome review! Thanks for doing these.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! Thank you so much :-)
@GameOfDepth4 жыл бұрын
I played every pixel of these games, Thank You.
@rvfiasco4 жыл бұрын
Yea, haha me too. Solidarity! Good times, huh,
@GameOfDepth4 жыл бұрын
Ron Fiasco I obsessed over the games I had and this was the first game I had!
@rvfiasco4 жыл бұрын
@@GameOfDepth Alright, I take that back. I never played the SG-1000 version. I did play all the Master System versions, the Arcade, NES and if I remember right a TG-16 version. Oh yea, this game was a must play during NES days. Good stuff.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, hope you enjoyed it
@herbertholland9243 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you , an over 20 year mystery was just solved. I used to play Wonder Boy in the back of a store in the mid nineties. When I first discovered MAME back in the early 2000's', I wanted to play the game again, but could not remember the name. I described it to my friend and he was sure I was talking about Adventure Island. Now that I know, I can finally play it again!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
That's great, glad I could help
@kenwheeler36374 жыл бұрын
An interesting and in-depth overview of a fun series of games.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@burnsyboy20074 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved Wonderboy 1 in the arcade! It's one of the reasons that got me into gaming when I was a kid because I had a Sega Master System just for this game. I now have the arcade version on my Raspberry Pi 🎮👍🏻
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, the master system version with the best home port at the time
@burnsyboy20073 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I was always gutted they never released WB1 on the Megadrive - I was always frustrated the Master System version wasn't quite arcade perfect (I'm a bit of a freak when it comes to stuff like that 😂😂) when I was younger......
@princevultan65893 жыл бұрын
Love the channel. I honestly never heard of Wonder Boy though. And I was an arcade nut from 1980-1990.
@GuanRytheFantastic4 жыл бұрын
A+ work like always, good sir!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@ghostchips61464 жыл бұрын
Heya Patman! I'm new to ur channel and I love it. Wonder Boy was the game of my childhood...so much fun. I literally lived at the Arcade through the 80's...was the best time of my life. I'd sure like to see a vid on Time Soldiers and Heavy Barrel, u know the ones with the 8way joystick. Ur awesome...just like the 80's =)
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the nice words, I will put them on the list and see what I can unravel
@ghostchips61464 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Awesome! =)
@sappyfoot3 жыл бұрын
i didn’t even know about monster boy and the cursed kingdom so thankyou patman! downloaded it to my ps4 last night & it’s amazing
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, thank you for watching
@TheBeefyBoysvideo3 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Used to love Monsters trap in the arcade. I'd love it if you did a video on the dizzy series!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I can put it on the Ever-expanding request list but don't know when I will be able to get to it
@O.M.JaYY34 жыл бұрын
Thanks Patman!!!! I never played the SNES version, but played the NES version a lot!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, you should check it out it's a lot of fun
@TyG2k94 жыл бұрын
I didn't discover the Wonder Boy arcade machine until 1988. And I was super addicted. I have the MAME rom on my Super Retrocade. Small bit of info you didn't mention that some may not know are the hidden 1ups on certain levels that look like tiny TomTom dolls. I can't remember where they all are, but you get them by throwing your axe in key spots much like the hidden letters.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info
@atrain8182 жыл бұрын
U collect little letter blocks that are hidden in certain spots on each level. They appear if you hit the area with an ax or jump right by the spot. The letters are E-S-C (for Escape). Then on the following level, if you hit the hidden spot, a Tom-Tom doll will appear for an extra life. Every level has one of these hidden icons.
@elmartillo79314 жыл бұрын
love your channel very much!!! Always a great trip down memory lane back to being a teenager in the 80's :)
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Thank you
@elmartillo79314 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries on that note I've converted my Nvidia shield for meme emulation and have 6,000 arcade games that are calling my name LOL keep up the good work really enjoy your videos!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
@@elmartillo7931 Is it emulation just absolutely fantastic? Every single game from her childhood and more at your fingertips. Thanks for the nice words
@elmartillo79314 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries and all in one place! I can leave all my old consoles in storage and play my favorites in HD on a 70" Plasma lol. Really appreciate you taking the time to comment, thank you very much! I'm torn right now between "Tiger Heli 1 and 2" and "Moon Cressida" hahaha. You should do a video about the history of the Laser disc games. MACH3, Thayer's Quest, Dragon's Layer. One of my friends from HS has them in his garage, we spent a lot of quarters playing those in the arcade back in the day lol
@elmartillo79314 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I can still hear the computer voice from "Thayer's Quest" saying "choose the item you want to drop......" between the quests
@fern11463 жыл бұрын
Great video on this series from Westone/Sega. The PS2 collection is really great, one of my favorite things in it are the sketches of discarded/unused content for Monster World IV, including a male hero named Eusha.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I love seeing concept art and unused sketches
@battroman89654 жыл бұрын
Excellent research work mate .. very entertaining
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Thank you
@Fastbikkel2 жыл бұрын
Great movie again man! I played the arcade and C64 version back then and i always felt blessed with the latter at home.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, those were the versions I played the most
@KendyBeraldo3 жыл бұрын
Wow, great review ! I loved the one from Master system and also the RPG one, monster land and dragon's trap. One important thing that was missing in the review was the custom brazilian version of monster land and dragon's trap, made by TecToy, a Sega brazilian local reseller, which used the characters of "Turma da Monica" kids comic book (veryyyy famous comic HQ, by Mauricio de Sousa, since the 70's up to today, read by kids, teenagers and even adults from the eighties and nineties). The comics has been exported to the US and is know as "Monica's Gang" or "Monica and Friends" . The sword of the main character was switched by Monica's famous blue bunny cuddly toy.
@KendyBeraldo3 жыл бұрын
Look for "Monica no Castelo do Dragão (the monster land version) in youtube
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
The video was almost 40 minutes long, I had to cut a few things out. Sorry about that
@KendyBeraldo3 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries But did you know about this brazilian version ?
@thehumbleone19833 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite game franchise starting from the good old days at the arcades here in Australia and then on to my first Sega master system console I remember my dad getting Wonder Boy , Wonder Boy in MonsterLand , Wonder Boy 3 Dragon Trap oh the memories it was a great time back then growing up and what made me Sega kid 👍
@jasonz77886 ай бұрын
Great video thanks pacmanqc
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Oysterblade843 жыл бұрын
You forgot Wonderboy In Monsterworld on the Master System in 1993. Great video and enjoyed it.
@petersuvara Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing part of the great history of this game.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@DrGamelove4 жыл бұрын
Someone should make a rom hack where Tenacious D’s Wonderboy plays as the background music. I always wondered about the whole Adventure Island thing... love your videos Patman. Keep it up!
@redzgaming68804 жыл бұрын
Someone should, hell, maybe even retexture Wonder Boy to look like Jack Black.
@DrGamelove4 жыл бұрын
RedZ gaming 68 yes! lol
@evanhanley64374 жыл бұрын
My dad loved playing Wonder Boy in the arcade when he was young. I really enjoyed Wonder Boy in Monster Land. That was a very fun game to play on emulator.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
It was really good I agree
@cessnaace Жыл бұрын
FUN FACT: Adventure Island 4 was the last game released in Japan for the Famicom. Although it was never released outside of Japan there exists fan made English translations on NES carts. I own 3, each with its own label variation. I just checked eBay and there are people selling it on NES carts with a 4th label variation. So Adventure Island 4 has at least 4 label variations, even though it was never released for the NES.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips, did not know that
@Halbared3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant vid. I had a NES, I knew about WOnderboy 3 on the master, never knew abut the NES versions of Adventure island. :D
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
@johndd91403 жыл бұрын
Haven't heard that Wonderboy arcade tune for 30 years! 😍
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
I can still hear ringing in my head :-)
@dumpnchase4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Always learn something.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching :-)
@ninjacrypt57954 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I had no idea there were that many different versions!!!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, I knew they were a lot of versions but not this many :-)
@NoelComiX4 жыл бұрын
Love these videos
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly :-)
@ISCREAM.STORE1 Жыл бұрын
Wonder boy 3 the dragons trap on Sega Master System was my favorite game for a large chunk of my childhood, the nostalgia is rather vast! I never had much money, my cousin was spoiled rotten and his parents would buy them so many games, lucky for me, my cousin was happy to share with his less fortunate relative. I used to open up the posters that came with most Sega games, you would open it up and it would have lots and lots of pictures akin to thumbnails next to the title of the game, clever marketting by Sega, i always wondered what these games were like. Having played Wonderboy 3 extensively made me wonder what these other titles were like, the poster advertised Wonder Boy in Monster land, or monster world, whichever was the Master system game, i never knew that the Dragons trap was a sequel, and it makes the intro make a lot more sense. I did not play the remake of WB3, however it looks very very loyal, so i doubt there is anything new to see except for the graphics, let me know if this is wrong! I used to get sad at the end of the game when the adventure was over, WB has defeated the Vampire dragon and the Salamander cross has returned our hero into human form, you return to the village which is now beautifully set at night, the 1 house you could not enter before now has a door, Wonder boy goes in, the door vanishes behind him, and the screen scrolls up with text to detail the ending. This used to make me really sad, not because the game was over, but it felt like WB was retiring, without rescuing a princess! Wonder boy seemed to have no family of his own at this stage, and the town seems rather ungrateful for our heroes efforts. I wished they would turn these 2 games into a movie! Also, all of the hidden rooms used to drive me crazy, as soon as you find 1, you are pressing up everywhere you go and looking for them!
@MattGreerMusic4 жыл бұрын
Wonder Boy 3 for the SMS remains one of my favorite games ever.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
It is really good
@robertrada47834 жыл бұрын
PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries It really is really really good
@TexasHollowEarth3 жыл бұрын
Man, that remake is good. I still gotta play through the new, direct-sequel. I flipped the visuals back & forth constantly while playing through the remake. It was solid & I played the original alot at my cousins, growing up.
@shareofmoney3 жыл бұрын
This is am awesome game I didn’t get to play much of. But your review makes me want to revisit it
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
It is really good
@jasontritt32434 жыл бұрын
Another awesome vid
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Thank you
@epromenator4 жыл бұрын
Great vid!!! Thank You
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thank you
@alecaquino43064 жыл бұрын
Hi there. How are you doing today? Thank you so much for the new video. It was really good!
@FantasticDizzy14 жыл бұрын
You are so polite, that is rare these days. Best wishes.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
I've been a little under the weather but trying to keep my chin up. Thanks for asking. Glad you enjoyed the video, thank you
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much cheers
@FantasticDizzy14 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries So sorry to hear that. I hope things are on the up. Best wishes.
@GreatestCornholio4 жыл бұрын
My local post office had this and golden axe, I spent so much money on them! I even got in trouble when I got caught for using foreign coins in them! A lot of the commonwealth countries used the same blanks and I had a big collection!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
LOL, that's hilarious
@Flanavision4 жыл бұрын
Talk of master Higgins with no magnum pi reference? How dare you sir. Haha Played the Monster World games on the Sega genesis mini with my 8 yr old daughter. We had a great time. Your videos keep getting better and better. Keep crushing man.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
I was extremely close to adding a Magnum PI reference but went with the boy wonder/Robin joke instead. Thank you, glad you enjoyed them :-)
@Flanavision4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries if I had to pick I woulda gone with the Robin one too. Ya chose wisely.
@BlueyChandler4 жыл бұрын
Informative content, thanks.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you
@crazycarlschillchamber4 жыл бұрын
Another good video!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you
@AnneJan4 жыл бұрын
I played this so much on my beloved C64
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
That is awesome, thank you for sharing
@darkayn79244 жыл бұрын
Great video bro
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it, Thank you
@zacv12883 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@maryk52673 жыл бұрын
2021 and still my favourite game evaaaa!!!Thank you!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching :-)
@ArcadyaVGGames Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Congratulations! I am the Wonder Boy World Champion (2738000pts 1CC). Great classic! LIKE!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks!
@stevelee3724 жыл бұрын
Great in depth dive, always bugged me lvl one on 64 had a pitchblack sky when lvl two was fine...🙃 Needs that bright SEGA colour rush!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
I never understood that either, from the first time I played it. Thanks for the nice words
@stevemcyare76424 жыл бұрын
my favorite Arcade game of all time, i was 15 and play everyday Wonderboy in the pub of my Town with my best friend..we were soo good at the end that we can play the whole game with only one Coin.It was Amazing for 1986 and now so many years later i build my own Arcade Cabinet and play it again..nothing lost ! it feels,looks ans play great today a truly wonder..oh boy
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
That is fantastic, I could only make it to the third world and that was it.
@stoyko13 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@martymartin28943 жыл бұрын
Great childhood memories of playing this on arcade in my local village in ireland with my friends. Waiting for a game was torture though.
@alexshadowfax11197 ай бұрын
The Wonder boy series is very underrated in my opinion, it has so many solid games in the franchise.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries7 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more
@LunatiqHigh4 жыл бұрын
Monster Land was my favorite. It was in an old arcade I visited for about 25 years before it shut down.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Just out of curiosity, where was this located at?
@LunatiqHigh4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries At this old arcade called Fun City in Nanaimo in British Columbia.
@theodorehsu50233 жыл бұрын
They recently did “Asha in Monster World,” so you might want to look at it for this video.
@MagillanicaLouM2 жыл бұрын
Been Playing Returns, Monster World 4, Asha in Monster World and dragons trap. Very confusing history early on but still a very charming series, glad it's been going again recently
@jovalleau4 жыл бұрын
WONDERBOY! Won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck, YEAH!
@jasonwashere80163 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one.Now take out the broad sword.....lol
@bruceaskew21074 жыл бұрын
Nice video bro
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend
@steve362073 жыл бұрын
Great vid. 😁
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@pferreira1983 Жыл бұрын
It's quite comprehensive although you missed talking about the Master System version of Wonder Boy in Monster Land. My first exposure to the series was playing the ZX Spectrum version of the original game. Regardless of what platform I play it on always found it hard. Could never get past the first slope. 😁
@MrBen21774 жыл бұрын
Super, my favorite series of all time. I own most games and also the arcade pcb.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, you sound like a true fan :-)
@theflyingninja14 жыл бұрын
I just wanna add that 1) Wonder Boy in Monster World had a version on the Master System. 2) There were re-skins of Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Wonder Boy 3: Dragons Trap for the SMS and Wonder Boy in Monster World for the Mega Drive featuring characters from the Brazilian cartoon Monica's Gang.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
The video was already 40 minutes long didn't feel the need to add any extra versions that were just re-skins
@sandorclegane36584 жыл бұрын
My mum would ask me to setup the Master System and Wonder Boy sometimes, before I would leave for school. She could almost beat it, and that game is hard.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
LOL that's hilarious
@davess61 Жыл бұрын
I forgot how good the Master System conversion was, it looks incredible :-)
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Жыл бұрын
I was surprised it was so well done
@Alianger4 жыл бұрын
One of my fave series for sure.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed it as well
@daneast4 жыл бұрын
I remember playing Wonder Boy in Monster Land on my Amiga. In fact it was the only encounter I ever had with the Wonder Boy series at all. It always sounded like the name of a sequel or series to me, and now I know that's the case! I always thought Wonder Boy was wearing a diaper in the Amiga splash screen.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
LOL, it sure looked like it. I wish they would've brought the original arcade game to the Amiga
@ganime94973 жыл бұрын
Feels weird how another Wonder Boy: Asha was announced mere days after this video came out.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Yes that is very odd timing :-)
@BlackArroToons3 жыл бұрын
The Sega Master System conversion was excellent and very close to the arcade in many ways.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
It was very close, and I played extremely well
@BlackArroToons3 жыл бұрын
@PatmanQC Yes, nice playing. Funny commentary too! Good documentary and I thought Hudson's game was a rip too but sounds like it wasn't. Cool. Thanks!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
@@BlackArroToons Thanks a lot. I always thought it was a ripoff as well. Always enjoyed this game can still recall playing it in the arcades back in the days
@jambobbyb1244 жыл бұрын
This was my favourite series on the master system!!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
It was really good
@danikOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Great work! I wish all your footage was 60fps, though
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
I thought most of it was? I'll check my settings. Thanks
@danikOfficial4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries if you capture at 60, maybe you should check emulation performance? Dragon's trap on the master system sure is much more fluid in reality, for example
@hdofu Жыл бұрын
Also I thought Returns Remix was out on steam by the time this would have been made which is about a different a game as Adventure Island is from Adventure Island II with different stages, Tanya being playable new bosses, no octopus boss, and asside from some other major complications coming out recently Monster World IV got a remake similar to Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap in the form of Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World.
@RolasRook3 жыл бұрын
Discovered it through the games featured on the Genesis Mini. Never heard of the series before! The biggest gripe I have held with the series are that the endings have felt so abrupt. Bought the remake you mentioned being on sale through Steam and that one I expect to be the same give its arcade nature. But even Monster Boy, the most recent, had that kinda letdown for plot.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
That's the way a lot of the arcade games were at the time, short abrupt endings. Unless you are referring to some of the home releases?
@atrain8183 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. On the arcade version, the letters that you collect to earn an extra guy are ESC for Escape. I believe it is sega in the master system version. Which is really a great port
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@atrain8183 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries yep. U collect "E" then "S" then "C" then a small little icon that looks like tom-tom (for the extra guy). In a wierd twist, say if u collect the E S & C, then you die. The next player that starts a game. Starts with the doll icon and gets an extra life one level one. For that reason, when attempting a record high score (like at galloping ghost arcade) the cabinet is supposed to be powered off and back on
@atrain8183 жыл бұрын
Btw, this is a very difficult game to complete. I have completed gun.smoke, which I consider ridiculous. Wonderboy is probably worse. Reason being, knowing the doll locations. You have to find all the dolls to get to the final level. Some of the dolls are are actually hidden in the fires