The Making of Wonder Boy / Monster World

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Wonder Boy, a series of excellent games closely linked to SEGA, although in reality they were the productions of a small independent company called Westone. This episode will tell the story of the small start up company and their ever changing series; Wonder Boy / Monster World.
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Narration by Steven Kelly
/ stevenmkelly
Brazilian Portuguese subtitles by Helton Carvalho
//Music and SourcesSome of the tracks are from the excellent game Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. For the complete track-listing with time-codes skip to the end of the videoSources used for this video are also listed there.
//Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Monster World
00:59 Wonder Boy
04:20 Wonder Boy in Monsterland
07:05 Wonder Boy III Monster Lair
08:18 Wonder Boy III The Dragon's Trap
13:01 Wonder Boy in Monster World
19:31 Monster World IV
27:18 Goodnight Monster World

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@strafefox 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the re-upload! I had to make a tiny quick fix. 😅

@TheAppleCap 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your excellent work

@SRC267 2 жыл бұрын

Super excellent!

@grongy6122 2 жыл бұрын

That's okay, I can watch it the second time :)

@Manmade023 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video mate.i virtual hug u mate 🥲

@SylverstoneKhandr 2 жыл бұрын

Thought I was seeing double!

@astrumespanol 2 жыл бұрын

I'll watch it again!

@robertjohansson9853 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best and most underated channels

@bbuggediffy 2 жыл бұрын

It isn't underrated.

@Ruudos 2 жыл бұрын

Not anymore I think but it used to be for far too long.

@KazeSenshi2929 2 жыл бұрын

Given the video quality and the number of followers compared with the number of views, I guess that the main culprit would be the KZfaq Algorithm.

@teletuby5338 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but they dont make enough videos, I'd say that is why.

@Hustslt 2 жыл бұрын

200% true

@skins4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

Lol Asha's little butt wiggle when opening chests is one of my favorite things in the entire series :)

@skins4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

Thank god they switched to an RPG inspired theme as that is why I absolutely love the series to this day. Wonderboy 3 and Monster World 4 are my favorite entries in the series.

@MarquisDeSang 2 жыл бұрын

Try Aggelos on Switch/PS4, it is the best Wonderboy homage game ever made.

@skins4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarquisDeSang I have heard great things about it. Will definitely have to try it sometime.

@foxred1007 2 жыл бұрын

@@skins4thewin Ever played monster boy and the cursed kingdom?

@skins4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

@@foxred1007 Of course :) Bought it at launch. For me it was just ok. Wasn't as good as previous games imo. Dunno why, it lacked something for me

@gregconway3942 2 жыл бұрын

@@skins4thewin he isn't lying about Aggelos

@netogermano4483 2 жыл бұрын

As a Brazilian I'm so happy that you talked about Turma da Monica version. Actually was my first contact with the Wonder Boy series. That's why I love this channel so much. All the care about the content being made. Thank you very much! And TecToy was a amazing company here in Brazil. Some people may know Tectoy because they release genesis for decades, but they were a really dedicated company on the 16bit era. They completely translated a lot of Sega games for Portuguese. Games like Fantasy Star for example. FS has a immense language barrier if you don't know English, but they completely translated. There's so many great stories about Tectoy, like they foolish Capcom with the Master System version of Street fighter or of course the Zeebo.

@combeechan 2 жыл бұрын

Growing up with NES, only ever knew of Adventure Island. Hadn't heard about this franchise outside of that! Thank you for bringing light to these gems, will definitely seek them out. And, as always, masterfully presented video. Thank you, Strafefox!

@mechanicalpants 2 жыл бұрын

Original arcade Wonderboy (1986) is my favourite and it's a beautiful and epic game and a true classic!

@dimitreze 2 жыл бұрын

6:15 suddenly I get where have I seen this game before! in Brazil, we had an amazing Sega distributor called Tec Toy among other amazing things, they did a new skin of this game (like Nintendo switched Oki Doki character for Mario characters) for a popular comic book character called Mônica at the time, we simply couldn't believe a brazilian character had her own game!

@dimitreze 2 жыл бұрын

oh, you addressed this haha thanks

@GoldenJLR 2 жыл бұрын

Re-uploaded so I have to comment again. The Mas System still selling in Brazil. I got my around 2003 that came with Wonder Boy (and others 73 games) and was one my favorite. I rediscovered the series thanks to dragon's trap remake and now the Wonder Boy games are one of my favorites franchises and so glad that it's alive again. This is an amazing video as always!!

@GotNextVideo 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work, here. Very well researched and full of interesting details that I, even as a hardcore fan, hadn't known or thought much about. It makes me happy to see Wonder Boy have such a renaissance, after being ignored and underrated for many years. Even the older games get their due in a way they never did in the past.

@Schnyger 2 жыл бұрын

This series meant a lot to me growing up. Only knew of it because my family bought my cousin's Master System after he got a Genesis, and he happened to Wonder Boy 1 and 3 for that system. Once we eventually got a Genesis, I made sure to snatch up Monster Boy in Monster World. That game really perfected the original formula, and I still regularly think of some of the musical tracks from it. Thanks for making this.

@TheBeird 2 жыл бұрын

I had The Dragon’s Trap as a kid for the Master System. Was happy to rediscover it for the Switch many years later, and finish what kid me couldn’t. And then a year after that, Monster Boy came out and was even better! Great video as always guys. Some of the best stuff on KZfaq 👌

@donchimpson4934 2 жыл бұрын

This series is sublime. Every entry is must see viewing. I hope the film makers feel a deep sense of personal satisfaction from their work.

@four-play 2 жыл бұрын

I was always a massive fan of the Wonder Boy series and owned all the games released in Australia. Seeing the history presented like this is a treat.

@shounenfury 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that after all these years, this channel with it's ambitious presentation and succinct, well researched information is sitting under 2K subs is proof that life ain't fair and hard work doesn't always pay off : ( maybe someday it will

@strafefox 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Luckily I have a little more than 2k subs these days ;) But don't worry I'm already very satisfied with the amount of subs I have. I only upload a new video once every 3 months and sometimes they are catered towards a niche audience like this video for example, So it's only natural that it took me a longer time to pass the 100k.

@shounenfury 2 жыл бұрын

@@strafefox whoops typo, yeah it's good you have more than THAT sheesh. So long as you're motivated and enabled to make more videos yourself and others enjoy, I guess that's all that matters. But I still thibk there have to be more people than this who'd appreciate these vids given the popularity of similar channels such as Ahoy. But I guess It's easy to forget just how enormous 200K is in the wake of these "Big" 1 Mil plus gaming channels. You've done so well for yourself regardless.

@unstoppableExodia 2 жыл бұрын

Another triumph of a video from this channel. Love to see it. The original wonderboy game was something I played on master system. I played in the early nineties as a little kid and while the game itself was ok it was no super Mario bros and SMB was what I wanted to play so the wonderboy games I had (also had wonderboy in monster world) didn’t have a fair chance with me. I appreciate the info about Westone’s business relationship with Hudson and the explanation why adventure island and wonderboy are so similar. I actually liked the adventure island games more than the wonderboy games 🥲 But having watched this video I have a lot more respect for Weatone and their wonderboy/monster world games.

@barryschalkwijk9388 5 ай бұрын

wonderboy3 on the SMS was better than mario and zelda combined.

@riggles 2 жыл бұрын

Monster Boy is such an amazing game, music by legends like Yuzo Koshiro and Michiru Yamane, the ending music of this video is from that game.

@kickheavy8982 2 жыл бұрын

Maaaaan...the way my eyes lit up when I saw this notification! As a motion designer myself, this channel is hands down my favorite channel on youtube already but the fact that you're covering one of my favorite childhood games this time is just putting me on gratitude overload. The fond memories I have playing this game are worth more than any dollar amount. This game was fun, graphically gorgeous, charming with great controls and gameplay. A very special game indeed. Thanks for all the effort you put into these from the research all the way down to the actual execution.

@GameplayandTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work as always! I love how this was effectively a retrospective on the entire Wonder Boy series. I really, *REALLY* need to finish Monster World III and IV. They seem like great games.

@strafefox 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wonder Boy in Monster World (Monster World III) is really accessible. It's actually one of my all-time favorites and also one of the reasons why I bought a SEGA console; There was a random screenshot of the game in a Mega-Drive brochure, although I didn't know what the game was called it reminded me of The Maze of Galious for the MSX.

@andrek86 2 жыл бұрын

We have been waiting for quite a while. Super stoked to see a strafefox notification

@remoteconsole 2 жыл бұрын

As always, thank you for your amazing work ! Wonder Boy Collection is coming on Switch, I’m really happy about it :)

@strafefox 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and yeah I'm also looking forward to the new Wonder Boy Collection :)

@simoxyz8630 2 жыл бұрын

The day we get a new strafefox video is a good day to be alive!! 🔥🔥🔥

@01DOGG01 2 жыл бұрын

OMG. This was my favourite game/s on the SMS. And now I learn that there were more versions of them. Superb documentary.

@thrillhouse_vanhouten 2 жыл бұрын

You make the fractured chronology of this series make some internally consistent kind of sense. Absolutely masterful work, telling this series' story in an engaging & interesting way, and with killer presentation, as always.

@ryuichinishizawa6317 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful video on the history of Wonder Boy / Monster World. I have never seen such a beautifully edited video about the history of the game with such beautiful visuals and presentation. I think it is a wonderful piece of work. I love the large 3D tree behind Asha. Also, the animation of the palette commentary is cool. Thanks and kudos to all the staff involved in the production of this video. I am very happy. Thank you so much!

@Ishida1694 2 жыл бұрын

Song at 28:48 is "Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - TruffleRoom" if anyone else is collecting the music from this episode! The editor accidentally missed it in the listing towards the end of the video! I got your back, Strafefox! :D

@skins4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

It still bugs me that Monster World 4 was the only Wonderboy game unreleased in the states & I'll never understand why. It's one of the most fun & gorgeous looking games on the Megadrive & would have been an instant classic on the Genesis. It is the very best game in the series imo.

@brazilmugenteam 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing work you did here! As a brazilian and a Master System / Mega Drive owner back then, Wonderboy is one of my favorite games and seeing it on this video brings back many good memories :)

@LeShark75 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video. Wonder Boy & Wonder Boy In Monster Land Arcade/SMS will always be my number one platform game's of all time. Thank Christ I grew up through the mid to late 80's, good times.

@yohanntoutain2682 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder Boy III The Dragon's Trap, my favorite and best game ever on the Master System in my opinion. Thank you for the new episode!

@rasputinsbeard3899 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny....only two days ago I was talking to a friend about how many hours I had sunk into Wonderboy III : The Dragon's Trap as a teenager, and now this comes out...perfect timing.

@geraq0 2 жыл бұрын

I used to wonder as a kid why Adventure Island was also called Wonder Boy. It is amazing to see the work of such talented and passionate people, and that goes both to Westone and to you to make these documentaries. Fantastic work as always.

@therealseanw.stewart2071 2 жыл бұрын

This is a wonderful video about a game series I have no familiarity with whatsoever. The games look pretty cool though, and I'd love to give them a try someday.

@CLSharpman5000 2 жыл бұрын

Never got to experience these games as a child, but as a teenager I fell in love with the Wii port of Wonder Boy in Monster World, then later played the Dragon's Trap. Was beyond stoked when I found out they were makin' a remake of Dragon's Trap.

@nicolasbonte4758 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are insane !

@skins4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

I would REALLY love to hear why we never got Monster World 4 outside of Japan. Such an amazing game & most of the world didn't get to experience it til recently, and it's a damn shame. The game deserved better.

@hikmori7 2 жыл бұрын

Very well documented video! Wonder Boy is now one of my favourite game series. Since I'm lived in Southern Asia where NES bootlegs had been commonly sold back then, Adventure Island is what got me into Wonder Boy. However it wasn't until 2018 that I start to become a fan because of interesting business pattern Westone had gone throught and small yet dedicated fanbase to share sheer amount of appreciations to it despite its then-dormant status in gaming scene. Any Adventure Island, metroidvania and even Shantae fans should look this up!

@musicplaylist6353 2 жыл бұрын

I am obsessed with the content on your channel after hearing it being talked about in another KZfaq video. Please keep uploading forever 🙂

@ErnoSallinen 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a big fan of this game series, but I am a huge fan of your work. You absolutely kill it every single time. Excellent work.

@overkill1473 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. I absolutely adore Wonder Boy 1. Such an iconic game.

@NeonIceyy 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute incredible work as always! Creating an entire setting for each game, so much love put into it

@budderk1305 2 жыл бұрын

I could write several paragraphs of praise but that would only take space away from bigger fans of this game series who want to celebrate it, so i am just here to comment for the algorithm to bring this video to more people

@johnbowles5399 2 жыл бұрын

Yet another top quality upload from this channel. Wonder Boy in Monster World is one of my all time favourite Mega Drive games.

@tluniverse 2 жыл бұрын

I loved it when the animated Dungeons & Dragons theme kicked in! Works very well for Wonder Boy.

@Aeoncalcos91 2 жыл бұрын

The Wonder Boy series on Sega Master System were my first experience with video games. The work you did here is amazing! Thank you so much for this.

@FromInfinityTV 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite KZfaq channel on retro gaming 1000%

@Alianger 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. WB3: Dragon's Trap is still my fave, besides Monster Boy which I think managed to capture the magic of the classics while updating the series for a modern audience.

@evertonrodriguesteixeiraca1237 2 жыл бұрын

Such an incredible work, congratulations!

@Stormy2142 2 жыл бұрын

I can't get over how cute the art looks in this series

@yerry_verse 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is a gem... so sad that those wonderful videos don't get more promotion...

@Aranesque 2 жыл бұрын

The Wonderboy titles in the Mega Drive will always have a special place in my heart. I managed to play them as a kid, but my English wasn't any good at the time (I'm from Argentina). Later when I was on my 20s I was able to fully enjoy them, and to this day I consider them some of the best games on that console. Funny enough, I'm quite fond of the original 4 titles of Adventure Island as well, with III being my favorite Famicom game ever. Master Higgins, Asha or Shion are some of my favorite videogame protagonists 😁

@Bludvarg 2 жыл бұрын

Well now, looks like Mecha Dragon is another secret Godzilla character cameo. That's straight-up Gigan right there. This series has been on my backburner for a while now, but I think you moved it up a few notches.

@HaydenTheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Love the presentation as usual! It's always so exciting seeing videos that feel like full productions with thought and effort put into the visuals. You're one of the best of the best!

@punchabunchabuttons 2 жыл бұрын

Every single one of your videos are special. The quality each contains is uncanny.

@l2084 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not a series I’m familiar with but It’s always a pleasure to watch your very sophisticated vidéos.

@voodooblowtorch7265 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos so much. I've always been curious about the relationship between Wonderboy and the Adventure Island games so I'm glad I finally got to hear the story like this. Fantastic work!

@14nafster Жыл бұрын

Why did I not get this video on my feed 😭😭 can’t believe I’m only watching this 3 months later. Huge fan of your work StrafeFox, keep it up :)

@strafefox Жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's great to hear. and new videos are on the way :)

@LowellLucasJr. 2 жыл бұрын

Such gorgeous music wonderboy had, ive truly missed them! Thank you for covering such a gem with so much detail!

@skins4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for making this on one of my favorite game series ever.

@chrisr529 2 жыл бұрын

This was amazing ! Thank all who worked on it .

@PerfectStrom 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love all of the content produced by the channel, the perfect mix of entertainment in presentation, and quality of information.

@RewindArcade 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work on this! I knew about Wonder Boy’s history, but its Monster World spin-off series has always been a blind spot for me. Thanks for putting this video together, you did great work and I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish!

@TheDarklugia123 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for metioning Brazil's Turma da Monica! This game made part of my childhood, it was very pleasing to remember it

@StiffAftermath 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic production, my dude! Really enjoyed it! This is top-tier, as usual :)

@Cab895 2 жыл бұрын

Been here since 5k subs, still hands down one of the most underrated channels on youtube

@SSTrunks666 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos I've watched in a long while. So much care and detail into every second of this video. Amazing job!

@superdeionbro8163 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this video the first time and it was a marvelous adventure; I'd be honored to watch it again!

@thankyou329 2 жыл бұрын

Love the editing, transitions and pacing. Keep up the excellent work, strafe!

@solidboko 2 жыл бұрын

As always, it was brilliant ! Thank you so much for your work :)

@Dnobagav49 2 жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate the attention to detail in each one of your videos... I feel like I learn more about these games, even the ones that I have prior experience with. Keep up the great content grind!!!

@pablozambrano16 2 жыл бұрын

top tier quality as always. You never disappoint

@ShinobiWan1 2 жыл бұрын

Another great one, another trip down memory lane. Love to learn all these behind the scenes stuff.

@SorbetAuxFramboises 2 жыл бұрын

Marvelous video, as always!

@axelvoss9653 2 жыл бұрын

This was a lovely trip through Monster World, and very informative! Big ups for all the model work; fantastic touch!

@ShinuRealArts 2 жыл бұрын

A great episode, as usual and as expected!

@Kaido_928 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderboy in monsterland is a happy childhood memory of mine. The local snackbar in a our small village had the arcade cabinet for a while.

@jatekforditok 2 жыл бұрын

Not just an awesome video as always but an appetizer for a game series I've never played before. Thank you

@Derevirn 2 жыл бұрын

Your production quality is absolutely insane, congratulations!

@segamon 2 жыл бұрын

As usual, this is such a wonderful documentary-style video. Keep up the great work and awesome presentation! 😊

@-DRS- 2 жыл бұрын

My dream episode, awsome work thank you very much !!

@m.burdelis 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome as usual! Great work!!!

@FakeItemBoxLetsPlays 2 жыл бұрын

This is a really great video. I have your videos in the background listening to it when I try making pixel art or practice game making.

@Pan_Z 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, 2 uploads in one day! Seriously though, good video. Your editing & research are top notch.

@devmiles 2 жыл бұрын

Another gem of an episode! Absolutely enjoyed it! The world needs content like this, that’s what we live for 🕹

@chrisgeorgiou 2 жыл бұрын

Great research, great narration, great production value. A nostalgic joy for the old(school) ones and an informative source for the young ones. Well done as always!

@baardbi 2 жыл бұрын

This video is so amazing. I've seen it 5 times. I have always loved the Wonder Boy series, so this was super interesting.

@Oysterblade84 2 жыл бұрын

Just watched this now. This is amazing! Grew up with Wonderboy on the Master System so was glad to discover the other games in the series. Thank you for such a beautiful and well made video, the production levels on here are the best i've seen.

@Venoix 2 жыл бұрын

Yet another well put together video. Thank you for highlighting the history and development cycles of some of the game series beloved by many children of the 90s.

@ryanmoore8003 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful little documentary. I was a Nes kid growing up but my cousin had a master system with Dragons Trap and man when i played that for the first time i could not believe it and was maybe the first time in my life i ever felt envy. What a game, what a series and to hear of the companies passion to make these games special was wonderful.

@chrisjohnson9542 Жыл бұрын

I was really blown away by the editing of this video and how well everything flowed together. I remember stumbling across these games in a sega emulator a long time ago and played several of them. I was so confused by the varied titles though. Thanks for putting some context to an old memory.

@dennj 2 жыл бұрын

Going to be a great weekend when splash wave release a video. Seriously you guys are like the only ones who go into such detail even the small ones and it so amazing

@mulliganxable 2 жыл бұрын

This was wonderful! Thank you!

@jaycenteno8385 2 жыл бұрын

A topic so good, I didnt mind watching it again! :D

@scottevensen2615 Жыл бұрын

Great vid! Love the format, flow, and narration! I remember playing Adventure Island as a kid and then missed everything until Cursed Kingdom came out. Having enjoyed that game immensely I need to go back and play through the others which this video really helped piece together. Thank you!

@javelin6831 2 жыл бұрын

The channel is awesome and never fails to put me at ease after a long day at work. Thanks for being here, man.

@WonderSparkPuppets1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video.

@WaluigiDog 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, as always. Glad the history of Wonder Boy/Monster World has gotten the love and attention it deserves.

@superscrub9 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love your series!

@SalaDeVideoGame 2 жыл бұрын

As always, such a beautiful video. Your content is amazing, there is nothing on the internet that can match your quality. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to watch your videos. :)