Which Version of Wonder Boy Did I Rank No.1?

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  • @JustJamie1983
    @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому +3

    More Arcade Port Rankings Here: ua-cam.com/play/PLJVdlhzi-kR9pLkunb1GD7Orc8zLw8VrH.html
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  • @DenisExgardian
    @DenisExgardian 2 дні тому +21

    I have very fond memories with the Master system version.

  • @DirkDierickx
    @DirkDierickx День тому +3

    would have been surprised if anything else than the sms version got first place, it's pretty much arcade perfect.
    just love the wonderboy series of games, monsterland and monsterworld are at the top of my list of favourite games on the sms & md.

  • @LeShark75
    @LeShark75 День тому +2

    Brilliant, my all time favourite platform game since I saw it on holiday in Spain back in 1986. This is the game that had me begging my parents for a SMS. When I got it for Christmas along with OutRun and Afterburner I was blown away. These days I get my fix of all things Wonder Boy via my Astro City Arcade Machine and the Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection on my PS5 and Nintendo Switch.

  • @leestevenson1236
    @leestevenson1236 День тому +2

    The Gameboy version is brilliant.

  • @yesthatdash
    @yesthatdash День тому +3

    Been subscribed for a bit,but wanted to hop in and say I love what you are doing here.Please keep it up.Appreciate you. ☺️👍

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому +2

      Awww, thank you very much. I was planning to end this series at the start of the new year but because it is so popular and I keep getting requests come in every day. I will likely continue it for some time now.

  • @brucemckinlay9739
    @brucemckinlay9739 День тому +2

    I played the SMS version a lot as a kid but never managed to completely finish it. I could play through the whole game getting all the Doll Bonuses in every level but never got past that damn 10-2 cloud jumping level. It just went on forever iirc.

  • @OldAussieAds
    @OldAussieAds 16 годин тому +1

    I'm a Sega guy. I owed the Master System as a kid. But the NES Adventure Island looks like it has some advantages including the larger spites of the eggs, snails and octopuses.

  • @petes1721
    @petes1721 12 годин тому +1

    This is one of my favourite games of all time. Memories of standing around the arcade cab around and yes absolutely caning the Hit Squad C64 cassette. I’d forgot how good a version it was, it has to be the best platformer on the system. I would be interested to see a world record attempt of the arcade (not by you though don’t worry lol)

  • @BURRITO44
    @BURRITO44 День тому +3

    I bought the Sega Master System just to have this game !!

  • @Holammer
    @Holammer 2 дні тому +2

    The Master System hardware is very similar to the System 1 arcade, so no wonder the port looks so good.

  • @ootwii
    @ootwii День тому +1

    i still own the new version n bought winder boy on the virtual console on the wii..merry christmas . happy new year.

  • @MonsterWorldRPG
    @MonsterWorldRPG День тому +2

    Hi, youtube suggested your video in my home page. So I take a chance to inform you about my free fan game based on Wonder Boy and Monster World. Many of the character and monsters and gimmicks fromthe first Wonder Boy you showed in your video are featured in the game which take account of material from all the differnt versione and ports of, not only the first WB, but the whole series. I'll be glad if you play it and review the game.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      Sure, that's fine. Drop me an email. Thanks.

  • @KasumiRINA
    @KasumiRINA 23 години тому +1

    The only game in series I finished is Super Adventure Island 2, which is more of a sidescroller RPG, I need to go through Monster World ones, especially 4, which is basically Shantae but green.

  • @kevinchester0533
    @kevinchester0533 2 дні тому +2

    The Master System version transports me back 30 odd years just from heading that music. My friend would always play this or Double Dragon just before we went to school.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому +1

      Woah. You had time to play games before School?

    • @kevinchester0533
      @kevinchester0533 2 дні тому

      @JustJamie1983 yeah, well primary school we did as we lived pretty close.

  • @josephbradshaw6985
    @josephbradshaw6985 День тому +1

    There are a lot of good ports of this one! Yay.

  • @stunthumb
    @stunthumb День тому +1

    I had the hit-squad version as well... easily one of the best C64 games ever, and the best £2.99 anyone could ever spend.

  • @shuttittuppitt9355
    @shuttittuppitt9355 7 годин тому +1

    The ZX Sprectrum is very interesting (& an example of the game's makers being astoundingly LAZY)! If you look carefully (read = the HUD too), it has 6 colors. Yellow, purple, red, green, light blue for the environment & the characters (usually green), & black (for the background). Despite the presence of 6 different colors (sometimes _all_ at the same time), the lazily _limited_ the environments & characters to ONE color (2 if you count the black). _That_ was just refusing to use _all_ of the colors where they were needed the _,most!_

  • @TromaDogg
    @TromaDogg День тому +1

    I like Adventure Island on the NES most. Sure, it has the changed character and music, but what's important to me mostly is how it 'feels' compared to the arcade game, and it's the closest of all the ports in terms of enemy placement and stage designs...even the Master System version that most people love messes about with the stage designs and outright changes some completely later on, as well as the order they appear in. So Adventure Island is actually a more authentic version of the Wonder Boy arcade game than any of the actual 'official' Wonder Boy ports in my opinion. I'm glad you included it on your list anyway.

  • @TheKiman2
    @TheKiman2 День тому +2

    NES version was "Takahashi Meijin's Bouken Jima" or "Pro (gamer) Takahashi's Adventure Island" with literal translation. Takahashi was Hudson's game pro, hugely popular among all the Famicom playing kids (tho interesting story - he later came out saying he was just a regular Hudson employee that was thrust into the space as the company's marketing campaign which exploded, but he was never good at games). I think the NES version is better than the Sega original and the music is better too as it break the monotony of the same music playing over and over across all stages in the original. Hudson also licensed Sega's Wonder Boy in Monster World, swapped out the character sprites and released it as Bikkuriman World on PC Engine to big sales as it was one of the few launch titles.

  • @Heaven-dy9lj
    @Heaven-dy9lj День тому +1

    Wonderboy's music is second only to Zorro, for inducing insanity.

  • @prallo_1
    @prallo_1 День тому +1

    Wonderboy with the Scorpion Engine is pretty good too

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому +1

      Yeah, played the Amiga port. It is pretty cool.

  • @shibbymiyah6614
    @shibbymiyah6614 2 дні тому +2

    I remember this game on c64 an̈d we just called it Wonderboy

  • @gdawwg1125
    @gdawwg1125 День тому +1

    I used to be able to ace this game on arcade

  • @ronm6585
    @ronm6585 День тому +1

    Thanks Jamie. I am fond of the NES version.

  • @BURRITO44
    @BURRITO44 День тому +2

    Great video and game !! How could the publisher release the Amstrad version ??? It was just awful !!

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      Because sadly. Those ruthless money grabbers knew kids would buy them.

  • @ehgatu
    @ehgatu День тому +1

    Game Gear version cos it simplifier the gameplay, to run you dont push Throw button, you push Up-Right, this is a must for people with fat fingers.

  • @ncf1
    @ncf1 2 дні тому +2

    Totally agree with your order. I too had and cherished the C64 version (and boy was it a struggle finding a copy of it back then), but when playing the Master System version later on could see it was the superior port, but wasnt unhappy we had the C64 port as it was.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому +1

      I think the C64 had a near perfect port, the 64 could do it every now and then.

    • @AmigaOmega
      @AmigaOmega 2 дні тому +1

      @@JustJamie1983 For sure it was better than the first attempt (Equalizer or Toddler)

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому

      @AmigaOmega haha. Equaliser. That was wierd.

  • @MarkRyanSchulz
    @MarkRyanSchulz 2 дні тому +1

    I had this on my Master System 2, and was a lot of fun back in the day. Definitely liked the WB in Monster Land port as well. Two of the handful of titles that did actually provide a "near-arcade experience," unlike something like Michael Jackson's Moonwalker which really disappointed me.

  • @werdna_sir
    @werdna_sir 2 дні тому +1

    Wow the SG1000 sprite is terrifying.

  • @ShamoaKrasieski-xm4ze
    @ShamoaKrasieski-xm4ze День тому +1

    Looked up the Game Gear cover art. You weren't kidding about it being sinister.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      Haha. I don't lie about something this serious.

  • @markdillon5494
    @markdillon5494 2 дні тому +1

    Do you know what? Even though the trusty old C64 rarely if ever gets the number 1 spot for any conversions its still the machine I think of with most fondness. That's nostalgia for you eh? It just holds a special place in my heart and Wonderboy was part of it. I bought it from a flea market stall holder who sold pirated versions of 8 bit games - good times. I even remember the colour of the cassette used to pirate it - it was a cheap green translucent plastic. Amazing the things you remember. That was 39 years ago.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      C64 is my favourite micro so much so I have covered it relentlessly in the past. New hardware, new games etc. But when it comes to it. My favourite isn't always the best. Here you go. One example here for a new C64 Case install:
      ua-cam.com/video/wV11hjW7bZo/v-deo.html

  • @Fattydeposit
    @Fattydeposit День тому +1

    Big fan of the OG Wonderboy here. I think it holds up better than Super Mario Bros purely because I can whack on the arcade version or the SMS port today and enjoy it a tonne. I'm also a fan of Hudsonsoft but consider NES Adventure Island to be somewhat of a poor bootleg experience compared to the SMS arcade port. Special shout out to New Adventure Island on the PC Engine, which is a beautiful reimagining of the concept.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      I personally love Wonder Boy Returns. Did you play it?

  • @matp8493
    @matp8493 День тому +1

    I was terrible at this game in 1987 and nothing has changed in 2024

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому +1

      Haha, it's certainly requires a skill.

  • @brasyeah9638
    @brasyeah9638 2 дні тому +1

    Great video for a great game!!! Congratulations!!! Next steps 》》》 OPERATION WOLF, FROGGER, BUGGY BOY, PAC MAN, GREEN BERET, BOMB JACK & more & more...!!!

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому +1

      Haha, too many requested. I am working through them lol

  • @chrisb4350
    @chrisb4350 День тому +1

    Master System even if you don't consider the arcade elements.

  • @retrovin9269
    @retrovin9269 2 дні тому +1

    Yes my man. Finally wonderboy💪

  • @duckfield2520
    @duckfield2520 2 дні тому +3

    Isn't it a health bar not time?

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому

      Wonder Boy dosent have a health bar in the original game. This is a timer.

    • @duckfield2520
      @duckfield2520 2 дні тому +1

      Ok​@@JustJamie1983

    • @newginty
      @newginty День тому +2

      You have to collect the fruits to keep the "Vitality" bar full while travelling through to the goal. SMS version is the one I grew up with. Great videos

  • @mademedothis424
    @mademedothis424 2 дні тому +1

    So is the not understanding Roman numerals bit a joke or is it genuine? I've heard "IV", as in "intravenous" for 4 a couple of times in these videos and at this point I just have to ask.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому

      Seemed pretty fancy to have roman numerals. Much like horror films did and still do.

  • @shoveitman2662
    @shoveitman2662 2 дні тому +1

    Master System was the one i had. Totally agree the best of the lot. Wonder why Amiga or ST never got a port? Game seems perfect for 16 bit power.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому +1

      Amiga and ST and versions but they were sequels. No idea why they didn't get original ports.

  • @michaeldemers2716
    @michaeldemers2716 День тому +1

    I like the Gamecube version but you need a Free Loader to play it on real hardware. It's Japanese only.

  • @DoctorStagger
    @DoctorStagger 2 дні тому +1

    GOOOOO WONDERBOY!!!! JUMP AND THROW THE HATCHETS!!!!!!

  • @Dimahoo1973
    @Dimahoo1973 День тому +1

    Don't forget to check out the Equalizer on the C64. Its a rip off, but hey its fun.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  23 години тому +1

      Yup. Played it. It's not bad.

    • @Dimahoo1973
      @Dimahoo1973 18 годин тому +1

      @@JustJamie1983 Was a great budget game when it came out. And looked better then the c64 version in some ways.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  18 годин тому

      @Dimahoo1973 100%

  • @robsmall6466
    @robsmall6466 День тому +1

    Wonder Boy on Amstrad is rare in that it actually takes the C64 sprites and drops them into an Amstrad game. It's not the best and the music becomes very annoying. There was a much better homebrew in development but that has been paused for now

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      Hopefully. CPC users will get a better release.

  • @CL-Filmz
    @CL-Filmz День тому +1

    I wanted to put a request for bad dudes vs dragon ninja comparison video, if you haven't done so already

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      Hey there, i have such a huge backlog lol
      It is coming at some point.

  • @jasona8396
    @jasona8396 2 дні тому +2

    No way is the composite version better than the NES. By a fair margin at that in my opinion.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому

      Awesome. Thanks for your feedback.

    • @ru55ells
      @ru55ells День тому

      composite version? whats that?

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      It means that most of these systems covered had composite output. No idea why this person expressed it like this..

    • @ru55ells
      @ru55ells День тому +1

      @@JustJamie1983 hmmm I'd say half and half fella
      RF output/other
      Amstrad CPC464
      ZX Spectrum
      Sega SG-1000
      Sega Game Gear
      composite video
      Commodore 64
      MSX1 models
      NES
      Sega Master System
      I can make no sense of it bruv

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      Haha

  • @ncf1
    @ncf1 2 дні тому +2

    Thats not Wonderboy, that's Eric Cartman in the Spectrum version! :D

  • @GangstaSpanksta
    @GangstaSpanksta 2 дні тому +1

    No Amiga Port?

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому

      Only had sequels on Amiga and ST. The Amiga release from a few years back cannot qualify as it is an after market game.

  • @melchiah5368
    @melchiah5368 День тому +1

    Had this on the Game Gear, a total joy to play.
    Amstrad version was lazy and abysmal. Did they ever complete the remake that was announced a couple of years back? 🤔

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому +1

      For Amstrad?

    • @melchiah5368
      @melchiah5368 День тому

      @JustJamie1983 Yeah, Amstrad. There's a few vids for it here on UA-cam.

    • @robsmall6466
      @robsmall6466 День тому +1

      Development has been suspended for a while now. It may restart at some point

  • @BroadcastingCN
    @BroadcastingCN День тому +1

    Ah yes, the caveman type game
    I used to play this in those 999 in 1 console, good times
    Anyway, ZX Spectrum one looks…pretty weird? It's not bad or at least not the worst, it's just weird
    This is pretty predictable to know who's at the top if it's Sega's property, but good list

  • @GCSoundArtifacts
    @GCSoundArtifacts 2 дні тому +1

    I'd change the 3rd and 4th places positions (sorry, the sprite of Wonder Boy in C64 is uglier than Takahashi Meijin in Adventure Island) and include the PC Engine's New Adventure Island as a contender for the 1st place, even with its liberties. Anyway, I agree with most of what you've shown here.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому +1

      The PC Engine game is just far too different. But I understand.

  • @Spectator247
    @Spectator247 2 дні тому +1

    Everyones yanked their joystick at some point in their lives 😬

  • @lunarvvolf9606
    @lunarvvolf9606 День тому +1

    Even though I had the turbografx "New Adventure Island" I am glad it didn't make an appearance here as I have a controversial take on games like this being too cutesy for my liking same with dare I say this without other turbografx fans accusing me of heresy I never truly liked the "Bonk" games for same reason. There are just some games despite their popularity I seem to loathe. Only reason I got it was because it came as a bundle of games.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому +1

      As you know. A very strange history with versions and names etc.

    • @lunarvvolf9606
      @lunarvvolf9606 День тому +1

      @@JustJamie1983 yeup and the sequel for the pcengine isn't New Adventure Island 2 or Wonder boy 2 its called Dragons Curse. There was a third game in the series for the TG-16 as a cd title which finally used "wonderboy" in its name Wonder Boy ||| Monster Lair. I eluded to Nintendo a few times but they're the main reason for the naming being all over the place with this particular series. Still to this day developers fear Nintendo's wrath. I haven't bought another nintendo product since the wii and Nintendo's closure of that system's virtual console rendering my purchases on it to nothing so yeah I am very much boycotting them. They do developers and their own consumers dirty. Its why I own a TG-16 mini they cannot take that away from me. I hope a fate awaits Nintendo far worse than Sega's exit from the console market.

  • @blvk3
    @blvk3 День тому +2

    c64 version over the nes one? what have you been smoking?
    if you rule the c64 one out, the tope 4 are basically identical apart from the nes sprites

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      Retro gaming has much more to offer than just Nintendo 😉

    • @blvk3
      @blvk3 День тому +1

      @JustJamie1983 I have no attachment with Nintendo what so ever. But from what I could see on your video. There is no way a c64 port has anything over the nes port

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому

      @blvk3 I see. Well. Thanks for your feedback. Merry Christmas.

  • @ninjaalex-yf5io
    @ninjaalex-yf5io День тому +2

    I don't understand why you went with this crappy Amstrad version when the 2020 remake is vastly superior to all 8bits releases, showing once again that the CPC rules the 8bits world.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  День тому +4

      Because that's not the point of the video. I mention in most that NO after market releases.

    • @robsmall6466
      @robsmall6466 День тому

      Remake hasn't been finished as of yet unfortunately

  • @shaunsmith3427
    @shaunsmith3427 День тому +1

    sega retron what's on his head?.....a cabbage 😂😂

  • @dlads79
    @dlads79 2 дні тому +1

    I had the Speccy version, played the master system one in my mates, we played it literally all night.
    C64 wonder boys been on the beds man 😂
    Boss list mate.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому +1

      Haha thanks

    • @dlads79
      @dlads79 2 дні тому

      @JustJamie1983 just trying to think of a game that deserves a list but it's difficult finding one I know that could have been better on home versions Vs the arcade or what was good on Speccy or Atari Vs anything else.
      Turrican 2 on Atari STe was better than the Amiga but wasn't on arcade.
      What about enduro racer? I actually liked the master system version of that, totally different but was actually better than the arcade.

    • @dlads79
      @dlads79 2 дні тому +1

      @JustJamie1983 maybe......
      Ikari warriors
      Shadow warriors
      Enduro racer
      Super hang on
      Le mans 24 hour
      Green beret
      Cabal

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 дні тому

      @dlads79 thanks

  • @Phoenix2312
    @Phoenix2312 День тому +1

    @JustJamie1983 HOLY CRAP! I Have NEVER been embarrassed to have been a CPC Owner UNTIL NOW!!! That was F**KING AWFUL! Glad I never had that one!