The Making of Wonder Boy / Monster World
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- 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
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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 - Ігри
![Every Wonder Boy Game [Reviewed]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/_j--Nb_HAPA/mqdefault.jpg)
One of the best and most underated channels
It isn't underrated.
Not anymore I think but it used to be for far too long.
Given the video quality and the number of followers compared with the number of views, I guess that the main culprit would be the UA-cam Algorithm.
Yes but they dont make enough videos, I'd say that is why.
200% true
I'll watch it again!
Sorry for the re-upload! I had to make a tiny quick fix. 😅
Thank you for your excellent work
Super excellent!
That's okay, I can watch it the second time :)
Wonderful video mate.i virtual hug u mate 🥲
Thought I was seeing double!
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.
Lol Asha's little butt wiggle when opening chests is one of my favorite things in the entire series :)
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.
Try Aggelos on Switch/PS4, it is the best Wonderboy homage game ever made.
@@MarquisDeSang I have heard great things about it. Will definitely have to try it sometime.
@@skins4thewin Ever played monster boy and the cursed kingdom?
@@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
@@skins4thewin he isn't lying about Aggelos
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!
Original arcade Wonderboy (1986) is my favourite and it's a beautiful and epic game and a true classic!
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!
oh, you addressed this haha
thanks
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.
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.
wonderboy3 on the SMS was better than mario and zelda combined.
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 UA-cam 👌
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
@@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.
As always, thank you for your amazing work ! Wonder Boy Collection is coming on Switch, I’m really happy about it :)
Thanks and yeah I'm also looking forward to the new Wonder Boy Collection :)
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.
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!
We have been waiting for quite a while. Super stoked to see a strafefox notification
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
The day we get a new strafefox video is a good day to be alive!! 🔥🔥🔥
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
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.
Absolute incredible work as always! Creating an entire setting for each game, so much love put into it
I am obsessed with the content on your channel after hearing it being talked about in another UA-cam video. Please keep uploading forever 🙂
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
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.
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.
Fun fact, oddly missing from the video itself: the Westone name is derived from the first characters of the names of company founders, Ryuuichi Nishizawa (Nishi = West) and Michishito Ishizuka (Ishi = Stone).
Your videos are insane !
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!
Been here since 5k subs, still hands down one of the most underrated channels on youtube
OMG. This was my favourite game/s on the SMS. And now I learn that there were more versions of them. Superb documentary.
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
My favorite UA-cam channel on retro gaming 1000%
It’s not a series I’m familiar with but It’s always a pleasure to watch your very sophisticated vidéos.
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.
The artwork is so adoring, it could be a great early 90's anime.
As a brazilian there is no way that I didn't knew Wonder Boy, I purchased the remakes instantly, funny thing is that the owner was expecting to us for make a Mônica mod for the Dragon's Curse Remake since he coudn't do for legal reasons.
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.
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.
Yet another top quality upload from this channel. Wonder Boy in Monster World is one of my all time favourite Mega Drive games.
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 :)
Excellent, bravo!
This channel is a jewel on UA-cam. The best game webdocs of internet. I just knew the MW franchise few years ago playing various games in a relaunching of Mega Drive by TecToy (yes, the same that localizated WonderBoy to brazilian gamers) in 2017. A 30 years celebration of console. Specially MW4 with the charismatic Asha and their blue Peppelogo. Very nostalgic. Thanks for this video! s2
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!
Such an incredible work, congratulations!
First video I've seen from this channel and it covers one of my favourite series of all time.
Wonderboy in Monsterland was the first game I ever finished way back in the arcade and I got to about world 7 in the first Wonderboy game.
I've played every version of the wonderboy games including Monster World IV.
I always felt that the wonderboy series has the potential to become something big like legend of Zelda. I would love to see a 3D version of Wonderboy in the future.
Awesome video.
Another gem of an episode! Absolutely enjoyed it! The world needs content like this, that’s what we live for 🕹
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.
One of my favourite franchises, so it's great to learn about the history of it. Thanks for the video.
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!
I can't get over how cute the art looks in this series
The channel is awesome and never fails to put me at ease after a long day at work. Thanks for being here, man.
Thanks for sharing this. I absolutely adore Wonder Boy 1. Such an iconic game.
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.
I loved it when the animated Dungeons & Dragons theme kicked in! Works very well for Wonder Boy.
Wow, to think Monster World had a lot of really well thought-out lore! This is incredible!
I absolutely love all of the content produced by the channel, the perfect mix of entertainment in presentation, and quality of information.
I loved/love Hudson's Adventure Island for the NES. Amazing music, atmosphere and gameplay. Thank you!
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.
You have the best videos in the game when it comes to style and information.
Not just an awesome video as always but an appetizer for a game series I've never played before. Thank you
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.
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 :)
Thanks! That's great to hear. and new videos are on the way :)
Every single one of your videos are special. The quality each contains is uncanny.
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.
Thank you for metioning Brazil's Turma da Monica! This game made part of my childhood, it was very pleasing to remember it
Such gorgeous music wonderboy had, ive truly missed them! Thank you for covering such a gem with so much detail!
Great video! Thanks for making this on one of my favorite game series ever.
I don't think I ever played one of the games (I was a Nintendo kid) - yet, I still love watching these videos for their impressive quality!👍
This was amazing ! Thank all who worked on it .
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!
Fantastic production, my dude! Really enjoyed it! This is top-tier, as usual :)
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!
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 😁
top tier quality as always. You never disappoint
You've made me want to play Monster World IV, the only wonder boy I haven't played yet. Looks so damn beautiful. Thanks again for this astonishingly well put together video!
I watched this video the first time and it was a marvelous adventure; I'd be honored to watch it again!
A topic so good, I didnt mind watching it again! :D
This was wonderful! Thank you!
As always, it was brilliant ! Thank you so much for your work :)
Your production quality is absolutely insane, congratulations!
I've been a fan since playing MW4 back in 2020 and this video really helped me fully understand the loops and turns of this franchises history. Have played most of them now and enjoyed the Asha remake. A wonderful series
Another great one, another trip down memory lane. Love to learn all these behind the scenes stuff.
I don't look forward to many videos but ever since the Castle of Illusion episode and the clear time and effort put in, I will always grab snacks and just enjoy these videos. Cheers.
My dream episode, awsome work thank you very much !!
I always wanted to know more about Wonder Boy.Thank you so much for the video!
Repeat of my old comment. What was the precise part that changed and what changed?
I only swapped 1 image, I wasn't sure if I could use it without permission.
@@strafefox oh, and which image was it?
great video. love the wonderboy series :) thanks for making thia
Love the editing, transitions and pacing. Keep up the excellent work, strafe!
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!!!
Oh wow, 2 uploads in one day! Seriously though, good video. Your editing & research are top notch.
This was a lovely trip through Monster World, and very informative! Big ups for all the model work; fantastic touch!
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.
Outstanding video as usual! Keep up the fantastic work
Awesome as usual! Great work!!!
This video is so amazing. I've seen it 5 times. I have always loved the Wonder Boy series, so this was super interesting.