Game: Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Genre: Platformer/Shooter
Developer: Alfa System
Publisher: Hudson
System: PC Engine CD-ROM2
Release date: 1989
I'm pretty sure I've told this story a number of times before, but I'm going to share it again just in case my memory is failing me (it certainly wouldn't be the first time): Monster Lair was the game that prompted me to buy the TurboGrafx-16 CD attachment way back when. I'd never played--or even heard of--the arcade original, so that wasn't what attracted me to this platformer-shooter hybrid. No, what attracted me to it was its bright, beautifully drawn graphics--especially its so-cute-they-could-make-you-puke enemies and bosses. There's more to Monster Lair than fetching foes, though; there's also a rockin' Red Book soundtrack and a whole lotta challenging levels (14, to be exact). All that said, I wouldn't buy this game expecting it to become your favorite PC Engine title, but I would expect it to be well worth whatever you pay for it (which, at this point, should be less than $20).
See also: Previous 'Great Gaymathon' posts
Oh. My. Goodness. Those are such cute drawings. I think I'm going to die.
ReplyDeleteI still have $45 to spend yet, too.
Yeah, it's definitely a cute game. Do you have a PC Engine, Gaelach Rose?
ReplyDeleteWell...that might have to wait until after I stop obsessing over Pokemon Black. Which will start the second I get it...dang Amazon...
ReplyDeleteOh, I hear ya, Justin! I'm waiting for my copy of Pokemon Black, too. I guess Amazon must have been inundated with preorders as a result of that $10 credit offer?
ReplyDeleteWhich starter are you planning to use, by the way? I'm thinking of using the little pig, although the lizard-like thingy is tempting, too.
I'm using Tepig, for sure. But...really it's only to see if my assumptions about its evolution are correct. I'm guessing it evolves into something with a name like "Warmhog", since Tepig sounds so much like "tepid". And then...something about blaze or hot or something with another porcine reference.
ReplyDeleteI love the name Tepig, by the way. Of course, what else would you expect from the top-notch localization folks at Nintendo of America?
ReplyDeleteI don't know what Tepig's evolutions are like, to tell you the truth. I've barely read anything about the game since it was first revealed.
I guess we'll both be surprised -- hopefully pleasantly :)