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Wonder Boy in Monster Land

TitleWonder Boy in Monster Land
First release1987
DevelopersSega, Westone Bit Entertainment
PublisherActivision
PlatformsAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Master System, PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum, ArcadeADB
Genreplatformer
Also known asSuper Wonder Boy
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Master System: 1988-08-01 (NTSC-U), 1988-08-01 (PAL)
Atari ST: 1989-01-01 (PAL)
Commodore 64: 1989-01-01
Amiga: 1989-01-01
Wikidata IDQ864340

Wonder Boy in Monster Land is a 1988 Master System video game developed by Sega R&D2 and released by Sega of America in the USA on August 1, 1988. Wonder Land was quiet and peaceful... until the terrible Meka Dragon took over with his army of evil monsters! Now it's called Monster Land and its people are suffering. Only one person is brave enough to face the evil dragon. That's you, the one they call Wonder Boy! You'll start with nothing more than bare feet and a short sword. Some people will help you... if you knock on the right doors. Fight hard and you'll win gold to buy armor, weapons, and magic! To defeat the Meka Dragon, you must travel through twelve rounds, fighting in the air, at sea, on the ground and underground. If you make it to the dragon's lair, you'll discover the greatest secret of all! That is, if you survive...

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q864340) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (3109,86282) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (91432) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (41894) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (16477,24709) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (wbml) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetwbml
Title at ADBWonder Boy: Monster Land (Japan New Ver., MC-8123, 317-0043)
ManufacturerSega / Westone
Year1987
GenrePlatform / Shooter Scrolling
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Wonder Boy in Monster Land – Flyer
Flyer
Wonder Boy in Monster Land – Marquee
Marquee
Wonder Boy in Monster Land – Title
Title
Wonder Boy in Monster Land – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega / Westone); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:31 UTC · filled here: platform
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Activision · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Activision · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Activision · internal use only.
Sprites (4): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.
Sprites
Master System version · 4 sheets · Wonder Boy in Monster Land on The Spriters Resource ↗ (4 sheets on the site; 4 stored here)
Bock sprite sheet (Master System)
Bock
Characters Master System · 307×184
Rip by Ryan914
#5603 · fetched 2026-10-03 17:27 UTC
Enemies sprite sheet (Master System)
Enemies
Enemies Master System · 192×208
Rip by WBoy77
#129735 · fetched 2026-10-03 17:27 UTC
Stage 01 sprite sheet (Master System)
Stage 01
Backgrounds Master System · 969×384
Rip by shadowman44
#163197 · fetched 2026-10-03 17:27 UTC
Bosses sprite sheet (Master System)
Bosses
Enemies Master System · 296×304
Rip by WBoy77
#129907 · fetched 2026-10-03 17:27 UTC
Sprite sheets are fan rips of copyrighted game graphics (© Sega / Westone), credited to the ripper and linked to their page on the source site; internal use only. “Rip by” is the uploader credit shown on the site. Click a sheet to view it at full size (pixel-exact zoom). More: The Spriters Resource ↗ /
Videos
Amiga 500 Longplay [590] Wonder Boy in Monster Land
World-of-Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 51:13auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
Master System Longplay [013] Wonder Boy in Monster Land (US/EU)
World-of-Longplays · Master System version · longplay · 42:47auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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