Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap 1989

Released: September 1989
Genres: Platform · Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Wii · Sega Master System/Mark III
Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

In a collection: Wonder Boy: Anniversary Collection

Nintendo PlayStation
Physical: Search on Amazon

Affiliate links: GOG, Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, ININ Games and Amazon

Is it still worth playing?

A remake of the 1989 Master System game, this 2017 platform action adventure had its gameplay reverse engineered from the original code and given hand drawn graphics and rearranged music. A hero cursed into a Lizard-Man journeys across Monster Land to defeat the dragons and return to human form, finding items and clues that open different parts of the world. Defeated enemies give arrows, fireballs and money for new weapons and armor. New animal forms bring abilities: Lizard-Man spits fire, Mouse-Man clings to checkerboard blocks, Piranha-Man swims, Lion-Man slashes upward and Hawk-Man flies. Players who like changing shape to reach new places will still find exploring fresh here.