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'''''Three Wonders''''' was an unusual coin-op made by [[Capcom]] in 1991. Unusual in that it was composed of three different games among which the player could choose: a [[Puzzle Game]] (''Don't Pull''), a [[Platform Game]] (''Midnight Wanderers: quest for the Chariot'') and a [[Shoot
Since ''Don't Pull'' has no plot to speak of, here's the story behind the world of ''Midnight Wanderers'' and ''Chariot'': the demon Gaia stole the legendary Chariot of Light, symbol of the Kingdom of Ashtar, and turned all the inhabitants of Ashtar into wooden statues. Lou and Siva, the wanderers of the title, are the kingdom's only hope: they must enter Gaia's castle, defeat the demon and use the magical Card of the Dawn to re-awaken the Chariot. After having recovered the artifact, Lou and Siva must use it to fly into the sky and save the princess of Ashtar who was kidnapped by Gaia's [[Man Behind the Man|superior]]
The game(s) was ported to [[Sega Saturn]] and [[
▲The game(s) was ported to [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Play Station]] in 1998, and later included in Capcom's Classics Collection for PS2 and XBOX. Lou and Siva made only a few appearances in subsequent Capcom games, most notably in one [[Marvel vs. Capcom]] game as helpers.
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=== ''Don't Pull'' provides examples of: ===
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* [[Breath Weapon]]: The dragon [[Mooks]].
* [[Endless Game]]
* [[Everythings Better With Bunnies]]: Don.
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[No Plot, No Problem]]
* [[Palette Swap]]
* [[Punny Name]]: The player characters are named Don and Pull.
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* [[All Trolls Are Different]]: The [[The Goomba|most common enemy type]].
* [[Automatic Crossbows]]: Lou uses one, shaped like a gun.
* [[BFS]]: Third boss Dougar uses one.
* [[Big Bad]]: Gaia.
** [[The Dragon]]: Moeban, as he's seen ordering the other bosses around.
* [[Breath Weapon]]: The flamethrower guy in the Terror Twins duo and the fat frog-like [[Mook]].
* [[Bubblegloop Swamp]]: Stage
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Just like in ''[[Ghosts
* [[Crossover]]: Gaia and Laru (swordsman from the Terror Twins) appear in the quiz game ''Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2''. In Capcom's [[Crossover]] shooter game ''Cannon Spike'', the character of Shiba Shintaro is based off Siva.
** [[Capcom vs. Whatever]]: As noted above, Lou appears as one of several [[Assist Character|Assist Characters]] in ''[[
▲* [[Clothing Damage]]: Just like in ''[[Ghosts N Goblins (Video Game)|Ghosts N Goblins]]'', a more well-known Capcom production, getting hit in ''Midnight Wanderers'' doesn't kill you, but strips you to your underwear. One more hit and you're history, though.
* [[Degraded Boss]]: The flamethrower guy from the Terror Twins and [[Mini Boss|Dumpty]] return as generic enemies in the later stages.
* [[Dual Boss]]: Second boss, The Terror Twins. The Dumpty [[Mini Boss]] may count as well.
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: First boss, Balgoss.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Some Mooks have a comic-book-like "HA HA HA" over their heads while attacking you.
* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: The tower in the Demon's Castle.
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Will Lou and Siva defeat Gaia and recover the Chariot? Well DUH!
* [[Funny Animal]]: The frog in the intro that gives the heroes the summoning card.
* [[Grandpa God]]: This is how the forces of good are portrayed in the intro and ending.
* [[Green Hill Zone]]: The first stage.
* [[The Hero]]: Lou is even referred as such in the intro.
* [[High Altitude Battle]]: The Terror Twins are fought aboard a flying machine.
* [[Inexplicable Treasure Chests]]: They ''come out of the ground!''
* [[In
* [[Knife Nut]]: Siva.
* [[The Lost Woods]]: First stage.
* [[McGuffin]]: The Chariot. The card needed to summon it would count too, but the heroes are already in its possession at the beginning.
* [[
* [[
* [[Playing with Fire]]: The Firestorm helper.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: Balgoss and Dougar are fought again in the last level.
* [[Reflecting Laser]]: One of the powerups turn the arrows into these.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: One of Gaia's two attacks.
* [[Shout
** Balgoss has a splitting jaw that looks like the one [[Predator]] has.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: The previously unreleased SNES game ''[http://www.nightmarebusters.com/ Nightmare Busters]'' appears to have been heavily influenced by Midnight Wanderers, right down to the chests appearing from the ground and the pointy-eared enemies.
* [[Taken for Granite]]: Instead of stone, everyone in Ashtar is turned into wooden statues by Gaia's magic.
* [[
* [[Villainous Demotivator]]: Gaia threatens his minions just as the Wandereres are reaching the top floor.
* [[
* [[Walking the Earth]]: The Midnight Wanderers.
* [[When Trees Attack]]: Golem Wood, the first [[Mini Boss]].
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* [[The Archer]]: Fifth boss Sagittarius and his energy arrows.
* [[Backup Twin]]: Possibly in the case of sixth boss Alcazar, which is identical to ''Midnight Wanderers'' Moeban.
* [[Big Bad]]: Lar.
* [[Boss Rush]]
* [[Death From Above]]: Alcazar's shower of spikes.
* [[Dual Boss]]: Third boss, Gemini.
* [[Floating Continent]]: The scenery in Stage
* [[Frickin Laser Beams]]: Gemini and Hypnos abuse of these. ▼
▲* [[Floating Continent]]: The scenery in Stage 06 shows several chunks of land (and castles) floating around.
▲* [[Flunky Boss]]: First boss, Aeolus.
* [[Giant Enemy Crab]]: Fourth boss, Cancer.
* [[Inexplicable Treasure Chests]]: And now, they ''fly with little bat wings''...
* [[Losing Your Head]]: Halfway through the boss fight, Lar loses his body and becomes [[One
* [[Man Behind the Man]]: Lar was behind Gaia's stint.
* [[Mini Boss]]: The trio of [[BFG|big-gun totting]] techno-devils Bazz, Dazz and Jezz. Also a sort of [[Recurring Boss]], as they are mostly [[Palette Swap|Palette Swaps]] of each other.
* [[Non
* [[One
* [[Religious and Mythological Theme Naming]]: Bosses are named after either deities (Aeolus, Hypnos) or [[Western Zodiac|zodiac symbols]] (Gemini, Cancer, Sagittarius).
* [[Save the Princess]]
* [[
* [[Shows Damage]]: Most of the bosses, often in a creepy way.
* [[That's No Moon]]: [http://www.vazcomics.org/mamend/png/3won0060.png Second boss Hypnos] appears to be some crescent-shaped, steampunk-ish creature shooting lasers.
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