Wonder Boy: Difference between revisions

== Wonder Boy general series tropes: ==

* [[Compilation Rerelease]]: The aforementioned ''Monster World: Complete Collection'' not only has all six main games, it also includes all of the cross-platforms ports (at least the ones that came out on Sega consoles) and some of the different regional releases.

* [[Genre Shift]]: The three arcade games in the series are different from each other. The first ''Wonder Boy'' is a straightforward platformer, ''Monster Land'' is an action RPG, and ''Monster Lair'' is an [[Auto Scrolling]] platformer with [[Shoot'Em Up]] segments. All of the console sequels though, stuck to the action RPG format of ''Monster Land''.

* [[Legacy Character]]: The titular "Wonder Boy" is a different character depending on the game, although Bock (the protagonist of ''Monster Land'' and ''The Dragon's Trap'') is said to be Tom-Tom from the original ''Wonder Boy'' in the localized version of the ''Monster Land'' manual. Leo from ''Monster Lair'' and Shion from ''Monster World'' are definitely different characters though, and Asha and Princess Purapril are girls, thus obviously unfit for the "Wonder Boy" title.