Typical. You wait years for a new Wonder Boy game and two come along at once. We knew about Monster Boy quite some time ago but the title has been forgotten somewhat following the news that Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is getting a reboot (which also appears to be coming to the Wii U).
These two games are entirely unconnected and are being produced by different teams but original series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa is involved with both. This bodes well for fans of the franchise, which rose to fame on Sega's Master System and Mega Drive consoles, as well as in arcades.
While publisher FDG Games was previously open to the idea of a Wii U port - but stopped short of confirming anything - the trailer only mentions PS4, Xbox One and Steam.
We pressed FDG on this and were told the following:
We'll certainly bring this game [to] a Nintendo console. I can't say more yet, unfortunately.
That's about as solid a confirmation as we're going to get, and could hint at a 3DS or NX release. Let us know if you're keen to play this title by leaving a comment.
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3ds please! tho I suspect it will probably go to NX instead of Wii U
It's certainly pretty. Not a chance the 3DS could run that game.
"I can't say more yet" screams out NX to me, surely he could say more if it was on Wii U or 3DS.
Which is why the waiting is getting oh so annoying. It's past the point of wanting to know about the hardware, I want to know what games NX is getting. And I feel like everyone is holding back until Nintendo speaks.
SPEAK, NINTENDO. SPEAK!!
Why hold it back for NX when the Wii U is perfectly capable?
I'm getting more of a Kid Camillion vibe here. Will have to check it out.
It'll be NX. Looks too good for the old 3ds, but the new 3ds might be able to run this.
Pretty sweet.
@memoryman3 Because devs aren't interested in a dead system?
@Tsurii you're not getting the NX? 😳
Looks a bit generic in art compared to the sharp style Dragon's trap has with so much character to it. Still, this has a bunch of fun looking game mechanics and the visuals are super-refined. No complaints here. They both look like exceptional efforts.
@rjejr Let's hope Nintendo is holding back a ton of great game announcements for the NX. Of course, the earlier they announce the longer the wait for the specific things you may want. Though, Zelda beats them all for me, so I'm already far along the biggest anticipation... I really hope that's a launch day release. Like on the day. Or maybe a day before the NX launch so I can alleviate the stress a little.
Oh, and I suspect that no matter what the NX is, because there was an indie surge on Wii U eShop for awhile, there will be another attempt for the NX. There will probably be a pretty good run of games from that crowd as the draw to develop for a genuine Nintendo system is a dream that hasn't died out yet in those who grew up on NES games.
@memoryman3 Because the game is not ready and it will has little sense to release it on an old console while a new one is only a couple of months away.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
What is this game doing that the 3DS can't handle (going strictly by the trailer; if there are other things going on I don't know about, then forgive me)?
For a second, I thought this was a new trailer for the new "Wonder Boy" game and could only think "Wow the animation and art style got downgraded hardcore." But now I see that once again I have confused "Wonder Boy" with "Monster Boy"
Sill looks good, but holy smokers, after re-watching the Wonder Boy trailer... Graphics like that, they can't be beat!
@Manjushri Dead system meaning no one is developing games for it anymore. The small handful of people that are buying a Wii U now are doing so to catch up on some of the few great exclusives the Wii U got (and probably buying one used for cheap). Those kinds of high quality exclusive games aren't coming to the Wii U anymore. Why? Because the Wii U is dead. How can you deny it? But then again, by your logic, no console is dead because there's at least some people out there buying old consoles. And if people are buying them, then I guess they aren't dead, huh?
Probably NX, then.
@Manjushri how many games are still coming out for PS3 and PS4 ? Quite a few that I've noticed.
More than for the Wii U, that's for sure.
That has more to do with the Japanese market not moving on to the next gen than anything else. Besides, arguing this is useless. Yes, they could have released it in both consoles, but they aren't planning to. Whether that's due to Nintendo themselves influencing their decision or not, there's nothing none can do about it.
Looks fantastic will get this on a Nintendo platform.
Looks awesome! This is entirely new, instead of a remake (I guess)?
@aaronsullivan " indie surge"
Yes, and if I was an indie working on a game like this I'd like to be able to tell people - "Hey, we're making a game for NX, get excited to buy it." But Ntineod won't let them b/c they haven't' announced the NX yet. Games like Yooka-Laylee. And I'm sure others. That Ubisoft underwater Gamestop exclusive should be on NX.
It's late enough, I want to know about the games. The games they should have talked about at E3 rather than spending 2 whole days on Zelda.
@Manjushri Your loss, I guess. What do you want me to say?
The console has a game you want to play. That's a good start. If the NX came out with nothing but Wii U rehashes, you'd probably complain about how you can already play those same games on the Wii U.
There's just no winning with some people.
I don't really understand the mechanics of this game. The trailer gave me like, zero information other than being able to play as several different characters with vastly different movesets.
I mean, is it multiplayer too? Do you have to keep switching characters to complete a stage/level/world/area? I'll say it looks charming, but that's all I can really say about it.
@Rhydas Those are transformations, not different characters. Think Shantae or Wario Land.
@burninmylight graphics, just look at them, the art style may not look all that hot to you but the 3DS is not capable of having those graphics without some serious downgrade. Just look at the Rayman game that was ported and tell me it didn't suffer.
D'oooh, don't be coy about it!
Wow!!!!
Oh wait, Wonder Boy and Monster Boy are two different games? I was confused for a bit why the art style looked so different.
I used to watch my brother play Wonder Boy on the Sega Game Gear. I look forward to playing this and completing it.
@memoryman3 - It makes sense, if you ask me. If they have a dev-kit, maybe conversion would be easier on the NX, and if that platform doesn't take off, at least it wouldn't didn't delay the important versions that they know will sell.
Well I'm certainly looking forward to playing both games. Along with Sonic Mania this is great for old skool Sega fans.
@Manjushri The point is that you call it a crappy practice when in reality is just a standard business decision. One that favors Nintendo, even.
NX launch title for the indie catalog...
Considering the other platforms it will be on, there's simply no way that they are going to downgrade this game to a last gen portable.
Looks great but I can't help but feel it's a little bit flat, kind of like a flash game.
Absolutely can't wait, dragons trap was my favourite game as a kid
@Manjushri The thing is, the old crap can't play this title because the people making it chose the new crap as the platform of choice. It's as simple as that. And of course this wasn't standard practice in the old days, that's because consoles didn't have a special section for smaller digital titles like they do now. Again, go ask the developer why they decided against putting it on Wii U instead of turning against the hardware manufacturer. You don't know the reasoning at work here.
Other than that, it should matter to you because these business decision are what allow games like Monster Boy to be made in the first place.
Looks awesome. As if a reboot of my favourite Wonderboy and Master System game wasn't enough they're making a new one based off it too. I also think it's hilarious you get to play as the item pig. Stoked.
@rjejr Nah, there's certainly a possibility of him not being able to say more and it be coming to Wii U or 3DS. They may not have decided on a Nintendo platform yet.
Not every "no comment" answer means NX, you know.
The game looks really good, and I was gonna get this even if this wasn't coming to a Nintendo system.
00:12 Hey it's that new ugly fish Pokemon
I've never been a fan of this art style. Cartoon/retro/modern. They try so hard with it but it keeps falling flat.
Man, this looks so amazing. Even better than the reveal video.
And it makes sense to bring it to NX instead, as that platform will be out by the time this hits.
@IceClimbers "Not every "no comment" answer means NX, you know"
Not every one, just his.
@Spoony_Tech Do you think that would run on 3DS? I don't think so myself but it would look so cool in 3d. Heck they could take the original and give it the classic 3d treatment I would be happy.
@Windy Maybe New 3ds only. Not sure it would be worth it to them for just that. Plus I see more developers getting lazy these days and not implementing the 3d. If anything maybe NX. Depending on what that turns out to be if handheld first will you get one?
@Spoony_Tech Really weird just this week I decided to go Nintendo only for the rest of my Video gaming life which hopefully will be at least 20 more years. I thought the 3ds would be my last system. The NX really has my attention and I believe it will change the face of gaming. So right now yes I'm going to get NX. I'm currently 51 and in a bit of bad health. I hope the NX will make me smile. I'm sure it will it's Nintendo. Every nintendo system has made me smile
@Spoony_Tech Yeah I'm bummed about the lack of 3d in some games. I usually will pass on them because of my love of 3d. I did get Final Fantasy Explorers which has no 3d and do love the game. As I play I'm thinking to myself why didn't they put 3d in this game? It would look stunning. Do you have Final Fantasy Explorers? If you ever want a partner to play with let me know.
@Windy I got it a while back but have yet to play it. Got it used at Best Buy for like 20$ plus had 10$ off that. I've got so many games going on I can seem to get to any of them lol. I got Metroid Prime FF just Friday and it's in the system but once again not yet played.
I need to remind myself why I get games to never be played lol. I'll get to them someday.
@Spoony_Tech @Spoony_Tech I do the exact same thing. My reasons are if the retailer is having a sale get it before an eBay seller gets his hands on it and puts it up as a Rare title. I still get some good deals on eBay from good sellers but the greedy ones with all their rare games kind of drives me nuts. I picked up Dual Pen Sports a couple weeks back for 4.99 free shipping on eBay. It's actually a really cool game. It's a mini game extravaganza with a lot of different sports. Like Baseball is mainly a home run Derby which is done very well. You challenge different players to home run derbys and also street passers by. It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it. But gets tougher and tougher as you go. The dual pen batting is really good. Recommend it if you can find the same deal. Amazon has it new for 4.99 an 5.00 dollars shipping. It's really nice for quick plays too. I figure though you have games like Dragon Quest, Yokai Watch and a couple others coming up soon you will be picking up. I pre bought Dragon Quest.
@Spoony_Tech I also pre ordered Disney's Magical Castle 2. I can't wait I had so much fun with the first one.
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