It's Official, Wonder Boy Collection Is Out On 3rd June

Having physical-exclusive games kills a lot of my interest in it honestly. Just feels pointless plus I almost entirely buy digitally.

Ahh, the good version of the collection. Seriously, though, why are we starting to get these weird, butchered digital versions of collections? I didn't like it when they did it with Turrican, and I don't like that they're doing it now. The worst part is, if it wasn't for the weirdness, I'd actually really like these collections! They're some of the best on the market today, actively going out of their way to include more niche, obscure versions of games that wouldn't get re-released otherwise, and yet they pull this. Is this what I'm going to have to deal with to get good collections now? At least we got the SNK Classics collection and the Sega Genesis Classics collection (which had its PC version (which I consider to be the greatest game collection of all time) retroactively butchered by Sonic Origins causing its Sonic games to be delisted. Then again, keys for the full collection could still activate the old games, I'm not sure. Thank god for key resellers though, and at least we still have mods.) while the good times lasted.

@Lizuka each to their own, i predominately buy physical over digital.

Shouldn't this now be retitled Wonder People Collection?

ININ's penchant for splitting up content of a game across different release formats (digital, physical, and limited edition physical) is really frustrating.
anyone who didn't pickup the Limited Edition "Anniversary" is stuck with a cartridge containing fewer games. and digital buyers are left out in the cold entirely.

really not endearing me to any past, present, or future titles published by ININ.

WTF. Not paying stupid collector money but i want the games, this is stupid. Oh well, they get nothing from me then.

So about twenty versions of what is only just four or five games. I surprised this doesn't include the versions that were released on non Sega systems that had different names.

The collector's edition containing all Wonder Boy games and more importantly all console versions is already sold out on Strictly Limited Games. This article is very old news actually.

Problem is there will be a physical copy on regular stores, just with the 4 titles that the digital version will contain. So it's a hard pass from me.

I have high hopes that they'll release the anniversary package via DLC. It would be a really silly and poor decision not to do so. It'll cause backlash and disinterest similar to some that I'm already seeing in the comments section here.

If ININ were smart and wants to make everyone happy, they would do the right thing and make sure that everyone has the same experience in one way or another, not just those who pay more or buy a specific edition from their site. This business practice HAS to stop!

why'd i think this included the remasters?

@Lordplops don’t even joke about it! In this day and age nothing would surprise me.

@Lordplops not cool

@Moroboshi876 this is good news. I ordered from Strictly Limited Games a couple months ago. Can't wait to receive it.

@Joe-b Well, I didn't buy it precisely because with SLG waiting is mainly what we customers do. The record in my case is in 13 months between payment and having the game in my hands.

The only game in this series I really enjoyed was Monster World IV. Still one of my favorite games actually and I already have 2 ways to play it.

Damn. Hope I don't have to wait that long.

@alexybubble Funny that the PC version of Genesis Collection for me ONLY has the Sonic games. I got it that one day Sega was giving away the app with Sonic 2 installed.
I got the Switch version with the full collection (unless there are any games besides Sonic 3 and Knuckles that weren't included.)

hate the practice of having exclusive games, but I am a Wonder Boy fan, so I decided to get the limited physical edition anyway.

Yes I know I am part of the problem, but I have to live in the reality that we live in, and I wanted the extra physical-only goodies.

Noticed how nobody cared about those collector's edition garbage and quickly grabbed the standard edition the moment they could which is why that version is the only one that's sold out. It looks like these limited print company are pushing to selling away the collector's craps cause nobody wants those.

No monster lair no buy got it on sega classic but that is not a perfect port.

For those interested in this series, Strafefox / Splashwave on youtube made an incredible documentary on the series last week. If you've never seen their work before, they are world class production values. Highly recomended.

As for this collection, I'm torn. On the one hand, that standard £23 is a good price for those 4 games, 3 of which I'd consider all time greats. On the other hand, my first thought was "Well, thats a no brainer! I just wish they included Dragon's Trap, and the Master System versions of Monster Land and Monster World"...

Then I saw there's physical versions that include all that and more... but the affordable version is sold out and I don't care about any of the extra crud coming with the £150 (!) version and don't need a huge box on my shelf.

So now, the £23 version feels incomplete and I don't want to buy the £150 one. I think they may have just lost my sale, unless I see the cheap one discounted somewhere. But, thats only because I already own all these games and can play them otherwise. To a newcomer to the series, the £23 one is a bargain... just make sure you also buy the Dragon's Trap remake too.

I do wish the other games were at least available digitally and not part as some limited edition of it.

as ridiculous as sonic origins having all those editions is at least you get all the games with it and the bonus content is at least not kept behind a limited edition.

I loved the splash wave video.

@samuelvictor it’s a great channel

@NinChocolate Absolutely 👌

@Moroboshi876 I agree completely and still waiting for my Turrican collection from January 2021!! If SLG didn’t take so long getting the games to us I’d order a lot more from them like I do with LR. I nabbed the PS4 Wonder Boy but Switch was sold out. So now as I understand the ININ games will eventually hit stores but will only have the 4 games like the digital copy ughh that’s terrible 😞

@KingMike The Switch version doesn't have any of the Ecco the Dolphin games (which are only on the pc version), and is missing a Wonderboy game (which is only absent from the Switch version). So it's not much that's missing, but it is a few games.

I bought the Aniversary Collection which means I should expect it sometime around around January 2023.

So if I’ve understood this correctly, to get the additional 2 games you have to spend an extra £80 or £130 to get one of the silly collectors’ editions from Stupidly Limited Games? Sorry I mean Strictly Limited Games?

Oh wait, I didn’t see they come with a sticker sheet. Sold!

This previous article https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/03/wonder-boy-collection-is-coming-to-switch-this-year
Suggests that there will be a digital version of this so unless I read that wrong , people will still get a chance to get all these versions without buying the deluxe physical version. The article also suggests that the £23 physical version will have an upgrade solution , so maybe that will allow you to upgrade through DLC ?