Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection To Get Switch eShop Release Next Year

Yay I guess, should had made more reprints of the physical version at least.

No Wonder Boy in Shinobi World!? No sale.

@Pointy59 That was Alex Kidd. Magnificent but all too brief.

Well, then, perhaps I might just as well cancel my order for the physical version.

Wow that’s a lot of wonder boy. Lol. How do you even know which game to pick for each version? I’d just want to play the best ones.

As already said on here this is a pretty poor practice by ININ games that they have done before. If they release a better version of collections later on then tgey should at least offer a sixable discount for those who bought the earlier release. I got Turrican Flashback and it is now pretty much obsolete with the more complete collections that came out. Glad I waited on this one.

I'll just stick to the collection that already came out, as well as the updated Dragon's Trap game.

ININ games is ridiculous for this sort of thing. They could just as easily release the "real" edition of their compilations on the eShop the first time, but no.
Their "physical exclusive but lol jk not really" treatment of this release really soured me to any of their future releases.

@papa_frezz Oh whoops

@RupeeClock It's always the expensive version that's available. Guess I'll have to check Sezzle, Zip Quadpay, or Klarna to see if they support these guys otherwise that price tag is just out of my reach.

Also wish The Dynastic Hero would get a shout but I think that might be an unofficial remake of one of the others

ININ being ININ. Have they updated the collection I already paid for with an option to turn off the weeb wallpaper? Or will that option only be available with the post physical release version?

excited for a chance to play the original monster world 4 again without having to get the expensive remake

"This definitely makes us happy — when we reviewed the Wonder Boy Collection earlier this year, we were disappointed with the limited number of games in the collection, despite all of the games on there being pretty darn good."

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This definitely makes us happy — when we reviewed the Wonder Boy Collection earlier this year, we were disappointed with the limited number of games in the collection, despite all of the games on there being very good.

This was a dead franchise and now it feels like there has been twenty releases on the Switch alone.

That's what should have been in the first release, even in the retail non-limited one.

I don't know if I'll get it, though. I have all the games elsewhere, some of them more than once. It wouldn't be worth it just for the SG-1000 version.

I ordered this last April..everytime I check status the date moves out.. now its Feb 2023

@Pointy59

You’re thinking of Alex Kidd

The initial ports of Wonder Boy were confusing. The SG1000 port could only contain like five levels whole the "Super" SMS version is the full game. (Since only one of the last SG1000 games managed to contain a mapper to let them have more than 32K ROM. I suppose they could have made mapper SG1K games but didn't want to.)
Mark III Dragon's Trap is a version not previously released, I don't think.

@Sinton Honestly, I am not fond of these games getting physical only to be in a pricey version. I was happy when THQNordic release two double packs of Star Wars games one featuring Jedi Knight Jedi Outcast and Academy and the other with Republic Commando and Episode I: Racer for both Switch and PS4. Why should I buy Wonder Boy's pricey physical copy if I could just get the game on the eShop for way, way, way cheaper. At this point I just buy digital copies of games that are on physical, but made by Limited Run or other limited stock companies or are way more than I hoped. Other exception being if I found a game I want, but it's on for a killer deal and especially if it's a Special/Deluxe/GOTY/Anniversary/Complete Edition or if the game is digital-only.

WHAT I preordered the PS4 50 euro collection because this was supposed to be a physical only release... I should have just waited... Or resell my copy when it arrives since I don't think I can cancel... The shipping date will the March 23 instead of October 22 for some reason...

@Drac_Mazoku I know. I have both Darius Collections, the Space Invaders Invincible Collection and the first Turrican Anthology.

I knew it was going to happen eventually. Looking forward to it.

Heres my issue though. I absolutely LOVE the Wonder Boy franchise. But at this point, I am not sure if i want to just get the digital release only, or actually shell out for the physical collectors edition.

Space Invaders Forever had all of the best games in it anyway. No need at all to grab the more expensive Invincible Collection, and I say this as an owner of both.

The expanded Wonder Boy Collection seems to have a lot more meat on its bones though. It looks like it's going to be a 1+ year wait since placing the order and receiving the items (I also ordered Spelunker HD and The First Tree) which exceeds the waiting times of LRG and most other bespoke publishers.

@Drac_Mazoku

I used to think it was Taito that was to blame. But Taito didn't have anything to do with Turrican (and the expensive bundles don't even have the C64 versions...like what? )

Good. The one on there now is an absolute joke. This is how it should have been to begin with.

No update or DLC for the already-existing version, then?
Good thing I haven't already bought it then.

Did we ever learn the secret of his power?