Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair, the Video Game by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. [Tokyo, Japan]

Type of the machine : Video Game
Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair © 1988 Sega.

The 3rd sequel of the well-known series. During the first round, Wonder Boy is walking through a world collecting food to get energy; at the end, a Boss is waiting. After a few worlds have been completed, Wonder Boy is mostly flying around and shooting different enemies.

Sega System 16A hardware
Game ID : 317-0084

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 4 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 6144

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

Developed by Westone.

FD1094 317-0084
* Runs on Sega System 16A hardware.

FD1094 317-0085
* Japanese version
* Runs on Sega System 16B hardware.

FD1094 317-0089
* World version
* Runs on Sega System 16B hardware.

8751 317-0098
* World version
* Runs on Sega System 16B hardware.

1. Wonder Boy (1986)
2. Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987)
3. Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair (1988)
4. Wonder Boy IV - Monster World II (Sega Mega Drive)
5. Wonder Boy V - Monster World III (1991, Sega Mega Drive)
6. Monster World IV (1994, Sega Mega Drive)

Programmer : Naoki Hoshizaki
Character designers : Rie Ishizuka, Hiromi Suzuko
Music composer / Effect designer : Shin-ichi Sakamoto
Director : Ryuichi Nishizawa
Assistant : Takanori Kurihara, Yoshihito Saisho
Supervisor : Michishito Ishizuka

Consoles :

Sega Master System (1989)
Sega Mega Drive1990)
NEC PC-Engine CD
Sony PlayStation 2 (2007, "Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 29 - Monster World Complete Collection")

Game's rom.