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Monster Lair

Overview

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair is a quite different game to most of the games in the Wonder Boy series. You play a green-haired dude who must attack the invaders that attempt to collect weapons and use them to destroy the land. The game starts out like a simple platform game, but it's just when Wonder Boy enters the skull further on that the game is transformed into a shoot 'em up, so basically the gameplay consists of action and shooter scenes.

In the action scenes, your vitality decreases as you make your way towards the skull, but this can be restored by collecting fruit. A wide variety of weapons can be picked up, and not only does these allow you to use the weapons for a limited amount of time, but they also increase your vitality.

In the shooter scenes, you ride your pink friend as you make your way through the scene. Here, your vitality remains static unless you are hit by an enemy passing by. As usual, there is a boss waiting for you at the end which you must defeat. Every boss changes color to show how much damage has been done to it. You have to defeat some bosses in two stages.

If your vitality gets low in each scene, you'll lose a life. You can also choose to have Wonder Girl join you, as two players can play the game.

Alternate Names
  • Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Media

Box - 3D

Monster Lair - Box - 3D (North America) - 565x550
North America -  565 x 550

Box - Back

Monster Lair - Box - Back (Japan) - 1620x1372
Japan -  1620 x 1372
Monster Lair - Box - Back (North America) - 1763x2056
North America -  1763 x 2056
Monster Lair - Box - Back (North America) - 1836x1571
North America -  1836 x 1571

Box - Front

Monster Lair - Box - Front (Japan) - 1200x1200
Japan -  1200 x 1200
Monster Lair - Box - Front (North America) - 1415x1407
North America -  1415 x 1407
Monster Lair - Box - Front (North America) - 1761x2044
North America -  1761 x 2044

Box - Spine

Monster Lair - Box - Spine (Japan) - 72x1372
Japan -  72 x 1372
Monster Lair - Box - Spine (North America) - 78x1571
North America -  78 x 1571

Clear Logo

Monster Lair - Clear Logo (North America) - 1200x374
North America -  1200 x 374
Monster Lair - Clear Logo (Japan) - 1001x790
Japan -  1001 x 790
Monster Lair - Clear Logo (Japan) - 2400x1009
Japan -  2400 x 1009

Disc

Monster Lair - Disc (North America) - 1000x1000
North America -  1000 x 1000
Monster Lair - Disc (Japan) - 1000x1000
Japan -  1000 x 1000

Fanart - Box - Back

Monster Lair - Fanart - Box - Back (North America) - 1527x2156
North America -  1527 x 2156

Fanart - Box - Front

Monster Lair - Fanart - Box - Front (North America) - 1524x2156
North America -  1524 x 2156
Monster Lair - Fanart - Box - Front (North America) - 1761x2044
North America -  1761 x 2044

Screenshot - Gameplay

Monster Lair - Screenshot - Gameplay (North America) - 320x224
North America -  320 x 224