fwiw, amazon has slightly better prices (just flat exchange rate), and the code comes up instantly. as long as your foreign CC card works on amazon.co.jp that is.
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap OT | What is The Secret of Your Power?
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fwiw, amazon has slightly better prices (just flat exchange rate), and the code comes up instantly. as long as your foreign CC card works on amazon.co.jp that is.
TotalMackerel
Member
That's good to hear! Can you point me to where/when they said this?
Skittzo0413
Member
So for NA Switch owners we should expect that this becomes available at midnight tonight?
Yes I just realized the game will cost me 22, more than the 20 price we'll get tomorrow. Little price to pay to know the process for a future important game/release delay
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Why is this not on the PSN pre-order storefront yet? :|
Yes I just realized the game will cost me 22, more than the 20 price we'll get tomorrow. Little price to pay to know the process for a future important game/release delay
HA! I actually agree with you!
gingerbeardman
Member
The official FAQ http://www.thedragonstrap.com/blog/post/201704_LaunchTrailer/
It helps that it doesn't use Unity, but rather a lot optimised 2D engine created by Pasta Games.
Annoying Old Party Man
Member
Well, buying from jap. amazon wasn't that hard after all.
Now to see how does this game fare.
Now to see how does this game fare.
TotalMackerel
Member
Sweet! Switch it is!
moltonasty
Member
12 pm tomorrow most likely, like all other Switch eShop releases so far
Annoying Old Party Man
Member
I need to say... the game looks AMAZING on Switch's screen. Now to see if the gameplay holds up after all those years!
FunkyDealer
Banned
How does this work? Do you not need a seperate, Japanese Nintendo account?
almost exactly like PSN. It is easier with a second account (otherwise "trapped" funds cause problems). Basically create an account with a region of japan. Then when you launch eShop from Switch, select that account to launch it from. Anything installed on that Switch can be played by any account on it.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Yeah, that's how I've been doing it.
And just did, to buy Wonderboy.
But in your original comment it sounded like you could access both storefronts on one account. Or will the game show up on the EU storefront as bought with my EU account, when it's installed on my system via a JP account on the JP storefront?
Maybe I just misunderstood.
yes, when it launches tomorrow on US, it should now show up as Purchased, being that you bought it from JPN. It seems Switch uses only one ID/SKU per title.
You CAN use a single account to buy from both stores.. but that's where the trapped funds thing happens. Where you have a small amount of money left over from one region and it prevents you (IIRC) from logging into the other region's store. That's why most just say use a second account.
You CAN use a single account to buy from both stores.. but that's where the trapped funds thing happens. Where you have a small amount of money left over from one region and it prevents you (IIRC) from logging into the other region's store. That's why most just say use a second account.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Huh, that's weird but useful. The singular SKU thing that is. Guess my japanese account may see some use in the future after all.
Thanks for helping out dude.
Ugh of course that happens.
kristianity77
Member
Kind of hoping that as good as the original Wonderboy 3 was, that this remake is padded out somewhat. You could get through the original Dragons Trap if I recall in 4 to 5 hours so a few extra areas etc or original ones lengthened would be nice.
Still possible there are some secrets and changes in this version, no? I don't know either way, sincerely asking. (Does the game feature any collectibles or some purpose-driven replay value?)
Stairouais
Member
Doubt it, it's the same game. So much that you can switch between remake / original graphics and sound ( you can even choose to use FM sound or not).
OrbitalBeard
Member
oooooh, nice! Really cool that they have this as an option.
Ah, true. Forgot that aspect. In the Dev Diary as someone mentioned though, the creator of the original game Nishizawa-san mentioned they should put in more secret doors when remaking the game. It was an offhand comment it seems but it does make me wonder if they might have done so.
Hispanicguy
Member
Don't really know too much about this game but I LOVE how it looks.
I bought some points from Amazon Japan and I'm downloading it right now, during work. Wifi is crap here so I'm using my phone's mobile hotspot, lol.
I have a 45 min bus ride in a few so I'll be diving into this.
Great OT, btw!
I bought some points from Amazon Japan and I'm downloading it right now, during work. Wifi is crap here so I'm using my phone's mobile hotspot, lol.
I have a 45 min bus ride in a few so I'll be diving into this.
Great OT, btw!
UncleSporky
Member
Just a heads up, that OP gif with the flashing colors could seriously give someone a seizure. As cool as it is, maybe replace with a screenshot instead.
It's not as if the same Wonder Boy was in each game anyway.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Asha isn't a female wonder boy though.
The title of her game is just "Monster World IV".
To put it another way:
Wonder Boy in Monster World (The Genesis game) was called "Wonder Boy V: Monster World III" in Japan.
Asha is from MWIV which isn't technically a part of the WB franchise. That game is exclusive to the MW franchise.
gingerbeardman
Member
Can a mod help out?
Also, I'm intrigued as to whether this runs emulation or a new game engine that find the original data?
In the credits it mentions that it contains some MAME code.
nogoodnamesleft
Banned
Still not adailable to buy on switch eshop in Australia :/ it's the 18th here
I PM'ed a couple when it was mentioned about the correction, no reply yet. As mentioned I only screwed it up due to the OT being accidentally posted early and I was scrambling to get a title in the OP other the just 'Wonderboy' which was the placeholder whilst I fiddled with the formatting - damn Preview thread button being so close to submit! Sure someone will sort it.
Interesting about the credits and MAME, didn't know that.
Please, tell me that the whole game is playable in 8-bit mode?
I played this game with my father and brother back when it came out and I have the these fond memories of me and my brother going to bed and hearing the sound effects and music through the walls as our father stayed up by the television set through the night playing the game.
I would love to re-introduce the game to him but I'm not sure if the new art would click with the old geezer...
I played this game with my father and brother back when it came out and I have the these fond memories of me and my brother going to bed and hearing the sound effects and music through the walls as our father stayed up by the television set through the night playing the game.
I would love to re-introduce the game to him but I'm not sure if the new art would click with the old geezer...
Yes, tomorrow.
Yes. Midweek releases for non-Nintendo games do occur, as happened with Snake Pass.
(In the meantime, if you want to play it right now, people are discussing upthread how to get it on the JP eShop.)
Annoying Old Party Man
Member
Of course it is! You can switch gfx or/and sound on the fly.
I'm falling in love with this game... Though it is brutally hard!
Thank you! Saw it briefly mentioned in the Launch Trailer -- first time I heard of it and my hype went through the roof. Does it have Password Save as well?
gingerbeardman
Member
Yes. It auto saves but you can use passwords if you so wish
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Marvellous thread title.
Even the old passwords from the SMS version.
So I played that for way longer than I should have, was only meant to be a quick session and I ended up playing for hours!
As someone who never played the original the game shows its master system and portable roots a bit, (makes it perfect for Switch portable mode) but the game while being a bit of a simple platformer game has so much content and depth to it and the team that remastered it have done such an amazing job with the new artstyle, everything looks so vibrant.
It's such a fun charming platformer and I don't at all regret paying what I have for it. It's suprisingly lengthy for a old Master System game, but yeah i'm enjoying it a ton.
As someone who never played the original the game shows its master system and portable roots a bit, (makes it perfect for Switch portable mode) but the game while being a bit of a simple platformer game has so much content and depth to it and the team that remastered it have done such an amazing job with the new artstyle, everything looks so vibrant.
It's such a fun charming platformer and I don't at all regret paying what I have for it. It's suprisingly lengthy for a old Master System game, but yeah i'm enjoying it a ton.