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SEGA Vintage Collection: Monster World coming to XBLA!
- Thread starter Rlan
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DimmuBurgerKing
Member
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge news. One thing we can always seem to count on from Sega is re-releases of their classics. First JSR and now this. So hyped!
GarthVaderUK
Banned
They should do this with the Shining Force series.
CamHostage
Member
Wow, not only is this an unexpected release of a game series that SEGA usually wouldn't care about, but it's a proper package instead of a weak single release sent to die.
Between this and JGR HD (plus throw in Sonic CD and Sonic 4 Ep 2, even House of the Dead III) it's almost as if SEGA has had a revelation in how to put its games out in the digital market.
Between this and JGR HD (plus throw in Sonic CD and Sonic 4 Ep 2, even House of the Dead III) it's almost as if SEGA has had a revelation in how to put its games out in the digital market.
ULTROS!
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- JGR HD
- Potential Skies of Arcadia and Shenmue HD
- House of the Dead 4
- Monster World Collection
Sega sure knows how to service their long time fans. Good Job Sega.
PowerSmell
Member
Thiiiiiiisssssssssss! One of the few developers who give a shit about emulation accuracy.
GazzaScotland
Member
Monster World was one of my favourite games growing, though never managed to finish off the last boss, haven't played it in around 10 years or so. Will have to pick this up.
CadetMahoney
Member
sounds good, haven't remembered, but which one was the one where you could be mouse-man and shit?
Phonomezer
Banned
They certainly seem to have the biggest presence. I'm going to assume that SoA has a lot to do with Sega's push into DD.
MightyHedgehog
Member
That's Dragon's Curse/Trap, the one that isn't part of this collection. I hope it's just an unlockable since it's a small 8-bit SMS/GG ROM.
Dragon's Trap/Curse on the Turbo Grfx-16.
Master system too man.
AndyMoogle
Member
No. They most likely accidentally put up the overview a week or two early.
Funny 'cause Sega were one of the last to embrace it.
digita1alchemy
Member
Looks awesome. When Sega announced a year or two ago that they were going to start focusing more on downloadable games, they weren't kidding around.
PixyJunket
Member
FINALLY. Well, sort of.
I was starting to get cold chills that this was dropped completely. How odd to see the XBLA pop up first given that it wasn't part of the May 2011 press release (even though it was ESRB rated for 360). And M2? Not Backbone? There couldn't be much more awesome news. I'm still going to get the Virtual Console version as my primary version but I'll gladly triple dip for achievements and leaderboards now that Backbone isn't involved. Well, I probably would have anyway, but now it's not a struggle.
April 25th, eh? Yeah, I'm fine with that, my next month is pretty crowded, even if these are shorter games. I would assume the VC version would be the Thursday before or after that.
Also, I wonder what led them to completely leave a game off the collection (at least in terms of the XBLA release)? Maybe they are planning a separate Wonder Boy Collection with Wonder Boy and Monster Lair that they can stick Dragon's Trap onto?
Since it's before the mandatory switch, hopefully they are using the 30/400 achievement option.
I was starting to get cold chills that this was dropped completely. How odd to see the XBLA pop up first given that it wasn't part of the May 2011 press release (even though it was ESRB rated for 360). And M2? Not Backbone? There couldn't be much more awesome news. I'm still going to get the Virtual Console version as my primary version but I'll gladly triple dip for achievements and leaderboards now that Backbone isn't involved. Well, I probably would have anyway, but now it's not a struggle.
April 25th, eh? Yeah, I'm fine with that, my next month is pretty crowded, even if these are shorter games. I would assume the VC version would be the Thursday before or after that.
Also, I wonder what led them to completely leave a game off the collection (at least in terms of the XBLA release)? Maybe they are planning a separate Wonder Boy Collection with Wonder Boy and Monster Lair that they can stick Dragon's Trap onto?
Since it's before the mandatory switch, hopefully they are using the 30/400 achievement option.
I know nothing of Monster World or Monster World IV. I don't even know what Dragons Trap is but I poured so much money into Monster Land in the arcades. So so bought. I would die a happy man if it was on PSN and Vita compatible but chances of that will be pretty slim. Will be happy with XBLA version though.
PixyJunket
Member
Basically:
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Monster World I)
Wonder Boy III: Dragon's Trap (Monster World II)
Wonder Boy in Wonder World (Monster World III)
And then Monster World IV is just that.
Sega America was heavily restructured a couple years back and it's basically Sega's digital/legacy arm now, which is probably why they're so proactive in this space.
Dragons' Trap is a direct sequel to Monster Land - it even features a lil' playable prologue set at the end of Monster Land, which years later would be ripped off by Castlevania in SOTN. It's more of a metroidvania than a linear platformer; every time you defeat a boss you're able to transform into a new creature with new abilities which allows you to access more of the world.
Monster World is in the same vein - transformations are mostly gone, but you can find items/equipment that let you access new areas. Lots of references to both Monster Land and Dragons' Trap.
Monster World IV is quite different - for one, you play as a girl rather than a boy, and the setting is Arabian for no particular reason. It's also more linear than the last couple games, with basically no exploration aspects and a bigger focus on action.
AndyMoogle
Member
Where are you getting April 25th from?
The second page of the overview:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/SVC-Monster-World/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410b72
Thanks for that, they all sound great and now I can see why so many are yearning for Dragons Trap.
AndyMoogle
Member
There is no date on the UK marketplace for some reason.
TheFightingFish
Member
For those not in the know (I wasn't) you can get the usual excellent overview of the series from Hardcore Gaming 101. Note the link to page 2 at the bottom, it's easy to miss.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wonderboy/wonderboy.htm
Isn't it just? That was actually the first thing that jumped out at me as well.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wonderboy/wonderboy.htm
Isn't it just? That was actually the first thing that jumped out at me as well.
It's worth pointing out that most of the Wonder Boy series (with the exception of Monster World IV, but I presume it's still coming) are available on the Wii VC right now:
-The SMS version of the original Wonder Boy is up for 500 Points; you can also get Adventure Island NES for the same price. (The first Adventure Island is just Wonder Boy with a different IP; Hudson would eventually spin Adventure Island into its own series with a ton of sequels all unrelated to Wonder Boy/Westone.)
-The SMS version of Wonder Boy in Monster Land is up for 500 Points; it features additional levels/bosses and a much, much better HUD than the arcade version, but has downgraded graphics and is missing a few tunes. I personally prefer it to the arcade version but they're both good. (M2 also added an option to the VC version that lets you toggle the FM synth music, which is really cool of them.)
-There are two versions of Dragons' Trap available - the original SMS version (500 Points) and the TG16 port called Dragon's Curse (600 Points). They're identical in terms of content, but there are a few little differences; the TG16 has a bigger resolution, and some of the sprites have been redrawn for no particular reason. (It also features a different and very 90's translation full of MONDO BOGUS slang.) The most important difference is that the TG16 version features a proper save system whereas the SMS version only has a password system - for that reason alone you should get the TG16 version.
-Monster Lair sucks, who cares.
-There are two versions of Monster World available - the original Wonder Boy in Monster World for Mega Drive (800 Points) and the TGCD port called Dynastic Hero (also 800 Points). Dynastic Hero features a few goofy little anime cutscenes and a new redbook soundtrack, and lots of the characters/bosses have been redrawn with an insect motif for some reason. I don't particularly like any of the changes they made for Dynastic Hero, so I'd recommend the original, but check 'em both out and make up your own mind.
-The SMS version of the original Wonder Boy is up for 500 Points; you can also get Adventure Island NES for the same price. (The first Adventure Island is just Wonder Boy with a different IP; Hudson would eventually spin Adventure Island into its own series with a ton of sequels all unrelated to Wonder Boy/Westone.)
-The SMS version of Wonder Boy in Monster Land is up for 500 Points; it features additional levels/bosses and a much, much better HUD than the arcade version, but has downgraded graphics and is missing a few tunes. I personally prefer it to the arcade version but they're both good. (M2 also added an option to the VC version that lets you toggle the FM synth music, which is really cool of them.)
-There are two versions of Dragons' Trap available - the original SMS version (500 Points) and the TG16 port called Dragon's Curse (600 Points). They're identical in terms of content, but there are a few little differences; the TG16 has a bigger resolution, and some of the sprites have been redrawn for no particular reason. (It also features a different and very 90's translation full of MONDO BOGUS slang.) The most important difference is that the TG16 version features a proper save system whereas the SMS version only has a password system - for that reason alone you should get the TG16 version.
-Monster Lair sucks, who cares.
-There are two versions of Monster World available - the original Wonder Boy in Monster World for Mega Drive (800 Points) and the TGCD port called Dynastic Hero (also 800 Points). Dynastic Hero features a few goofy little anime cutscenes and a new redbook soundtrack, and lots of the characters/bosses have been redrawn with an insect motif for some reason. I don't particularly like any of the changes they made for Dynastic Hero, so I'd recommend the original, but check 'em both out and make up your own mind.
nincompoop
Banned
With VC suspend states, I don't see how the lack of a proper save system would be an issue. Unless you die a lot I guess.
PixyJunket
Member
The superior arcade arcade version of Monster Land is not up there yet (at least in the US/EU). Nobody should be stuck with the SMS version of Monster Land. It's pretty crummy. Anyway, both it and Monster World IV in their new English translations are supposed to be released for Virtual Console. At least, that's what was said in the original May 2011 press release.
You only need to forget to do a suspend state once (or for the power to go out, or something) for all your progress to be wiped. I mean, there's only 100 Points' difference, it's not a big deal.
IrishNinja
Member
Uh, what about Wonder Dog? I'd prefer that instead.
man, there's one in every crowd.
Hours Left
Member
Amazing. I hope the previously announced PSN version is coming out soon.
Poimandres
Member
This is pretty much exactly what I came here to post!
I love Dragons Trap. One of the very best games of the 8 bit era. But hey, this is pretty bloody exciting.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
It's probably Nintendo or Sega. Sony also arguably, but not if we're looking at actual Japanese content.
PixyJunket
Member
There are several graphics options (including a 240p option yeauuuh) you can change on the fly, but you can't swap versions of games (ie: from Genesis to Master System).
CadetMahoney
Member
Shame this Wonder Boy won't be in it loved this stage music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFjviX5V3o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFjviX5V3o
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/SVC-Alex-Kidd-Co/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410b70
Alex Kidd & Co collection
Alex Kidd & Co collection