Master System Longplay [001] Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap

[@Sinasi08]

How I loved this game! I am 42 years old and I still remember the music! Thank you Sega for all these unforgettable memories with my master system, mega drive ❤

[@CorruptionKin]

Have you played wonder boy the dragons trap?

[@Sinasi08]

@@CorruptionKin yes. On a master system

[@CorruptionKin]

@@Sinasi08 I mean the remake where u can switch between retro and remade graphics and the code is taken directly from the original

[@Sinasi08]

@@CorruptionKin ah ok. The one from Dotemu. No haven't played it yet. I should buy it and give it a try.

[@geewilikers9780]

40 here, and same!! still kinda disappointed that i couldn't crack the save codes, but whatever.

[@Shroctopus]

this brings back memories..... I loved this game soooo much as a kid.

[@Joedirt5]

+Shroctopus I loved this fucking game too, can you imagine a massive remake. I wish I was a game developer

[@MrFredd38]

+kefalonia3 Search Monster Boy and the cursed kingdom

[@kidkytes6233]

It is being remade, it got announced a month ago. Looks gorgeous with the hand drawn animation.

[@sandromarquesferreira7321]

Esse game é inesquecível o melhor Wonder Boy

[@dannyj77dj]

Same here man, that music ❤

[@TYNEPUNK]

this is the best master system game and dare i say it in the top ten of all games ever produced, i did dare say it, it is there for all to see!

[@skeggjoldgunnr3167]

HEY! Eeeasy there, watch those words! Phantasy Star fans might take offense!

[@Hayao]

Phantasy Star fans can piss off. Kenseiden is the game that defines the SMS!

[@skeggjoldgunnr3167]

***** alright. I must have me a close look at this "Kenseiden" you speak of... Will I need to conjure translations? Is there the dark sorcery of spiriting Kanji into Engrish? Or perhaps was there a western market release?

[@Hayao]

skeggjold gunnr There is a Western release, and it sports what very well might be the finest Engrish you've encountered!

[@skeggjoldgunnr3167]

***** Awesome! Thanks for this! Cold beer for ya, bro. I'll get right on that now that I've had my fill of politics from some 15 year old troll that knows nothing, aint been nowhere or done nothing. I need the cold beer.

[@MoreConsole]

An absolute masterpiece.

[@andyw440]

The gameplay wasn’t

[@wizzgamer]

@@andyw440 Shut your mouth this is easily one of the greatest games of all time. Had this been released on Nintendo's 1983 wonder the mighty NES people would still talk about this game today.

[@andyw440]

@@wizzgamer the game is great, the person playing in this video isn’t

[@wizzgamer]

True couldn't agree more on that score.

[@Masterfailure-b7i]

Yup

[@scarosone14]

Sega Master System had so many freakin great games for it. This game, Phantasy Star, Shinobi, Zillion, Ys, Black Belt, Fantasy Zone, R-Type, Double Dragon and others. One of the most underrated systems ever.

[@richardhandcock]

Sonic 1 was pretty awesome as well! Sonic 2... not so much.

[@doggyd5874]

Golden Axe Warrior, The Ninja, Ninja Gaiden ❤

[@Chris-vl1fn]

I think the tropical scene music is one of the most memorable moments of my childhood.

[@harrysboy]

The perfect platformer. The wondeboy series had enough adventure elements to get you thinking and Part 3 certainly wasn't a walkover. This game was huge back in the day, and arguably The Master Systems greatest game.

[@steve9094]

This game seriously blew my mind as a kid. Coming from the Atari 2600, a deep "Metroidvania" style game like this was unlike anything I'd ever experienced. I had no idea what this game even was and I had no idea what to expect, since I only ended up owning a copy after my family bought an SMS used with a ton of games through a classified ad.

[@paulcampbell8696]

Special shout out to whomever did the music in this game. Music was probably the main weakness of the Master System compared to the NES, but this game uses the music abilities in the nest possible way.

[@edch7516]

the music of this game make my eyes all watery

[@carmelomodica]

Hearing the music again to this game has brought back a flood of memories to when i was a kid, i had a master system and about 90 plus games!!! The main memories of my youth

[@DookLeto]

wow spoiled kid :D

[@SimonvCleef]

There were around 114 ntsc titles total. So 90 is very unlikely.

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

I thought there where more games, maybe only in Europe then. But to get back at this maybe he was a kid in the year 2000 when Mastersystem games where really cheap?

[@SimonvCleef]

It is very unlickely that a kid in 2000 was interested in the master system. That was the end of the 5th gen and almost the beginning of the 6th gen with consoles like PS2 / XBOX / Gamecube. There weren't even that many collector's yet. There wasn't really a collector's community or something like retro gaming at least not for generations of 3th and onwards. I think he said that he had 90 games in the 3th or 4th gen. That would probably be a bit much. Even halve of it would be a lot of games. They were more expensive back in the days (before 2000 and onwards).

[@jondoe2110]

Carmelo Modica you must have time warped to 1999 and bought the games on ebay then warped back home to play them as a kid again.

[@bryanmmusic]

I hadn't seen or heard this game in 30+ years. The music and sound effects definitely brought me back.

[@Snayperskaya]

Best 8-bit game ever. Challenging, fun, awesome controls, music and infinite replayability :D

[@filippodaragona.4749]

I'm 39 and I played it when I was around 9-10 years old. I'm crying .... what a nostalgia!

[@joeavery5756]

You're 39 and you're crying about a game? Go get therapy!

[@hartoonowu2217]

I played this game when I was teenager. Now I am 50, and I play it again. Lol. Thank you for sharing this video. Very useful.

[@muggerbunn5877]

this game is one of the best platform adventure rpg of all time. hard game but relly fun

[@tcqmfcejmlpammnvtpjmcdv7311]

Mon jeu favori sur Master System ! J'adore la salle secrète sous la salle du sphinx avec ses 8 coffres à trésors ! Il faut casser les blocs avec l'épée puis se laisser tomber dans le vide pour y accéder . Les musiques géniales en plus !

[@nm7358]

I liked how the first stage picks up right at the final castle and final boss in Wonder Boy II. That castle was a real hard maze, with a final boss which was tough as nails, but it was simplified in WB3 to set up the mood and story.

[@dtownlove10]

This and Alex Kidd were my two favorite SMS games, really takes me back watching this. Thanks for posting.

One of the only platform games I really took pleasure in beating (first time was hard!!) and had as much fun playing and replaying afterwards. I just love everything about it. The music, the ambiance, the different game plays with the different animal boys... it’s a really outstanding game. Best the genre had to offer IMO.

[@1977Eelco]

This was my favorite game I owned for the Sega Master System. The game was so well made and so much fun :)

[@allanbrito7185]

I played the brazilian version (Turma da Mônica - O Resgate) . It's one of the best Master System games!

[@MrStekestekhet]

The music in this game is just outstanding.

[@shade3524]

If you think this music is good, listen to the hollow knight OST...

[@stories1396]

this one, sonic1 and sim city 4 were the bests game-soundtracks i think

[@azkha4806]

@Gilson Marcondes Ladeira The master system version is definitively the best.

[@michaeltorresii5248]

@@shade3524 What does that have to do with anything?

[@Jonas-hk8rt]

Among the most fond memories from my childhood was playing this game, at a friends house. Now I am 38 and I own it myself and play it reminiscing life as a kid - it was good. Thank you for making this game, and for uploading this video. Needless to say this is a masterpiece of digital arts and entertainment. Best 8-bit game imo.

[@ramiyohay7286]

What a walk in memory lane! One of the music on the master system.i remember playing this game after wonder boy 2 and I didn’t understand where are the levels. You go back and forth all the time and that is how I was introduced to backtracking and I love backtracking ever since

[@some_randomninja]

Wow. Crazy memories. Life just wasnt complicated at this age! Thanks for uploading

[@Koops2245]

For all I know, this will be the quintessential non-linear "MetroidVania" to me for the rest of my gaming life: its design is fun-damentally brilliant~!!

[@MaleOrderBride]

Gah!!! That stupid hidden door at 1:50:45!? As a kid, I always fell into that room and didn't know how to get out! I only realised after many attempts of mashing the Controller that a hidden door was there! Meanwhile, this is probably the only SMS game that had a decent ending! Most other SMS titles just flashed a "The End" logo and reverted back to the Main Menu lol

[@mariusamber3237]

Easily a top 5 game on the Master System. I love good Metroidvanias, and this one's certainly top-notch for the time - perhaps even the best one from the 80s.

[@danieltubio-rey1984]

I loved this game on my master system 2. Everyone bangs on about Mario but this in my eyes was a classic

[@ismail_cn10]

this game is absolute legend!

[@Pat86]

This is my all time favourite game! It was my first really "adventure" in a videogame. I can play this over and over again. And the music is just

[@mambajam]

Ah man! This takes me straight back to my childhood watching this is like being in a time machine long live wonder boy 3 👏👏👏

[@mrlewz0r]

Heres a small story for you guys. When I was young me and my friend were playing this at my house on master system. We were in the main town area and i remember telling him that i found a super amazing secret door that took you straight to the last boss. I was completely lying and he did believe me either, so i randonly said "watch this" and pressed up on the gamepad. A secret door opened and we warped to the pirate boss (i think). Our jaws hit the floor! Years later i realised i had, out of pure chance, pressed up on a secret door while i was lying. Will neve forget that moment, what were the odds!

[@MaleOrderBride]

Where is this secret door located?!?

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

Making a decent soundtrack on a Master System is hard enough, let alone a beautiful Godamn masterpiece!

[@sabbaseleftheriadis5601]

The best Wonderboy game of all time, ingenious hybrid of platform, puzzle and RPG

[@martymartin2894]

Better than monsterland and monsterworld I'm not sure.

[@yannisbskt]

I love this game .this video takes me back many years

[@Relugus]

The Master System had tons of great games in Europe, though, especially in the UK, where it had alot of third party support. Speedball, Xenon 2, Populous, Impossible Mission, Gauntlet, Asterix, Road Rash. Lemmings, Incredible Hulk, Shadow of the Beast, and those are just off the top of my head.

[@K-o-R]

Do love how Mouse-man's attack is basically just shank the poor sap in front of him.

[@ChasingFeatsXtra]

Amazing game! My true favourite off all time. I can't wait for the remake! The remake looks amazing!

[@foxkocreates]

super stoked for the remake, looks like it is going to be amazing.

[@citronvand]

Holy shit, it's getting a remake!?

[@hisnameyahuah]

Agreed.

[@saporob]

It's getting 3 remakes.

[@nonebussiness7138]

looks stupid

[@xoNatalieShaw]

It makes me so happy that i can see all the gameplay that i never used to be able to see because i was bad at the game. I was a little girl when i used to play and i would get sad because i could never get far. I wanted to see what was next. KZbin wasnt around back then to see other people playing it. Life goes by so quickly. Im 31 now. Thank you for posting this

[@bigmez83]

one of top games for sega

[@gordonm.7387]

One of the great video games of all time. Haunting 8 bit. x

[@soapbox187]

Damn, this game looks fun! I never heard of the master system and my folks never had money growing up so I never had a console either. But seeing all you guys reminisce about your childhoods is awesome!

[@Korakaris]

This fine game is one of the best ever released for the sacred Sega Master System. Respect..

[@luigi-shinobi]

So much memories as a kid playing this game, the good old days 🥲

[@dragonlordxakel]

I remember spending hours putting in random passwords and seeing what they did. Found a lot of weird combinations that way, some even started you off in human form (if you changed forms, you couldn't change back to human though).

[@eben3357]

What are the Human strengths? I think Lion/Tiger is OP stat wise. I am thinking CP charisma would be high for Human? Hawk is quite weak compared to other characters maybe mouse also is weaker base stats?

[@LadiesMan21766]

Thank you TecToy for bringing this game for Brazil

[@bipbipbopbop]

One of the best games on the Master System. I found this a lot easier to complete than Monster Land though. Oh the memories. Lion man was awesome :)

[@martymartin2894]

Monsterland or monster world

[@Victory-in-YAHUSHA]

Not counting the Japanese release of Super Mario Bros. 3, The Dragon's Trap might be the best game of the decade along with TMNT Arcade.

[@CiscoRoseMusic]

Reckon this is a all time game I legit still have this game and my master system / mega drive Still rules

[@nicolasitalo4401]

I play this game with my father,im 39 years old.wonderboy 3 is just wonderfull! THE CLASSIC!!! Gameplay,story,music!!! Nothing to tell

[@transcending_concrete]

Loved that game, ahead of its time!

[@2Less0is0More2]

I was obsessed. Love my master system. So my got us one of those u it's with thousands of games. The wonder boy 1 and 2 are exact, but 3 is completely different. To say the least, as a 44 year old man never been so upset about a video game.

[@ErikLosLobos]

Just replaying this 30 something years later......it's soooo much harder than I remember!

[@davidcosgrove4372]

Yeah, WEST ONE - or maybe WE5T ONE?

[@FlecheDeFer]

One of the top10 best games ever, any era, any machine. Period. And I've pretty much owned every machine that has ever been created.

[@docberlin7727]

it is for me, one of the best games of all time and thanks for uploading

[@chriswillerton9520]

I used to watch my friends back in the early 90s play this game. I’ve always wanted to play it. Nice to know which Wonder Boy it is. Cheers!

[@ISCREAM.STORE1]

never have i played a game that was as much fun as this, nor feature all those RPG elements on a master system game. Some came somewhat close, but this had everything i wanted in a game. The start from Human to Lizard is a great way to set up the rest of the quest, at the first time of playing i didnt know i would get turned into a lizard man xD After eventually doing the mummy dragon for the first time i was amazed to see the mouse man, and it was genius of the game devs to make each character have unique abilities, this was way ahead of some games in terms of implementation. So i got my mouse and climbed those checkered blocks and eventually found the samurai dragon, after a couple of tries i realised it would be a lot easier from now on having worked out the armor system and found a lot of secret shops, and each character prefers different armor, its like the armors are made to measure xD and it was so cool to be able to equip something to improve a certain stat, like from pirrahna to lion, the lion has the highest charm stat, but the right armour will make him irresistible to trade and you can buy all those magic or thunder swords you needed this entire time so you could go back to the town hub and get into the last area before the final area as the hawk man xD Wonderful game and i will never forget how disappointed i was as a childthat i couldnt carry on playing as the human after beating the vampire dragon.

[@EdsProlixe]

Spent three days playing this on a a rented master system hooked up to a black and white CRT. My fave Metroidvania!

[@kzbxvz]

I've never undestand the greatness of the NES smb games but this game had my attention in 1989 with it's depths, colors, playability and the outstanding music what a game :)

[@MEGAD-nb9uu]

🙄

[@VertPingouin]

I played this game once when I was a kid. Some friend lends me its master system and I had to give him back the next day so I couldn't play a lot. Good memories!

[@perfectblue8443]

Damned cloud with the sunglasses! Always following me around😂😂😂

[@godzilladestroyscities1757]

Played this game when I was 5-6 years old. Didn't even know how to read. Such a great game. Never beat it. Probably never will but I still remember it. What's funny about this game is the graphics are top notch and many Genesis games did not beat it for years later.

[@phoexer]

Oh man, I go the feels just remembering my first console.

[@Μιχάλης-β5ω]

Master system piece= masterpiece!

[@donraggo77]

absolutely megafantastic, one of the very very best 8 bit games of all time ! :O

[@TayDays1128]

Looks like a mix between Mario 3 & Adventure Island

[@jean-claude5965]

One of the best games of the SMS for sure, easily in my top 50 of the best games I played in my life. Still relevant today, the remake is gorgeous and is a masterclass in terms of game mechanics, level design served by an incredibly wonderful OST. An all-time masterpiece.

[@bifftannen2062]

The Wonder Boy series on SMS was great. Better then Alex Kidd by far. Wonder Boy 2 (Monster Land) is also a great game. A shame Wonder Boy wasn't Sega's mascot after Opa Opa and before Sonic. Instead they went with Alex Kidd.

[@gadiensguide4385]

This game was the bane of my existence when I was 7 years old. Could never understand why everything had to be so hard and look the same wherever you went. Getting lost and frustrated by tasks they don't say you have to do and the like.

[@iciouailleurs1977]

This retro arcade game reminds me a lot of my childhood. I still play it through an emulator.

[@Catjuggler]

Forget xbox's and PlayStations, by my opinion this was the golden era of gaming. They just don't make games now like they used too.

[@PanagiotisAvramiSk8]

It's good, but the first contact with the older one is preferable for me. Hellas 🇬🇷. From : Old STRONG player 😁👍🏻

[@repaterion3611]

I've got the original, 7026 is the number. The side crawler theme is by far one of the best soundtracks out there.

[@Der_Andy_1987]

Pure Kindheits-Erinnerungen... die Anfänge meiner Spiel-Phase

[@redrock7617]

i love this game so much! great memory. Thanks for posting

[@thehumbleone1983]

Jus hearing the music brings back so much memories love it mate the Wonderboy we're the best

[@AlexReasons]

Gosh, I remember this like it was yesterday. Feel like I never got that far in the game though

[@alltogethernow2738]

I owned this when I was 7 years old. I was much more an alex the kid sorta guy, mainly because I found that easier than this game. Brings back memories for sure.

[@timmiller1435]

I was always a Nintendo system person. But I'm glad i have this and monster boy on my Nintendo Switch. They are great.

[@dirkkolbel6358]

Oh man, ich hatte das Spiel Früher so oft es ging Gespielt 😍😍😀. Das weckt Kindsheits Erinnerungen

[@ironhornforge]

One of the all time classics

[@jrodola]

The best videogame of Master System!

[@bifftannen2062]

I still think Wonder Boy in Monsterland (Wonder Boy 2 ) is the best game on the Sega Master System but I can see why people consider this the best SMS game. It's a great game. It even matches up graphically with the 16-bit Turbo Grafx version. Great memories with the Wonder Boy series on my SMS in the late 80's. 😊👍

[@colinphizacklea9828]

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IVE PLAYED WORK S WELL IN THE REAL WORLD AS WELL ...

[@119Agent]

Had this for the TurboGrafx16. One of my favorite games.

[@jiefsourd]

This game is the best 8 bit generation…

[@snaf1750]

Mon tout premier jeu vidéo c'était excellent, je m'en souviens comme si c'était hier

[@thehumbleone1983]

Just so many good memories thanks mate

[@andrethebeast6360]

favorite game ever, even to this day xxxxxxxxxxxxxx HAWK MANNNNNNNN

[@zelthina]

Just downloaded an emulator and ordered a gamepad today! Ready to kick some dragon ass!!

[@garethbertram3195]

I can still rember the cheat code for the master system we3tone in the password screen gave your everything good memories :)

[@Wilky]

I think you mean We5tone

[@dragonlordxakel]

One of my top 3 SMS games, along with Zillion and Phantasy star. Started watching hoping to learn some things I didn't know about, but who ever is playing isn't too good. Now I'm just watching to see what they miss and how bad they really are. If anyone's interested I have videos of this game, I invite you to check them out.

[@ndingo]

Who remembers the code WE5T ONE??

[@MrBossyful]

It is a very good game - one of the best SMS games IMO. Even though I hate the way SMS games sound, it goes without saying that some of them were amazingly creative, and this is surely one of them.

[@leatherneck7857]

I just bought a sega master system from a "junk yard sale" and this game came with it

[@MrTonycoughlan]

Leather Neck How much?

[@MrThunderwing]

I picked this up on a bit of a whim when I was kid and I think it turned out to be my favourite all time Master System game. The Megadrive sequel (Monster World) was pretty awesome as well. In terms of depth and playability these games pissed all over the Sonic ones.

[@PeekaPeep]

TOP 5 SMS game! I truly regret not getting this one back when it first came out (was already on the Genesis/Mega Drive bandwagon by then, lol). Still amazed at the amount of depth Sega could coax out of those 8-bit graphics and the game speed was so damn smooth on top of that! Golden age of 8-bit gaming right there, folks... >;-)

[@yktrixta07]

what a fkn soundtrack this game had, quality game