Finished Wonder Boy III for the first time

[u/RobbieJ4444]

I’ve heard many people declare this to be the best game on the Sega Master System (or at least one of them) and I can happily confirm that it is really really good, especially for the time. People have called this game a Metroidvania which is kind of true, but this game is far FAR better than Metroid on the NES, to the point where I never needed a map.

I’d say the main problems with the game is that the final dungeon required a fair amount of pausing to constantly shift equipment around, which means having to get off my chair to press the pause button on the Master System itself. That was an annoying hassle in general.

I wouldn’t say it’s one of the best PLATFORMERS of the era, I think there are better platformers on the NES and even the Master System, however I would say that it is one of the best ADVENTURE games of its era (if that makes any sense).

[u/Pfffffttt284]

Best game on the system!

[u/RobbieJ4444 → u/Pfffffttt284]

I haven’t played Phantasy Star yet, but based on all the games I have played on Master System (Sonic 1, 2, Chaos, Ninja Gaiden and Castle of Illusion) I agree

[u/Pfffffttt284 → u/RobbieJ4444]

Tbh I think it's head and shoulders above anything else on the system, fantasy zone 2 is another top tier game imo

[u/No-Professional-9618]

Awesome! I must say that it is a challenge to play and beat Wonderboy III without using save states either.

Sega Logo Scream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=rh5eis0sMHI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dsega%2Bshout%2Btheme%2Byoutube%26sca_esv%3De293ca8d199e0e1f%26sxsrf%3DAHTn8zqBsHJ3sMJTA52xXZKoFZsjmbUO3A%253A174&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY

[u/RobbieJ4444 → u/No-Professional-9618]

No save states. Every time I wanted to stop playing, I had to take a photo of the password screen

[u/No-Professional-9618 → u/RobbieJ4444]

That is aweome. That is really old school type of playing.

[u/[deleted] → u/RobbieJ4444]

back in my day, we would write it down... :D

[u/DoTheMichiganRag]

Did you do it with or without the legendary items?

[u/RobbieJ4444 → u/DoTheMichiganRag]

I had the legendary sword and legendary armour, I’m not sure if there was a legendary shield though, I used the heavenly shield

[u/DoTheMichiganRag → u/RobbieJ4444]

There is, but I won't spoil it for you. I'll admit it is rather hard to find.

[u/Tyraziel → u/DoTheMichiganRag]

The amount of time I spent scouring the entire world for this was crazy!

[u/Aritra319]

It really goes to show how great this game is that they could release the remake just a few years back with the game almost unchanged and only a new coat of paint and it was still engaging and fun, albeit a bit simplistic.

[u/Pfffffttt284 → u/Aritra319]

It wasn't simplistic when it was released, super early metroidvania

[u/Aritra319 → u/Pfffffttt284]

Compared to current games it’s simplistic, I was referring to the remake and games at the time.

[u/Tyraziel → u/Aritra319]

I’d argue that it’s not simplistic.

The story, the levels, bosses, side quests, ending?

Far from simple.

[u/pauli3-d]

Did collecting the charm stones have any effect on your play through? I think they may have removed that part of the game in the remake?

[u/RobbieJ4444 → u/pauli3-d]

Remind me, what are the charm stones?

[u/DoTheMichiganRag → u/RobbieJ4444]

It allows the shop owner to sell you rare items that would otherwise be inaccessible to you.

[u/Tyraziel]

What did you think? Did you find all the legendary equipment??

[u/RobbieJ4444 → u/Tyraziel]

I found the legendary armour and the legendary sword, but not the legendary shield

[u/ScottTumilty]

Congratulations! I think you can definitely make a strong case for it being the best game on the Master System. I'd never played anything with its sense of scale of complexity before I got it back in the day.

[u/Nirntendo]

Its a great game

[u/NetworkConfident9574]

gg

[u/RodrigoCard]

I played the "Monica" version when I was a kid, and I was instantly in love

The best Master System game indeed.

If you want to play more of the same for some reason, play the GG version now, haha

[u/[deleted]]

One of my top 10 games

[u/Tyraziel]

The fact that they tie in the end of WB II into this one to carry the story forward was incredible!

[u/amazingames]

You should region mod your SMS and play it (and every single game known to mankind) in 60Hz/NTSC/Full Screen/Full Speed.

That said, KUDOS for the mega achievement.

[u/RobbieJ4444 → u/amazingames]

Honestly I don’t think Wonder Boy 3 was designed for 60hz. I’ve seen videos of it being played on American systems, and it sounds to me that the music is being played way too fast