Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Arcade flyer
DeveloperWestone
PublishersSega
TurboGrafx-CD
ComposerShinichi Sakamoto
SeriesWonder Boy
PlatformsArcade, TurboGrafx-CD, Mega Drive, Windows
Release
November 1988
  • Arcade
    • JP: November 1988
    • NA: December 1988
    TurboGrafx-CD
    • JP: August 31, 1989
    • NA: December 1989
    Mega Drive
    • JP: December 22, 1990
    • EU: 1991
    Windows
    • WW: January 26, 2011
GenresPlatform, scrolling shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega System 16

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (ワンダーボーイIII モンスターレア, Wandā Bōi Surī: Monsutā Reā; "Wonder Boy III Monster Lair") is a 1988 platform game developed by Westone and published by Sega for arcades. It is the third game in the Wonder Boy series and the last one released for arcades. A console adaptation was made by Hudson Soft and released in 1989 in Japan for the PC Engine CD-ROM² System; the subsequent North American release on the TurboGrafx-CD dropped the Wonder Boy III title. It was also converted and released by Sega for the Mega Drive in Japan in 1990 and Europe in 1991. Both the TurboGrafx-CD and Mega Drive versions were later re-released for the Wii Virtual Console.