Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Why is Hudson's Adventure Island the same game as Sega's Wonder Boy? Who is Master Higgins... and who is this Takahashi Meijin guy? In this episode we attempt to untangle the mystery of Sega's Wonder Boy series, and explain how it split off into two distinct franchises that each explored different aspects of the platformer genre. Let's have fun in Monster World!

See the full Takahashi Meijin biography video here - youtube.com/watch?v=7q5H_jUhbO4

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