Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
*i had to mute the opening intro music due to a copyright claim resulting in restricted access in some countries, which is pretty strange because I have a lot of videos with the same intro and aren’t claimed.*
Here is a 1 credit clear of the arcade version of Wonderboy in Monsterland without using revival potion.
It didn’t take much practice to get this run after being familiar with the PC Engine version, you can tell Hudson had the source-code when doing the PCE port because everything is pretty much identical.
There are a few differences with the hit boxes that I noticed that make it very slightly harder. The knight bosses are way harder to trap in the corner because of the extended hitbox on their sword , on the PCE version they’re flat, and unless you have temporary invincibility form the cloak or throw some when timed magic to trap them they’re way trickier. Also there is an extra boss, the laser-gun boss, he can be taken out pretty easy and trapped in the corner without too much trouble luckily.
On the arcade version there was a well known bug that causes you to get 67-69 gold from hidden money, this is done by spawning hidden money whilst ‘waggling’ the joystick left and right VERY fast. I didn’t do this for the run because of the damage and wear & tear it puts on the the joystick. It’s a whole skill in itself though. The recent M2 ports have a dedicated ‘waggle’ button just for this purpose.
It’s a pretty easy game to be honest. You can make it harder by not buying armour or a shield.
Anyway here it is!
*i had to mute the opening intro music due to a copyright claim resulting in restricted access in some countries, which is pretty strange because I have a lot of videos with the same intro and aren’t claimed.*
Here is a 1 credit clear of the arcade version of Wonderboy in Monsterland without using revival potion.
It didn’t take much practice to get this run after being familiar with the PC Engine version, you can tell Hudson had the source-code when doing the PCE port because everything is pretty much identical.
There are a few differences with the hit boxes that I noticed that make it very slightly harder. The knight bosses are way harder to trap in the corner because of the extended hitbox on their sword , on the PCE version they’re flat, and unless you have temporary invincibility form the cloak or throw some when timed magic to trap them they’re way trickier. Also there is an extra boss, the laser-gun boss, he can be taken out pretty easy and trapped in the corner without too much trouble luckily.
On the arcade version there was a well known bug that causes you to get 67-69 gold from hidden money, this is done by spawning hidden money whilst ‘waggling’ the joystick left and right VERY fast. I didn’t do this for the run because of the damage and wear & tear it puts on the the joystick. It’s a whole skill in itself though. The recent M2 ports have a dedicated ‘waggle’ button just for this purpose.
It’s a pretty easy game to be honest. You can make it harder by not buying armour or a shield.
Anyway here it is!
