The third game in Westone's Wonder Boy series and the last to debut in the Arcades, Wonder Boy III is best known outside of Japan as simply Monster Lair. Its sole US release was for the TurboGrafx-CD, though both it and the Genesis version were later added to the US Wii's Virtual Console line-up.
First released
Aug 31, 1989
Developed by
Westone Co. Ltd., Alfa System
Published by
Sega, NEC Home Electronics, Ltd., Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Platforms
Genesis, TurboGrafx-CD, Wii Shop, PC
Genres
Action, Platformer, Shoot 'Em Up
Rating
ESRB: E, OFLC: G, CERO: A, PEGI: 7+
Releases
- GEN - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair Japan
- GEN - Monster Lair United Kingdom
- PC - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair United States
- TGCD - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair Japan
- TGCD - Monster Lair United States
- WSHP - Monster Lair (Turbo-CD Version) United States
- WSHP - Monster Lair (Turbo-CD Version) Australia
- WSHP - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (PC Engine CD Version) Japan
- WSHP - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair United States
- WSHP - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair Japan
- WSHP - Monster Lair (Turbo-CD Version) United Kingdom
- WSHP - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Mega Drive) Japan
- WSHP - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Genesis) United States
- WSHP - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Mega Drive) United Kingdom
- WSHP - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Mega Drive) Australia