| Super Wonder Boy |
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| Aliases | Super Wonder Boy in Monster Land Wonder Boy in Monster Land |
| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Activision Inc (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | Border Effects, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Wonder Boy: Monster Land (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Sega Master System |
| Average mag. score | 84.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 78.9% (21 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| * Release price: 975.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Musical 1 S.A. (Spain) | (1989) |
Authors/Contributors
| Robert L. Hylands (UK) | at Images Ltd | - ? | |
| Jason G. Lihou (UK) | at Images Ltd | - ? | |
| Pure Luck (UK) | at Images Ltd | - ? |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ Visions @ Images <Images Ltd (UK)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Series "WonderBoy"
| 1. | Wonder Boy | (1987) | by Activision Inc (UK) | |
| 2. | Super Wonder Boy | (1989) | by Activision Inc (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Sega Master-Mix | (1990) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| SuperWonderBoy.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| SuperWonderBoy.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SuperWonderBoy.gif | 5,090 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SuperWonderBoy_Front.jpg | 309,594 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| SuperWonderBoy_Back.jpg | 360,426 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| SuperWonderBoy(EN).txt | 3,537 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| SuperWonderBoy(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 471,455 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
| SuperWonderBoy.png | 310,762 | Original | Game map | |||
| SuperWonderBoy.jpg | 234,018 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| SuperWonderBoy.rzx.zip | 465,508 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) - Patched to make the game completable [denied] | ||
| Super Wonder Boy (1989)(Activision Inc).pok | 134 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| SuperWonderBoy(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 159,020 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SuperWonderBoy(MCMSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg | 67,979 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SuperWonderBoy(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 10,322 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| SuperWonderBoy(Musical1S.A.).jpg | 172,752 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #98-1990/Jan | page 66 | - Review: 84% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec | page 67 | - Review: 88% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #196-1990/Feb | page 30 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #94-1990/Jan | page 54 | - Review: 90% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #26-1990/Jan | page 24 | - Review: 83% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #49-1990/Jan | page 72 | - Review: 75% |
Magazine References
| BiT | issue #22-1993/Jul | page 12 | - Solution | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #94-1989/Sep | page 109 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #67-1989/Aug | page 28 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #73-1990/Feb | page 31 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #82-1990/Nov | page 35 | - Tips | |
| MicroHobby | issue #194-1989/Dec | page 10 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| Sinclair User | issue #90-1989/Sep | page 86 | - Preview | |
| The Games Machine | issue #22-1989/Sep | page 8 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #45-1989/Sep | page 78 | - Preview |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #95-1989/Oct | page 23 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #96-1989/Nov | page 53 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #91-1989/Oct | page 21 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 24 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Sinclair User | issue #107-1991/Jan | page 59 | - Review: 93% (Sega Master-Mix) |
Related Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #107-1991/Jan | page 36 | - Offer (Sega Master-Mix) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #109-1990/Dec | page 67 | - Full-page ad (Sega Master-Mix) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #110-1991/Jan | page 32 | - Full-page ad (Sega Master-Mix) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #60-1990/Dec | page 100 | - Full-page ad (Sega Master-Mix) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #62-1991/Feb | page 4 | - Advert (Sega Master-Mix) |
Links
| Hardcore Gaming 101 | (Information - in English) | |
| Lost in Translation | (Information - in English) | |
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| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
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| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| StrategyWiki | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
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| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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