Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

This game is very well made, my only problem is. dont start your save on hard unless you wanna put a bullet through your nose genuinely think I almost tied a noose at that one ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ [spoiler]pirate ship[/spoiler] part great game/remake anyways 10/10

This game is a remake of Wonder Boy III, which was released in 1989, but nothing about it feels modern except for its outstanding art design. It has some of the worst character controls I have ever experienced. It also has the most stupid checkpoint system I have ever seen. In fact, it would be inaccurate to say that the game has a checkpoint system. If you die, you go straight back to the beginning of the game. I can't explain how much of a disappointment this game was for me. I'd give it 3/10, purely because of its amazing visuals.

I was in love with this game when I was a child and it has stayed with me for over 20yrs. It is so cool to see how well they have lovingly remade it but also kept it true to itself. The hand drawn characters, the real orchestrated music, incredible!

Same experience as the original with improved graphics. Perfect.

Sega Master System classic. My personal favorite of the Wonderboy series

Let's take a step back to appreciate that this team did not simply do a reboot of a classic with new gorgeous art and new gorgeous music and new content. The took. The Actual. Original. Game. and kept it running, under the hood, 1:1, with the new skinning applied over the top in such a way that you can toggle almost all changes on and off ON THE FLY. And DANG do the updates look nice. Also, no GenAI. Take note, studios, it IS possible.