<s>
is	O
a	O
1986	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Escape	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Westone	O
Bit	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
designed	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
,	O
Mark	O
III/Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
home	O
computers	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
for	O
its	O
Sega	O
Mark	O
III	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Drancon	I-Application
for	O
its	O
Game	O
Gear	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high	O
definition	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Returns	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
CFK	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
2022	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
which	O
includes	O
its	O
versions	O
on	O
arcade	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
long-running	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
five	O
sequels	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
World	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
adapted	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
as	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
which	O
spawned	O
its	O
own	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tribal	O
caveman-like	O
boy	O
whose	O
girlfriend	O
Tina	O
has	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
dark	O
King	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Drancon	O
in	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
guide	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
through	O
seven	O
"	O
areas	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
"	O
rounds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boy	O
can	O
arm	O
himself	O
with	O
a	O
stone	O
hatchet	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
can	O
throw	O
at	O
oncoming	O
foes	O
,	O
a	O
skateboard	O
with	O
which	O
he	O
can	O
rush	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
temporary	O
protection	O
by	O
an	O
angel	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
destroy	O
foes	O
by	O
simply	O
running	O
into	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
returning	O
home	O
,	O
Tom-Tom	O
is	O
heralded	O
as	O
a	O
“	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ran	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
proprietary	O
System	O
1	O
hardware	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
processor	O
running	O
at	O
4MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
two	O
2MHz	O
SN76496	B-Device
chips	O
with	O
a	O
4MHz	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
co-processor	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
a	O
raster	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
unit	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
256	O
x	O
224	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
(	O
Sega	O
's	O
first	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
)	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
severe	O
hardware	O
differences	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
completely	O
for	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
with	O
an	O
all	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
was	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
reductions	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
more	O
limited	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	O
Mark	O
III	O
version	O
was	O
entitled	O
Super	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
port	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
overseas	O
releases	O
dropped	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Super	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
port	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
was	O
entitled	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Drancon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
had	O
nine	O
areas	O
;	O
this	O
included	O
all	O
seven	O
areas	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
plus	O
two	O
new	O
areas	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
license	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
to	O
Activision	O
,	O
who	O
produced	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
contained	O
the	O
graphics	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
C64	O
conversion	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
sound	O
from	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
128K	O
owners	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
boot	B-Operating_System
into	O
48K	O
mode	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
enjoy	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
having	O
all	O
levels	O
preloaded	O
as	O
was	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
500	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
points	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Returns	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
CFK	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
later	O
releasing	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
run	O
physical	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Strictly	O
Limited	O
Games	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	O
had	O
a	O
licensing	O
arrangement	O
whereby	O
it	O
owned	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
retained	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
get	O
around	O
the	O
licensing	O
issue	O
,	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
had	O
the	O
title	O
changed	O
which	O
resulted	O
into	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Hudson	O
could	O
have	O
featured	O
the	O
generic	O
boy	O
from	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
it	O
inserted	O
instead	O
a	O
caricature	O
of	O
Takahashi	O
Meijin	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Master	B-Application
Higgins	I-Application
in	O
English	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
levels	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
or	O
Game	O
Gear	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
stage	O
that	O
was	O
reserved	O
for	O
collecting	O
all	O
the	O
dolls	O
in	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
integrated	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
regular	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
arrangement	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
retained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
name	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
produce	O
future	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
name	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sequels	O
are	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
released	O
Champion	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
featured	O
Master	B-Application
Higgins	I-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
but	O
retained	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
NES	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
which	O
had	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	O
repeated	O
the	O
same	O
kind	O
of	O
task	O
by	O
converting	O
Sega	O
's	O
1991	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
arcade	O
Riot	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
into	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
1992	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
title	O
Riot	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
its	O
2012	O
absorption	O
of	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
Konami	O
currently	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1986	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
Japan	O
's	O
tenth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
latter	O
half	B-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appeared	O
at	O
number-two	O
on	O
Euromax	O
's	O
nationwide	O
UK	O
arcade	O
chart	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1942	B-Application
at	O
number-one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
stated	O
it	O
reminds	O
her	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
though	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
complicated	O
but	O
just	O
as	O
playable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writers	O
now	O
note	O
that	O
both	O
games	O
share	O
a	O
common	O
ancestor	O
in	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amstrad	O
Action	O
awarded	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
68%	O
on	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
62%	O
on	O
its	O
re-release	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
CRASH	O
remained	O
unconvinced	O
,	O
citing	O
technical	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
including	O
poor	O
character-based	O
scrolling	O
,	O
considerable	O
slowdown	O
,	O
and	O
confusion	O
induced	O
by	O
the	O
monochrome	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
C64	O
version	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
graphics	O
as	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	O
versions	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
smooth	O
horizontal	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
