I just found one right now where it turned me to lizard man.
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap OT | What is The Secret of Your Power?
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PepsimanVsJoe
Member
If you're hard up for money, you can always save, quit, then reload. All of the treasure chests will be replenished.
May as well add that
the lucky sword gives extra gold from all types of gold drops and if you go to where the legendary sword is after you reclaimed it,
the chest there will give you a lot of gold compared to the others you'd find.
the chest there will give you a lot of gold compared to the others you'd find.
cireza
Member
Good luck finding them all 
Get both and Master Blaster Zero. Be happy!
Argh, looks like an ISP outage in my area. Guess I can teather my Switch to my phone?
Robin64
Member
I just did that at work to grab the game, heh.
Fredrik
Member
Never played the original but from the look of it it's an amazing remake and it plays perfectly on Switch, love it!
And I'm amazed at the art, so much love is poured into this title, Nintendo should hire these guys for some NES remakes, this game looks absolutely wonderful and being able to swap to the original is really cool too
Is it easier than it should be on normal though? Feels like I just started and I've already made my swap to piranha man with no deaths and I've never played it before. I played through Wonderboy in Monster World a few years ago and nearly pulled all my hair out from the brutal challenge.
Edit: already made my swap to piranha man, not lizard man, lol
And I'm amazed at the art, so much love is poured into this title, Nintendo should hire these guys for some NES remakes, this game looks absolutely wonderful and being able to swap to the original is really cool too
Is it easier than it should be on normal though? Feels like I just started and I've already made my swap to piranha man with no deaths and I've never played it before. I played through Wonderboy in Monster World a few years ago and nearly pulled all my hair out from the brutal challenge.
Edit: already made my swap to piranha man, not lizard man, lol
nogoodnamesleft
Banned
Never played the original but from the look of it it's an amazing remake and it plays perfectly on Switch, love it!
And I'm amazed at the art, so much love is poured into this title, Nintendo should hire these guys for some NES remakes, this game looks absolutely wonderful and being able to swap to the original is really cool too
Is it easier than it should be on normal though? Feels like I just started and I've already made my swap to piranha man with no deaths and I've never played it before. I played through Wonderboy in Monster World a few years ago and nearly pulled all my hair out from the brutal challenge.
Edit: already made my swap to piranha man, not lizard man, lol
It's way, way easier for some reason.
Skeletos311
Junior Member
How is it easier? I remember the original was pretty brutal at the beginning with 2 hearts.
nogoodnamesleft
Banned
Enemies hit way way softer, money drops in huge amounts and prices reduced for all gear.
Checked earlier on the SMS version. Way way harder.
I can't remember what the sword was that's in the top right. That's the only weapon I have left to find, I already finished the armour and shields.
Good luck finding them all
Now I'm halfway with three.
bock
Member
That's not the case. Perhaps you checked with different settings?
Enemies hit the same, money drops are the same (but there are slightly more items drop) and equipment prices are the same.
There is a way to increase money drops but that was already in the original. The main difference in Normal mode is that you get a little more life when restarting than the normal 1 heart. The price of consumable items (boomerang) in the secret shop in the village was however reduced but they are still too expensive to be really useful (changed more "absurdly expensive" to "expensive")
nogoodnamesleft
Banned
I'll check again tomorrow but I dunno man, it was always a struggle for me to get to piranha man alone without using a hell of a lot of potions, yet I breezed it on the remake barely taking any damage. Pretty sure I could get nearly two shot by some enemies but as mouse man I was getting smacked around repeatedly and barely taking any damage. Played through dragon curse recently too so it's pretty fresh in my mind.
The perfect Dark
Banned
bought for Switch. Never played the original!
Man, this looks gorgeous on the Switch's screen :3 I love the extensive retro aesthetic options too, I had no idea there was an sound option re-imagining* the original music through the Mark III's FM expansion.
Only a bit into Mouse Man's area but this is easily one of the best game remakes I've ever played, major kudos to the devs and I really hope this does well for them!
EDIT: *Oh wait, having looked it up the original release supported the FM sound? Wow had no idea, very happy they included it regardless.
Only a bit into Mouse Man's area but this is easily one of the best game remakes I've ever played, major kudos to the devs and I really hope this does well for them!
EDIT: *Oh wait, having looked it up the original release supported the FM sound? Wow had no idea, very happy they included it regardless.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Maaaaannnnn
You all are killing me with these positive impressions. I cannot wait to download this after work.
You all are killing me with these positive impressions. I cannot wait to download this after work.
The perfect Dark
Banned
I like the game so far but I'm very frustrated by hitboxes and weird controls. It just doesn't "feel" right. Also, this game explains nothing. I have no idea what I'm doing or where I should go next?
Chances are you should go down into the well. And yes, the pathing is a bit cryptic. There's usually only one little roadblock that requires a specific ability in order to unlock an entirely new area.
The perfect Dark
Banned
I found the
beach
swamp, the desert
edit: How does the game save?
cireza
Member
Three of them were actually pretty hard to find. Two being very hard.
Will sell hints, but only if you have enough charm.
Will sell hints, but only if you have enough charm.
Skeletos311
Junior Member
Still not up in NA if anyone's wondering.
Definitely interested to know what the real deal is with this (I'm planning on getting it later on PS4 either way, but until then have work to deal with). Does the remake default to easy or something? I read in the Eurogamer review they mentioned a few new difficulty options.
Love your avatar bock.
Oh shit it's out already?! One of my favorite games from the early Sega-era. Absolutely love the soundtrack. The art direction also looks god damn amazing. Can't wait to come home to play it. Too many good platformers waiting for me to dive into. Good thing I'm soon done with my final exam assignment..
AgentOtaku
Member
Freeman76
Member
No you get a choice of difficulty, easy normal or hard. No way is it easier than in '89, maybe on easy but if you play on hard you will be pulling your hair out.
Skeletos311
Junior Member
NOA HQ is 3 hours behind my time. It's probably going to be at noon.
I basically want every Wonder Boy game done in this style, even the weird SHMUP one
Hell why stop there; imagine them tackling stuff like Alex Kidd or Psycho Fox! I want this dev to succeed so badly, heh.
I'd back Miracle World for a stupid amount of money this second
D.Lo
Member
no reimagining, the original had FM on the cart. Been playing it with FM on my Mark III (via cart converter) for years.
Yeah I looked it up shortly after posting, was surprised to see that was the case. I'm one of those weirdos that often prefers the PSG sound, though having the option for both is of course the way to go.
AgentOtaku
Member
Not me, I'm buying both! (^___^)
Snkfanatic
Banned
Really think I will go with the updated art and old sounds and music for my first play through
Love how you can switch them all on the go so easily.
AgentOtaku
Member
Really think I will go with the updated art and old sounds and music for my first play through
Love how you can switch them all on the go so easily.
I'm gonna go full remaster on first play-through and replay retro
trophies up anywhere?
EDIT: Yep!
Really think I will go with the updated art and old sounds and music for my first play through
Love how you can switch them all on the go so easily.
That was my initial plan but I find myself switching them whenever I enter another area.
I fact I've only just killed the Mummy Dragon and I've been playing for over an hour. It's so much fun to compare new and old on the fly.
endlessflood
Member
Loving it - was hoping it would control as well as it looked, and it does
The Main Event
Member
So looking to dive into it later today!!