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2 unusual facts about Wonder Boy in Monster Land


Monster Land

Wonder Boy in Monster Land, the second game in the Wonder Boy series, first released for the arcade in 1987

Wonder Boy in Monster Land

Jaleco released a modified port of the game to the Famicom, changing the graphics and character sprites so that it resembled the Chinese novel Journey to the West.


Whomp 'Em

Both Whomp 'Em and the prior Saiyuki World (which was an adaptation of Wonder Boy in Monster Land) are based on the Journey to the West novel.


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