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Shion (Wonder Boy)
''Wonder Boy in Monster World'', known in Japan as ''Wonder Boy V: Monster World III'', is a side-scrolling action role-playing game originally developed by Westone and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991. It is the fifth game in the ''Wonder Boy'' series and the third game in the ''Monster World'' sub-series, following ''Wonder Boy in Monster Land'' (''Super Wonder Boy: Monster World'' on the Japanese Sega Mark III) and '' Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap'' (''Monster World II: Dragon no Wana'' on the Japanese Game Gear). Versions for other platforms were also made. In 1993, Sega released a Master System version of the game specifically for the European market, while in 1994, Hudson Soft remade the game for the TurboDuo under the title of , featuring an all-new theme and cast of characters. In 2007, the Turbo Duo and Mega Drive versions were re-released on the Wii Virtual Console download service. Gameplay ''Wonder Boy In Monster World'' puts the player in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westone Bit Entertainment
was a video game developer founded in May 1986, based in Mukoujima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. They were most famous for the '' Wonder Boy/Monster World'' series. Originally called , the company was renamed to Westone as the word Escape made them sound unreliable. The company's name was changed yet again to Westone Bit Entertainment in April 2000. The chief publisher was Ryuichi Nishizawa. The company went bankrupt and entered the liquidation process on October 1, 2014. Currently, the intellectual property rights to Westone Bit Entertainment's games are owned by LAT Corporation. The Westone name is derived from the first characters of the names of company founders, Ryuuichi Nishizawa (Nishi = West) and Michishito Ishizuka (Ishi = Stone). Games *''Wonder Boy'' (1986) *'' Jaws'' (1987) *'' Wonder Boy in Monster Land'' (1987) *'' Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair'' (1988) *''Appare! Gateball'' (1988) *'' Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap'' (1989) *''Mashin Eiyuden Wataru Gaiden'' (1990) *''Aoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson Soft
was a Japanese video game company known for releasing numerous titles across video game consoles, home computers, and mobile phones. Headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo, it also maintained an office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. Founded on May 18, 1973, Hudson initially focused on personal computer products before expanding into video game development, publishing, peripherals, and music production. The company was best known for its series ''Bomberman'', '' Adventure Island'', '' Star Soldier'', '' Bonk'' and '' Bloody Roar''. It also developed games for other publishers, most notably the ''Mario Party'' series for Nintendo. Hudson partnered with NEC to create the TurboGrafx-16, TurboExpress, and PC-FX consoles, aiming to compete with Nintendo, Sega, and SNK, while continuing to release games on other platforms as a third-party developer. Hudson Soft became a publicly traded company in 2000. In 2005, Konami acquired a 55% controlling stake in Hudson, later p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica's Gang
''Monica and Friends'' (), previously published as ''Monica's Gang'' in Anglophone territories and as ''Frizz and Friends'' in London, is a Brazilian comic book series and media franchise created by Mauricio de Sousa. The series originated in a comic strip first published by the newspaper Folha da Manhã in 1959, in which the protagonists were Blu (comic strip character), Blu (''Bidu'') and List of Monica's Gang characters#Minor characters, Franklin (''Franjinha''), however, in the following years the series was shaped towards its current identity with the introduction of new characters such as Monica (Monica's Gang), Monica (''Mônica'') and Jimmy Five (''Cebolinha'') who became the new protagonists. The stories revolve around a group of children who live in a fictional neighborhood in São Paulo known as Lemon Tree District (''Bairro do Limoeiro'') which has a street with the same name called Lemon Tree Street (''Rua do Limoeiro'') where Monica and her several friends live, inspi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica (Monica's Gang)
Monica de Sousa ( Portuguese: ''Mônica'') is a Brazilian fictional character and Mauricio de Sousa's best-known creation. Introduced in 1960, she serves as the main protagonist and title character of the ''Monica and Friends'' (''Turma da Mônica'') comic book series and media franchise. Mauricio based the character on his second daughter, also named Monica, with whom the fictional character shares some physical characteristics. In her first appearances, she was a supporting character to Jimmy Five, but was gradually made the main character. An eponymous comic book series began publication from 1970. Concept and creation Monica was based on Mauricio de Sousa's daughter in childhood. The reason for her creation was due to a complaint of the lack of female characters in Mauricio comics. At that time, newspaper strips of Blu (comic strip character), Blu and Jimmy Five were produced. When Monica made her first appearance was in a strip of Jimmy Five in 1963, at first as a second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |