Wonder Boy

Wonder Boy is a platform game, developed by Escape. Originally a 1986 arcade game, it was later ported for home consoles, with Sega porting the home console versions.

Plot
The titular caveman Wonder Boy(sometimes referred to simple as "Boy" or "Tom-Tom" depending on the version) has set out to rescue his girlfriend Tina(or Tanya in some versions) who has been kidnapped by the Dark King(or Dracon in some versions).

Gameplay
The player takes control of Boy/Tom-Tom as he runs through a variety of stages.

At the top of the screen is a vitality meter which slowly ticks down over time. This can be replenished by collecting food along the way, but bumping into enemies or obstacles such as rocks will lower it greatly. If the vitality meter runs out, the Wonder Boy will lose a life. Touching any enemy will also cause the player to lose a life.

Along the way, Boy/Tom-Tom will be able to collect power ups by breaking open eggs:


 * A skateboard that allows him greater speed and an additional hit point at the cost of constantly moving forward.
 * A stone hatchet which can be thrown out for a projectile attack in an arc.
 * Milk which will replenish the vitality gauge
 * Mushrooms which will grant an additional 500 points
 * An angel which will temporarily grant Boy/Tom-Tom invincibility.

However there are also red spotted eggs that contain Gods of Death which will attempt to catch up to the player and attempt to drain the player's vitality.

Players can collect "Tina/Tanya" Dolls which when collected will double the points at the end of the game and collecting all of them will unlock a bonus eighth area in the game. There is one in each level, sometimes hidden, sometimes not.

Occasionally the player will come across a handbag. Collecting this will summon Tina's sister Pina who will take Boy/Tom-Tom to the bonus level Warp Gates.

After every four levels, Boy/Tom-Tom will face off against King/Dark King/Dracon in a boss battle.

Trivia

 * The Master System version in Japan was known as Super Wonder Boy to prevent confusion with the SG-1000 version.
 * The Game Gear version was known as Revenge of Drancon in North America.
 * This game was adapted into the Adventure Island series by Hudson Soft.
 * A remake called Wonder Boy Returns was released in 2016.
 * A remix of that remake appropriately called Wonder Boy Returns Remix was released in 2019.