![]() ![]() Picking up from the end of the second game, your hero has just defeated the evil Meka-Dragon, and just as it seems like victory once again, one last curse is place upon you that turns them into a (mostly) depowered lizard man. Given that this is a platformer from the ’80s, The Dragon’s Trap unsurprisingly doesn’t exactly have a deep plot. But now that we have a remastered version here, ready to re-introduce the game to the public once again, it’s time to ask: Does its legendary status still hold up? But just as the Wonder Boy franchise disappeared from the public eye, The Dragon’s Trap has also had to settle for cult status as the years went on. ![]() Originally released for the Master System back in 1989, the third Wonder Boy game (or the fourth one, if going by the Japanese releases) was not only considered to be one of the best games for the console, but also a classic of the 8-bit era, and was one of the early definers of the metroidvania sub-genre. Not only do we have Full Throttle Remastered being released, but now Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap is getting a makeover, as well (feel free to add The Disney Afternoon Collection if you’d like, though those aren’t cult classics). Today is a big day all devoted to polishing up cult classics, it would seem. ![]()
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