Saiyūki World (1987) 西遊記ワールド ワンダーボーイ
Date: January 1, 1987
Platform: Amiga / Sega Master System / Amstrad CPC / Atari ST / Commodore 64 / ZX Spectrum / Nintendo Entertainment System / TurboGrafx-16 / Arcade / Wii Shop / PlayStation Network (PS3) / PC / Nintendo Switch
Developer: Westone Co. Ltd. / Sega
Publisher: Sega / Jaleco Ltd. / Hudson Entertainment, Inc. / City Connection
Genre: Action / Platformer
Theme: Fantasy
Franchises: Wonder Boy / Bikkuriman / Saiyuuki World / Sega Ages Online / Sega Vintage Collection / Sega Ages (Switch) / Sega Ages / Jalecolle Famicom Ver.
Also known as: Bikkuriman World / Wonder Boy in Monster Land / モンスターランド
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
The Saiyuuki World series is a pair of games based on the Chinese legend Journey to the West. The first game is actually a modified port of Wonder Boy in Monster Land; the second was sprite edited and released in the US as Whomp ‘Em.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Boy_in_Monster_Land#Ports_and_remakes
Saiyuuki World 2: Tenjoukai no Majin (1990) 西遊記ワールド2 天上界の魔神
Date: December 7, 1990
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
Developer: Jaleco Ltd.
Publisher: Jaleco Ltd.
Genre: Platformer
Theme: Fantasy
Franchises: Saiyuuki World
Also known as: Whomp 'Em
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
An action platformer for the NES that borrows heavily from Mega Man and features a Native American protagonist. It was one a handful of NES games to see major graphical changes when localized, as it was originally a game based on Sun Wukong the Monkey King.
Developed and published by Jaleco, Whomp 'Em is an action platformer that features a Native American protagonist. The player is tasked with completing six element-themed levels and each level the player completes gives them access to a new weapon, much like in the Mega Man series. Also like Mega Man, the player is free to tackle these six worlds in any order they choose.
In Japan, the game is based on the Monkey King legend and is titled Saiyuuki World 2. Saiyuuki World 2 is the sequel to the original Saiyuuki World, which was itself a graphical overhaul of the Westone Arcade game Wonder Boy in Monster Land.
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