Which ones have remakes?

[Blind]

I seen several wonderboy remakes over the last few years and don't know which ones are which

My favourite OG one is Wonder Boy in Monster World, which I think is MW4 but not sure

[Cheese]

Wonder Boy Returns is a remake of the original Wonder Boy (removed from Steam).
Wonder Boy Returns Remix is a remake of that remake, which is more similar to the original Wonder Boy than Wonder Boy Returns was (confusing, I know).
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a remake of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (which is Monster World II: Dragon no Wana in Japan)
This is a remake of Monster World IV.

That's all of the remakes I think.

Wonder Boy in Monster World is Wonder Boy V: Monster World III in Japan.

[F-Man]

Originally posted by Cheese:

Wonder Boy Returns is a remake of the original Wonder Boy (removed from Steam).
Wonder Boy Returns Remix is a remake of that remake, which is more similar to the original Wonder Boy than Wonder Boy Returns was (confusing, I know).

I don't care how the game was marketed and what not:

WBR was a sequel to the original Wonder Boy,
WBR: Remix is a remake of the original Wonder Boy using WBR assets.

Literally all the levels in WBR are new, and so is the main bad guy and all bosses in general.

[Draggy]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/449610/_/
Although it's not a literal remake, more like "inspired by", but in general it's a sequel to Wonderboy series, namely a sequel to Monster World IV, it even has Pepelogoo looking for Asha in the very beginning of the game! The game is an amazingly well-done metroidvania.
Also from Wikipedia:
"The game was developed in collaboration with Wonder Boy series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa, who also supported Dotemu and Lizardcube's remake of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. The game's soundtrack was composed by Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi, and Takeshi Yanagawa, with the main theme performed by Haruka Shimotsuki.[5][6] In addition to the original score, some rearranged music from past entries in the series was included, composed by Shinichi Sakamoto. The soundtrack took two years to create, with over 40 pieces being included in the game."

[Cheese]

Originally posted by F-Man:

I don't care how the game was marketed and what not:

WBR was a sequel to the original Wonder Boy,
WBR: Remix is a remake of the original Wonder Boy using WBR assets.

Literally all the levels in WBR are new, and so is the main bad guy and all bosses in general.

Oh, huh.
I never played Wonder Boy or Wonder Boy Returns Remix, so I just assumed the way the described their own games, the fact that they took down Returns when Returns Remix was on the way, and the way people on the internet talked about it, all made sense.

[F-Man]

Originally posted by Cheese:

Oh, huh.
I never played Wonder Boy or Wonder Boy Returns Remix, so I just assumed the way the described their own games, the fact that they took down Returns when Returns Remix was on the way, and the way people on the internet talked about it, all made sense.

I actually find the way they delisted the game quite annoying since it had more value as an original game than Remix has as just an inferior remake of the original (why play it when you can play the original which has the same levels and is all around better?). Thankfully I bought it before that happened cause I have no interest in Remix at all.

[Vincent]

Originally posted by Cheese:

Wonder Boy in Monster World is Wonder Boy V: Monster World III in Japan.

My favorite game in the series so far, and I am very sad that it don't have a remake yet.

But not at the 3D render price of Asha in Monster World which didn't convince me and make me plan to buy Legend of Mana instead even if it look half baked.