Podcast #38 - The Wonder Boy Saga

Four months on the previous issueMO5.COM Podcasts are finally back for the first show of 2017... Because, as we've already said recentlyHowever, a number of topics fell by the wayside due to a lack of guests, which makes this new podcast all the more exceptional. Admittedly, we're a little late in celebrating thirty years of Wonder BoyBut it's all the more topical now that the first of three tributes to the series will be coming out very soon, and we've brought together representatives from each of them!

It is in fact in the company of François "Wonderboy Bobi (Aggelos), Fabien from Game Workshop (Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom) andOmar from Lizardcube (Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap) that we mention one of the unofficial mascots of SEGAAnd we're taking advantage of the opportunity to clarify the complex genealogy of a saga that suffered from a licensing excessive, as shown by the fact that, for example, Adventure Island is as much the Western name for the series of Hudson derived from the first episode than the Japanese name of the third on PC Engine !

De gauche à droite : Fabien, François, Omar, Pippeauletsu, Guillaume Verdin et Jean-Sébastien Brugalat

From left to right: Fabien, François, Omar, Pippeauletsu, Guillaume Verdin and Jean-Sébastien Brugalat

The participants in this podcast are :

  • François "Wonderboy Bobithe solo developer ofAggelos
  • Fabienco-director of the studio Game Workshop
  • Omarprogrammer and co-founder of the studio Lizardcube
  • Pippeauletsua prolific podcaster (HBGDPixelGame)
  • Guillaume Verdinwho is responsible for the editorial content of the Mag, which covers news from the retrogaming
  • and Jean-Sébastien Brugalata presenter whose contract runs until 2057

Bonus feature: Remember that the saga was covered in Pix'n Love 22 and 23and that its creator Ryuichi Nishizawa was interviewed in the second volume of The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers You can also see a tour of the fire brigade's premises.Westone à this address. It should also be remembered that the two Mega Drive have been translated into Frenchand Wonder Boy Returns is available on Steam. Finally, for those who can't afford it, the video of Banjo Guy Ollie interpreting the famous Sidecrawler's Dance is perfectly free!

This 2 hour 56 minute programme can be listened to using the player below, or downloaded from the website. here or via iTunes. Don't hesitate to leave comments or ask questions, either here or on the Facebook podcasts. We'll be answering them in future broadcasts.