When I was a wee lad spending all my money down at the Arcades, one such game I used to love was that fantastic platformer ' Wonder Boy ' designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa. Instead of those later Wonder Boy games which became more of an adventure platformer with RPG elements, such as the brilliant Wonderboy The Dragon's Trap. This game was all about a boy who at times rode a skateboard, jumped rocks, and with axe in hand dealt with snails, snakes and even bats!

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