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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{ii}} Remake of ''Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap'', which was originally released for Sega Master System console in 1989 and runs on custom engine based on the reverse engineered cartridge and the source code of the original Master System release<ref>[http://www.thedragonstrap.com/blog/post/201609_ReverseEngineering/ Reverse engineering the 1989 original: the quest for accuracy :: Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Blog]</ref>
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{{ii}} Remake of ''Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap'', which was originally released for Sega Master System console in 1989 and runs on custom engine based on the reverse engineered cartridge and the source code of the original Master System release<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.thedragonstrap.com/blog/post/201609_ReverseEngineering/|title=Reverse engineering the 1989 original: the quest for accuracy :: Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Blog|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
{{++}} Includes option to switch between original and new presentation on the fly. The graphics and soundtrack can be toggled separately.
 
{{++}} Includes option to switch between original and new presentation on the fly. The graphics and soundtrack can be toggled separately.
  
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==Availability==
 
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Games assets are done for 1920x1080 resolution specifically. All of the assets are upscaled with higher resolutions.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/543260/discussions/0/1354868867711611981/#c1354868867711618333|title=Art resolution ? :: Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap General discussions|date=2020-02-27|snippet=Yeah the game renders into a 1920x1080 buffer.}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 8 April 2024

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap cover
Developers
Lizardcube
macOS (OS X) Ethan Lee
Linux Ethan Lee
Publishers
DotEmu
Release dates
Windows June 8, 2017[1]
macOS (OS X) July 18, 2017[2]
Linux July 18, 2017[2]
Reception
OpenCritic 79
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure, Platform
Art styles Anime
Themes Fantasy
Series Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap on HowLongToBeat
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap on IGDB
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap guide on StrategyWiki
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap on MobyGames
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap on Wikipedia
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair 2011
Wonder Boy in Monster World 2012
Wonder Boy Returns 2016
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap 2017
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom 2019
Wonder Boy Returns Remix 2019
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World 2021

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a singleplayer scrolling and side view action, adventure and platform game in the Wonder Boy series.

Key points

Remake of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, which was originally released for Sega Master System console in 1989 and runs on custom engine based on the reverse engineered cartridge and the source code of the original Master System release[3]
Includes option to switch between original and new presentation on the fly. The graphics and soundtrack can be toggled separately.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\bin_pc\config\[Note 1]
Epic Games Launcher %LOCALAPPDATA%\Lizardcube\The Dragon's Trap\Settings.cfg
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Lizardcube/The Dragon's Trap/
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Lizardcube/The Dragon's Trap/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Lizardcube\The Dragon's Trap\
Epic Games Launcher %LOCALAPPDATA%\Lizardcube\The Dragon's Trap\GameSlot0*.sav
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Lizardcube/The Dragon's Trap/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Lizardcube/The Dragon's Trap/
Passwords from the Master System and Game Gear versions are supported.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Retro settings
Retro settings
Advanced retro settings
Advanced retro settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed 16:9 with side artwork.[4]
4K Ultra HD
Games assets are done for 1920x1080 resolution specifically. All of the assets are upscaled with higher resolutions.[5]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Freely resizeable with 16:9 aspect ratio.
To input specific resolution or unlock aspect ratio, edit configuration file.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Antialiasing is applied to the assets directly.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Game speed is tied to frame rate, but there is an option to remove the frame rate cap.[6]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
DirectInput controllers require rebinding all the buttons.
If more than one controller is connected, might require changing the used controller in settings.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Manual choise between 360 and One layout.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
If not automatically detected, can be chosen manually.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wired
V2, Wireless adapter and Bluetooth untested.
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Nintendo Switch version only.[7]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Sound Effects
Surround sound
Stereo only.
Subtitles
Text based speech only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Option to completely freeze the game, to disable keyboard and to disable controller when unfocused.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language settings
Language settings
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

VR support

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 [8]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio SoLoud

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4030U 1.9 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1100 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 4000 series
Intel HD Graphics 5000 series
DirectX 10 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10.5
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1100 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 4000 series
Intel HD Graphics 5000 series
OpenGL 3.2 compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1100 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 4000 series
Intel HD Graphics 5000 series
OpenGL 3.2 compatible


Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References