Three Wonders
Three Wonders, known in Japan as Wonder 3 (ワンダー3) is an arcade game made by Capcom in 1991 using the Capcom Play System (CPS1) platform. It was ported in 1998 to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. Capcom rereleased this collection of games in 2006 onto Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Capcom Classics Collection Remixed on the PSP.
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom Xing Entertainment (PSX, Saturn) |
| Director(s) | Kihaji-O |
| Designer(s) | Udatoshi |
| Programmer(s) | Koma Chan |
| Composer(s) | Masaki Izutani |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| Release | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Multiple |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | CPS-1 |
| Sound | YM2151 |
| Display | Horizontal, Raster, resolution 384 x 224 |
Gameplay
Three Wonders contains three games from which a player may choose:
- Midnight Wanderers: Quest for the Chariot (known in Japan as Roosters: Chariot no Sagashite (ルースターズ ～チャリオットを探して～)) - A platform game that sees the player control a hobbit named Lou and his travelling companion, Siva, to run, climb, and shoot at enemies.
- Chariot: Adventure through the Sky (known in Japan as Chariot: Tenkuu he no Tabi (チャリオット ～天空への旅～)) - A shoot 'em up game featuring the characters from Midnight Wanderers, but in a Gradius-esque game.
- Don't Pull (ドンプル) - A puzzle game similar to games like the Eggerland series, Pengo and Capcom's own puzzle game Pirate Ship Higemaru that involves you controlling either a rabbit named Don (Player 1) or a squirrel called Pull (Player 2), pushing blocks to crush monsters.
Plot
In Midnight Wanderers, the two Midnight Wanderers Lou and Siva go on a rampage through their enemy infested kingdom as an evil widespread magic is turning their people into wooden statues. The Midnight Wanderers infiltrate the castle to defeat Gaia, who orchestrated the invasion and to liberate the chariots which will help restore their people.
In Chariot, Lou and Firestorm fly in their chariots across the Celestial planes to battle the evil elements led by Lar that threaten their home planet and rescue princess Sena.
In Don't Pull, the rabbit Don and the squirrel Pull navigate through numerous mazes to rid the place of monsters.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Three Wonders on their August 1, 1991 issue as being the fifth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[1] Retro Gamer regarded 3 Wonders as a good alternative to Biomechanical Toy.[2] GameFan reviewed the PlayStation version as inferior to the original arcade game due to bad quality converted graphics.[3]
References
- "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 408. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 August 1991. p. 25.
- "Converted Alternative - 3 Wonders". Retro Gamer. No. 74. Imagine Publishing. p. 20.
- "R Review - Three Wonders". Retro Gamer. Vol. 6 no. 6. June 1998. p. 91.
External links
- Three Wonders at MobyGames
- Three Wonders at the Killer List of Videogames
- Three Wonders playable at the Internet Archive