Three Wonders[a]is a 1991video gamecollection developed and published byCapcom,originally released for thearcadesusing theCPS-1platform.[1]It includes three related titles:Midnight Wanderers: Quest for the Chariot,[b]aplatformer;Chariot: Adventure through the Sky,[c]ascrolling shooter;andDon't Pull,[d]apuzzle video game.
| Three Wonders | |
|---|---|
 Three Wondersarcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Arcade: Capcom PS1, Saturn: Xing Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Yoshiki Okamoto |
| Designer(s) | Toshihiko Uda |
| Programmer(s) | Koma Chan |
| Composer(s) | Masaki Izutani |
| Platform(s) | Arcade,PlayStation,Sega Saturn |
| Release | Arcade May 20, 1991 PlayStation,Saturn 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Platformer,scrolling shooter,puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
| Arcade system | CP System |
Gameplay
editMidnight Wanderers
editAplatform gamethat sees the player control a hobbit named Lou and his travelling companion, Siva, to run, climb, and shoot at enemies to fight a villain who is turning their people into wooden statues.
Chariot
editAscrolling shootergame featuring the characters fromMidnight Wanderersflying in their chariots to save their home planet and princess.
Don't Pull
editApuzzle gamesimilar to games like theAdventures of Loloseries,Pengo,and Capcom's own puzzle gamePirate Ship Higemaru.It involves the player controlling either a rabbit named Don (Player 1) or a squirrel called Pull (Player 2), pushing blocks to crush monsters.
Development and release
editThree Wonderswas released in the arcades on May 20, 1991. A version for theCapcom Power System Changerwas planned and previewed but never released.[2]
In 1998, it was ported to thePlayStationandSega Saturnand published by Xing Entertainment.Three Wonderswas also included in the 2006Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2on thePlayStation 2andXbox,Capcom Classics Collection Remixedon thePSPandCapcom Arcade 2nd Stadium.
Characters fromThree Wonderswould go on to appear in other Capcom games. Lou appears inMarvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes(1998) as an assist character. Siva was later adapted into the payable character Shiba Shintaro inCannon Spike(2000).
Reception
editIn Japan,Game MachinelistedThree Wonderson their August 1, 1991 issue as being the fifth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[3]Retro GamerregardedThree Wondersas a good alternative toBiomechanical Toy.[4]GameFanreviewed the PlayStation version as inferior to the original arcade game due to bad quality converted graphics.[5]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^"Three Wonders".Hardcore Gaming 101.
- ^"カプコン アーケードオリジナルボード CPSシリーズ+CPSチェンジャー hạn định phiến mại quyết định!!".Club Capcom(in Japanese). Vol. 2.Capcom.Spring 1994. pp. 90–91.
- ^"Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル hình TVゲーム cơ (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.
