Three Wonders

Three Wonders[lower-alpha 1] is a 1991 video game collection developed and published by Capcom, originally released for the arcades using the CPS-1 platform.[1] It includes three related titles: Midnight Wanderers: Quest for the Chariot,[lower-alpha 2] a platformer; Chariot: Adventure through the Sky,[lower-alpha 3] a scrolling shooter; and Don't Pull,[lower-alpha 4] a puzzle video game.

Three Wonders
Three Wonders arcade flyer
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Arcade: Capcom
PS1, Saturn: Xing Entertainment
Director(s)Kihaji-O
Designer(s)Udatoshi
Programmer(s)Koma Chan
Composer(s)Masaki Izutani
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
ReleaseArcade
May 20, 1991
PlayStation, Saturn
1998
Genre(s)Platformer, scrolling shooter, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemCP System

Gameplay

Midnight Wanderers

A platform game that 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

A scrolling shooter game featuring the characters from Midnight Wanderers flying in their chariots to save their home planet and princess.

Don't Pull

A puzzle game similar to games like the Adventures of Lolo series, Pengo, and Capcom's own puzzle game Pirate 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

Three Wonders was released in the arcades on May 20, 1991. A version for the Capcom Power System Changer was planned and previewed but never released.[2]

In 1998, it was ported to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn and published by Xing Entertainment. Three Wonders was also included in the 2006 Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and Capcom Classics Collection Remixed on the PSP.

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 month.[3] Retro Gamer regarded 3 Wonders as a good alternative to Biomechanical Toy.[4] GameFan reviewed the PlayStation version as inferior to the original arcade game due to bad quality converted graphics.[5]

Notes
  1. Japanese: ワンダー3, Hepburn: Wonder 3
  2. ルースターズ ～チャリオットを探して～, Roosters: Chariot wo Sagashite
  3. チャリオット ～天空への旅～, Chariot: Tenkuu he no Tabi
  4. ドンプル, Donpuru

References
  1. "Three Wonders". Hardcore Gaming 101.
  2. "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 限定販売決定!!". Club Capcom (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Capcom. Spring 1994. pp. 90–91.
  3. "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.
  4. "Converted Alternative - 3 Wonders". Retro Gamer. No. 74. Imagine Publishing. p. 20.
  5. "R Review - Three Wonders". Retro Gamer. Vol. 6, no. 6. June 1998. p. 91.
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