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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap: Old Gem to You, New Gem to Me

I found myself recently craving a new game to play on my Nintendo Switch. I had just finished Super Mario Odyssey (yes I took a long time to finish it, I'm a busy person- don't judge) and I had absolutely nothing new to reach for next! After a brief glance at the eShop sale section I saw Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap on sale for a mere $9.99. I'd heard great things about it from the various video game podcasts that I listen to, but like many reviews that are done with free review copies- I took their opinions with a grain of salt. After a bit of an eternal debate, I took the plunge and never looked back. And wow am I glad that I did! Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap  may be new to me, but it definitely isn't a new game. It originally made it's debut on the Sega Master System in 1989 as Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap . As someone who wasn't even alive at that time, I'd never even heard of the Sega Master System let alone Wonder Boy III . Wond