Anyway, history lesson aside, what we have here is Sega’s own version of the original Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair coin-op ... The Mega Drive/Genesis version does have some notable differences ...

Monster Lair and Wonder Boy in Monster World. Compared to the previous Sega Genesis collections, this has the most games included but this isn't a matter of all previously-released games and more.

You should be able to play various Sega Genesis games on your Xbox One ... and Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair are regarded as cult classics which introduced many new gameplay mechanics.

The action in Monster Lair is comparable to the early Adventure ... compensate for the loss thud bringing the total to eight, and Sega threw in a couple of extra bosses as well.

I've been a Sega Genesis fan for decades ... And, two games that made the PS4/Xbox One version, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair and Wonder Boy in Monster World, aren't included either.

If my life were Ready Player One, I'd be living back in the Sega Genesis days ... Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy in Monster World Missing games that were on the 2009 version: Ecco ...