3 Wonders

Three Wonders^[a] 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,^[b] a platformer; Chariot: Adventure through the Sky,^[c] a scrolling shooter; and Don’t Pull,^[d] a puzzle video game.

Gameplay – 3 Wonders

Midnight Wanderers – 3 Wonders

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.

Midnight Wanderers (ルースターズ, Roosters in Japan, subtitled “Quest for the Chariot”) – A platformer, like other Capcom titles such as Mega Man and Strider. The player controls a hobbit named Lou and his travelling companion, Siva, to basically run, climb, and shoot at enemies. Lou’s friend Sena has been turned into a statue by Gaia, the boss of the game, and it is up to the player to see that she is returned to her human form.

Chariot – 3 Wonders

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

Chariot (subtitled “Adventure Through The Sky”) – A basic shoot ’em up game. It features Lou and Siva in a Gradius-esque game. It follows the events of Midnight Wanderers, as Lou and Siva are using the Chariot obtained in the end of said game. The end boss is Lar, who is Gaia’s superior, and they must save the princess who Lar has imprisoned.

Don’t Pull – 3 Wonders

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.

Luo appears also in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes as an assist character in game. He was also playable character on Capcom Super League, from Kakao Games, a mobile tactical RPG crossover on beta-test (2018-2019).

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, Capcom Classics Collection Remixed on the PSP and Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium.

Reception – 3 Wonders

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.

External links

• Three Wonders at MobyGames
• Three Wonders at the Killer List of Videogames

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