Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection Ultra Collector's Edition (NSW)

Twenty-one versions of Wonder Boy in one box, wrapped in a collector's package so loaded it practically needs its own zip code. The Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection Ultra Collector's Edition on Nintendo Switch is a Strictly Limited Games exclusive, individually numbered and limited to just 999 copies worldwide. This is the definitive way to own one of gaming's most quietly influential platformer series.

From the 1986 arcade original to 1994's Monster World IV, this compilation traces Wonder Boy's evolution through energetic platforming, action-RPG hybrids, and even shoot 'em up territory. Every version is expertly ported with modern features like rewind, filters, and shaders. The series built a cult following across Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive, and arcade hardware, and this collection finally puts it all in one place on modern hardware.

But the Ultra Collector's Edition is where things get serious. The magnetic-latch collector's box holds a music box, six original soundtrack CDs, a folder with sheets of music, a hardcover artbook, an acrylic diorama, a collector's coin album, a card game, three arcade flyers, a Shikishi-style art card, a vacation postcard set, a sticker set, a reversible A2 poster, an enamel pin, a vinyl sticker, and a certificate of authenticity. That's not a contents list, that's an inventory. The craftsmanship here treats Wonder Boy with the museum-grade respect the series has always deserved. At 999 copies, this is the kind of Switch shelf piece that makes other collectors stop and stare.