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Mônica no Castelo do Dragão

This is a sub-page of Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Sega Master System).

To do:
Cleanup, compare sprites.

The original title screen art got replaced with a custom piece featuring Monica and Captain Fray fighting each other.

Tec Toy's attempt at converting an original action-RPG into a licensed game for a well-known comic book series (turned multimedia franchise) known as Turma da Mônica (Monica and Friends). It did pretty well financially, spawning localizations for the Master System version of Wonder Boy III and the Mega Drive version of Monster World.

Main Text Block#

Almost every single line of text in the game was translated. Of note is the near-total lack of Portuguese diacritics in the font; this causes grammatical confusion when saying some words out loud.

The text block at $DA68 contains NPC dialogue, item names, and the ending, as is the case in every other version of this game. The below lists the dialogue in the order they're stored in the ROM.

Wonder Boy

Mônica

Transcript

Translation

WELCOME! MAY I HELP YOU?


                        
OI POSSO AJUDAR VOCE?


                        
PLEASE COME AGAIN.


                        
ATE MAIS.


                        
OH,HE'S JUST BROWSING.


                        
VAMOS A LUTA!


                        
THANK YOU.


                        
TCHAU!


                        
HEY BRAVE MAN,LISTEN
CAREFULLY.

                        
MONICA, SUA MISSAO E SU-
PER PERIGOSA

                        
THE COUNTRY'S FATE
DEPENDS ON YOU.

                        
VOCE E A  UNICA QUE PODE
DERROTAR O CAPITAO  FEIO
E SEUS TERRIVEIS ALIADOS
                        
YOUR MISSION IS TO
DESTROY THE VICIOUS
DRAGON AND RESTORE PEACE
.
SE  FRACASSAR VOCE  SERA
TRANSFORMADA NUM MONSTRO
POLUIDO
                        
TAKE THE SWORD AND
POTION WITH YOU. I WILL
SEE YOU AGAIN.
                        
DURANTE SUA MISSAO, RE-
CEBERA AJUDA DE  MUITOS
AMIGOS. BOA SORTE!
                        
JUMP,THE LAST TREE ON
THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.

                        
VOCE TEM QUE ACABAR  COM
ESSE EXERCITO  DE  MONS-
TROS.
                        
DEATH MASTER HAS THE KEY
TO THE NEXT TOWN'S GATE.

                        
NAO SE ESQUECA DA CHAVE!


                        
ALE OR MEAD?


                        
VITAMINA OU SUCO?


                        
IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE
WHO OPPOSED THE RED
KNIGHT IS TAKING SHELTER
IN THE CAVERN.
OS MONSTROS ESTAO POR
TODA PARTE!

                        
THIS TOWN IS CONTROLLED
BY THE RED KNIGHT WHO IS
LIVING IN THE CASTLE ON
THE TOP OF THE CLIFF.
E PRECISO MUITA CORAGEM
PARA DERROTA-LOS.

                        
VAMPIRE LORD


                        
LULU MORCEGO


                        
DEATH


                        
FOICE


                        
I THINK THERE IS A STORE
SELLS ARMOR.

                        
VOCE ESTA NO CASTELO DO
CONDE MALVADO.

                        
HEY BOY,YOU ARE JUST
DRINKING,CAN YOU BEAT
THE     RED KNIGHT?
                        
TENHO CERTEZA  QUE  VOCE
PODE DERROTAR O  SIR LA-
TA.
                        
IF YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO
FIGHT THE DRAGON,I'LL
TEACH YOU.
                        
E BOM RECEBER  A  VISITA
DE ALGUEM TAO CORAJOSA!

                        
THE HERO'S EMBLEM MAY
HELP YOU TO BEAT IT.

                        
TEMOS QUE ACABAR  COM  O
REINADO DO CAPITAO FEIO.

                        
MY FRIEND CATHERINE
LIVES IN THE COASTAL
TOWN OF BARABORO. GIVE
THIS LETTER TO HER.
DE ESTA CARTA  PARA LILI
JACARE  NA   CIDADE  DOS
PANTANOS.
                        
SHE'LL BE SURE TO HELP
YOU.

                        
ELA TEM  INFORMACOES QUE
IRAO AJUDAR MUITO.

                        
HARD SHIELD


                        
ESCUDO DE ACO


                        
LEGENDARY SHIELD.


                        
ESCUDO DIAMANTE


                        
LIGHT ARMOR


                        
ARMADURA SIMPLES


                        
KNIGHT ARMOR


                        
ARMADURA ESPECIAL


                        
HEAVY ARMOR


                        
ARMADURA BRONZE


                        
HARD ARMOR


                        
ARMADURA DE ACO


                        
ARMOR OF LEGEND.


                        
ARMAD. DIAMANTE


                        
CLOTH BOOTS


                        
BOTAS DE PANO


                        
LEATHER BOOTS


                        
BOTAS DE COURO


                        
CERAMIC BOOTS


                        
BOTAS ESPECIAIS


                        
LEGENDARY BOOTS


                        
BOTAS MAGICAS


                        
TORNADO MAGIC


                        
RODAMOINHO MAGICO


                        
8 BOMBS


                        
BOMBAS DE LIMPEZA


                        
HI! HOW ARE YOU? I'M
CATHERINE. LOOKING FOR
THE EMBLEM?
                        
OI, MEU NOME E LILI  JA-
CARE. ADMIRO  SUA  CORA-
GEM!
                        
TAKE THIS FLUTE AND
VISIT PORORO ISLAND.

                        
ESTA  FLAUTA  VAI AJUDAR
VOCE. VA ATE A  ILHA DOS
MONSTROS
                        
AN OLD MAN LIVING IN A
MYSTERIOUS MANSION WILL
SHOW YOU.HOW TO OBTAIN
IT.
O EREMITA  VAI  LHE MOS-
TRAR O CAMINHO DA  VITO-
RIA.
                        
FIREBALL


                        
DETERGENTE


                        
YOU ARE O.K.


                        
VOCE ESTA EM FORMA!


                        
COME AGAIN WHEN YOU GET
HURT.

                        
VOCE NAO PARECE PRECISAR
DE AJUDA

                        
SORRY, BUT YOU ARE SHORT
OF MONEY.

                        
SINTO MUITO MAS VOCE TEM
POUCO OURO.

                        
YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY!

                        
VOCE NAO TEM  OURO SUFI-
CIENTE.

                        
NEXT PLEASE.


                        
QUE SUJEIRA!


                        
DID YOU GET HURT AGAIN?


                        
SUJA OUTRA VEZ?


                        
WOW , WOW NICE GUY.


                        
GAROTA VALENTE!


                        
TAKE CARE.


                        
TENHA CUIDADO!


                        
NICE AND COLD,ISN'T IT?


                        
SAINDO UM SUCO NO CAPRI-
CHO

                        
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE ALE?


                        
SAINDO OUTRA VITAMINA!


                        
PLEASE COME AGAIN.


                        
BOA SORTE AMIGA!


                        
COME AGAIN WITH SOME
MONEY.

                        
VOTE QUANDO  TIVER ALGUM
OURO.

                        
NEVER COME BACK!


                        
ADEUS.


                        
OH, YOU'RE HERE AGAIN.
MEAD OR ALE?

                        
VOCE OUTRA VEZ?
VITAMINA OU SUCO?

                        
PLEASE COME BACK AGAIN
TOMORROW.

                        
VOLTE MAIS TARDE.


                        
IF YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS,
GET OUT!

                        
NAO FIQUE PARADA!


                        
CLOSED.


                        
LICENCA.


                        
LIGHT SHIELD


                        
ESCUDO SIMPLES


                        
KNIGHT SHIELD


                        
ESCUDO DE FERRO


                        
SOMEONE BE THERE BEYOND
THE WALL.

                        
?


                        
FROM THIS POINT ONWARD,
THE TERRITORY IS PART OF
THE GREAT DRAGON'S
MONSTER CASTLE.
ESTE E O CASTELO DO CA-
PITAO FEIO. DESISTA EN-
QUANTO E TEMPO
                        
ANYONE WHO VALUES HIS
LIFE BETTER LEAVE HERE
IMMEDIATELY.
                        
SE NAO  QUISER  VIRAR UM
MONSTRO DE SUJEIRA,FUJA!

                        
TO GET TO THE SOUTHERN
ISLAND,GO WEST AND GET
ON A CLOUD.
                        
PARA   ACHAR  O  CAPITAO
FEIO SIGA  A  ESQUERDA E
SUBA NUMA NUVEM.
                        
GIVE THIS CHARM TO THE
GREAT CATFISH.

                        
INFELIZMENTE O CAPITAO
FEIO FUGIU.

                        
HE'LL REPLACE IT WITH
THE EMBLEM IF YOU ARE
TRULY BRAVE MAN.
                        
LEVE ESTA ESTRELA.   ELA
PODERA SER  TROCADA PELO
EMBLEMA.
                        
THE DRAGON IS  A VERY
FORMIDABLE ENEMY. NEVER
GIVE UP!
                        
O BRACO DIREITO DO CAPI-
TAO FEIO E O DRAGAO COS-
PE FOGO!
                        
OH! WELCOME HERE.YOU ARE
REALLY BRAVE.

                        
OI! SOU O REI SAPO.


                        
I AWARDED YOU THE EMBLEM
FOR YOUR COURAGE.

                        
GUARDE COM CARINHO  ESTE
EMBLEMA E TENHA PACIEN-
CIA NO LABIRINTO.
                        
THE GREAT DRAGON IS IN
THE MONSTER CASTLE.BE
SURE TO BEAT HIM.
                        
O DRAGAO COSPE FOGO ESTA
ESCONDIDO NO CASTELO.
VOCE PODE VENCE-LO?
                        
THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL
YOU ABOUT.

                        
ESTOU SEM PALAVRAS!


                        
YOU'VE DONE QUITE WELL
SO FAR,AND BECOME REALLY
STURDY.TAKE EITHER THE
BELL OR THE RUBY.
PARABENS!   FALTA  MUITO
POUCO PARA LIVRARMOS DOS
MONSTROS. ESCOLHA.
                        
BELL            RUBY


                        
SINO     PEDRA MAGICA


                        
MY SISTER CATHERINE IS
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

                        
LILI JACARE  ESPERA  POR
VOCE NO SEGUNDO ANDAR.

                        
THE DRAGON IS SAID TO
HAVE COME HERE ABOARD
AN AIRSHIP.
                        
DIZEM  QUE  O COSPE FOGO
VEM NUMA AERONAVE.

                        
GAUNTLET


                        
LUVAS


                        
HELMET


                        
CAPACETE


                        
WING BOOTS


                        
BOTAS VOADORAS


                        
A MYSTERIOUS CLOAK


                        
UMA MANTA MISTERIOSA


                        
REVIVAL POTION


                        
BANHO


                        
THE OLD WELL OVER THERE
IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE
MAM DESERT.
                        
O CAMINHO  SERA DIFICIL!
TERA  QUE  ATRAVESSAR  O
DESERTO DE FOGO.
                        
THE PYRAMID IS SAID TO
HAVE A BAR.

                        
PROCURE UM BAR NA  PIRA-
MIDE.

                        
YESTERDAY, ONE OF OUR
CHICKENS DISAPPEARRED.

                        
OS MONSTROS ESTAO SEMPRE
APRONTANDO!

                        
RECENTLY, THE SPHINX
SEEMS TO BE DIETING.

                        
O DUQUE ARMADURA ESTA DE
REGIME.

                        
SPHINX HAS MANY CLUBS.


                        
O DUQUE ARMADURA COMANDA
UM GRANDE EXERCITO.

                        
SPHINX MAKES STRANGE
NOISES WHEN IT RAINS.

                        
O DUQUE ARMADURA  ENFER-
RUJA NA CHUVA.

                        
THE SPHINX LIKES TO ASK
WHIMSICAL QUESTIONS.

                        
O DUQUE  ARMADURA  GOSTA
DE CHARADAS.

                        
THERE SEEMS TO BE A  SE-
CRET ABOUT THE SOUTHERN
ISLAND'S ECHO TOWER.
                        
O CAPITAO FEIO ESTA MUI-
TO NERVOSO COM SUAS  VI-
TORIAS.
                        
EARNING THE GUIDANCE
BELL WILL SURELY BE
HELPFUL.
                        
O SINO PODERA GUIA-LA.


                        
THE GREAT CATFISH LIVES
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
.
                        
NO FUNDO DO MAR VOCE VAI
ENCONTRAR O REI SAPO.

                        
A RIDDLE IS HIDDEN IN
THE SEABED STORE.

                        
NA PROXIMA PORTA VOCE
VAI ENCONTRAR AMIGOS

                        
THE INSIDE OF THE CASTLE
IS FULL OF MAZES.

                        
TENHA MUITA PACIENCIA NO
LABIRINTO.

                        
THE RED STONE HAS THE
MYSTERIOUS POWER TO
WEAKEN THE DRAGON.
                        
COM A PEDRA MAGICA  VOCE
DERROTARA  O  REI DA SU-
JEIRA.
                        
FOOL!


                        
TOLA!


                        
WONDERFUL!YOU KNOW THAT!
ALLOWED TO GO OUT OF THE
PYRAMID.
                        
OH, NAO! VOCE DECIFROU A
CHARADA!

                        
HA! HA! HA! WELCOME HERE
, YOUNG MAN. I'M THE
SPHINX.
                        
AH! AH! SOU O DUQUE  AR-
MADURA, OS  MEUS PODERES
SAO INFINITOS
                        
IF YOU FAIL TO ANSWER MY
QUESTION,YOU LOSE LIFE,
O.K?
                        
DAREI UMA CHANCE PARA
VOCE!

                        
QUESTION:  WHAT WAS FOR
DINNER YESTERDAY?

                        
QUAL E O MEU LANCHE PRE-
FERIDO?

                        
BEEFSTEAK      NO DINNER
       FRIED CHICKEN

                        
AMERICANO          BAURU
     CACHORRO QUENTE

                        
QUESTION:  WHAT IS MY
HOBBY?

                        
QUAL  E  O  MEU  ESPORTE
PREFERIDO?

                        
GOLF            SINGING
        READING

                        
FUTEBOL           VOLEI
     BOLINHA DE GUDE

                        
THE DRAGON APPEARS.


                        
O COSPE FOGO APARECEU.


                        
THE MONSTROUS CREATURES
SEEM TO HAVE A ROOM IN
THE CAVERN OVER THERE.
                        
OS  ALIADOS  DO  CAPITAO
FEIO  ESTAO   ESCONDIDOS
NUMA CAVERNA AQUI PERTO.
                        
THE ICY CASTLE IS SAID
TO HAVE MANY STORES.

                        
SEU PROXIMO DESAFIO  VAI
SER O CASTELO GELADO.

                        
THE BATTLE IS OVER.WE
NEVER KNEW THAT THE
DRAGON WAS A ROBOT.DID
IT COME FROM ANOTHER
PLANET? AT LAST,PEACE
HAS BEEN RESTORED TO
THIS COUNTRY. THE PEOPLE
WILL LIVE HAPPILY.  HOW-
EVER, DON'T BE OFF GUARD
AS EVEN MORE DREADFUL
THINGS MAY BE AWAITING
YOU. GOOD-BYE, MONSTER
LAND. SEE YOU AGAIN.
O DRAGAO COSPE FOGO  ERA
O MAIS  PODEROSO  ALIADO
DO CAPITAO FEIO. COM SUA
DERROTA  O  EXERCITO  DE
MONSTROS  SE  RENDEU!  A
BATALHA TERMINOU E PODE-
MOS AGORA  CURTIR OS MO-
MENTOS DE PAZ. O  DERRO-
TADO  CAPITAO  FEIO  FOI
VISTO  FUGINDO  PARA  OS
BUEIROS DIZENDO, EU VOL-
TAREI! EU  VOLTAREI MAIS
PODEROSO QUE NUNCA!
THE RUBY STARTS TO GLOW.


                        
A PEDRA MAGICA COMECOU A
BRILHAR.

                        
THE ENEMY LIVING UNDER-
GROUND IN THE MAM DESERT
HAS THE PYRAMID'S KEY.
                        
VOCE TERA  QUE ENCONTRAR
A CHAVE NA PIRAMIDE.

                        
WHEN YOU FIGHT THE
DRAGON, AIM AT ITS HEAD.

                        
PARA  DERROTAR O DRAGAO,
DE COELHADAS NA CABECA.

                        
THUNDER FLASH!


                        
RAIO LIMPO


                        
HEY BOY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE DRINKING MEAD
?
                        
ESPERO QUE  CONSIGA  LI-
BERTAR O CASTELO.

                        
JACK,A FRIEND OF MINE
,MAKES A REALLY GREAT
ALE.
                        
ESPERO QUE AS MINHAS VI-
TAMINAS  DEIXE VOCE MAIS
FORTE.
                        
IF YOU HAND THIS LETTER
TO BETTY,SHE SURELY WILL
BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.
                        
LEVE ESTA CARTA PARA
ELA.

                        
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
ME JACK'S LETTER.

                        
OBRIGADO POR TER TRAZIDO
A CARTA DO ZECA!   SOMOS
NAMORADOS!
                        
DON'T YOU HAVE SOME
THING THAT JACK ASKED
YOU TO BRING ME?
                        
VOCE TEM ALGO PARA MIM?


                        
THIS TOWN WAS DESTROYED
BY MR.WIZARD.

                        
ESTA CIDADE FOI DESTRUI-
DA PELO CAPITAO FEIO.

                        
QUESTION: HOW DO I STAY
IN SHAPE?

                        
QUAL E O SEGREDO DA MIN-
HA FORCA?

                        
JOGGING    EMBROIDERING
        BASEBALL

                        
AEROBICA         FEIJAO
         MAGIA

                        
SPHINX LIKES GREEN
DIAMONDS.

                        
DUQUE ARMADURA BAJULA  O
CAPITAO FEIO.

                        
SPHINX HAS NEW SHOES.


                        
DUQUE ARMADURA TEM ROUPA
NOVA.

                        
WHICH GAME HAVE I BEEN
PLAYING RECENTLY?

                        
QUAL  E O JOGO DA TECTOY
QUE EU GOSTO MAIS?

                        
SPHINX TOOK A RIDE HE'LL
NEVER FORGET.

                        
DUQUE ARMADURA TEVE A
LICAO MERECIDA.

                        
SPHINX HAS STRANGE
GLASSES.

                        
DUQUE ARMADURA E MUITO
VAIDOSO.

                        
MY GIRL FRIEND BETTY
LIVES IN THE PYRAMID'S
BAR.
                        
VOCE VAI CONSEGUIR AJUDA
NA PIRAMIDE COM UMA  GA-
ROTA CHAMADA BETE.
                        

Other Text#

These lines are located after the previous block of text, using a slightly different encoding than the rest of the text in the game.

Wonder Boy

Mônica

Translation

Notes

SOMEONE BE BEYOND THE WALL.

ATENCAO! PORTA SECRETA.

Attention! Secret door.

WELCOME TO MONSTERLAND.

REINO DO CAPITAO FEIO

Captain Fray's kingdom

"Captain Fray" is Capitão Feio's name in the English version of the comics.

THE COASTAL TOWN OF BARABORO.

CIDADE DOS PANTANOS

City of Swamps

THE MAM DESERT.

DESERTO DE FOGO

Fire Desert

DANGER! KEEP OUT!

CAI FORA MONICA!

Get out Mônica!

THE SOUTHERN ISLAND OF PORORO.

ILHA DOS RATOS

Island of Rats

FROM THIS POINT ON-WARD,THE TERRITORY IS PART OF THE GREAT DRAGON'S MON-STER CASTLE.

AQUI E O TERRITORIO DO CAPITAO FEIO,PRINCIPE DA SUJEIRA E REI DO LIXO!

This is the territory of Captain Fray, prince of filth and king of trash!

ANYONE WHO VALUES HIS LIFE BETTER LEAVE HERE IMMEDI-ATELY;

DESISTA ENQUANTO E TEMPO! SALVE SUA PELE!

Give up while there's time! Save your skin!

Typo. It was supposed to be "enquanto há tempo" ("while there's time"). As is, it means "while and time"/"while is time".

Leftover English Dialogue#

To do:
Are these unused in all versions of the game? If yes, move to parent page.

The following lines of text were left untranslated. Some of them are unused duplicates of previous lines.

Main Text Block#

Offset

Wonder Boy

Mônica

$E703

$E586

$EACA

$E911

$EADA

$E921

$EAE6

$E92D

$EAEF

$E936

$EAFB

$E942

$EB0B

$E952

$EB18

$E95F

$EB1F

$E966

$EB2A

$E971

$EB35

$E97C

$EB44

$E98B

$EB4C

$E993

Misc. Text#

Offset

Dialogue

$F0A3

YOU TRIED PLAYING THE FLUTE.

$F0DF

IT IS A NICE VIEW.

$F10C

LET'S GO.

Interestingly, at $F375 there appears to be a cut-off segment of English text, indicating that the developers did not have access to the source code and modified the English version using standard ROM hacking techniques. This oversight is further supported by this version still supporting the FM Sound Unit, even though it was never released in Brazil.