Wonderboy — Wild Coast

A browser remake of Wonder Boy, reimagined as a desktop-only 32-round Canvas game.

Vanilla JavaScript, ES modules, no build step.

Run it

cd /Users/luigiottoboni/Projects/wonderboy
npm start

Open:

http://127.0.0.1:4173/

If you already have the server running, just open the URL again. Running npm start twice will show EADDRINUSE, which means the game is already being served.

Controls

• A / D or ← / → — move
• SPACE — jump
• X — throw axe
• P or ESC — pause
• S — save
• L — load manual save

You can also use the buttons in the page for Start, Continue, Save, Load, Pause, and Sound.

Test

npm test

Project shape

• src/engine.js — game rules, levels, save/load, simulation
• src/main.js — Canvas rendering, UI, input, audio
• src/world.js — older world generation prototype, mostly superseded
• tests/ — automated checks for simulation and browser rendering
• tools/serve.mjs — local static server

Visual QA

WebKit is the recommended browser for headless checks because Chrome has crashed in this environment.

PLAYWRIGHT_MODULE=/private/tmp/wonderboy-browser-tools/node_modules/playwright/index.mjs node tools/capture-game.mjs

Captures are written to /private/tmp/wonderboy-captures.

Notes

The game is intentionally original art and altered gameplay. It is a tribute, not a direct reproduction.