I spent lots of quarters on this game (and midnight resistance). The dwarf was my guy. I ended up developing a method to get through the games with only one quarter.
One thing you didn't mention about Golden Axe II on the Mega Drive is just how great the music is. It's truly epic and one of my favourite soundtracks for the system.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentariesyou failed real bad in this documentary here. Golden Axe 2 on genesis had one of the greatest soundtracks in sega history
@Nosaveddata you on about larry or this channel? - if larry....larry would know this! Trust me... ive followed the dude since mid 90s way before youtube and surprised we didn't cross paths on a few occasions in my life.
@Nosaveddata because he would know this. I guarantee it. See earlier comment. Been following him since mid 90s. Its common knowledge anyway to anyone that was a fan of such things back then. Hope this makes it clearer as to why i wrote what i wrote. Many thanks
This is your best video yet, Pat! GA was another 80s arcade obsession of mine that you can add to the others I've mentioned under your other videos. The Christmas morn that I got my copy of GA for the Genesis made for an awesome Christmas vacation. Another port worth mentioning is actually the Wii VC release of the arcade game. It's output is 240p so using component cables w/ a CRT TV makes for nice, natural scanlines and super crisp pixels. The only thing I'm missing is a cable to plug my X-Arcade stick into my Wii for the full arcade experience. ...more thoughts coming after these messages.
Thanks, I wasn't aware of the VC release so thanks for the info. Thanks for sharing your Christmas morning memory as well. I love hearing little stories like that. Cheers
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I still play it now and again on the Megadrive because I love the music. I have it on the Xbox but prefer playing it with the megadrive pad because modern D pads don't lend themselves well to the double tap for run in my experience. It just gets damn frustrating 😂
I played the Genesis version growing up along with the sequel. Very fun games. The second arcade title is amazing and may be the best of its genre. Sega dropped the ball in not porting it to the Sega CD or Sega Saturn. Even what should have been the definitive home port of the original on the Sega CD was neutered without any visual enchantment and no 2P option. Such strange decision making.
Thank you for making me feel 11 again. I spent the whole day at work watching your channel. I played all these games , knowing the history makes it much better. I raised my hand in victory for this channel. Thanks
me too. the 80's were great as a kid. riding your bmx bike all day with your buddies and all the water you needed was a draw off of a water hose... none of the bottled water lunacy.
This was a fun game to play and each character had a different style of wielding their weapon. If you had enough time in between fighting, you could see the special movements they would make with their weapons. The charging move was the best move against larger enemies.
I played this game so long ago at a pit stop while I was on a road trip with my grandparents I always tried to describe it to people and nobody ever heard of it they all said I was makin shit up so happy to see my memories haven’t betrayed me
Nah, actually, you are just dreaming this. It never happened. We are all just a manifestation of your sub conscious mind. As soon as you wake up. We will all disappear. You are making all of this up. In a sense
...I worked at a 7-11 in Calgary in the early 90's...this was the only game in the store. Pretty sure most of my paycheck ended up in that machine! Not the best game maybe, but it had character :)
When this arcade come up, i notice that the sounds samples was from first blood. Sense then i never hear about it, until now. Keep the good work man, your videos are cool.
I really like your videos. I honestly never grew up in the arcade but I remember getting a Sega Genesis Model 1 at a garage sale with Golden Axe. And I played the heck out of it
My grandfather had this in a bar he had back in the day, I spent a ton of time playing this game, and a lot of quarters that I made my grandpa give me back lol.
Yes. They probably mistakenly thought "Battle Axe" and "Broad Axe" were synonymous in English for the type of axe the dwarf uses. However, broad axes look completely different and are only intended for cutting wood. Would have been an all-around bad title.
Julie Charlton , daughter, what are dem dar kanji? Broad Axe or ...Battle Axe? This guy is the Bob Ross of video game analysis, video compilation and editing artist wizard... Golden Axe is the game that you'd play no matter what. 4 player mode at the arcade was a seriously hilarious riot. One kid would have to leave and their player would be immobile and the other three players couldn't leave the area until either someone moved the abandoned player or they died a morbid death and then leave the area. This left you open to attacks on your own character so the rest of the party would defend your player if you were playing both.. I never saw the severed head version. That is intense. Watch this with friends and fam. He uses some old timey lingo ya just don't hear that often outside the barbershop. Farm OUT, MAN! Great game!
Golden Axe was one of the titles that ignited my love for the Sega Genesis. I did not play Golden Axe arcade until many years later. My opinion, I thought Revenge Of Death Adder was one of the best arcade sequels ever made. BTW....i never knew about the Fist Blood Scream. I'll never be able to figure out how that went over my head. Lol
You forgot to mention that a special attack (a spinning blade attack for the male and female, a rolling attack for the dwarf) can be initiated by pressing 2 buttons together. It does more damage than normal attack. Usually one would attack 2 times, bash 2 times, and then do a special attack to deal maximum damage.
Another nice vid, dude!! I thought only the Genesis played host to a home port of the arcade game!! The first arcade game will always be my fav! Tyris Flare was always my favorite character!! :D
Thats weird and fun that the characters escape from the arcade at the end. Speaking of characters escaping, that bald dancing drugged up guy looks like he escaped from the original Hills Have Eyes movie... And as always, keep knocking it out of the park Pat! Thanks man! 👍🤗👍
I played Golden Axe 1&2 on Sega Genesis. This is the time when you are sharing game with your friend and going to each other’s home to play. The multiplay is the most exciting one for me. And this is still how I distinguish Axe from Hatch.
I loved both the first game and also GA:RODA~! My favourite character of them all was the centaur girl; when I saw her, I fell in love : ) Thank you so much for your fun and information - packed videos, I enjoy them all~!
I remember first seeing the Master System version and was so blown away by the graphics, especially being on an 8-bit console. Of course as a kid we were easily impressed at anything new coming out at the time. It's still my preferred version of Golden Axe to this day though.
I loved this game in arcades as a kid. I had a Sega CD and at one point rented the Sega collection or whatever it was called that included Golden Axe and I loved this version. I also remember that the arcade I would go to, the title screen music was incredibly loud to the point where you could feel that it was playing this, or as I refer to it, just right. I was always amazed by the music in this game and the details like the fact that the stage is a turtle or an eagle mid flight.
I remember being I think 12 and my friend and I went down to the 7-11 armed with an entire roll of quarters, and finally managed to beat the game. I remember seeing the end sequence and wondering why the game was called "Great Axe" during that final cinematic.
Golden Axe was the first game I ever beat in the arcades. Used to play it all the time at the laundry mat while my mom did laundry back in the day. Always remembered that ending when the characters escape the game into the real world. Also as a huge Conan Barbarian film fan this was the perfect game for me, and Rastan.
Oh that Spectrum port was something else. I remember as a kid my friend had a ZX Speccy and when he first showed me a game I thought the tv was broken 🤣 I was a Commodore kid all the way.
LOL, that's pretty funny. When I first started seeing spectrum games after being a Commodore owner all throughout my youth I didn't understand how people go play games with such horrendous colors.
lol. I still have that reaction in general. I'm technically a bit on the young side to have had 8 bit home computers, but I ended up with an 800XL around 1990 (two of them in fact - mostly due to the games. Ended up with about 400 tapes from what I remember) I saw my friend's Amiga and c64 every so often, but that's about it. Not until much later I saw any spectrum stuff... And it's really a WTF moment every time when you see it after the fact. XD That's in spite of the fact that I used that atari with a monochrome green monitor, because someone had convinced me in Europe they didn't work with televisions. I've since learnt that's completely incorrect and I could've hooked them up to the television that sat on the end of the same desk that I used my SNES with, but... Oh well. XD
As a Spectrum owner as a kid it’s great to see you cover all versions. I loved the Golden Axe arcade, it was one of my favourites and by the looks of this I’m bloody glad I’d moved onto the Amiga before it came out on hone computers because I’d have been so disappointed if I’d had to make do with the Specky version.
Growing up here in the states I never knew the spectrum existed until mid 90s. I really enjoyed the Amiga version of this game as well. It was really well done
PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries yeah the whole scene was different here in the UK (and I think Europe) third and fourth generations were dominated by the micro computers. Lucky thing too as most of us were way too poor for a NES/mega drive/ SNES. A lot of the games were terrible, but there were enough good ones to keep us going and I have fond memories of coding text adventures with my brother. Anyway, like I say the depth of your videos is much appreciated.
@@KennyTew2 Thank you very much. I have read that the 16 bit consoles were crazy expensive over in Europe. When I first started seeing the spectrum absolutely terrible but after further research there were quite a few good games on it
I remember playing the DOS version in both EGA and VGA.. the more RAM I freed up, the more enemy diversity I Got. Along with some attacks, like hitting over the head, was only 'unlocked' when I had enough free ram to load up the sprite frames :)
11:30 attack was assigned to the fire button, but a joystick port could address up to 3 buttons (the same as mouse buttons: left, right and middle). Amiga version uses 2 buttons. Owners of the Quickshot joysticks could switch into SEGA mode and use A-button as fire, B-button as jump and A+B buttons as a magic attack.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Well at the very least , i'll say the content is memorable , considering one year after i watched it , i still couldn't get it out of my head Haha.
I played the Amiga version of this a TON. It was the go-to two player game my brother and I would play to bash enemies together. Somehow we got into a little tradition and played this on Christmas several years in a row.
I love those arcade mini-documentaries. You could have made an honorable mention to alien storm as a spiritual successor. It was known back then as "golden axe with aliens"
Maybe my favourite arcade game, definitely up there with 1942 and vulcan venture. If you stayed in one place too long on the arcade version black skeletons appeared, just for fun!
I use to love to play both the original, and the sequel. Wow, how many quarters my friends and I use to plunk down. Lost count. Nowadays, I still play it on my home arcade system. Still fun.
I remember this series fondly. I played the original in the arcade and on PC. I believe the PC version had an extra stage too. In the mid 90s I played the Revenge of Death Adder in my university's arcade. I wish I'd played it more and finished it, because it was the only time I ever saw it. Overall it was a great series. With indie games treading in beatemup territory, perhaps it is time for the series to be revived
Well the PC version was based on the Genesis version which had an extra level. It's been 15 years since the last game and with the retro resurgence hopefully they can do another 2D version
I have literally wondered my entire life where the scream samples used in Golden Axe came from, because they were so visceral and real sounding compared to contemporary games.
It does sound suspiciously like the wilhelm scream though. That's a scream from a common film sound library that everyone uses, so nobody really 'owns' it. - if that's really what it is then of course they got away with it, because sound libraries are legal to use for anyone that owns the library. (case in point, see how many games and movies you can find that have the Doom 'open door' effect in them - it's a LOT.) The wilhelm scream is a bit of an in joke in cinema too. A very large number of films contrive a way to shoehorn that exact scream into a film somewhere...
I just subscribed, i had this Nostalgia of Golden Axe, what i can say is this: Awsome Video! The only part i might a bit disagree, is that the best version, was on MS-DOS not Genesis, it was more geniune there, the sound the graphics, and gameplay, everything was consistent! Just the ending didnt have the explosion of the arcade's cabinet, but it had the music, and a script! Not that the Genesis version was bad, but if you actually started playing it on a Pentium 286, (back in 1991 or 92)on MS DOS, and then you played it on Genesis, huge difference! MS-DOS by far!!! It felt magical!
I thought the DOS version was pretty good but I thought it only used one fire button which hindered the controls. The graphics and sounds were really good. Thanks for subscribing :-)
I had the Amiga version and then the MegaDrive one. They were both awesome. As a kid I didn't notice the issues you have metioned. I loved the second one as well. Ah the old days...luckily emulators exist thank god for Ebay as I have an original MegaDrive 1 sat in front of me also!!!
Like many games you cover, there was an arcade upstate, (My parents would go up for vacation with us int he summer) and a LOT of these games were here. Including this, Superman, TMNT, alterted beast, Operation Wolf, Pacman, Donkey Kong, etc.... Many memories. I was so happy when Mame came along to play these again. Minus the money thrown into the machine. haha
The mame emulator is fantastic not only for a lack of the coin slot but also just being able to try these games that we never could when you were younger
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Agreed. Some I didn't even know existed. Others, well I spent a ton of my parents money, but never beat before Mame. Golden axe, Altered beast, and TMNT were some I did get through. I know they have Barcades now. I do miss old arcades though. Double Dragon used to be at one I went to all the time in the front. Years after I grew up, I played that music for my father from Double dragon and he knew it was the Arcade. Good times
Playing as Centauress arcade was my fav. I think that was for golden axe 2? I loved played this arcade so much and wasted so many quarters. Wanted this so badly on console back in the day just play Centauress, even if she felt the centauress was kinda weak. But she was cool imo. (Mare Centaur). Hah missed this arcade game. Did any consoles/port ever have Centauress as playable charter? Miss this game. I don’t think they ever did. Was on only arcade? There is not enough good centaur games imo. Maybe one day, somebody will make RPG/Good story/Adventure where choose from stallion/mare centaur as main charter. (Witcher 3/skyrim like/mass effect like) Thanks for videos. Brings me back :)
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Thanks again for this great Axe Battler/Golden Axe/Broad Axe Documentary, Patman. That opening level theme is one of the best music themes for one of the best brawler games of all time. Thanks!I was thrilled when I got this game for Genesis back then on its release in stores. I played it just last week and compared it to the arcade. Close port!
Only time I played this game was on the arcade machines in a bakery back in the day. To date, I have never finished stage one lol. Will add to bucket list.
I played the heck out of it on the Sega CD. Took the music off the CD to put on cassette and drove around in my 66 Mustang listening to the tunes of this, Gauntlet IV, Rocket Knight Adventures, Outrun and the 32X Afterburner. Fun times and no cell phones and no quarantines.
documentaries blue coup, 3 speed in the floor! Also blasted to the Beetlejuice soundtrack and Damn Yankees before the car just wouldn't work anymore... my dad and I were going to try and bring it back and he kept it for a long time, but he finally sold it around 2006 or so... miss that car. If my dad knew how I drove that thing back THEN he'd have my tail NOW at 47...
Probably one of the best games ever on Amiga 500. Excelling on all areas basically: nice graphics, snappy gameplay and legendary music. The go-to game to play with a buddy, played soooo many times. Kicking those elves, throwing enemies off the cliff and the general outrageousness made it stand apart imo. Also it was fun to have a surprise duel with your co-player during the heat of battle or just deliver a friendly slash to the back at times :D Revenge of the Death Adder is like the pure perfection developed from the original, I wish there would be a decent modernization or a 2D sidescrolling sequel. It delivers a different experience compared to 3D stuff, I think. There are WOW and Diablos etc on 3D area.
Certain developers really tried their hardest to bring the arcade experience home. You can tell this was the case with golden axe. It was a fantastic conversion and some people say it's even better than the Genesis port. I wish the Amiga had three button support though.
Have you ever noticed that Golden Axe, the first one, has been officially on 60 platforms and built in devices since its very first release and has been uninterrupted on the shelves for 3 decades? It was possible to get a copy from a store anytime since the first release, Would this be a record? I made a list of the releases the other day and a timeline and I got impressed.
Golden Axe was another one of my favorite fantasy genre video games growing up in the 80's and playing it in the arcades. You didnt review it in the video but on the Xbox Live Arcade you can buy all 3 Golden Axe Games Digitally for $9.99. It's called the Sega Vintage Collection Golden Axe. They are also the arcade ports on the Xbox 360. Sega's recently announced the Sega Astro Mini Arcade which for the 1st time ever will release the arcade version of Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder! Cool Stuff! Thanx for the video!
It's really cool that the third game is finally getting a home release. The Sega vintage collection I don't think was available when I made the video. Thanks for the info
13:47 I remember playing this on arcade machines wayyy back, I could complete the game using 1 credit only, and then do it again.. and again.. for free :) I used the dude wielding a pitchfork, since he can summon some healing apple tree thing. Then just memorize bosses and GG :)
This was one of my favorite games in the arcade when I was a kid. I played the hell out of it on the Genesis.
The Genesis had a really good conversion
You drive a genesis now?
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries As you know, Death Bringer is the Bigger Bad of Golden Axe. Death Adder caused destruction on his behalf.
I spent lots of quarters on this game (and midnight resistance). The dwarf was my guy. I ended up developing a method to get through the games with only one quarter.
One thing you didn't mention about Golden Axe II on the Mega Drive is just how great the music is. It's truly epic and one of my favourite soundtracks for the system.
You're right, I did Not to mention that
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentariesyou failed real bad in this documentary here. Golden Axe 2 on genesis had one of the greatest soundtracks in sega history
It’s noice 😊
It always puzzled me why Sega never released a 16 bit Golden Axe using the Streets of Rage 2 engine, would have been an amazing game.
I will never understand why we never got the true sequel to golden axe on any home platform. It would've been perfect for the Saturn or even 32X
Larry im surprised you didn't spot the mistakes on this vid? Find my comments....
Wow! it's the infamous Bundy (the gamer), and, hey there, You! :)
@Nosaveddata you on about larry or this channel? - if larry....larry would know this! Trust me... ive followed the dude since mid 90s way before youtube and surprised we didn't cross paths on a few occasions in my life.
@Nosaveddata because he would know this. I guarantee it. See earlier comment. Been following him since mid 90s. Its common knowledge anyway to anyone that was a fan of such things back then. Hope this makes it clearer as to why i wrote what i wrote. Many thanks
I love golden axe 2 the most. I loved the music and sfx. How can ppl thumbs down your videos?
Your guess is as good as mine my friend. I guess you just can't please everybody. Thanks for the nice words
This was one of my favorite video games of all time. Very good episode!
Thank you
There was always a brotherhood bond when completing a beatem up with a friend!👑🏆👑
Absolutely, good memories of that
Or with your brother
That's the absolute truth dude 👍
I always played beat 'm ups with my sister!
This is your best video yet, Pat! GA was another 80s arcade obsession of mine that you can add to the others I've mentioned under your other videos. The Christmas morn that I got my copy of GA for the Genesis made for an awesome Christmas vacation. Another port worth mentioning is actually the Wii VC release of the arcade game. It's output is 240p so using component cables w/ a CRT TV makes for nice, natural scanlines and super crisp pixels. The only thing I'm missing is a cable to plug my X-Arcade stick into my Wii for the full arcade experience.
...more thoughts coming after these messages.
Thanks, I wasn't aware of the VC release so thanks for the info. Thanks for sharing your Christmas morning memory as well. I love hearing little stories like that. Cheers
I loved this game in the Arcade and on the Genesis! Thanx for bringing me back to my 14 year old self!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video
When I first saw this in the arcades.... Wow. I remember it vividly. It looked amazing at the time on the massive screen.
It was really a masterpiece in the arcades
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I still play it now and again on the Megadrive because I love the music. I have it on the Xbox but prefer playing it with the megadrive pad because modern D pads don't lend themselves well to the double tap for run in my experience. It just gets damn frustrating 😂
I played the Genesis version growing up along with the sequel. Very fun games. The second arcade title is amazing and may be the best of its genre.
Sega dropped the ball in not porting it to the Sega CD or Sega Saturn. Even what should have been the definitive home port of the original on the Sega CD was neutered without any visual enchantment and no 2P option. Such strange decision making.
This game is one of my favorites. loved this episode.
Thank you very much
Thank you for making me feel 11 again. I spent the whole day at work watching your channel. I played all these games , knowing the history makes it much better. I raised my hand in victory for this channel. Thanks
That's awesome, glad you enjoyed the content so much. Thanks again
I miss being a kid with no internet or cellphones.
The good old days :-)
And not worrying bout bills
Me too buddy. The 90's
And getting away with hiding the bodies! ☝️😏
Um... nevermind.🙄
*sneaks back into the shadows.
me too. the 80's were great as a kid. riding your bmx bike all day with your buddies and all the water you needed was a draw off of a water hose... none of the bottled water lunacy.
Man I love learning more about these old games I used to play as a kid. Arcades -- how I miss you
Glad you enjoyed them thanks
This was a fun game to play and each character had a different style of wielding their weapon. If you had enough time in between fighting, you could see the special movements they would make with their weapons. The charging move was the best move against larger enemies.
It was, it had a lot of depth for an early 1989 game
I played this game so long ago at a pit stop while I was on a road trip with my grandparents I always tried to describe it to people and nobody ever heard of it they all said I was makin shit up so happy to see my memories haven’t betrayed me
LOL, glad I could help
Nah, actually, you are just dreaming this. It never happened. We are all just a manifestation of your sub conscious mind. As soon as you wake up. We will all disappear. You are making all of this up. In a sense
Don't listen to the satanist, glad you had that real experience.😁
...I worked at a 7-11 in Calgary in the early 90's...this was the only game in the store. Pretty sure most of my paycheck ended up in that machine! Not the best game maybe, but it had character :)
When this arcade come up, i notice that the sounds samples was from first blood. Sense then i never hear about it, until now.
Keep the good work man, your videos are cool.
Thank you very much, appreciate the nice words
I really like your videos. I honestly never grew up in the arcade but I remember getting a Sega Genesis Model 1 at a garage sale with Golden Axe. And I played the heck out of it
My grandfather had this in a bar he had back in the day, I spent a ton of time playing this game, and a lot of quarters that I made my grandpa give me back lol.
LOL that's hilarious thanks for sharing
Golden Axe is a much better name than Broad Axe. The president of Sega was right.
True. Could be worse they could have called it Rusty Axe 🤣
I agree, although thunderhead's Weapon is still called a broad aXE
Broad Axe sounds like an affectionate reference to your mother in law.
Or Crusty Axe! 😊
😅
The Japanese title does not read "Broad Axe". It reads "Battle Axe" (戦斧)
Yes. They probably mistakenly thought "Battle Axe" and "Broad Axe" were synonymous in English for the type of axe the dwarf uses. However, broad axes look completely different and are only intended for cutting wood. Would have been an all-around bad title.
Julie Charlton , daughter, what are dem dar kanji? Broad Axe or ...Battle Axe?
This guy is the Bob Ross of video game analysis, video compilation and editing artist wizard...
Golden Axe is the game that you'd play no matter what.
4 player mode at the arcade was a seriously hilarious riot.
One kid would have to leave and their player would be immobile and the other three players couldn't leave the area until either someone moved the abandoned player or they died a morbid death and then leave the area.
This left you open to attacks on your own character so the rest of the party would defend your player if you were playing both..
I never saw the severed head version.
That is intense. Watch this with friends and fam.
He uses some old timey lingo ya just don't hear that often outside the barbershop.
Farm OUT, MAN! Great game!
戦斧, sen ono ! Yep it's "Battle Axe".
@@JoPeTuYaTroJoueY Actually "Senpu" or "Ikusaono", don't mix On and Kun pronunciations. And yeah, "Battle Axe" is a great title for a game.
Hahaha, the original desired name was retained anyway! :-P
Golden Axe was one of the titles that ignited my love for the Sega Genesis. I did not play Golden Axe arcade until many years later. My opinion, I thought Revenge Of Death Adder was one of the best arcade sequels ever made. BTW....i never knew about the Fist Blood Scream. I'll never be able to figure out how that went over my head. Lol
I've watched a few of these history of Golden Axe videos, and this one is easily the best.
You forgot to mention that a special attack (a spinning blade attack for the male and female, a rolling attack for the dwarf) can be initiated by pressing 2 buttons together. It does more damage than normal attack. Usually one would attack 2 times, bash 2 times, and then do a special attack to deal maximum damage.
Wait a minute. Tyrus Flare can ride dragons, her most powerful spell is a dragon-summon, and she's royalty?
Targaryen bloodline confirmed!
Just discovered your channel today, and have been hooked on your videos! Awesome channel, subscribed!
That's great, glad you found me. Hopefully you enjoy my content. Thanks for the nice words
oh the memories, played this with my sister so much lol, thank you for this fantastic video
Excellent, glad you enjoyed it. Thank you
Another nice vid, dude!! I thought only the Genesis played host to a home port of the arcade game!! The first arcade game will always be my fav! Tyris Flare was always my favorite character!! :D
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it
One of my favorite series of all-time. Great video, I have just subbed.
Thanks for the kind words and also subscribing. Hope you enjoy my channel
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Most defiently, you have a lot of great content. Especially your gaming documentaries.
@@NeoGunloc Thank you so much
Loved the video. It was a great reminder. Thank you. I am currently working on the orchestral medley and can't wait to share it 😊
Sounds great! I would love to hear it. Thanks
i have spent many quarters on this game
So have I, it was a classic
Thats weird and fun that the characters escape from the arcade at the end. Speaking of characters escaping, that bald dancing drugged up guy looks like he escaped from the original Hills Have Eyes movie...
And as always, keep knocking it out of the park Pat! Thanks man! 👍🤗👍
I played Golden Axe 1&2 on Sega Genesis. This is the time when you are sharing game with your friend and going to each other’s home to play. The multiplay is the most exciting one for me. And this is still how I distinguish Axe from Hatch.
The multiplayer is one of the best components of the game. It was fantastic
I loved both the first game and also GA:RODA~! My favourite character of them all was the centaur girl; when I saw her, I fell in love : ) Thank you so much for your fun and information - packed videos, I enjoy them all~!
Thanks for all the kind words you given me. Glad you enjoy my content
Man, I had a thing for Tyris easily since 1989/90. I couldn't imagine playing as that warrior or dwarf! Ever!
Altered beast... wasn't that the game with a badly sampled "Wise fwom your gwave"?
Totally !
POWER UP!
Welcome... To Your Doom
I remember first seeing the Master System version and was so blown away by the graphics, especially being on an 8-bit console. Of course as a kid we were easily impressed at anything new coming out at the time. It's still my preferred version of Golden Axe to this day though.
It was a pretty good conversion and you're right, we were blown away by simple things back then :-)
I loved this game in arcades as a kid. I had a Sega CD and at one point rented the Sega collection or whatever it was called that included Golden Axe and I loved this version. I also remember that the arcade I would go to, the title screen music was incredibly loud to the point where you could feel that it was playing this, or as I refer to it, just right. I was always amazed by the music in this game and the details like the fact that the stage is a turtle or an eagle mid flight.
Great informative video. I learnt many things I ignored about the game.
Thank you very much
I remember being I think 12 and my friend and I went down to the 7-11 armed with an entire roll of quarters, and finally managed to beat the game. I remember seeing the end sequence and wondering why the game was called "Great Axe" during that final cinematic.
LOL, Even at that late stage they couldn't decide upon the name
cesar leon dam one coin , you deserve a cookie
Golden Axe was the first game I ever beat in the arcades. Used to play it all the time at the laundry mat while my mom did laundry back in the day. Always remembered that ending when the characters escape the game into the real world. Also as a huge Conan Barbarian film fan this was the perfect game for me, and Rastan.
Very cool, it was always one of my favorites too
Great video - that arcade ending is very funny - I've never seen it before.
Glad you enjoyed it, Thank you
This is one of the best channels on UA-cam
Thank you very much That's nice of you to say
Oh that Spectrum port was something else. I remember as a kid my friend had a ZX Speccy and when he first showed me a game I thought the tv was broken 🤣 I was a Commodore kid all the way.
LOL, that's pretty funny. When I first started seeing spectrum games after being a Commodore owner all throughout my youth I didn't understand how people go play games with such horrendous colors.
lol. I still have that reaction in general.
I'm technically a bit on the young side to have had 8 bit home computers, but I ended up with an 800XL around 1990 (two of them in fact - mostly due to the games. Ended up with about 400 tapes from what I remember)
I saw my friend's Amiga and c64 every so often, but that's about it. Not until much later I saw any spectrum stuff...
And it's really a WTF moment every time when you see it after the fact. XD
That's in spite of the fact that I used that atari with a monochrome green monitor, because someone had convinced me in Europe they didn't work with televisions.
I've since learnt that's completely incorrect and I could've hooked them up to the television that sat on the end of the same desk that I used my SNES with, but... Oh well. XD
I have this for the plug n play Genesis. But....ONLY 3 CONTINUES!!!!!!!!!!! Daaaaaah!
As a Spectrum owner as a kid it’s great to see you cover all versions. I loved the Golden Axe arcade, it was one of my favourites and by the looks of this I’m bloody glad I’d moved onto the Amiga before it came out on hone computers because I’d have been so disappointed if I’d had to make do with the Specky version.
Growing up here in the states I never knew the spectrum existed until mid 90s. I really enjoyed the Amiga version of this game as well. It was really well done
PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries yeah the whole scene was different here in the UK (and I think Europe) third and fourth generations were dominated by the micro computers. Lucky thing too as most of us were way too poor for a NES/mega drive/ SNES.
A lot of the games were terrible, but there were enough good ones to keep us going and I have fond memories of coding text adventures with my brother.
Anyway, like I say the depth of your videos is much appreciated.
@@KennyTew2 Thank you very much. I have read that the 16 bit consoles were crazy expensive over in Europe. When I first started seeing the spectrum absolutely terrible but after further research there were quite a few good games on it
I remember playing the DOS version in both EGA and VGA.. the more RAM I freed up, the more enemy diversity I Got. Along with some attacks, like hitting over the head, was only 'unlocked' when I had enough free ram to load up the sprite frames :)
Fun fact the character of Gillius Thunderhead inspired a band from Littleton, Massachusetts in the mid 90's whose name was Gillyis Thunderhead
11:30 attack was assigned to the fire button, but a joystick port could address up to 3 buttons (the same as mouse buttons: left, right and middle). Amiga version uses 2 buttons. Owners of the Quickshot joysticks could switch into SEGA mode and use A-button as fire, B-button as jump and A+B buttons as a magic attack.
I wasn't aware that this version supported two buttons on the Amiga. Thanks for the info
This was the first arcade game besides the Simpsons that I fell in love with
It's an awesome game
Finally found this channel , was driving me nuts for the longest time.
Welcome, hope you enjoy the content
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Well at the very least , i'll say the content is memorable , considering one year after i watched it , i still couldn't get it out of my head Haha.
I will never forget playing Golden Axe Death Adders Revenge arcade game in the Gardner Manor Mall Bayshore, NY arcade. Best game ever!
Great Job. Love this video and subbed!
Thank you very much
Revenge of Death Adder was the first video game I remember seeing as a kid in a hotel arcade. Hooked on video games instantly.
Loved this game!! Can’t wait for the 1up arcade cab! Must buy!!
It looks really good
The other death scream is from Thorgrim from Conan the Barbarian when he gets a stake to the chest.
Well done, I knew that death scream from Conan the Barbarian. It was the scene where he took the giant spike in his chest at the battle of the mounds.
Fun fact:
Golden Axe was in original suppost to be called Golden Sword
I played the Amiga version of this a TON. It was the go-to two player game my brother and I would play to bash enemies together. Somehow we got into a little tradition and played this on Christmas several years in a row.
It's probably one of the best arcade conversions on the Amiga, aside from only having one fire button
Great vid for an iconic videogame series!
Thank you
Spectrum with colorful characters, what an effort they made
LOL
I love those arcade mini-documentaries.
You could have made an honorable mention to alien storm as a spiritual successor. It was known back then as "golden axe with aliens"
It wasn't an official follow-up to the game which is why I did not include it
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I know. I just watched your cabal video which mentioned blood brothers and that's how I thought of it
Maybe my favourite arcade game, definitely up there with 1942 and vulcan venture. If you stayed in one place too long on the arcade version black skeletons appeared, just for fun!
I don't recall the black skeletons, thanks for sharing
I use to love to play both the original, and the sequel. Wow, how many quarters my friends and I use to plunk down. Lost count. Nowadays, I still play it on my home arcade system. Still fun.
I still play with my son every so often
I remember this series fondly. I played the original in the arcade and on PC. I believe the PC version had an extra stage too. In the mid 90s I played the Revenge of Death Adder in my university's arcade. I wish I'd played it more and finished it, because it was the only time I ever saw it.
Overall it was a great series. With indie games treading in beatemup territory, perhaps it is time for the series to be revived
Risperdali did you fight Rowan Atkinson in that one? 😂
@@Buck3366 Lol. I meant Death Adder!
Well the PC version was based on the Genesis version which had an extra level. It's been 15 years since the last game and with the retro resurgence hopefully they can do another 2D version
I have literally wondered my entire life where the scream samples used in Golden Axe came from, because they were so visceral and real sounding compared to contemporary games.
Absolutely, it's amazing they were able to get away with it
It does sound suspiciously like the wilhelm scream though.
That's a scream from a common film sound library that everyone uses, so nobody really 'owns' it. - if that's really what it is then of course they got away with it, because sound libraries are legal to use for anyone that owns the library. (case in point, see how many games and movies you can find that have the Doom 'open door' effect in them - it's a LOT.)
The wilhelm scream is a bit of an in joke in cinema too.
A very large number of films contrive a way to shoehorn that exact scream into a film somewhere...
@@KuraIthys I am so used to hearing the Wilhelm scream that it is instantly recognizable. It does sound similar though
“As soon as it starts moving everything falls apart”...I laughed so hard from that!
LOL, thank you :-)
I just subscribed, i had this Nostalgia of Golden Axe, what i can say is this: Awsome Video!
The only part i might a bit disagree, is that the best version, was on MS-DOS not Genesis, it was more geniune there, the sound the graphics, and gameplay, everything was consistent!
Just the ending didnt have the explosion of the arcade's cabinet, but it had the music, and a script!
Not that the Genesis version was bad, but if you actually started playing it on a Pentium 286, (back in 1991 or 92)on MS DOS, and then you played it on Genesis, huge difference!
MS-DOS by far!!!
It felt magical!
I thought the DOS version was pretty good but I thought it only used one fire button which hindered the controls. The graphics and sounds were really good. Thanks for subscribing :-)
I had the Amiga version and then the MegaDrive one. They were both awesome. As a kid I didn't notice the issues you have metioned. I loved the second one as well. Ah the old days...luckily emulators exist thank god for Ebay as I have an original MegaDrive 1 sat in front of me also!!!
The Amiga version was really good, potentially the best arcade conversions on that system. It is just too bad there was only one fire button
love your channel
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Hey Patman, could you do a History on Magic Sword? Love this game and would love to see the other versions of this classic Capcom.. thank you
Also, you can deal more damage by executing a 'dive attack'. You jump while you charge, then point your weapon downwards and land on the enemy.
Forgot to mention it thanks
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Like many games you cover, there was an arcade upstate, (My parents would go up for vacation with us int he summer) and a LOT of these games were here. Including this, Superman, TMNT, alterted beast, Operation Wolf, Pacman, Donkey Kong, etc.... Many memories. I was so happy when Mame came along to play these again. Minus the money thrown into the machine. haha
The mame emulator is fantastic not only for a lack of the coin slot but also just being able to try these games that we never could when you were younger
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Agreed. Some I didn't even know existed. Others, well I spent a ton of my parents money, but never beat before Mame. Golden axe, Altered beast, and TMNT were some I did get through. I know they have Barcades now. I do miss old arcades though. Double Dragon used to be at one I went to all the time in the front. Years after I grew up, I played that music for my father from Double dragon and he knew it was the Arcade. Good times
Playing as Centauress arcade was my fav. I think that was for golden axe 2? I loved played this arcade so much and wasted so many quarters. Wanted this so badly on console back in the day just play Centauress, even if she felt the centauress was kinda weak. But she was cool imo. (Mare Centaur). Hah missed this arcade game.
Did any consoles/port ever have Centauress as playable charter? Miss this game. I don’t think they ever did. Was on only arcade? There is not enough good centaur games imo.
Maybe one day, somebody will make RPG/Good story/Adventure where choose from stallion/mare centaur as main charter. (Witcher 3/skyrim like/mass effect like)
Thanks for videos. Brings me back :)
I don't think So. I believe it was only in the arcade. Thanks for watching :-)
Nice. Golden Axe 1 was a favorite on Genesis. They made Streets of Rage 4, now give us a Golden Axe sequel for 2021.
I haven't had a chance to try the new streets of rage but I've heard it's really good
Yes, they hit it out of the park, 10/10 in my view for SOR4. The return of most classic characters helped too.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Thanks again for this great Axe Battler/Golden Axe/Broad Axe Documentary, Patman. That opening level theme is one of the best music themes for one of the best brawler games of all time. Thanks!I was thrilled when I got this game for Genesis back then on its release in stores. I played it just last week and compared it to the arcade. Close port!
I loved this game bring back lots of memories thanks
Absolutely, thanks for watching
Awesome review!
Thank you very much
Only time I played this game was on the arcade machines in a bakery back in the day. To date, I have never finished stage one lol. Will add to bucket list.
Storm collectibles are releasing some awesome looking Golden Axe figures.
I haven't seen those, thanks
I played the heck out of it on the Sega CD. Took the music off the CD to put on cassette and drove around in my 66 Mustang listening to the tunes of this, Gauntlet IV, Rocket Knight Adventures, Outrun and the 32X Afterburner. Fun times and no cell phones and no quarantines.
That is awesome, I did the same thing with the PC version of streetfighter 2 with its remixed audio Minus the 66 Mustang Of course
documentaries blue coup, 3 speed in the floor! Also blasted to the Beetlejuice soundtrack and Damn Yankees before the car just wouldn't work anymore... my dad and I were going to try and bring it back and he kept it for a long time, but he finally sold it around 2006 or so... miss that car. If my dad knew how I drove that thing back THEN he'd have my tail NOW at 47...
frank frazetta is the source of the inspiration for Golden Axe. The game is an absolute classic and the Megadrive version was excellent too.
I couldn't agree more
Great work! I remember sword of Sodan. Nothing outdid golden axe.
That was a great Amiga game, but you're right golden AXE was the best
Another Great video thanks
Thank you very much :-)
Probably one of the best games ever on Amiga 500. Excelling on all areas basically: nice graphics, snappy gameplay and legendary music. The go-to game to play with a buddy, played soooo many times. Kicking those elves, throwing enemies off the cliff and the general outrageousness made it stand apart imo. Also it was fun to have a surprise duel with your co-player during the heat of battle or just deliver a friendly slash to the back at times :D Revenge of the Death Adder is like the pure perfection developed from the original, I wish there would be a decent modernization or a 2D sidescrolling sequel. It delivers a different experience compared to 3D stuff, I think. There are WOW and Diablos etc on 3D area.
Certain developers really tried their hardest to bring the arcade experience home. You can tell this was the case with golden axe. It was a fantastic conversion and some people say it's even better than the Genesis port. I wish the Amiga had three button support though.
When I was a kid the commercials for Golden Axe on Sega Genesis had me salivating and made me want to get a Genesis just for that game!
Oh yes they were very good
Have you ever noticed that Golden Axe, the first one, has been officially on 60 platforms and built in devices since its very first release and has been uninterrupted on the shelves for 3 decades? It was possible to get a copy from a store anytime since the first release, Would this be a record? I made a list of the releases the other day and a timeline and I got impressed.
I wasn't aware that but it makes sense. It was one of Sega's best-selling arcade games. Thanks for the info, I didn't know that
I can give you my list if you want
Golden Axe was another one of my favorite fantasy genre video games growing up in the 80's and playing it in the arcades. You didnt review it in the video but on the Xbox Live Arcade you can buy all 3 Golden Axe Games Digitally for $9.99. It's called the Sega Vintage Collection Golden Axe. They are also the arcade ports on the Xbox 360. Sega's recently announced the Sega Astro Mini Arcade which for the 1st time ever will release the arcade version of Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder! Cool Stuff! Thanx for the video!
It's really cool that the third game is finally getting a home release. The Sega vintage collection I don't think was available when I made the video. Thanks for the info
Great Video,.....Great Game still to this day
Thank you, it's a timeless classic
Great vid sir!
Thank you very much
I had the Sega Genesis port of this Bad Boy and I loooooved it... I loved my some Tyris and Dwarf actionLOL
This game should be on everyone’s top 10 list all-time
I agree
6:10 Hokari Sweat is a nod to Pocari Sweat, an actual canned drink from japan.
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I wasn't aware of that, thanks for the info
"The Good Old Commodore 64" this will never get old
Thanks
13:47 I remember playing this on arcade machines wayyy back, I could complete the game using 1 credit only, and then do it again.. and again.. for free :) I used the dude wielding a pitchfork, since he can summon some healing apple tree thing. Then just memorize bosses and GG :)
One credit? Holy moly. Much better than I could do :-)
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries who's got a pitchfork?
Used to play this in the arcade. One of the few games you can beat on one quarter.
Holy cow, kudos
Damm I remember playing this in the arcade , the good old 90’s
Absolutely
Hi pat another great video i only ever played this on my speccy AND didn't get very far.
Thanks for the compliments, I just recently played the spectrum version and I wasn't too impressed LOL
Amiga was what I played it on and loved it!
The Amiga conversion was really good