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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I never saw an arcade cabinet for Altered Beast and only played it in Genesis where it was kind of a shit game compared to Golden Axe.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Imagine having to go on some adventure where you sleep directly on the desert floor and it's full of deadly hand-to-hand combat killing hundreds of people, and thinking, "I'm gonna wear my white and red bikini and red boots."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It was the 80's (Golden Axe released in 1989, to be specific) . It was the style of the time.

Pic from Red Sonja in 1985

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

And these days you get arrested for having a 6 inch replica of the master sword.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

She's so hench she doesn't need armour

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So there are already tons of annoying enemies in Fromsoft games, but if they ever put one of these fuckers in something, it would be the single most annoying enemy in any of their games.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Supposedly, there's a movie in the works, because of course there is. I'd better see a gnome getting beat six ways 'til Sunday.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Mostly because, SORRY. YOU CAN ONLY KICK STRAIGHT UP.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

that flying kick is hilarious

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Man I gotta go back and play Golden Axe again.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Featuring the Ax Battler! The famous... swordsman.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

He beats up lots of guys with axes tho

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Just played and beat the second Golden Axe Arcade game with my kid. It's great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Golden Axe 2 was only on Genesis.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Axe:_The_Revenge_of_Death_Adder

Yes, there was a game actually called "Golden Axe 2" on Genesis, but I was talking about the second Golden Axe arcade game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought you might be. It's a great one! It's not called Golden Axe 2, though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah it really holds up, too, IMO.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Sega does, what arcadedon't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Don't sleep on "Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder", while not available for Genesis, definitely the best version there is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6inP3NQPXY

And if you're ok with some "jankiness", there are several fan made versions worth your time for OpenBOR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUybVkHLRMo

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

The consensus seems to be that people only played it because it came bundled with the console