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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 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 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 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 10 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 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

She's so hench she doesn't need armour

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 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 10 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 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

that flying kick is hilarious

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Man I gotta go back and play Golden Axe again.

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

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

He beats up lots of guys with axes tho

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

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

Golden Axe 2 was only on Genesis.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 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 10 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 10 months ago

Yeah it really holds up, too, IMO.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Sega does, what arcadedon't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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 10 months ago

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