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Golden Axe (Genesis)

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Title Screen

Golden Axe

Developer: Sega
Publishers: Sega (JP/US/EU/AU), Tec Toy (BR)
Platform: Genesis
Released in JP: December 23, 1989
Released in US: December 22, 1989
Released in EU: November 30, 1990
Released in AU: 1990
Released in BR: 1990


LevelSelectIcon.png This game has a hidden level select.
Carts.png This game has revisional differences.


ProtoIcon.png This game has a prototype article

Sub-Page

Read about prototype versions of this game that have been released or dumped.
Prototype Info

Level Select

Gengoldenaxe-level.png


At the player select screen of Arcade mode, hold Down + Left + B (before the screen appears for best results) and press Start. A number will appear in the corner of the screen which can be changed with Up/Down.

Forcing level select to load level 9 or 10 shows there is a leftover test screen for the prisoner scene, and level 1 boss.
Goldenaxe forced9.pngGoldenaxe forced10.png

Unseen Artwork

Most of the top of level 2's artwork is impossible to see without hacking.
Goldenaxe level2 top.png

The start of level 3 is also chopped off at the top.
Goldenaxe level3 start.png

Revisional Differences

Hmmm...
To do:
When was the REV01 released?

Text

Much of the dialogue and text was slightly rewritten to be less awkward.

Arcade

Stage 1 Beginning
REV 00 REV 01
 DEATH ADDER INVADED
THE CASTLE AND HAS
TAKEN THE KING AND
PRINCESS PRISONERS.
 MY GOOD FRIEND ALEX
WAS ALSO KILLED IN
THE BATTLE.TO DEFEAT
THEM IS A MUST AND
 MY GOOD FRIEND ALEX
WAS ALSO KILLED IN
THE BATTLE.TO DEFEAT
THEM AND TO BRING
BRINGING PEACE TO
THE LAND IS MY DUTY!
PEACE TO THE LAND IS
MY DUTY!
Stage 3 Ending
REV 00 REV 01
 WE HAVE GONE
IN CLOSE
VICINITY OF
THE CASTLE.
BUT THE WAY IS
PACKED BY
ENEMY LINES.
 WE MUST DARE
THE "FIEND'S
PATH" TO REACH
THE CASTLE.
 WE HAVE GONE
IN CLOSE TO THE
VICINITY OF
THE CASTLE.
BUT THE WAY IS
BLOCKED BY
ENEMY LINES.
 WE MUST DARE
THE "FIEND'S
PATH" TO REACH
THE CASTLE.
Stage 4 Ending
REV 00 REV 01
 THE "FIEND'S
PATH" WAS A
GREAT GREAT
EAGLE.
 WE ARE TAKEN
ACROSS THE
SKIES TO THE
CASTLE.
 NOW THE FINAL
BATTLE BEGINS.
 THE "FIEND'S
PATH" WAS A
GREAT EAGLE.
 WE ARE TAKEN
ACROSS THE
SKIES TO THE
CASTLE.
 NOW THE FINAL
BATTLE BEGINS.
Stage 6 Ending
REV 00 REV 01
TAKE MY UTMOST
GRATITUDE FOR OUR
RESCUE.
ACCEPT MY UTMOST
GRATITUDE FOR OUR
RESCUE.
I THANK YOU AND YOUR
COURAGE.FOR IT HAD
RID OF DEATH ADDER
AND HIDEOUS PLOT.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COURAGE.FOR YOU HAVE
RID US OF THE
HIDEOUS DEATH ADDER.
......BUT I HAVE A
FEELING THAT HE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN
TAKING ORDERS.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
NOT A FEW TIMES DID
HE DISAPPEAR INTO
THAT DOOR!
SOMETIMES HE DID
DISAPPEAR INTO THAT
DOOR!
WILL YOU NOT GO INTO
BATTLE FOR ME,ONCE
AGAIN?
WILL YOU GO INTO
BATTLE FOR ME,YET
ONCE MORE?
YES, MY LORD!!
Stage 8 Ending
REV 00 REV 01
 THANK YOU GALLANT
ONE!
NOW THE PEOPLE WILL
BE ABLE TO LIVE,
TO BUILD,TO PROSPER
IN PEACE.
 MAY YOU BE TITLED,
THE GRAND MASTER
TO BUILD,AND TO
PROSPER IN PEACE.
 MAY YOU BE TITLED
THE SAVIOUR OF OUR
GUARDIANS OF THE
KINGDOM!
 NOW PREPARE FOR A
FEAST! GRAND FEAST!
KINGDOM! NOW PREPARE
FOR A GRAND FEAST!
TO PRAISE YOUR ACT
OF BRAVERY AND DEEDS
OF COURAGE.
WE PRAISE YOUR ACTS
OF BRAVERY AND DEEDS
OF COURAGE.

Beginner

Ending
REV 00 REV 01
     ENJOY THE GAME?

  AFTER YOU'VE MASTERED

  THIS MODE,GO FOR MORE

 TOUGH N'ROUGH ACTION IN

    THE ARCADE MODE. IF

YOU'RE STILL UNSURE,MORE

TRAINING AWAITS YOU HERE!!
     ENJOY THE GAME?

  AFTER YOU'VE MASTERED

  THIS MODE,GO FOR MORE

 ROUGH'N TOUGH ACTION IN

    THE ARCADE MODE. IF

YOU'RE STILL UNSURE,MORE

TRAINING AWAITS YOU HERE!!

The Duel

Game Over
REV 00 REV 01
     UNFORTUNATELY

    YOU ARE DEFEATED

ON THE WAY TO THE GLORY

LET'S TRY ANOTHER DUEL!
     UNFORTUNATELY

YOU HAVE BEEN DEFEATED

ON THE PATH TO GLORY.

LET'S TRY ANOTHER DUEL!
Ending
REV 00 REV 01
       CONGRATULATIONS!

       YOU WON AGAINST

       ALL OF ENEMIES.

         YOU CAN GET

MUCH MORE POWER AND TECHNIQUE

    BECAUSE OF THE VICTORY

        OF THIS DUEL!!

  NOW,LET'S TRY ARCADE MODE.
     CONGRATULATIONS!

     YOU'VE WON AGAINST

     ALL OF YOUR ENEMIES.

       YOU CAN GET

 MORE POWER AND TECHNIQUES

  BECAUSE OF YOUR VICTORY

      IN THIS DUEL!!

NOW,LET'S TRY ARCADE MODE.

Sound Test

REV 00 REV 01
GoldenAxe-SoundTest-REV00.png GoldenAxe-SoundTest-REV01.png

"PATH OF FIEND" and "THEME OF THIEF" were renamed "FIEND'S PATH" and "THIEF'S THEME", respectively.

Bug Fix

GoldenAxeMD-AxeGlitch-REV00.png

After defeating the final boss, Death Bringer, his giant axe flies up into the air and lands in his chest. However, in co-op mode, the graphics for the axe are severely glitched. This error was fixed in the revision.

Misc.

REV 00, REV 01 REV 02
Golden Axe Sega REV00.png Golden Axe Sega REV02.png
REV 00, REV 01 REV 02
Gengoldenaxe-title.png Golden Axe Title REV02.png

The Sega screen is changed in REV02. Instead of the logo drawing itself, the whole logo draws from left to right, and the logo has a "™" instead of an "®". The "™" is also in the title screen.

GAxe REV02 region lock message.png
Also, in REV02, when playing on Japanese or European systems, there is a region lock message.