Golden Axe

For the home computer versions, see Golden Axe (home computers).

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Golden Axe

Publisher: Sega,

Telenet Japan,

Bandai

Developer: Sega AM1

Sega R&D2

Telenet Japan

System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, CD-ROM², WonderSwan Color, PlayStation 3 (PSN), Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, Windows, Steam, PlayStation Now, Android

Genre: Action

Number of players:

1-2,

1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-05^[1]^[2]	¥?	?
US	1989	$?	?

JP	1990-03	¥?	TJCD0005
JP	2002-02-28^[3]	¥5,040 with tax	SWJ-BANC2B

JP	1989-12-23	¥6000	G-4018
US	1990-02^[4]	$?
US (Classic)	1992	$29.95^[5]	1106C
CA	199x	$?	?
UK	1990-11	£34.99^[6]^[7]
FR	1990-11	369^[8]F
DE	1990-11	DM ?
ES	1990-11	?Ptas
AU	199x	$?	?
BR	1990	R$?	?
KR	199x	₩?	GM4005JG


US	1989	$39.95^[9]	9004
UK	1989	£29.95^[10]^[11]	9004
FR	1989	329^[12]F	9004
DE	1989	DM ?	9004
ES	1989	?Ptas	9004
BR	19xx	R$?	028060
KR	19xx	₩?	?


JP	2006-12-02^[14]	¥600^[13] pts	?
US	2006-11-28^[15]	$800^[15] pts	?
EU	2006-12-08^[16]	€800^[16] pts	?
AU	2006-12-07	$800 pts	?
JP (Arcade)	2009-06-23^[17]	¥800^[1] pts	?
US (Arcade)	2009-10-26^[19]	$900^[18] pts	?
EU (Arcade)	2009-09-18^[19]	€900^[19] pts	?


JP ▼	2007-07-11^[23]	400^[23]pts
JP ▼ (Otameshiban)	2007-07-11^[23]	FREE
US ▼	2007-07-11^[21]	400^[21]pts
US ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-07-11^[21]	FREE
EU ▼	2007-07-11^[20]	400^[20]pts
EU ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-07-11^[20]	FREE
UK ▼	2007-07-11^[22]	400^[22]pts
UK ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-07-11^[22]	FREE
AU ▼	2007-07-11^[24]	400^[24]pts
AU ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-07-11^[24]	FREE
JP ▼	2009-06-23^[26]	¥600^[26]		9+
US ▼	2009-06-18^[25]	$4.99^[25]		9+
US ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-08-31^[27]	FREE		12+
EU ▼	2009	€?		9+
EU ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-08-31^[27]	FREE		12+
US	2010-06-01^[29]	$2.99^[28]	34276
EU	2010-06-01^[29]	€2.49^[28]	34276
UK	2010-06-01^[29]	£1.99^[28]	34276
AU	2010-06-01^[29]	$3.49^[28]	34276


JP ▼	2011-07-28^[33]	¥571 (600)^[33]	NPJB-00129
US ▼	2011-07-26^[32]	$4.99^[32]	NPUB-30441
EU ▼	2011-07-20^[30]	€4.49^[30]	NPEB-00509
UK ▼	2011-07-20^[31]	£3.69^[31]	NPEB-00509
AU ▼	2011-07-20^[35]	$6.75^[35]	NPEB-00509
KR ▼	2011-07-28^[34]	₩5,500^[34]	NPHB-00380
JP	2015-09-16^[36]	¥?	?


US ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-08-31^[37]^[27]	FREE
EU ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-08-31^[37]^[27]	FREE
DE ▼ (Sega Forever)	2017-08-31^[37]^[27]	FREE

ESRB

PEGI

OFLC

CERO

Golden Axe (ゴールデンアックス) is a beat-'em-up developed by Sega and released in 1989 for Sega System 16 arcade hardware. The development team was headded by Makoto Uchida, who also led the team behind Altered Beast.

The game was the first in the long-running Golden Axe series. It is said to be heavily inspired by the Conan the Barbarian films, and that the game took roughly one year to make. The game also "borrows" voice data from said movie and other Hollywood blockbusters.

Story

The game takes place in the fictional land of Yuria, in which an evil entity known as Death Adder has kidnapped Yuria's King and his daughter, holding them captive in his castle. Perhaps more importantly, Death Adder has stolen the "Golden Axe", a magical emblem of Yuria, and is threatening to destroy it if the people of the land do not accept him as their ruler.

It is up to a band of three heroes to venture to Death Adder's castle and stop him, rescuing the captives, avenge their losses and save the land: Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead.

Gameplay

Golden Axe supports a maximum of two players. Any character can be selected but both players cannot play as the same character.

The Golden Axe arcade cabinet assigns one button for attacking, another for jumping and a final button for using magic. Using magic will cause all of the enemies on screen to be damaged and effectively acts as crowd control. Each player carries a limited supply of magic (indicated by a meter at the top of the screen) and will use it all at once when the magic button is pressed. Some magic can also re-kill already defeated enemies, adding extra score. This bug is only present in the arcade version. More magic can be collected by attacking the short thieves clothed in blue who appear at certain points throughout the game. Green thieves carry life energy, also represented in the HUD.

Golden Axe is also notable for its ability to allow players to ride "beasts", often giving them an offensive advantage at the expense of speed.

Similar to Altered Beast, the ending is less serious and has characters from the game breaking out of the arcade machine and causing havoc in the real world. Most ports replace this ending.

Playable characters

	Ax-Battler
	Ax Battler is a male barbarian fighting to avenge the murder of his mother. Despite his name he uses a two handed broadsword and carries earth magic. Ax Battler is one of the constants of the series, appearing in most Golden Axe games (including Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe, a game based entirely around him).
	Gilius-Thunderhead
	Gilius Thunderhead is a dwarf whose brother was murdered by Death Adder. Gilius is the only character to actually carry an axe, as well as thunder magic.
	Tyris-Flare
	Tyris Flare is an amazonian woman whose parents were killed by Death Adder. She also uses a sword but carries fire magic.

Stages

	Stage 1 - Wilderness

	Bonus Stage 1

	Stage 2 - Turtle Village

	Bonus Stage 2

	Stage 3

	Bonus Stage 3

	Stage 4 - Fiend's Path

	Bonus Stage 4

	Stage 5 - Death Adder's Castle

	Stage 6 - The Palace Gates
	The Mega Drive version of the game adds three more levels. This is the first, which is part of stage 5 in the arcade version.
	Stage 7 - The Dungeon
	Also a Mega Drive exclusive.
	Stage 8 - The Battle with Death Bringer
	Also a Mega Drive exclusive.

Achievements

Main article: Golden Axe/Achievements.

Versions

Golden Axe has been ported to a number of systems over the years, though many cuts were made in the process.

The game has enjoyed many years of success on the Sega Mega Drive, and was used in the early days of the console to advertise the system's power over its then-main rival, the Nintendo Entertainment System. Some levels were shortened, but an extra level was added which includes another boss, "Death Bringer", a recolored version of Death Adder. Also in this version is a "duel" mode, which allows players to fight a succession of enemies one-on-one, 12 rounds. "Beginner" is another new mode, allowing you to play the first three stages with easier enemies. A single use of magic takes away only two magic pots and you fight "Death Adder Jr" as the last boss.

This game saw a software revision. The original release had a graphical bug after defeating the final boss: his axe, while spinning around in the air, displays as garbage graphic data. Much of the text was also slightly rewritten to make more grammatical sense.^[38]

The Mega Drive version of the game has been included in numerous compilations, such as 6-Pak, Mega Games 2, Mega Games 6 and Mega Games 10. The game has also been emulated and sold in the form of Sega Smash Pack Volume 1, Sega Smash Pack, Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, Sega Archives from USA Vol. 1 and Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection Volume 1, as well as services such as PlaySega and built-in to numerous consoles by AtGames.

This version was so popular that it got direct sequels in the form of Golden Axe II and Golden Axe III. In the arcades, the "true" sequel is Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder. A Sega Mega-Tech version also exists, which is based on the Mega Drive version, as is the version released for the Wii's Virtual Console service.

The Mega Drive Golden Axe was enhanced for the Sega Mega-CD and delivered as part of Sega Classics Arcade Collection. This version is single-player only, although offers numerous improvements in terms of audio and some graphical tweaks.

The Sega Master System version is also one-player only, forcing you to play as Ax Battler (named "Tarik" in this version and presented as a different character story-wise). You can still select one of the magic elements that each of the three original characters had.

There is also a NEC PC Engine CD port which takes a big hit in terms of aesthetics, has very poor sound effects and is only single-player. It was also ported to the WonderSwan Color and as part of Sega Smash Pack for the Game Boy Advance.

Golden Axe was also remade as part of Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe, and has been brought to Xbox 360 XBLA, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation 3 PSN, and is available for iOS and other mobile devices. The iOS version was removed from sale on iTunes in 2015.^[39]

In August 2017, the game was added to the Sega Forever collection, bringing it back to iOS and adding a new Android version.^[40] Both versions are the Mega Drive game running on emulators.

Version history

Main article: Golden Axe/Changelog.

Version	Size	Date	Comment	Ref
0000050000030000020000000000005.3.2	134.2MB	201808062018-08-06		^[41]
0000050000030000000000000000005.3.0		201804182018-04-18		^[41]
0000050000010000000000000000005.1.0	175MB	201710092017-10-09		^[42]^[43]
0000050000000000030000000000005.0.3		201709252017-09-25		^[41]
0000050000000000020000000000005.0.2	179MB	201709062017-09-06		^[44]^[45]
0000050000000000010000000000005.0.1	181MB	201708292017-08-29	Sega Forever	^[46]^[47]
0000040000000000000000000000004.0	4.8MB	201211292012-11-29	iOS 6 Support.	^[48]
0000030000000000000000000000003.0	4MB	201107022011-07-02		^[49]
0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0	4MB	201012032010-12-03		^[50]
0000010000020000070000000000001.2.7	3.9MB	201007302010-07-30		^[51]
0000010000000000010000000000001.0.1	2.1MB	200907032009-07-03		^[52]
0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0		200906172009-06-17		^[41]
0000010000030000020000000000001.3.2	41MB	201808062018-08-06		^[53]	(41.43 MB) i
0000010000030000000000000000001.3.0	41MB	201804182018-04-18		^[54]	(41.13 MB) i
0000010000020000000000000000001.2.0	48MB	201710092017-10-09		^[54]	(47.65 MB) i
0000010000010000010000000000001.1.1	48MB	201709262017-09-26		^[55]	(47.67 MB) i
0000010000010000000000000000001.1.0	48MB	201709062017-09-06		^[54]	(47.52 MB) i
0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0	48MB	201708312017-08-31	Sega Forever	^[54]	(48.39 MB) i

Production credits

Arcade version

Katsuhisa Sato^[56]

Mega Drive version

Software Design: Takosuke, Moto CBX1000, Ham Tak, Waka
Visual Effects: Kyonsy Kyonsy, Cane, Chisuke, Roco
Sound: Nankyoku, Decky, Imocky
Assistant Programmer: S2, Yang Watt, Vinyl Boy
Producer: Kan
Director: Bros 400
Assistant Director: Opa‑Opa
English Messages: Niya, Tsugu
Arcade Game Design: Team Shinobi
Presented by: Sega

Source: In-game credits

Digital manuals

Steam manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Golden Axe/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Golden Axe/Promotional material.

Artwork

Sega Forever icon

Physical scans

System 16 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Computer & Video Games (UK)	80	№93, p89^[57]
Commodore User (UK)	89	№69, p96/97
Your Sinclair (UK)	81	№44, p74^[58]

	83
Based on 3 reviews

System 16, US

Manual

System 16, JP

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)	75	№1990-03, p77^[59]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	68	№1990-02, p68^[60]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	77	№, p83^[61]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	96	№2, p100/101
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	94	№4, p30^[62]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	95	№101, p98/99^[63]
Weekly Famitsu (JP)	78	№91, [1]
The Games Machine (UK)	92	№28, p30/31^[64]
Joystick (FR)	91	№5, p58^[65]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	86	№3, p78^[66]
Mega Action (UK)	85	№1, p64
MegaTech (UK)	94	№1, p78^[67]
Mean Machines (UK)	91	№1, p42-44^[68]
Micromanía (ES)	90
Player One (FR)	93	№3, p38/39^[69]
Power Play (DE)	76	№4/90, p120^[70]
Raze (UK)	92	№3, p62/63^[71]
Sega Power (UK)	82	№13, p20/21^[72]
Sega Power (UK)	80	№23, p53
Sega Pro (UK)	91	№3, p41^[73]
Sega Pro (UK)	72	№18, p65
Tilt (FR)	85
Zero (UK)	94	№6, p74

	86
Based on 23 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (Sega Classic)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover

Mega Drive, KR (re-release)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
ACE (UK)	89	№33, p63^[10]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	92	№2, p28/29
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	92	№4, p98^[74]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)	92	№1, p57Media:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf^[75]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	89	№100, p90/91^[76]
The Games Machine (UK)	80	№32, p51^[77]
Joystick (FR)	90	№4, p40^[78]
Micromanía (ES)	80	№2/25
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	92	№1, p133^[79]
Player One (FR)	85	№1, p46/47^[80]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK)	88	№4
Sega Power (UK)	75	№16, p44
Sega Power (UK)	80	№23, p57
Sega Power (UK)	76	№25, p40
Sega Pro (UK)	81	№3, p19^[81]
Sega Pro (UK)	74	№13, p24-25
Tilt (FR)	80
Zero (UK)	85	№6, p75

	84
Based on 18 reviews

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU
Cover
Manual

Master System, AU

Cart Manual

Master System, BR (cardboard)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Master System, KR

Cart

CD-ROM² version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Génération 4 (FR)	75	№30, p75^[82]
Joystick (FR)	65	№6, p92^[83]

	70
Based on 2 reviews

CD-ROM², JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

WonderSwan version

WonderSwan, JP
Cover
Card Manual

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	665d7df9
MD5	e4263c39487f0b55e8f33cbd5acd9b93
SHA-1	2ce17105ca916fbbe3ac9ae3a2086e66b07996dd

512kB

1989-10

Cartridge

v01

✔

CRC32	e8182b90
MD5	04d2c7da9aac3fbeadf6bb8ccd27b560
SHA-1	564e51f6b7fe5281f281d5fcb66767ab83ecf7b9

512kB

1989-10

Cartridge

v00

?

CRC32	C08132FB
MD5	B4911AD6A9D2BA56497CD5B01DA3938A
SHA-1	D92538CB16A7A456255FA0DA2BD8D0F588CD12AB

512kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	BC944A98
MD5	55C9CC830000F0AAF721EAC69D1703CC
SHA-1	87661841CA63E99B04C0F6DC4BA3454C897E0C6D

2MB

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive, Arcade
Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network version)
Golden Axe on Xbox Marketplace: JP, US, UK, AU
Golden Axe on iTunes: US, UK; JP (offline)
Golden Axe on Steam
Bandai's page for the WonderSwan version
Golden Axe on PlayStation.com: US
Golden Axe on PlayStation.com: JP, US, KR
Golden Axe on PlayStation Store: JP, US, UK, AU, KR
Golden Axe on Google Play

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↑ File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 30
↑ File:CVG UK 101.pdf, page 98
↑ File:TGM UK 28.pdf, page 30
↑ File:Joystick FR 005.pdf, page 58
↑ File:MDAG UK 03.pdf, page 78
↑ File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78
↑ File:MeanMachines UK 01.pdf, page 42
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 003.pdf, page 38
↑ File:PowerPlay DE 025.pdf, page 120
↑ File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 62
↑ File:SegaPower UK 13.pdf, page 20
↑ File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 41
↑ File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 98
↑ File:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf, page 57
↑ File:CVG UK 100.pdf, page 90
↑ File:TGM UK 32.pdf, page 51
↑ File:Joystick FR 004.pdf, page 40
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf, page 133
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 001.pdf, page 46
↑ File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 19
↑ File:Generation4 FR 022.pdf, page 75
↑ File:Joystick FR 006.pdf, page 88

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Golden Axe

Books: Golden Axe (1992)

Golden Axe series of games
	Golden Axe (1989) \| Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (1992) \| Golden Axe: The Duel (1994) \| Golden Axe (slot machine) (2010)
	Golden Axe (1989) \| Golden Axe II (1991) \| Golden Axe III (1993)
	Golden Axe (1989) \| Golden Axe Warrior (1991)
	Golden Axe (1990)
	Electronic Golden Axe (1990)
	Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (1991)
	Golden Axe: The Duel (1995)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe (2003)
	Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008)
	Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (2012)
Golden Axe related media
	Golden Axe The Music (2008) \| Golden Axe I & II (2016)
	Tatsujin & Golden Axe Attack Manual Book (1990) \| Golden Axe (1992) \| Golden Axe: Beast Rider Official Strategy Guide (2008) \| The Art of Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008)

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[:File:VG.26CE_US_11.pdf_p105-4] File:VG&CE US 11.pdf, page 105

[:File:SegaVisions_US_09.pdf_p20-5] File:SegaVisions US 09.pdf, page 20

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p63-6] File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 63

[:File:ACE_UK_37.pdf_p51-7] File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 51

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_003.pdf_p39-8] File:PlayerOne FR 003.pdf, page 39

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[:File:CVG_UK_100.pdf_p56-11] File:CVG UK 100.pdf, page 56

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[:File:SSM_UK_22.pdf_p22-56] File:SSM UK 22.pdf, page 22

[:File:CVG_UK_093.pdf_p89-57] File:CVG UK 093.pdf, page 89

[:File:YourSinclair_UK_44.pdf_p74-58] File:YourSinclair UK 44.pdf, page 74

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-03.pdf_p77-59] File:ASM DE 1990-03.pdf, page 77

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p70-60] File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf, page 70

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-61] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p30-62] File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 30

[:File:CVG_UK_101.pdf_p98-63] File:CVG UK 101.pdf, page 98

[:File:TGM_UK_28.pdf_p30-64] File:TGM UK 28.pdf, page 30

[:File:Joystick_FR_005.pdf_p58-65] File:Joystick FR 005.pdf, page 58

[:File:MDAG_UK_03.pdf_p78-66] File:MDAG UK 03.pdf, page 78

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-67] File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p42-68] File:MeanMachines UK 01.pdf, page 42

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_003.pdf_p38-69] File:PlayerOne FR 003.pdf, page 38

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_025.pdf_p120-70] File:PowerPlay DE 025.pdf, page 120

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p62-71] File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 62

[:File:SegaPower_UK_13.pdf_p20-72] File:SegaPower UK 13.pdf, page 20

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p41-73] File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 41

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p98-74] File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 98

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p57-75] File:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf, page 57

[:File:CVG_UK_100.pdf_p90-76] File:CVG UK 100.pdf, page 90

[:File:TGM_UK_32.pdf_p51-77] File:TGM UK 32.pdf, page 51

[:File:Joystick_FR_004.pdf_p40-78] File:Joystick FR 004.pdf, page 40

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-79] File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf, page 133

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_001.pdf_p46-80] File:PlayerOne FR 001.pdf, page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p19-81] File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 19

[:File:Generation4_FR_022.pdf_p75-82] File:Generation4 FR 022.pdf, page 75

[:File:Joystick_FR_006.pdf_p88-83] File:Joystick FR 006.pdf, page 88

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