Golden Axe III

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Golden Axe III

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam, iOS

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega CS

M2

Sound driver: SMPS 68000

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-06-25^[2]	¥6,8006,800	G-4093
KR	199x		GM8087JG
AS	199x		G-4093
JP ▼	2007-09-04^[6]	600pts600^[7]
US ▼	2007-10-22^[3]	800pts800^[3]
EU ▼	2007-10-05^[4]^[5]	800pts800^[4]
JP ▼	2011-05-12^[8]	¥333 (350)350i^[8]		9+
US ▼	2011-05-12^[9]	$2.992.99^[10]		9+
EU ▼	2011-05-12^[9]	€1.591.59^[10]
UK ▼	2011-05-12^[9]	£1.991.99^[10]
AU ▼	2011	$2.992.99^[10]
US ▼	2012-05-02^[11]	$2.992.99^[12]	211202
EU ▼	2012-05-02^[11]	€2.492.49^[12]	211202
DE ▼	2012-05-02^[11]	€2.492.49^[12]	211202
UK ▼	2012-05-02^[11]	£1.991.99^[12]	211202
AU ▼	2012-05-02^[11]	$3.493.49^[12]	211202
US ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	$0.990.99^[14]	211202
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	€0.990.99^[14]	211202
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	€0.990.99^[14]	211202
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	£0.790.79^[14]	211202
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	$1.351.35^[14]	211202
US ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	$0.990.99^[14]	211202
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	€0.990.99^[14]	211202
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	€0.990.99^[14]	211202
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	£0.790.79^[14]	211202
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[13]	$1.351.35^[14]	211202

Golden Axe III (ゴールデンアックスIII) is a Sega Mega Drive beat-'em-up game developed by Sega CS and published by Sega. Released physically in Japan, Asia, and South Korea in 1993, it was later released on Sega Channel in 1994.

The game is a sequel to the developer's 1991 beat-'em-up Golden Axe II.

Gameplay

The game is similar to previous entries in the series, but includes new characters, an expanded moveset and forks within levels where you can choose which path to take. The ability to determine magic strength by charging the attack, added in Golden Axe II, has been removed

Unlike previous entries, the game features an optional boss fight and a true ending, based on your performance in the game.

By changing RAM values while the game is running, it is possible to play as any standard enemy within the game (though many will cause the game to crash when their special move is activated, or will have glitched graphics/collision values when played).

Playable characters

	Chronos Lait
	A humanoid panther
	Kain Grinder

	Sarah Barn

	Broude Kragger
	A male giant
	Eve
	This bird warrior is actually a boss character, only available in VS mode.

Stages

	Stage 1

	Stage 2: Tender Hamlet

	Stage 3: Cave of Crystal

	Stage 4: Bloody Street

	Stage 5: A Voyage to Castle

	Stage 6: Cursed City

	Stage 7: The Gate of Fate

History

Unused Western artwork titled "Silver Sword", by Boris Vallejo.

Development

Golden Axe III was once planned for a Western release, with Sega of America commissioning acclaimed fantasy artist Boris Vallejo to create packaging artwork. While the piece was finished, the Western version of the game was never released. However, in line with previous entries in the Golden Axe series, the Japanese version's artwork still draws significant inspiration from Vallejo's fantasy artwork.

Versions

It has since been brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service, was part of the Sega Mega Drive Collection and Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection and has been made available for more regions of the world. iOS and Steam versions were also released in 2011 and 2012, although the iOS version was removed from sale on iTunes in 2015.^[15]

Version history

Main article: Golden Axe III/Changelog.

System	Version	Size	Date	Comment	Ref	Icon
	0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0	5.6MB	201211292012-11-29	iOS6 Support	^[16]
	0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0	4.7MB	201105112011-05-11		^[17]

Production credits

Main Planner: Fuzzy
Planner: Iiz
Character Design: Warukatta, Shige.D.O.R., Rouly.S.Kine
Background Design: Shige.D.O.R., Matsu G, Sant, Ninjyaman
Main Program: Takubon
Program: ZAN/Marucchi, K.M
Sound Program: Bo
Music and Sound Effect: N.H, Ryunosuke, Lotty, T.S
Messages: James
Package and Manual: Ayanokami, F.Hamster
Special Thanks: Todoroki Taiyo, Virtual Suto, All Test Players, ...And You
Presented by: ©Sega

Source:

In-game credits

Japanese cover artist: Sohhei Oshiba

Source:

Sega TV Game Genga Gallery^[18]

Digital manuals

Steam manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Golden Axe III/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-04: "April 1993" (1993-03-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-06: "June 1993" (1993-05-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-07: "July 1993" (1993-06-08)

Artwork

Unused Western artwork titled "Silver Sword", by Boris Vallejo.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[19]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[20]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[21]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

NTSC-J

62

^[22]

Dengeki Mega Drive (JP)

NTSC-J

52

^[23]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[24]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)

80

^[25]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[26]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

81

^[27]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[28]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

86

^[29]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)

90

^[30]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

70

^[31]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

79

^[32]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

55

^[33]

ProGames (BR)

75

^[34]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

34

^[35]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

57

^[36]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

6

^[37]

Sega Force (SE)

NTSC-J

76

^[38]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

74

^[39]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

61

^[40]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

58

^[41]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

74

^[42]

	66
Based on 24 reviews

Golden Axe III

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual Epilepsy Warning

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover
Cart Manual Epilepsy Warning

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	c7862ea3
MD5	7d9f963c9c2e22b542516edd03ada6f6
SHA-1	cd9ecc1df4e01d69af9bebcf45bbd944f1b17f9f

1MB

1993-05

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	1d90dc83
MD5	932a2ffb998e59d6bf9292566dfc2a63
SHA-1	13816eb064fe74be42f74ba7e5077832fdf40d42

1MB

1993-06

Wii Virtual Console

PAL version

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK
Sega of Japan catalogue page: iOS (archive)
Golden Axe III on iTunes: JP, US (offline)
Golden Axe III on Steam

References

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↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 94
↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 54
↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 35
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 320
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Famitsu, "1993-07-02" (JP; 1993-06-18), page 39
↑ Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 72
↑ Hippon Super, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-03), page 42
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 187
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 116
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↑ Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 58
↑ Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 12
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↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16
↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 97

Golden Axe III
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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)
	Golden Axe (2009) \| Golden Axe (2017)
	Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (2012)
	Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype (2020)
Golden Axe related media
	Golden Axe I & II (2016)
	Sega Mega Drive Attack Manual Book Tatsujin & Golden Axe (1990) \| Golden Axe (1992) \| Golden Axe: Beast Rider Official Strategy Guide (2008) \| The Art of Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008)

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[19] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-07.pdf_p21-20] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 21

[21] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 94

[:File:CVG_UK_142.pdf_p54-22] Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 54

[:File:DengekiMD_JP_04.pdf_p35-23] Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 35

[24] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 320

[25] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0237.pdf_p39-26] Famitsu, "1993-07-02" (JP; 1993-06-18), page 39

[:File:GamePower_IT_20.pdf_p72-27] Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 72

[28] Hippon Super, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-03), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_023.pdf_p58-29] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 58

[30] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 187

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p116-31] Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:Mega_UK_12.pdf_p53-32] Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 53

[:File:MegaTech_UK_21.pdf_p66-33] MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 66

[:File:ProGames_BR_03.pdf_p31-34] ProGames, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 31

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p50-35] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 50

[:File:SegaPro_UK_23.pdf_p83-36] Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 83

[:File:SegaZone_UK_11.pdf_p58-37] Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 58

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_06.pdf_p12-38] Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 12

[39] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 63

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-40] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[41] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16

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