Zane ZMAN944 - I agree!!!! Konami and Capcom should do the same, although Capcom has done quite a few over the years with the SONY PSP being some of my favorite compilations.
Speedy Quick - Yep! Nintendo/Capcom/Konami/Sega/Square/Enix/Tecmo/Acclaim Entertainment/Sunsoft/Kemco/Ultra/Sony Imagineer/Ocean/Midway/Rare - These video games developers/publishers were my everything in the 80’s/90’s/00’s!!
@Benjamin Jagun They did finally include it on the Astro City Mini, which isn't ideal since it ties the game to a piece of specialized hardware, but it's something.
@@mrmanjumac3454 i just remind you buddy that this super SHARP pixeleted look world seem to love these days didn't exist whatsoever in the 80/90 arcade era because of the CRT displays and the way image was naturaly smoothed that way. Have no filtering options like blinear filtering at least is a deal breaker often for me
The first time Death Adder dies, his voice line "Daaayyyuummm" is sampled from Raphael's frustration from Casey Jones escaping in the first Turtles movie. The second time he dies when he falls off with Gilius, his scream is sampled from the policeofficer that falls to his death from the helicopter in Rambo: First Blood. Funny how they used those sounds :)
They are struggling with the Ages games. No wonder, they are releasing the old games over an over again. Virtua Racing and the original Columns 2 (which only was released on the Saturn after the Arcace-Version). Rumors say SEGA is unable to port Revenge of Death Adder because there are no more intact cabinets in their posessions to extract the data. And with data, they seem to have problem to port this with music and sound effects.
When I beat this game in the arcade, seeing Gilius plow his axe into Death Adder was amazing and I loved the ending sketch that it had like in the original Golden Axe. It's such a good game, and I'm so happy it's getting re-released.
I remember playing this at a 7-Eleven close to where I live at the time when I was 8 or 9 years old, but man those graphics were so awesome... I spent a ton of quarters playing this game and I beaten it a couple times too and some kids called me the Death Adder champion lol. I had great memories of this game and hope Sega will release it on all modern systems so everyone can play this gem of a classic
Just to add something fun to this game's story: Gillius doesn't actually die, he gets frozen when he falls on one of those mountains. If you play Shinobi for the 3DS, you can find him and free him with some fire magic. Once you do, you can play with the golden axe.
Glen Nielsen the Golden Axe IP is dead and will never come back, so if people wanna pretend this or that or make up stories in their head or fan fiction like that Easter egg was, whatever. It’s not like Golden Axe ever had a story beyond the world it presents which was very rich. Giant Animals or Tiny People, we’ll never know.
Just wanted to also mention that the upcoming arcade 1up release will also include the original Golden Axe. Can't wait to pick it up. First time Revenge of Death Adder will be out in a new format.
Imagine if Sega returned on the console market and released all these iconic franchises in glorious modern 4K graphics and improved gameplay with not only online play but also local couch play. Man it would be amazing!
This was THE best side-scrolling beat 'em up I of its time. I remember playing this and learning the ropes enough so I could complete the game with 1 credit. I only played as Trix, who was the most unique character in my opinion as his magic "attack" was actually healing. The Switch has been getting some great less-known arcade games of the era, e.g. In The Hunt, so Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death-Adder would be perfect!
I beat it with one life as Trix, too. Loved how he used a trident. Best character in the game by a friggin' mile as he was tiny, had great range, the best priority, and the most useful spell. I also love the visual of eating fruit whilst battling Death Adder.
@@SharkytheSharkster not the same. The PS2 game was just a bad remake of the original, and the PS3 game was a God of War clone. We need a Golden Axe like Sonic Mania.
@@zylowolf7919 I agree a Sonic Mania type version of Golden Axe would be awesome but the fact remains SEGA did try a modern update to Golden Axe and it was pretty terrible. At least we can look forward to Streets of Rage 4
Golden Axe The Revenge of Death Adder hardly saw the light at local arcades from where I'm from, I only got a chance to play it once maybe twice in my teens due to the rarity in arcades. If this game never made it to the Saturn at least it should've been ported to the Dreamcast definitely would've been perfect for the Dreamcast since the console already has 4 control ports for 4 player co-op.
My local arcade had a Golden Axe The Revenge Of Death Adder coin-op machine and as a bonus it was one of those arcade units with the larger screen and a seat/bench.
@@clarenceboddicker6679 Nice. That is a rarity indeed. Around 95 I happened to take a trip to Disneyland and let me tell you the arcade there was one of the most impressive I've ever seen I found games there that I have never seen before or since.
THANK YOU for posting this video!! This game is TRULY deserving of MUCH wider exposure!! DAMN SHAME it didn't get a home port LONG before now... As simply put, it's one of the finest Beat 'Em Ups ever produced! Genuinely baffling this year marks the very first time it's being officially released outside of arcades.. 1 Up Cabinet is nice, but this seriously needs a digital release (Or a physical in a Golden Axe Collection would be beyond measure!) on modern platforms to really make it available to the largest audience possible! A must play for all that's for certain. Thanks Again, SLX!!
I both love and hate how you keep inspiring me to stream things. Shinobi X drove me crazy, especially that damn cavern level with the karts and the super long elevator
A Saturn could have done this perfectly. Hell a watered down Sega CD port could have been decent, and far better than the game never getting an official console release for that matter too.
BRUH... Cudos for stepping up and giving credit to Arcade1up for FINALLY bringing it home. Not only that, but in the absolute best way possible in my humble opinion - 4 player arcade cab complete with scan lines and all its original artwork and OG Golden Axe as one of the bonus games.PLUS Shinobi and Altered Beast as delicious icing on the cake 😎. While I would have wanted it on the old school systems back in the day, I honestly could care less to have it on the Ni tendo Switch or otherwise, out of it natural arcade habitat. Arcade cab is the way to experience Golden Axe by miles for sure!
Did anyone notice a lot of the sounds are lifted from movies? A few death screams are from Rambo First Blood. The final boss “daaaaamnnnn!” Death scream is actually Raphael screaming it from the first tmnt movie.
10:57 - is that a pitch-shifted sampling of Raphael from TMNT screaming "Damn!"? I know Golden Axe sampled voice clips from other 80s/90s movies, but that one feels very unmistakable.
One slight correction. The magic does have levels. For instance If you do Stern’s Max level magic. You get a light cut scene of a baddie face being fried to a crisp by the fire. With three thick waves of fire Instead of 1. Otherwise. Salute for unearthing this classic.
This game is the reason i got into emulating. Played it once on the arcade, didn't get to play it again for twenty years. I'm a rabid Golden Axe fan, Sega needs to bring this one home. Thanks Sega Lord X, you done the game proud here.
I realized while watching this that Sega had next generation 32bit beat'em ups figured out back in the day. They could have used this engine and made Streets of Rage arcade.
Arguably Revenge of Death Adder was overshadowed by the likes of Capcom's Chronicles of Mystara duology, but to overlook it entirely would be a huge shame. Great video.
If Golden Axe ever gets the streets of rage 4 treatment, I'd want them to take most of the elements of this title for it, would be a great way to spice it up from sor4 too
This, like many other System 32 titles, needs to be on PSN / Xbox live / Switch. Same thing with model 1, 2 and 3 games too. Sega arcade games are just pure gold!!
Golden Axe II was one of the games I got with my Genesis and I loved it. When I learned about this game I was so disappointed it never got a home port. I would have bought this day 1 on Saturn
I always thought Death Adder's "DAMN!!!" sounded like Raphael's from the 1990 movie. Could they have actually lifted it directly, lowered the pitch, and used it in the game? Go back and rewatch the scene where Raph is chasing (and loses) Casey Jones. The camera shifts to a wide view of the city and you hear Raph scream "DAMN!!!!" in frustration.
I remember this one but was always an alternate if Turtles or X-Men were too crowded. Also I'm dying 😂 over the word centauress. Do not go down that Google hole.
Yes, thanks for sharing this classic! It deserves more attention, and a proper home release. I'd love to see a collection package on PC or modern console of the first 3 games plus this, I'd buy it.
I'm rly glad to see this game review in a good channel such as yours and you make a gr8 job presenting it. Your review on this also makes me reminesce the first time i laid eyes on this masterpiece heck even the first time i played golden axe...what an experience but ill leave that one to the side. That said this is one heck of a crypto-masterpiece i had NO friggin clue this existed and that late afternoon many years ago that i happen to stumble upon it while searching videos for good mame games on youtube i was SHOCKED i just couldnt believe my eyes LITTERALY i was also stunned by the year of its release the first game that looks primitive compared to this had only been out 3-4 years earlier..i just couldnt believe that. I can only imagine the feeling of walking as a kid in 1992 in an arcade place and seeing and playing this all the while comparing its graphical power with your sega genesis or snes bk at home MINDBLOWING! Mame is a treasure and im lucky to have it as many others do but rly no port of this SEGA...? Im confused probably a copyright issue or smth entirely else i guess we'll never know the reason but it rly is a crime for this not to have been ported anywhere. PS: i'll take it up a notch and say this imagine this game its style and art upscaled for a dreamcast release...holy fuckballs now that would ve been awesome.
I played this for the first time a couple months back. It was at Mikado, a great retro arcade here in Tokyo. Never even knew about it before. But as a fan of the series, I dug it a lot. It’s funny, though, how the centaur girl’s legs kinda disappear when riding mounts.
It is criminal this was not released for the Sega Saturn. Then again after the Megadrive (or Genesis over the pond) Sega dropped the ball sadly with their home consoles. :(
Fantastic game. I did a play through on my channel using Mame. Such a shame this game never got a Saturn release, or even a Dreamcast release. With all of the Sega compilations that have come out over the recent years, this would have been a great addition. I really feel for those that own this PCB, though...like Game Sack Joe. With that well known issue, this REALLY needs to get a home port on the current gen systems.
I remember watching this kid at a hobby store I’d go to regularly that would just slay at this game. He was possessed. Cool memories. I really wish Sega would make a collected addition of the home console and arcade games. I need.
This and the original were the best in the series for me. Poor Gilius. He was my main in the 2 home console games released. Too bad in GA3 (my least favorite in the series) they didn't have a character similar to Gilius playable. While he wasn't technically playable in physical attacks but magic in this, the fact that he was the hero that saved the day and ended the reign of Death Adder was symbolic. This is probably my favorite arcade of all time with the visuals, characters, music, mounts, multiple paths, character abilities and 4 players. This is a must.
I remember playing this master piece, in the arcades in Chinatown, here in NY. I spent countless hours playing this game, and I loved every minute of it. I was sad that Sega never released it for any of the home consoles. But I still play it nowadays, via emulation, on my PC. Its still one of the best games Sega ever made. They should definitely come out with a sequel, to this game. Hey, it took Sega 25/30 years to make a sequel to Streets of rage. Maybe golden axe will be next? I'm hoping.
There are many of those cabinets. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind reviewing such, if they were crowd funded. The majority of the content that he records, are from his own personal purchases. Of course games like this are emulated but, the hardware and all the console content are from personal ownership. Without help, you can literally go broke doing this.
I was referring to the golden axe cabinet. It's not out yet. with him being such a fan of the game im sure he'll purchase one. I just hope he make a video on it.
This is my all time favorite video-game, and shame that it never got an official console release. A mall close to where I am had the game once upon a time, and just got it again in a new arcade which recently opened up inside of it too. I also used to have the PCB to it for use in my Jamma arcade cabinet, which I sold when I got my Mame machine. But at least there is now an official way to play it at home via the Arcade 1Up, which is great though. That of which also has the original Golden Axe on it, in addition to the other games mentioned in this video as well. There's also a way to use your magic on the first Death Adder battle, which is to get him into the air after you attack him, and do so just before he's back on the ground too.
I only saw this game once in the arcade and was lucky enough to play it! It was truly awesome! I got to play through it later on through Mame and it was a great time. Such a sin it was never given a home port till now!!
Got to play this in my teens at a bowling alley. I remember it because I got all the way to Death Adder, playing co-op with some older kid and we ran out of money on his second form. It was still fun as hell almost beating the game.
Thank you for posting this many people never ever knew this game existed probably because there were so few in the wilds or perhaps too busy playing street fighter 2 lol but the biggest crime is this game never got a home port. One would think they would have at least ported to the Saturn as a launch game or the 32X 😩
Love death adder death samples first the tmnt raph damn scream and then the first blood sample of a fat ass falling to his death . Such creativity and nostalgia wedding these three amazing properties together
Golden Axe series deserves its own collection disc/digital release, and this game should be surely on there. Also I'm sad nobody tried to make a Golden Axe movie in the 90's, yeah it might have been crap but still I would have loved to see that.
After playing Golden Axe II for years on the Mega Drive when we found this arcade cabinet in a little village of our area we were absolutely blown away. It is a pitty that we were only 2. It would have been great to play it 4 way multiplayer.
I hope the Arcade1up cabinet also includes Golden Axe: The Duel. It has the first Golden Axe as well but from the sounds of it they're still waiting to secure the license for that one before making it officially part of the group of games. Awesome video, I just recently started playing D.D. Crew again and I hope they make a cabinet for that and SEGA's other rare titles.
Great video. Such a great game! Would love for this to get a Sega Ages treatment on the Switch. 4 player coop would be awesome, as well as local wireless between 4 Switches. Come on Sega, make it happen! (and while we're at it, can we also add in Daytona 2, SCUD race and Sega Rally!)
I just beat this with my 11 year old son at Galloping Ghost Arcade tonight. Can't say how epic that was. Thank God for free play and unlimited continues. Not that it was all that hard especially with two players but they definitely load on the enemies on the later levels. Would've cost a pretty penny if I was shoveling in quarters. Either way such a great game! I was Dora btw. Love her back kick
It's a shame that Sega keeps those GEMS away from us while rereleasing the same genesis games over and over. I wish they could release an arcade collection.
It's cheaper, quicker, and less effort is involved. Either that or their arcade titles aren't as popular due to them not being in too many arcades. Either way now is the perfect time to bring them back and let everyone play them.
@@zylowolf7919 I agree with genesis emulations being quicker and easier to carry over to systems...but saying sega arcades weren't in many places is absolute insanity. Back in the 80's or 90's I couldn't go into an arcade without seeing Sega titles. Hell even some places around here like pizza huts had a random virtua fighter 1, virtua fighter 2, etc.
@@maxxdahl6062 I always saw Sega Bass Fishing, House of The Dead, and Virtua Cop. Daytona USA I vaguely remember seeing. Me and my sister would always play Crazy Taxi.
@@zylowolf7919 I would have loved to have seen a daytona usa and a sega bass fishing those are two I never did get to see. Do have the home versions though.
@@maxxdahl6062 I'm just going by a tiny arcade from a nearby mall, I've never actually been to a real arcade. Now its mostly empty with a guy at the counter pissing around with his smartphone. I went up to him one day and asked him about HOTD Scarlet Dawn, he had no idea wtf I was talking about.
Never saw this one in the wild, during the heyday of the arcade. Not even once. This is really weird, because the Aladdin's Castle that used to be in the mall here had most everything else Sega put out in the US.
Growing up I honestly didn't know about many of the Sega System 32 games like Spiderman or this sequel to Golden Axe. Emulation saved the day once again since I couldn't legit buy a version on any platform.
Golden Axe 3 (like the horrendous Altered Beast PS2) got a release in Europe. Also, this is my favorite of all the Golden Axe games. I was hoping there'd be a home release one day. EDIT: Ignore the first part. It was not released in Europe until the Wii Virtual Console (or one of the many many Sega compilation packs).
I'm going to have to retract that. I was apparently going off false memories. I thought EGM reported back in the day that it got a European. release. But even EGM mentions on Wikipedia fail to mention a European release. My mistake, sorry about that.
From when I was a kid : If you turn off the original Goldenaxe arcade machine( switch on top) then hold down all the buttons. 1st player second player buttons and both start buttons, then have someone else flip the switch back on. And wahhla.... 3 free credits on each side. I did this all the time and got yelled at for it a lot. :)
I found out about this game as a side note of an article about the mega drive golden axe series, 10 years ago. There and rhen I checked it on mame and was dumbstruck with the quality. To this day I can't understand why it's so obscure. It's one of the best games of the genre I played. My only complaint is that we don't have Thunderhead and Tryis Flare
This is why Sega needs to release an Arcade Hits Collection. There are so many of their arcade games that never received a home release.
Zane ZMAN944 - I agree!!!! Konami and Capcom should do the same, although Capcom has done quite a few over the years with the SONY PSP being some of my favorite compilations.
ABSOLUTELY
All three companies would have huge hits
Speedy Quick - Yep!
Nintendo/Capcom/Konami/Sega/Square/Enix/Tecmo/Acclaim Entertainment/Sunsoft/Kemco/Ultra/Sony Imagineer/Ocean/Midway/Rare - These video games developers/publishers were my everything in the 80’s/90’s/00’s!!
@Jorge Martinez how do I get it running on android?!!
@Benjamin Jagun They did finally include it on the Astro City Mini, which isn't ideal since it ties the game to a piece of specialized hardware, but it's something.
The pixelated graphics of this era are just magical. Theres so much character.
Shame its all polygon based now.
Lol how? You can fix this with graphics filters
I agree. The smoothing, HD filters that rereleased games have these days look flat and unenergetic to me somehow
@@mrmanjumac3454 i just remind you buddy that this super SHARP pixeleted look world seem to love these days didn't exist whatsoever in the 80/90 arcade era because of the CRT displays and the way image was naturaly smoothed that way. Have no filtering options like blinear filtering at least is a deal breaker often for me
The first time Death Adder dies, his voice line "Daaayyyuummm" is sampled from Raphael's frustration from Casey Jones escaping in the first Turtles movie. The second time he dies when he falls off with Gilius, his scream is sampled from the policeofficer that falls to his death from the helicopter in Rambo: First Blood. Funny how they used those sounds :)
It was around when that movie was still new.
I wonder if that’s why they never re-released it. Copyright shit.
Everyone in the world needs more love on The Revenge of Death Adder and desperate to be in the Sega Ages for the Nintendo Switch. 😊👍💖
They are struggling with the Ages games. No wonder, they are releasing the old games over an over again. Virtua Racing and the original Columns 2 (which only was released on the Saturn after the Arcace-Version). Rumors say SEGA is unable to port Revenge of Death Adder because there are no more intact cabinets in their posessions to extract the data. And with data, they seem to have problem to port this with music and sound effects.
MonsieurAufziehvogel yea and I’m pretty sure they also lost the original source code
@@biged3561 then why is it on Astro city mini cabinet?
When I beat this game in the arcade, seeing Gilius plow his axe into Death Adder was amazing and I loved the ending sketch that it had like in the original Golden Axe. It's such a good game, and I'm so happy it's getting re-released.
He went down like a hero.
Re-released on what?
@@JamanoidusRex it was originally an arcade game. I actually emulated it a year ago and it is still great. :)
I remember playing this at a 7-Eleven close to where I live at the time when I was 8 or 9 years old, but man those graphics were so awesome... I spent a ton of quarters playing this game and I beaten it a couple times too and some kids called me the Death Adder champion lol. I had great memories of this game and hope Sega will release it on all modern systems so everyone can play this gem of a classic
Just to add something fun to this game's story: Gillius doesn't actually die, he gets frozen when he falls on one of those mountains. If you play Shinobi for the 3DS, you can find him and free him with some fire magic. Once you do, you can play with the golden axe.
That's some dope ass shit !
ChibbyTonx pfft. Shinobi on 3DS was made by some random western developer. That’s cute but far from anything official.
@@youtubeadmin1588 Sega published it tho
Glen Nielsen I don’t care. It’s western developed nonsensical fuck poop.
Glen Nielsen the Golden Axe IP is dead and will never come back, so if people wanna pretend this or that or make up stories in their head or fan fiction like that Easter egg was, whatever. It’s not like Golden Axe ever had a story beyond the world it presents which was very rich. Giant Animals or Tiny People, we’ll never know.
This really needs to be part of the Sega Ages collection. This would be a day one purchase for me.
11:41 That sound bite is 100% the "Daaaaamn!!!" Raph yells in the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie! No doubt!!!
It would be so awesome if that was true.
But I'm going to consider it to be true anyway.
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I like the Ron Simmons “Damn!” better!
That could be why Sega never ported the game, because of voice samples from several different movies
Yeah, probably not. But I don't remember the Mega Drive port of Golden Axe using the arcade voices
I’m so tempted to buy my first Arcade1up just for this
As am I!!! Always been one of my fave beat em ups!
The Marvel, TMNT cabs are very tempting. The Final Fight one is on sale near my house for a pretty good price, about 30% off, also.
I got an original cabinet on Craigslist for $400. One of my best finds.
Just wanted to also mention that the upcoming arcade 1up release will also include the original Golden Axe. Can't wait to pick it up. First time Revenge of Death Adder will be out in a new format.
I have Final Fight and the Atari 12-n-1... this one will make the other 2 dust collectors. Can’t wait.
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Maybe another version will come out where they replace wrestlewar with Shadow dancer, that would be nice.
Source? Would love to believe it...
Imagine if Sega returned on the console market and released all these iconic franchises in glorious modern 4K graphics and improved gameplay with not only online play but also local couch play. Man it would be amazing!
Truly
No
This was THE best side-scrolling beat 'em up I of its time. I remember playing this and learning the ropes enough so I could complete the game with 1 credit. I only played as Trix, who was the most unique character in my opinion as his magic "attack" was actually healing.
The Switch has been getting some great less-known arcade games of the era, e.g. In The Hunt, so Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death-Adder would be perfect!
I beat it with one life as Trix, too. Loved how he used a trident. Best character in the game by a friggin' mile as he was tiny, had great range, the best priority, and the most useful spell. I also love the visual of eating fruit whilst battling Death Adder.
The editing and picture quality of your videos is always top notch, you make these gorgeous games look even prettier.
I wish SEGA would make a modern update to Golden Axe. It was my favorite Genesis and arcade game when I was a kid.
They did and it sucked hard
@@SharkytheSharkster not the same. The PS2 game was just a bad remake of the original, and the PS3 game was a God of War clone. We need a Golden Axe like Sonic Mania.
@@zylowolf7919 I agree a Sonic Mania type version of Golden Axe would be awesome but the fact remains SEGA did try a modern update to Golden Axe and it was pretty terrible. At least we can look forward to Streets of Rage 4
Golden Axe The Revenge of Death Adder hardly saw the light at local arcades from where I'm from, I only got a chance to play it once maybe twice in my teens due to the rarity in arcades.
If this game never made it to the Saturn at least it should've been ported to the Dreamcast definitely would've been perfect for the Dreamcast since the console already has 4 control ports for 4 player co-op.
I actually had to emulate it because it never came to any arcade near me. I loved it. I am definetely going to nab the 1up machine.
My local arcade had a Golden Axe The Revenge Of Death Adder coin-op machine and as a bonus it was one of those arcade units with the larger screen and a seat/bench.
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Nice. That is a rarity indeed.
Around 95 I happened to take a trip to Disneyland and let me tell you the arcade there was one of the most impressive I've ever seen
I found games there that I have never seen before or since.
THANK YOU for posting this video!! This game is TRULY deserving of MUCH wider exposure!! DAMN SHAME it didn't get a home port LONG before now... As simply put, it's one of the finest Beat 'Em Ups ever produced! Genuinely baffling this year marks the very first time it's being officially released outside of arcades.. 1 Up Cabinet is nice, but this seriously needs a digital release (Or a physical in a Golden Axe Collection would be beyond measure!) on modern platforms to really make it available to the largest audience possible! A must play for all that's for certain. Thanks Again, SLX!!
Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Golden Axe 2 Japanese cover💕
I love all Golden Axe
I both love and hate how you keep inspiring me to stream things. Shinobi X drove me crazy, especially that damn cavern level with the karts and the super long elevator
This would have been a great fit for the 32X
callmemarc I heard they were planning on releasing it on the 32X but somehow it never happened
A Saturn could have done this perfectly. Hell a watered down Sega CD port could have been decent, and far better than the game never getting an official console release for that matter too.
It would be great to see a Sega Ages release of this one!
I'm about to start loading my 128gb sd card up with Neogeo games lol
Frickin loved this game. First came across it in our local sports centre.... i waited and waited for a home release....alas it wasn't to be.
Played this a few months ago at an arcade in Kissimmee. This was a world changer for even the best beat em ups. This game should never be forgotten.
BRUH... Cudos for stepping up and giving credit to Arcade1up for FINALLY bringing it home. Not only that, but in the absolute best way possible in my humble opinion - 4 player arcade cab complete with scan lines and all its original artwork and OG Golden Axe as one of the bonus games.PLUS Shinobi and Altered Beast as delicious icing on the cake 😎. While I would have wanted it on the old school systems back in the day, I honestly could care less to have it on the Ni tendo Switch or otherwise, out of it natural arcade habitat. Arcade cab is the way to experience Golden Axe by miles for sure!
Did anyone notice a lot of the sounds are lifted from movies?
A few death screams are from Rambo First Blood.
The final boss “daaaaamnnnn!” Death scream is actually Raphael screaming it from the first tmnt movie.
The first Golden Axe had movie screams as well.
10:57 - is that a pitch-shifted sampling of Raphael from TMNT screaming "Damn!"? I know Golden Axe sampled voice clips from other 80s/90s movies, but that one feels very unmistakable.
Yeah i heard Raphael's voice too, definitely sampled
One slight correction. The magic does have levels. For instance If you do Stern’s Max level magic. You get a light cut scene of a baddie face being fried to a crisp by the fire. With three thick waves of fire Instead of 1. Otherwise. Salute for unearthing this classic.
I think that only happens if an enemy is killed when you use his magic though. I'm pretty sure there's no difference in magic levels this game too.
@@freakyfornash You're pretty wrong. Go check it yourself.
@@SDSOverfiend That's all I noticed though.
@@freakyfornash Go play the game. I have.... Hundreds of times.
@@SDSOverfiend Me too! But when exactly did it indicate your magic levels could go up? I'm still not seeing it as well.
That DAAAAAMN when Death Adder is defeated is Raph from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
This game is the reason i got into emulating. Played it once on the arcade, didn't get to play it again for twenty years. I'm a rabid Golden Axe fan, Sega needs to bring this one home. Thanks Sega Lord X, you done the game proud here.
I LOVED the Golden Axe series on Sega Genesis. It was my favorite second only to Rambo 3. Now, I want this game!
I realized while watching this that Sega had next generation 32bit beat'em ups figured out back in the day. They could have used this engine and made Streets of Rage arcade.
Looks good. However, they needed a more muscular and buffed up playable Arnold like Barbarian.
Fun fact...the names of the locations on the map are real Greek words sush as "σπηλαιον" that means "cave"...
Arguably Revenge of Death Adder was overshadowed by the likes of Capcom's Chronicles of Mystara duology, but to overlook it entirely would be a huge shame.
Great video.
That's cool your doing sega arcade games
I just did a longplay of this and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the review and great to hear some additional info on this great game.
If Golden Axe ever gets the streets of rage 4 treatment, I'd want them to take most of the elements of this title for it, would be a great way to spice it up from sor4 too
Thanks for shedding light on this version of the game! I'm sad to have missed out on such a gem! Cheers!
Awesome video. I love playing this game. Really took the franchise to a new level
I freaking loved this arcade version of Golden Axe.😀
I think I only saw this in the arcade once, it was very impressive tho. Thanks Sega Lord!
Haha did Death Adder scream "DAAAAMN!" when he died??
This, like many other System 32 titles, needs to be on PSN / Xbox live / Switch. Same thing with model 1, 2 and 3 games too. Sega arcade games are just pure gold!!
This and OutRunners SHOULD have been ported to the Saturn :(
OutRunners did release on Genesis.
I really want Power Drift.
@@zylowolf7919 Came out on the Saturn bro. Don't know if it's a good port or not, I haven't played it but it looks good
yep
psyance_ql - Was this game ever released on a home console or as a physical compilation?
Golden Axe II was one of the games I got with my Genesis and I loved it. When I learned about this game I was so disappointed it never got a home port. I would have bought this day 1 on Saturn
Best...Beat em up...Ever!!!
Damn.! I never saw this game before. I have heard of the title but never bothered looking it up. Amazing sprites very detailed art work.
I always thought Death Adder's "DAMN!!!" sounded like Raphael's from the 1990 movie. Could they have actually lifted it directly, lowered the pitch, and used it in the game? Go back and rewatch the scene where Raph is chasing (and loses) Casey Jones. The camera shifts to a wide view of the city and you hear Raph scream "DAMN!!!!" in frustration.
Yeah it was his catch phrase. Haha
I tel you one thing X you keep some great music on the channel 😎
Its easy with all the great music Sega has created over the years.
I remember this one but was always an alternate if Turtles or X-Men were too crowded. Also I'm dying 😂 over the word centauress. Do not go down that Google hole.
I'll be adding this gem to my arcade as soon as I come across one for sale.
Awesome! One of my favorite games of all-time. 🙌
Yes, thanks for sharing this classic! It deserves more attention, and a proper home release. I'd love to see a collection package on PC or modern console of the first 3 games plus this, I'd buy it.
I'm rly glad to see this game review in a good channel such as yours and you make a gr8 job presenting it. Your review on this also makes me reminesce the first time i laid eyes on this masterpiece heck even the first time i played golden axe...what an experience but ill leave that one to the side. That said this is one heck of a crypto-masterpiece i had NO friggin clue this existed and that late afternoon many years ago that i happen to stumble upon it while searching videos for good mame games on youtube i was SHOCKED i just couldnt believe my eyes LITTERALY i was also stunned by the year of its release the first game that looks primitive compared to this had only been out 3-4 years earlier..i just couldnt believe that. I can only imagine the feeling of walking as a kid in 1992 in an arcade place and seeing and playing this all the while comparing its graphical power with your sega genesis or snes bk at home MINDBLOWING! Mame is a treasure and im lucky to have it as many others do but rly no port of this SEGA...? Im confused probably a copyright issue or smth entirely else i guess we'll never know the reason but it rly is a crime for this not to have been ported anywhere.
PS: i'll take it up a notch and say this imagine this game its style and art upscaled for a dreamcast release...holy fuckballs now that would ve been awesome.
"This Skeletor looking asshole" I love how casually he says this. Love your videoes SLX!
I only saw it when I was a kid but never played it and the game went out of my life until Now Thank you.
The “damn” in the game sounds like Raphael in the original Ninja Turtles film from the 90s after he had fought and chased Casey Jones
I played this for the first time a couple months back. It was at Mikado, a great retro arcade here in Tokyo. Never even knew about it before. But as a fan of the series, I dug it a lot.
It’s funny, though, how the centaur girl’s legs kinda disappear when riding mounts.
I forgot how beautiful the artwork is in this game.
The best of the series!!!!!!
I am basically playing this on mame
It is criminal this was not released for the Sega Saturn. Then again after the Megadrive (or Genesis over the pond) Sega dropped the ball sadly with their home consoles. :(
Fantastic game. I did a play through on my channel using Mame. Such a shame this game never got a Saturn release, or even a Dreamcast release. With all of the Sega compilations that have come out over the recent years, this would have been a great addition. I really feel for those that own this PCB, though...like Game Sack Joe. With that well known issue, this REALLY needs to get a home port on the current gen systems.
I want more Golden Axe games in general and a remake of the 3rd.
I remember watching this kid at a hobby store I’d go to regularly that would just slay at this game. He was possessed. Cool memories.
I really wish Sega would make a collected addition of the home console and arcade games. I need.
This and the original were the best in the series for me. Poor Gilius. He was my main in the 2 home console games released. Too bad in GA3 (my least favorite in the series) they didn't have a character similar to Gilius playable. While he wasn't technically playable in physical attacks but magic in this, the fact that he was the hero that saved the day and ended the reign of Death Adder was symbolic. This is probably my favorite arcade of all time with the visuals, characters, music, mounts, multiple paths, character abilities and 4 players. This is a must.
I remember playing this master piece, in the arcades in Chinatown, here in NY. I spent countless hours playing this game, and I loved every minute of it. I was sad that Sega never released it for any of the home consoles. But I still play it nowadays, via emulation, on my PC. Its still one of the best games Sega ever made. They should definitely come out with a sequel, to this game. Hey, it took Sega 25/30 years to make a sequel to Streets of rage. Maybe golden axe will be next? I'm hoping.
Didn't Sega also make another beat em up using the same engine? and Arabic themed one?
Arabian Fight. Not exactly the same engine, but System 32 based.
It was GOOD.
That and DD Crew, which was like a very poor man's version of Streets Of Rage for that matter also.
It would have been great to have seen this make it to the Dreamcast.
Arcade 1up? I immediately went to their website to try and pre-order. No info yet but probably late this year. Must have!
I hope Sega Lord X does a review on the arcade 1up cabinet when it releases.
There are many of those cabinets. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind reviewing such, if they were crowd funded. The majority of the content that he records, are from his own personal purchases. Of course games like this are emulated but, the hardware and all the console content are from personal ownership. Without help, you can literally go broke doing this.
I was referring to the golden axe cabinet. It's not out yet. with him being such a fan of the game im sure he'll purchase one. I just hope he make a video on it.
Damn! This game looks epic. Might have to pick up the Arcade1Up cab coming out.
This is my all time favorite video-game, and shame that it never got an official console release. A mall close to where I am had the game once upon a time, and just got it again in a new arcade which recently opened up inside of it too. I also used to have the PCB to it for use in my Jamma arcade cabinet, which I sold when I got my Mame machine. But at least there is now an official way to play it at home via the Arcade 1Up, which is great though. That of which also has the original Golden Axe on it, in addition to the other games mentioned in this video as well. There's also a way to use your magic on the first Death Adder battle, which is to get him into the air after you attack him, and do so just before he's back on the ground too.
I was just introduced to this game last year at Castle Fun Park Abbotsford, so much fun
I only saw this game once in the arcade and was lucky enough to play it! It was truly awesome! I got to play through it later on through Mame and it was a great time. Such a sin it was never given a home port till now!!
SEGA! I want to give you my money. Port it!!!!
Got to play this in my teens at a bowling alley. I remember it because I got all the way to Death Adder, playing co-op with some older kid and we ran out of money on his second form. It was still fun as hell almost beating the game.
Golden Axe III had a version in Europe. And, of course, the Arcade 1up version of Revenge of Death Adder is a thing to follow for the fans.
Thank you for posting this many people never ever knew this game existed probably because there were so few in the wilds or perhaps too busy playing street fighter 2 lol but the biggest crime is this game never got a home port. One would think they would have at least ported to the Saturn as a launch game or the 32X 😩
Love death adder death samples first the tmnt raph damn scream and then the first blood sample of a fat ass falling to his death . Such creativity and nostalgia wedding these three amazing properties together
So at the final blow to Death Adder, is that a lifted sound bite of Raphael saying "daaaamn" from TMNT 1990? I think it is! 😝
Golden Axe series deserves its own collection disc/digital release, and this game should be surely on there. Also I'm sad nobody tried to make a Golden Axe movie in the 90's, yeah it might have been crap but still I would have loved to see that.
Raphael from the first Ninja Turtles movie would like his catch phrase back...."DAAAAAAAAMN!!!"
After playing Golden Axe II for years on the Mega Drive when we found this arcade cabinet in a little village of our area we were absolutely blown away. It is a pitty that we were only 2. It would have been great to play it 4 way multiplayer.
I hope the Arcade1up cabinet also includes Golden Axe: The Duel. It has the first Golden Axe as well but from the sounds of it they're still waiting to secure the license for that one before making it officially part of the group of games. Awesome video, I just recently started playing D.D. Crew again and I hope they make a cabinet for that and SEGA's other rare titles.
I just seen this at 1up arcade's site this Golden Axe is coming out in May this year I think
Great video. Such a great game! Would love for this to get a Sega Ages treatment on the Switch. 4 player coop would be awesome, as well as local wireless between 4 Switches. Come on Sega, make it happen! (and while we're at it, can we also add in Daytona 2, SCUD race and Sega Rally!)
Best Game in the Series! Should have been available for Sega Saturn!
I just beat this with my 11 year old son at Galloping Ghost Arcade tonight. Can't say how epic that was. Thank God for free play and unlimited continues. Not that it was all that hard especially with two players but they definitely load on the enemies on the later levels. Would've cost a pretty penny if I was shoveling in quarters. Either way such a great game! I was Dora btw. Love her back kick
It's a shame that Sega keeps those GEMS away from us while rereleasing the same genesis games over and over. I wish they could release an arcade collection.
It's cheaper, quicker, and less effort is involved. Either that or their arcade titles aren't as popular due to them not being in too many arcades. Either way now is the perfect time to bring them back and let everyone play them.
@@zylowolf7919 I agree with genesis emulations being quicker and easier to carry over to systems...but saying sega arcades weren't in many places is absolute insanity. Back in the 80's or 90's I couldn't go into an arcade without seeing Sega titles. Hell even some places around here like pizza huts had a random virtua fighter 1, virtua fighter 2, etc.
@@maxxdahl6062 I always saw Sega Bass Fishing, House of The Dead, and Virtua Cop. Daytona USA I vaguely remember seeing. Me and my sister would always play Crazy Taxi.
@@zylowolf7919 I would have loved to have seen a daytona usa and a sega bass fishing those are two I never did get to see. Do have the home versions though.
@@maxxdahl6062 I'm just going by a tiny arcade from a nearby mall, I've never actually been to a real arcade. Now its mostly empty with a guy at the counter pissing around with his smartphone. I went up to him one day and asked him about HOTD Scarlet Dawn, he had no idea wtf I was talking about.
Never saw this one in the wild, during the heyday of the arcade. Not even once. This is really weird, because the Aladdin's Castle that used to be in the mall here had most everything else Sega put out in the US.
Growing up I honestly didn't know about many of the Sega System 32 games like Spiderman or this sequel to Golden Axe. Emulation saved the day once again since I couldn't legit buy a version on any platform.
Golden Axe 3 (like the horrendous Altered Beast PS2) got a release in Europe.
Also, this is my favorite of all the Golden Axe games. I was hoping there'd be a home release one day.
EDIT: Ignore the first part. It was not released in Europe until the Wii Virtual Console (or one of the many many Sega compilation packs).
The original Mega Drive game was released in Europe? Can you provide a link to that info please? Thanks.
I'm going to have to retract that. I was apparently going off false memories. I thought EGM reported back in the day that it got a European. release. But even EGM mentions on Wikipedia fail to mention a European release. My mistake, sorry about that.
"Death Adder! Death Adder! With many a cunning plan! Death Adder! Death Adder! You horrid little man!"
This game could be a hit on Sega Saturn
One of the Top 10 "4 Player Games from the Arcade Era"
It's great review. Thank you. Not many people know about this game
From when I was a kid :
If you turn off the original Goldenaxe arcade machine( switch on top) then hold down all the buttons. 1st player second player buttons and both start buttons, then have someone else flip the switch back on. And wahhla.... 3 free credits on each side. I did this all the time and got yelled at for it a lot. :)
I found out about this game as a side note of an article about the mega drive golden axe series, 10 years ago. There and rhen I checked it on mame and was dumbstruck with the quality. To this day I can't understand why it's so obscure. It's one of the best games of the genre I played.
My only complaint is that we don't have Thunderhead and Tryis Flare
Has to be one of the greatest arcade games ever
A really fun game that Sega should have released to home consoles by now. And no, I don't fancy getting the 1up cabinet.
One of the best part 2 out there.