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Golden Axe

ゴールデン・アクス

Description

The player controls one of three characters in this horizontal-scrolling fighting game that features many different enemies and scenes. Mounted enemies riding dragons, etc. can be knocked off and the players themselves can then ride the creatures.

Golden Axe was produced by Sega in 1989.

Sega released 594 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1960. Sega is based in Japan.

Other machines made by Sega during the time period Golden Axe was produced include: Global Defense, Gain Ground, Galaxy Force, Galaxy Force II, Altered Beast, ESWAT Cyber Police, A.B. Cop, Crack Down, Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle, and Dynamite Dux

Specs

Name	Golden Axe
Developer	Sega (Japan)
Year	1989
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7966
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Fighting
Fighting Style	Scrolling Fighter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Sega System 16
Dipswitch Settings	Golden Axe Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Either
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 3 - JumpAttackMagic
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	Golden Axe Control Panel Image
Side Art	Golden Axe Side Art Image
PCB	Golden Axe PCB Image

Video Clips

Golden Axe Arcade - Coop playthrough

Golden Axe (Arcade) [Sega] Retro Danuart

Game Introduction

There are three different player characters and each of them uses a different kind of magic: Ax Battler, the barbarian uses earth magic Tyris Flare, the amazon uses fire magic and Gilius Thunderhead, the viking dwarf uses lightning magic. Each player character also each has a different weapon: Ax Battler and Tyris Flare both use swords and Gilius Thunderhead uses the Golden Axe.

The object of the game is to find and destroy Death Adder in order to rescue the king and princess whom he had kidnapped. Also, Death Adder killed Ax Battler's mother, Tyris Flare's mother and father and Gilius Thunderhead's brother. So, you must also help each player character avenge the deaths of their loved ones.

Game Play

Each character in the game has a special move that is activated by pressing both Jump and Attack at the same time. Also, double-tapping the joystick right or left will cause the player to charge and smash into opponents.

Once the game has been beaten, the ending will show a view of an arcade where the characters "jump out" of the game, run out of the arcade and down the street.

Golden Axe KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.51 (8 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.00

Overall Like	4.00
Fun (Social)	4.57
Fun (Solo)	3.86
Collector Desire	3.57

Technical Rating: 3.39

Gameplay	3.75
Graphics	3.57
Originality	3.43
Sound/Music	3.43

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

Trivia

Some of the voices used in this game have been taken out of various movies such as Conan the Barbarian, Commando, First Blood and An American Werewolf in London.

One of the mounts in this game is also an enemy in the game Altered Beast.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Golden Axe Census

There are 15,364 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,365 machines (7,023 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 326 known instances of this machine owned by Golden Axe collectors who are active members. Of these, 53 of them are original dedicated machines. 63 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 208 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 8 active VAPS members with a Golden Axe machines for sale. There are 14 active VAPS members with a Golden Axe circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 5 active VAPS members currently looking for Golden Axe. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Golden Axe circuit board set.

This game ranks a 70 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Legacy or Series

Manuals

Pinout and DIP Switch Settings - Golden Axe Manual — **Pinout and DIP Switch Settings**
(2 pages, 475 kB File)

Golden Axe Installation Owners Manual - 420-0005U - Golden Axe Manual — **Golden Axe Installation Owners Manual - 420-0005U**
(26 pages, 2.9 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): upright (b8e658286b58909b832a6a1caceb543)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Golden Axe is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
PinBar	501 17 Ave SW, Calgary	AB	Canada	Arcade	2

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