TRIVIA: According to main coder Richard Costello, the Amiga conversion of GOLDEN AXE is a cross between the Sega Mega Drive conversion and the coin-op. The Amiga conversion shares the coin-op's sprite designs, but doesn't have as many colours. Additionally, it has two 16-colour palettes for the backdrops and 600 sprite animations. The 68000 CPU and blitter work overtime to produce a conversion that runs within a frame (i.e. 960 'blits' are performed every 1/50th of a second), which led main coder Richard Costello to declare prior to GOLDEN AXE's release in 1990 that it stretched the boundaries of Amiga games. Interestingly, graphics for the Amiga conversion utilise the PC1 format native to the Atari ST graphics package DEGAS. [Source: ACE #39 preview, Dec 90, pp30-31]
Based on 1989 Sega coin-op.
PC versions: CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy
N.B. GBA version was only released in the "Sega Smash Pack" compilation.
Opening Sequence
Death Adder, vile dictator of the once peaceful land of Yuria who murdered Alex, friend and partner of warriors Gilius Thunderhead, Ax Battler and Tyris Flare
Ax Battler, a two-handed broadsword-wielding barbarian seeking revenge for the murder of his mother
Tyris Flare, a longsword-wielding amazon whose parents were killed by Death Adder
Gilius Thunderhead, a battle-axe-wielding dwarf from the mines of Wolud, whose twin brother was killed by the soldiers of Death Adder
Character Selection Screen
In-game
Final fight with Death Adder
Victory! Long live the King and Queen of Yuria!!!
End-game Sequence
Congratulations Screen
Little old you playing the arcade coin-op
Whoa! The GOLDEN AXE characters come to life at the videogame parlour
Warriors go....dancing in the streets, dancing in the streets!!!
High Score Table
European Release (front)
European Release (back)
Spanish Release (front)
Spanish Release (back)
Budget Release (front)
Budget Release (back)
European Release
European Release (alt)
Budget Release
Game Poster [European Release]
Manual Cover [Budget]
UK Advert (Amiga Format #16, Nov 90, p130)
UK Advert (Amiga Format #18, Jan 91, p109)
UK Advert (Amiga Format #21, Apr 91, pp226-27)
UK Advert (Amiga Format #27, Oct 91, p124)
Italian Advert
French Advert (Joystick, 1/1991)
UK Advert (Amiga Format #34, May 92, p84) [Budget]
Manual (English/French/German/Italian) [European Release]
Manual (Spanish)
Play in one player mode but with two joysticks. When you die, press fire on the other joystick and you should receive three more lives.
CGA
EGA
VGA
Stage 1 of 6 - The Woods
Stage 1 of 6 - End of Level Camp
Stage 2 of 6 - Turtle Village
Stage 2 of 6 - End of Level Camp
Stage 3 of 6 - Approaching The Castle
Stage 3 of 6 - End of Level Camp
Stage 4 of 6 - The Fiends' Path
Stage 4 of 6 - End of Level Camp
Stage 5 of 6 - The Castle - Exterior
Stage 6 of 6 - The Castle - Interior