Golden Axe - A Legacy of Missed Opportunities

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Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.

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By: Jan Neves
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Episode Notes:

1. Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear footage caught on the Mega SG. Saturn, Playstation 2, and Xbox 360 footage caught from real hardware. Arcade footage from MAME. Golden Axed from the PC.

2. There was a compilation that contained the Mega Drive and Genesis versions of Golden Axe I, II, and III on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Sega has entertained this idea before.

3. There was some controversary when Golden Axed was originally given away. Sega was rather flipant about its quality and the original devs did not appreciate it. Sega later reworded the opening message to be less offensive.

4. Golden Axe Beast Rider was given a 3 by IGN, and the super short review bashed it as nearly unplayable. I find this to be very suspect. While I would list a ton of negatives myself, there is nothing there deserving of a 3.

5. Sega has been handing out old IP's like they are candy, so with any luck, Golden Axe will make a triumphant return.

6. Golden Axe III is much better than people give it credit for. I think missing it as a kid when it was relevant, has spurred on its under appreciation.

7. The PC Engine CD version of Golden Axe is one of the worst games on that platform. It's damn near unplayable.