Golden Axe

Title

Meet Death Adder

Meet Ax Battler

Meet Tyris Flare

Meet Gilius Thunderhead

Select Player

Dialogue

GO sign

Stage 1

Boss #1

Increase your powers

The map of the land

Villagers running for their lives

On a dragon

Stage 3

Boss #2

Using Magic

Stage 5

What a face!

Death Adder himself

All the characters come to life in an arcade joint

Statistics

Title

Startup

One of the character profiles

Choose a character

Stage 1

A villain lies dead on the ground

Continue on your quest

A thief runs away from you

Riding a creature

Using magic

Boss(es)

Stage 2

Stage 3

Riding a dragon

I thought I dealt with those two

The knight of death

Stage 7

Passing a huge eagle

Title screen

Select player

Stage 1 - beginning

Stage 1 - dragon riding

Title

Meet Tyris Flare

Meet Gilius Thunderhead

Meet Axe Battler

Meet Death Adder

Select Player

Stage 1

Get the blue thief

An arrow telling you to move on

Axe rides a dragon and extinguishes fire from it

Jumping

Boss #1

Stage 2

Using Magic

"Kneel before me"

Boss #2

Stage 3

Get the green thief

Stage 4

Game Over

Title screen

Choose your destiny...

In game shot

Using the purple thing against enemies is a definite advantage

Surrounded by two warriors near the village

Female warriors are dangerous, female warriors riding dragons are extremely dangerous!

Let's burn these poor enemies!

Having jumped over the broken bridge, you find two female warriors awaiting you.

My axe is bigger than your hammer

Uh oh! We have a problem.

I'll crush your bones pal!

Fighting over the castle bridge

Title screen (EGA)

Tyris hits the thief for magic potions (EGA).

Between the stages you take a break to restore your health (EGA).

Practising some fancy sword moves (EGA).

Tyris uses het magic to summon a dragon (EGA).

Gilius uses his magic (VGA).

Battling in "The Duel" (VGA).

The route to Death Adder's castle.

Ax Battler gets a bad grade.

Title screen (CGA).

Choose your destiny (CGA)

Gameplay in 4-color CGA - note the quality of dithering

Choose your destiny (EGA)

title screen

Character selection

Gilius Thunderhead the Dwarf

Ax Battler the Barbarian

Tyris Flare the Amazon

Gilius in action

pesky skeletons

Duel mode..

..vs two skeletons

now why would anyone want to hurt someone who looks like this..

..and THIS!

Main menu

With the dragon, life becomes easier

Kill those suckers to get magic items

A dragon in my village?!

Guess it's time to jump!

Thunder magic

Finished the game at beginner level

Title Screen

Explosions

Lightning

Dragon

Double teamed

Double teamed... again

It's a running theme... animal present

Intro

He might be evil, but he surely appreciates feminine beauty...

Title screen

Select your player!

Intro to Tyris Flame

Oh... my... God

Starting the game as Tyris

Get away from me, you pervert dragon-riding chick!

Now *I* will ride that dragon! And hit those funny blue guys with my tail

Now you've really made me angry...

Halt! Who goes there?..

Unspectacular Game Over screen

Each character has a unique intro

Title screen

Player select

Story

Summoning a dragon

Hit those little guys to get potions

Victory is hard...

Fighting a red guy

The village inhabitants aren't very friendly...

Hey, cool dragon!

Crates & enemies

Battle in front of a castle

Title screen

Loading...

Stage 1 - beginning

Fight with axe...