Golden Axe

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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

Select player

Intro

Fight! Tyris is furious

Gilius Thunderhead and his axe.

Kick sprites

BOOM! I LOVE EXPLOSIONS!

Ax Battler on turtle's shell

You can ride of dragon - if you gain him

Annoying women. Back to kitchen!

Green sprite gives food

Some story

Red angry dragon

Tyris takes dragon

Dwarf cannot good jump....

Volleyball

Electric power

Knight with sword, armor and shield is troubling enemy

In village

Skeleton

Small explosions...

Tyris' special move

Giant 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

Sleeping dragon

Into the village

Jump attack

Magical attack

Silver knight boss

Stage 5

Green thief - gives an extra live energy

Eagle bridge

Road to the castle

Throne room

Death Adder

Out of the coin-op machine

Time for some real city action

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 - Hercules

Player Selection - Hercules

Gameplay - Hercules

Manual Protection check

Start Stage 1 with message

Fighting

Killed by Enemy

Game Over

Total Score and Class

Start Stage 1 with message (EGA)

Fighting with BOSS (EGA)

Message for next Stage 2 (EGA)

Start Stage 2 (EGA)

Go! (EGA)

Continue? (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

Female warrior in duel series part one

Next duel

I'm on a Dragon. Anything is possible when your man smells like Old Death Adder.

Title Screen

Explosions

Lightning

Dragon

Double teamed

Double teamed... again

It's a running theme... animal present

The first boss fight

Story sequence

Level 2

Meet my new friend

Up and away!

Level 3

Boss fight level 3

Level 4

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

Main menu

Ax Battler (no filter)

Tyris Flare (no filter)

Gilius Thunderhead (no filter)

Start of the game

Brutal attack

Throw an enemy (enhanced filter).

Animal ride (enhanced)

Small thief with magic bottles

First boss fight

Magic lightning (no filter)

Flame ghosts

Time to sleep

Story

Red enemies

Dragon

Volcanoes? No, another type of magic

Giant turtle

You cannot pass!

Big guy with a hammer

In a village

Knight with a big sword

Death from above? Not this time.

First skeleton

Black enemies

Fighting on a giant eagle.

Use the dragon as a ride.

Yet another flame effect

Pink knights

Game Over

Duel mode

He can fly.

Skeletons to kill

Using the flame shot.

Game over

Second battle (TV mode)

Defeated. (TV mode)

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...

The story

Players controls

Select player

Main menu

Increase your magic powers

Go sign after killing all the enemies on board

Tail hit dragon

Level end bosses

Special powers attack

Bonus stage introduction screen

Loading screen

Turtle village stage

Shoulder attack

Fire dragon

Dragons duel

Same time attack

Meat gives more live energy

Third stage

Fireball dragon

Fourth stage

Skeletons squadron

Morgenstern in action

Silver knights

Eagle bridge

Final stage

Riding the dragon

Last supplies before final duel

Death adder

Maximum power magic attack

Final score

Outro sequence

Time for some real action