Golden Axe (Genesis)

This page details one or more prototype versions of Golden Axe (Genesis).

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

A prototype from Sega of America dated October 14, 1989, just over two months before the game's initial release in Japan.

General Differences#

• The intro demos play out differently.
• You start with 3 credits. The final upped this to 4.

Ending Differences#

Beginner#

Proto	Final

The text was improved a bit: "next" was removed, and "your" was corrected to "you're".

Cast#

The cast roll received several small changes:

• Heights were changed from centimeters to feet.
• Weights were changed from kilograms to pounds.
• "Henninger" → "Heninger"
• "Bud Brothers" → "Bad Brothers"
• "Heineken" → "Bitter"
• "Thunderhed" → "Thunderhead"

All of the bosses' names in this build are references to beer brands (Bud Brothers reference Budweiser, Heineken is self-explanatory, and Heartland is a Japanese brand of beer). Only Gen. Heartland remained in the final, probably due to it not being too obvious.

Proto	Final

Staff#

"Tsugu" is missing from the staff roll at this point.