Golden Axe II (Genesis)

Golden Axe II is basically a reskinned version of the original game. You can throw enemies into each other and hold the magic button to choose a spell, but otherwise, it's still about cutting up barbarians and riding around on dragons.

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Prototype Info

Level Select#

At the title screen, highlight "Options" and hold A + B + C, then releasing B + C when the menu appears. Now, with A still held, do the following:

• Exit the menu (Settings may be done first).
• Select 1P or 2P Play.
• Select your character.

Unused Textures#

Level 2 has a brickwork texture that's always offscreen, so it's never seen or used.

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Level 5 actually has grates above the door, this texture goes completely unseen & unused.

Unused Attack Group#

If you use level select to access Level 6 in easy mode, the entire level is empty except for these three skeletons.

Unused GUI#

As you never face all possible enemies in the Duel Mode, some faces are never seen. Also not all letters are used.

Revisions#

The game was ported to the Arcade too, under the Mega Play system:

• Access to all the duel and all the menus was removed and instead replaced with PUSH 1P OR 2P START BUTTON.
• The settings were moved to the dip switches, which lets you change the difficulty between Normal and Hard, user starts with 1 or 2 lives, and 1 or 2 initial players, and turn the timer on or off.
• 9 second timer added to Select Player screen.
• 8 minute timer added to Normal mode, which resets at the start of each level. Says TIME OVER and requires another credit to continue play.
• INSERT COIN(S), Credit system and instruction screen added.
• Ending staff roll now only says PRESENTED BY SEGA and THE END.
• The ranking screen difficulty has been deleted.