mt_gaxe: MAME ROM Information. History:
Golden Axe [Mega-Tech 25] (c) 1990 Sega.
1 to 3 warriors take up arms to save the King from the evil Death Adder. The 3 different player characters are an Amazonian warrior, a barbarian hero and a viking dwarf. Each hero uses a different kind of magic : the barbarian uses earth magic, the amazon uses fire magic and the viking dwarf uses lightning magic. In addition : each player character also carried a different weapon : the amazonian warrior and the barbarian both use swords while the viking dwarf uses the Golden Axe itself.
- TECHNICAL -
Cabinet dimensions :
Width : 53 cm.
Depth : 76 cm.
Height : 176 cm.
Weight : 113 Kg.
Sega Mega-Tech hardware
Game ID : Mega-Tech No. 25
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) Z80 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3438 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) SN76496 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 416 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 96
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
- TRIVIA -
Wave Master released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Golden Axe The Music - WM-0595~7) on 21/02/2008 containing music from the original arcade and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis series.
Mega-Tech System list of games :
[Mega-Tech 01] Altered Beast
[Mega-Tech 02] Space Harrier II
[Mega-Tech 03] Super Thunder Blade
[Mega-Tech 04] Great Golf
[Mega-Tech 05] Great Soccer
[Mega-Tech 06] Out Run
[Mega-Tech 07] Alien Syndrome
[Mega-Tech 08] Shinobi
[Mega-Tech 09] Fantasy Zone
[Mega-Tech 10] After Burner
[Mega-Tech 11] Thunder Force II MD
[Mega-Tech 12] ???
[Mega-Tech 13] Astro Warrior
[Mega-Tech 14] ???
[Mega-Tech 15] ???
[Mega-Tech 16] ???
[Mega-Tech 17] ???
[Mega-Tech 18] ???
[Mega-Tech 19] ???
[Mega-Tech 20] Last Battle - Legend of the Final Hero
[Mega-Tech 21] World Championship Soccer
[Mega-Tech 22] Tetris
[Mega-Tech 23] Ghouls'n Ghosts
[Mega-Tech 24] Super Hang-On
[Mega-Tech 25] Golden Axe
[Mega-Tech 26] Forgotten Worlds
[Mega-Tech 27] Mystic Defender
[Mega-Tech 28] The Revenge of Shinobi
[Mega-Tech 29] Parlour Games
[Mega-Tech 31] Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
[Mega-Tech 32] Super Real Basketball
[Mega-Tech 33] ???
[Mega-Tech 34] ???
[Mega-Tech 35] Tommy Lasorda Baseball
[Mega-Tech 36] Columns
[Mega-Tech 37] ???
[Mega-Tech 38] E-SWAT Cyber Police - Enhanced Special Weapons and Tactics
[Mega-Tech 39] Super Monaco GP
[Mega-Tech 40] Moonwalker
[Mega-Tech 41] Crack Down
[Mega-Tech 42] ???
[Mega-Tech 43] Shadow Dancer
[Mega-Tech 44] Arrow Flash
[Mega-Tech 45] ???
[Mega-Tech 46] ???
[Mega-Tech 47] Alien Storm
[Mega-Tech 48] Wrestle War
[Mega-Tech 49] Bonanza Bros.
[Mega-Tech 50] ???
[Mega-Tech 51] Streets of Rage
[Mega-Tech 52] Sonic The Hedgehog
[Mega-Tech 53] Fire Shark
[Mega-Tech 54] Spider-Man Vs. The Kingpin
[Mega-Tech 55] California Games
[Mega-Tech 56] ???
[Mega-Tech 57] Golden Axe II
[Mega-Tech 58] Joe Montana II - Sports Talk Football
[Mega-Tech 59] Mario Lemieux Hockey
[Mega-Tech 60] Kid Chameleon
[Mega-Tech 61] Turbo Out Run
[Mega-Tech 62] Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Level Select : Select arcade mode. Hold Downleft+B and press Start at the character selection screen. A number that corresponds to the starting level will appear in the upper left corner of the screen. Use the D-pad to change it to the level you want.
* 9 Continues : At the character select screen, hold Downleft+A+C. Release and press Start.
- SERIES -
1. Golden Axe (1989)
2. Golden Axe Warrior (1990, Sega Master System)
3. Ax Battler - A Legend of Golden Axe (1991, Sega Game Gear)
4. Golden Axe II (1991)
5. Golden Axe - The Revenge of Death Adder (1992)
6. Golden Axe III (1993, Sega Mega Drive)
7. Golden Axe - The Duel (1994)
8. Golden Axe - Beast Rider (2008, PS3 /XBOX 360)
- STAFF -
Software designers : Takosuke, Moto Cbx1000, Ham Tak, Waka
Visual effects : Kyonsy Kyonsy, Cane, Chisuke, Roco
Sound : Nankyoku, Decky, Imocky
Assistant programmers : S2, Yang Watt, Vinyl Boy
Producer : Kan
Director : Bros 400
Assistant director : Opa-Opa
English messages : Niya, Tsugu
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Sega Mega Drive (1995, "6-PAK")
Nintendo Wii (2006, "Virtual Console")
* Computers :
Commodore C64 (1991, "2 Hot 2 Handle")
Commodore Amiga (1991, "2 Hot 2 Handle")
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
MAME Info:
0.71u2 [?]
0.71u1 [?]
WIP:
- 0.88u2: Changed description to 'Golden Axe (Mega-Tech)'.
- 0.83: Changed description to 'Mega-Tech: Golden Axe'.
- 0.71u2: Added 'MegaTech: Golden Axe 2' (Sega 1989).
- 0.71u1: Added Golden Axe (Mega-Tech) (Testdriver).
- 4th January 2002: Guru - Received some Sega Mega Tech carts (World Championship Soccer, Golden Axe, Super Monaco GP) from Pelle.
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Romset: 544 kb / 2 files / 333.8 zip
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