OMG! Space Harrier is way harder than I remember!

[noiseredux]

of course Golden Axe is better than Altered Beast. Most things are better than Altered Beast. But they are both 'bad classics'.

[alienjesus]

Golden Axe isn't perfect, but I wouldn't call it bad.

Unlike Space Harrier, that game sucks.

[ExedExes]

The same team @ Sega did Golden Axe and Altered Beast, so take that as what you will.

Space Harrier was all right. The version on Sega Arcade Gallery (GBA) was a good portable port.

[fastbilly1]

Golden Axe: Revenge of the Death Adder is where it's at.

If it was not so expensive, I would own it.

The only Golden Axe with a healing spell.

[Blu]

Mike, you should road trip. We have it here in town at the arcade. Teester, you should come jam too with us, that and I'll take you to the record store before your gig you have lined up.

[3DSStrider]

Between Altered Beast and Space Harrier there were a lot of drugs going around at Sega.

Don't forget this is the same company that made NiGHTS (my friend's favorite game to play while high) and Super Monkey Ball.

[Gunstar Green]

Golden Axe isn't perfect, but I wouldn't call it bad.

Unlike Space Harrier, that game sucks.

Stay away from Joe Redifer he might shiv you for that comment.

[TSTR]

Mike, you should road trip. We have it here in town at the arcade. Teester, you should come jam too with us, that and I'll take you to the record store before your gig you have lined up.

As if I didn't have enough reasons already!

[marurun]

I agree with the sentiment that Golden Axe isn't great in retrospect and is a "bad classic", I feel the same about the original arcade Double Dragon.

I tend to reach for Golden Axe II over it since the actual gameplay is more polished. Having a back attack changes everything and the overall hit detection just seems more solid but that might be my imagination.

I thought the original Axe had a back attack. One hit knockdown. And Axe was better, IMO, than Double Dragon. DD introduced some really interesting mechanics, but the hit detection was very questionable, as was the jumping.

[Jrecee]

I totally forgot about lordofduct.