Golden Axe Speed Run (

At last a really solid run with some good thief RNG. It's not perfect, I made a few small mistakes and the rng could always be better. The fact it has taken me this long (one and a half years!) is testament to how good InTheMug's record run is. I am using a lot of strategies to save time that were not known then and it was still very difficult to beat. Sub 7:30 is definitely possible, but would need close to perfect play and extremely favorable RNG with current strategies.
Recorded on JVC X'Eye (Genesis + Sega CD console combo), with OSSC and Elgato camlink.

[@marian20012]

finally, after almost 30 years I can see second half of this game and even final battle 😂

[@stevenlornie1261]

? The game is a doddle. lol

[@RobJT]

@@stevenlornie1261 innit. This person must have never played Ghouls and Ghosts 🤣

[@nunyanunya4147]

fuck everyone above me. they are just trying to look cool on the internet. they watched the same speed run and marveled the same as you. its just hedonistic hubris filled snobbing.

[@jrbarbosa8342]

fuck the guys above me as well. what was the part you got stuck in @marian20012 ?

[@RobJT]

@@nunyanunya4147 well not really. I played a lot of games of that time and Golden Axe wasn't a stand out game for difficulty. I'm trying to imagine saying "It's just hedonistic hubris filled sobbing." and being a real person... It's proving difficult 🤣

[@blahblahblahdeeblah]

The enemy suicides in the dungeon were glorious.

[@liamriddy358]

4:07 is some seriously skilled play.

[@01garland01]

Thanks! Timing that down stab is very difficult for me. Unfortunately I missed the timing for the second spin attack afterwards as I intended to hit two enemies but one of them moved down (off screen) out of the way.

[@Eddyhartz]

Lol I see that even speed runners still have time to attack the defenseless fleeing villagers.

[@Booruvcheek]

You mean, the indestructible villagers :)

[@toddkes5890]

10:59 - the reason she missed is that those villagers were really short, and not carrying bags over their shoulders to slow them down

[@danielcox6251]

Everyone attacks them. Everyone

[@jamesnunya5833]

this game and Altered Beast were my first Genesis games.... loved them both!

[@richardkilley6838]

Gouls and ghosts for me!

[@XC1t3]

Haha, yes me too! They were so good, also played Mystic Defender.

[@luismaldonado5519]

Do you PS4? There's a Sega genesis anthology with both games, plus golden axe 2 and 3 and other titles like streets of rage. (Dont mean to sound like an advertisement)

[@TheMysticalNinja65]

Not gonna lie, i hate altered beast. Love Golden axe though

[@ShapeyFiend]

Those were the first two games I got with the system so I played them over and over and over. Something quietly satisfying in playing something for 12 to 15mins and being done.

[@zepphed7276]

I don’t recall this game being so easy

[@lucagiovanninieddu2603]

When I was a kid one of my favourite. Very hard for me

[@DezorianGuy]

You grow older and once difficult games become things you finish while chatting with a good friend.

[@terryirawan440]

Exactly, playing with my friends for more or less an hour and really hard to beat this game.

[@faustomadebr]

There was no RNG back then, so you could easilly just memorize each step and learn how AI behave (walk themselves to a cliff, for instance).

[@filipraos8072]

He just makes it seem easy, try it out and its really hard still

[@brunocpimenta]

I couldnt stop lauthing at that poor guy 1:16.

[@francescodeleonardis7621]

The ending Is longer than the gameplay itself.

[@DJdoodoo]

What did I just witness, absolutely amazing.

[@youtubecheckunit3135]

What did you witness son?

[@youtubecheckunit3135]

RIGHT E O call 000 please press or say G and you should be able to tell of your witnessings

[@KennyMcCormick99]

IKR?! If someone were to show me this live back when I was 8 years old, my head would literally explode!!🤯

[@villagernumber9233]

First time I completed Golden Axe was with playing as Tyris Flare. Remember as a kid being absolutely mind blown knowing she could summon a dragon!!

[@siler7]

Definitely the best part of the game.

[@villagernumber9233]

@@siler7 oh yes indeed. Since we got Streets of Rage 4 I keep hoping for another Golden Axe, aahhh if only...

[@Supergoon1989]

I always picked Gillius - his standard attack has longer range, and his [B+C] attack has MUCH longer range, and can even damage things offscreen since that attack isn't blocked by the 'invisible wall' at both ends.

[@SkeletorTclaws]

I was amazed by her thong 😆

[@SkeletorTclaws]

@Supergoon1989 he was the easiest to use but had the weakest magic. Sometimes you could get enemies stuck in an infinit hack loop it you hit the with "just the tip" of the axeI hated how axe battler's shoulder charge didnt hit enemies deep in the corners. Awesome game. The first game I got on my megadrive along with super shinobi and strider.

[@Slashco]

I like how the final fight actually syncs up with the music.

[@comicsgateiscomicsgreat6401]

TFW you spent years trying to beat this game as a kid and never could then you watch this guy destroy it in seven minutes.

[@kenbell3101]

You suck if you couldn't beat this game

[@cidpsg]

Soundtrack are absolutely amazing ! We don’t réalise how this game was good for his time !

[@pirajacinto4]

2:22 that was so smooth o_o I can't BELEVE the speed I'm seeing here! This is AMAZING!!

[@rulhalfelven]

Skilled! Hats off to you. Those two attacks have the strongest hit

[@paulsmith9786]

7:23 Oh yeah, time for that awesome music 7:39 God damn it

[@Bart-Did-it]

Thank you for this It gave me gooseBumps the good old days of pure simple fun .

[@Jexel999]

This was my first time watching a golden axe speed run .. ur super great !!

[@albertsmith99]

Awesome speed run. Well done. Thanks for sharing

[@asilver50]

I love how the ending makes the life or death struggle seem whimsical.

[@IllumatrixMusic]

Wow, this is so amazing. Nice run, we're proud of you!!!

[@sesimie]

Golden Axe 1 is the First game I ever beat with one coin at my arcade in the '80s. It started my love affair with one life challenges! I also listen to the soundtrack in my car with subwoofers! Every car ride becomes an Epic adventure!

[@shopon5]

This brings back SO much memories.

[@MashTec]

This game got an awesome soundtrack…i love the music!

[@headboil]

Awesome tactic using the pitfalls. Well played, sir!

[@udellacrewgamer4192]

Woah so crazy awesome 👍👌

[@ShapeyFiend]

Having finished this a bajillion times as a kid I was doing a lot of these tricks myself already but seeing it all put together along with the predictive offscreen attacking its pretty incredible.

[@rezievil4ever]

This game was so hard for me as a kid speed runners are so amazing! Good job!

[@InTheMug]

Congratulations man :) Well deserved!

[@carlocavallo3739]

Absolute insane ability. Congratulations

[@motion_deep]

That was very satisfying to watch! Amazing run!

[@villevenetjoki7633]

this was like a flawless guitar solo.

[@flinten7485]

Fantastic sound design MOTO CBX1000, HAM TAK and WAKA! Let's not forget all the hard work KYONSY KYONSY put into the visuals! I also love IMOCKY and DECKY as a team, epic soundtacks! BROS 400 should direct feature films, I adore his work especially with OPA-OPA at his side....=P

[@jayganzon8978]

I never finished this game in the arcade. Im glad im seeing this now. Thanks for sharing

[@CantinhodoSaber]

Watching this i came back when i was a kid amazing run

[@theALFEST]

Very precise moves!

[@IGRETRO]

6:34 - 6:49 so smooth

[@CarfDarko]

Holy shiiiii.... That was amazing!!

[@gullyfoyle2615]

That was the most impressive thing ive ever seen. And I watched the moonlanding!

[@joshuavd5194]

yeah and they are both fake

[@markm4033]

Wow that blew my mind! I gotta try this. Dust out my Genesis and give it a go. Cool man!

[@caseyj789456]

Omg! I use to play so much to this game arcade but wow this guy is sooo fast and effective! Bravo!

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

Wow, awesome game play! I think the last time I beat it, it was well over 20 minutes, so mad props!

[@Kugrox]

Yeah about 20 minutes is what it takes me, though im not abusing the 1-hit kill moves. Also, I noticed that if you dont have a good controller, you cant execute those moves perfectly every time. So hes probably playing on an emulator which makes it way easier.

[@michal153]

that stab from high up is the bomb .... you did it well without a mistake !!!!

[@MengskGX]

wow every enemy is choreographed to perfection

[@pompapa5095]

Great playing

[@Patriot-1973]

Wow..... appreciate the effort it took to be flawless. Well done

[@01garland01]

Thanks very much

[@zeliard79]

You’re an excellent player!

[@diegoq8417]

De niño jugaba ésta maravilla, pero no sabía ni leer... entonces nunca supe el nombre, hasta ahora que lo vuelvo a ver. Es cómo cuando se reúne un hermano con otro, gracias al internet, después de estar años separados ha ha 👌🏻🤘🏻

[@hesss79]

Wow! That was awesome 😄💪

[@nosirrahx]

There is a hilarious bug in this game. If you kill Death Bringer with magic while he is already in the air from a hit, the game recalculates his falling axe coordinate based on the height of his fall arc and it ends up looking like it sticks into the ground instead of his body.

[@rosefamily2351]

Bloody amazing

[@-BuddyGuy]

That was insane. I played this for years as a kid and considered myself a total boss for doing it without dying

[@dublistoeo]

Very good!!!!

[@Vic-rq9hu]

Still one of the best soundtracks ever

[@sariusmonk]

Your deeds will be known for years. Yes that 10 minute sojourn to the palace and killing the henchmen, didn't even break a sweat.

[@mpcbsci]

Superb gameplay

[@YYUTESARK_CLAN]

Male enemies: ohhhhhh Female enemies: ahhhhh Boss: Uhhhhhhhhh

[@fizzlepop9451]

Well, the jumping downward sword attack was something I learned here!

[@splatbubble]

Once you get into a rhythm with it you rule all. But you effectively are doing a reverse Shoryuken every time you try to pull it off :)

[@sylvionovaes5491]

I LOVE THIS OLD GAME 1,2,3 THIS PERFECT IN ALL

[@sbash3003]

sick win

[@felipedeoliveiragomesolive7247]

Amazing player big Record 🇧🇷

[@Ruronini]

I'm just getting into Golden axe and find this casually. Simply fantastic

[@01garland01]

Thanks, hope you enjoy the game

[@wpavelski]

Amazing!

[@hermit4706]

The music on the mega drive was epic

[@TheNeoVid]

Two things came to mind watching this: First, I never would have realized that there could be this level of technique in this game, and second, it's still good for a laugh that the Golden Axe is green in the Genesis version.

[@sertansantos3032]

Had to watch this for some beautiful nostalgia

[@phantomantichrist3719]

Forgot how awesome the music for this game is.

[@michaelbeppu4351]

Amazing

[@hackerminecraft1732]

MAN YOU ARE INSANE

[@KennyMcCormick99]

I LITERALLY JUST PUT MY HEAD DOWN FOR A MINUTE... And when I look backup, dudes over halfway through!! NICE!! 👏😯

[@jehovasabettor9080]

I actually broke a keyboard playing this. One of the first games I played, so I still remember the enemy placement, the way they couldn't reliably target you if you ram them back and forth all the time, and, of course, the power of the downward thrust. Tried this game a while ago on an emulator - and stopped half way. Not only my reflexes deteriorated in the last 30 years, but the bloody keyboards appear to have really ramped up their prices. Good run, makes it look much easier than it is.

[@01garland01]

Sad to hear about your keyboard, hope you can get a new one. I am playing on megadrive so I just use the 6 button gamepad. I don't think I could play very well without a good d-pad.

[@ivanivan-fe2pp]

the best story and characters

[@elkukahernandez1931]

Golden axe 😍😍 que recuerdos de sega

[@xavier-oh9wq]

perfect play. 👍

[@DarranKern]

Unreal swagger

[@Supergoon1989]

1:46 The perfect planning as already shown earlier by pre-attacking things not even on the screen yet, but this part here is absolutely perfect - for no reason, the player purposefully ignores the magic pots because they know that a strength '4' attack is enough to kill everything on the screen on the last battle of this act. Shows exceptional understanding of the game! :D

[@Supergoon1989]

...actually, there might be a reason. I think that spell animation has a shorter duration than the max-magic dragon ability, and still kills everything on the screen...player uses the 4 strength spell at 4:20 as well...this must be intentional! wow!

[@shererid]

Not even mounting the dragons after their riders fall?! Thug life dude...

[@01garland01]

It genuinely pains me not to use the dragons. It used to be in my speed run route but sadly I found a faster route. Stupid me!

[@01garland01]

@@strastven5475 All the characters do the same damage, they just have different magic abilities. The down stab attack does significantly more damage than normal attacks but it is hard to land it as enemies will dodge it. A normal attack does 2 damage compared to 16 for the down stab. Enemies on stage 1 have 16-24 health so most of them can be killed with one down stab. Even the giants at the end of stage 1 only have 32 health so two down stabs is enough to kill them. There is a full list of attack damage and enemy health values here hackmd.io/RXGnpTdSQFOtWgHQr9zNmQ?view

[@MRGTOLS1]

You sir are the Fahkin master

[@DezorianGuy]

07:24 You got the rhythm right old chap.

[@joemullaley6531]

i love that 3 hit combo to do to the elves, lol.

[@sammcguinness4499]

Impresionante

[@Jaack35]

Thank!! 🤗🤗

[@joshuaDstarks]

You’d have been t h e coolest kid on our block if we saw this. No doubt about it. You’d get the best controller every time, for life.

[@Nolasco.]

Seriously, I feel like the crappiest player now 😅

[@dannyx1791]

No bro, you are an amazing player. Never forget that ☺️

[@Nolasco.]

@@dannyx1791 💕

[@Argilla.]

@@Nolasco. 🤮🤮🤮

[@juangomesdecerqueira9816]

awesome

[@mw9053]

Respekt.

[@user-vr2sh8hh7b]

太厲害了👍

[@01garland01]

謝謝

[@sticky8008]

One of my first introductions to the sega console library. That music always gets me. Sick run m8

[@01garland01]

If you like Golden Axe music check out Luke Jansen's epic remixes of the soundtrack kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGimY4dsbb-Dh7M

[@avalonjustin]

As InTheMug would say, "Everyone goes in the pit!"

[@wallyhack5476]

badass

[@faultysauces]

How do you only have 21 subscribers? You should be in the millions.

[@user-bw6lz8yf4p]

최고다

[@user-xv4hb7gh1o]

Very impressive. I managed to spam that attack and went through the game on the mega drive without getting hurt but I definitely didn’t do it that fast.

[@szabolcsmate5254]

This isn't how I played this game. :D

[@DezorianGuy]

Try it and feel like a king.

[@vgmshinobi]

Congrats on the record! Can I use this footage in a remix video for Wilderness? I will link your channel etc :)

[@01garland01]

Yes, thanks for asking that would be awesome. I'm looking forwards to the remix!

[@webster7222]

This is replacing the definition of precision in the dictionary

[@unoreversecard1442]

the true meaning of ankle breaking 1:15

[@kubm4s915]

Nostalgic tears...

[@Taterzz]

tyris and blaze awakened things in a growing boy

[@slide2989]

Nicee