Hi Dark, Yeah, Golden Ax was awesome. Even though I didn't personally own that game I did play it some at other peoples houses. That game simply rocked.
On 12/19/08, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Absolutely Tom! and I really hope you'd not only include all the cliffs, but > (as in true double dragon fashion), would have at least some stupid enemies > who'd charge streight past you and off them! > > to my mind this was always the ultimate in humiliation, to just stand at the > edge of a cliff, have a crook charge at you and jump or move at the last > moment! > > While we're on the subject of side scrolling beat em up fans, ---- has > anyone played golden axe? I'd imagine it'd be mildly difficult in audio > unless you got the amigar version where the enemies refrained from charging > you, but it was, ---- and stil is thanks to my Mega drive and Mame, one of > my favourites of this genre. > > I particularly like Gillius' the dwarf's backward rolling axe smash. Fall > back into a back roll, axe extended, smacking anyone behind you one in the > chest in the process. > > Golden axe also was a great game for kicking or headbutting enemies off > bridges, into lakes, or into abysses in the dungeons. > > If you do do a 2D side scrolling fighting engine, it probably wouldn't be > any the more too difficult to reproduce than double dragon, though it'd > obviiously require sword and axe sounds, appropriate music and the aability > to cast magic which would effect all enemies in the immediate area. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
