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title Golden Axe II (Mega Play)
set name mp_gaxe2
manufacturer Sega
year 1993
genre Fighter (hof)
category Fighter / 2.5D (hof)
driver status good
driver source megaplay.c
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rating

64.1% after 76 votes
 
BIOS megaplay
display
colour emulation good
palette 512
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 256x224
frequency 60.000000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 3
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 7.670442MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.57954MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.57954MHz
audio YM2612 @ 7.670442MHz
audio SN76496 @ 3.57954MHz
audio SN76496 @ 3.57954MHz
data
version added .072
last change(s) .109 .081u5
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
ep15294.ic2  131072  aa8dc2d8  megaplay    96771ad7b79dc9c83a1594243250d65052d23176 
epr-a15294.ic2  131072  f97c68aa  megaplay    bcabc879950bca1ced11c550a484e697ec5706b2 
ep15179b.ic2  262144  00d97b84  mp_gaxe2    914bbf566ddf940aab67b92af237d251650ddadf 
ep15178b.ic1  262144  2ea576db  mp_gaxe2    6d96b948243533de1f488b1f80e0d5431a4f1f53 
ep15175-02b.ic3  32768  3039b653  mp_gaxe2    b19874c74d0fc0cca1169f62e5e74f0e8ca83679 
cabinet art
cabinet mp_gaxe2.png
control panel mp_gaxe2.png
PCB megaplay.png
additional information
info 0.72 [?]

0.71u1 [?]

WIP:
  • 0.94u5: Removed cpu1 roms ($300000/1). The Game instruction rom will now copied to 0x300000 - 0x310000 (odd/even bytes equal).
  • 0.83: Changed description to 'MegaPlay: Golden Axe II'.
  • 0.81u7: Barry Rodewald and GreyRogue updated the MegaPlay driver, which makes Sonic The Hedgehog, Golden Axe 2 and Tecmo World Cup fully playable. Megaplay still has a few issues (continue without extra coins etc.).
  • 0.81u5: Barry Rodewald improved Megaplay, allowing it to pass more checks. Added cpu1 roms ($300000, 300001 - copies of user1 rom).
  • 0.73: Fixed input port.
  • 0.72u2: Added 2nd Z80 (3579540 Hz). Added dipswitches 'Coin slot 1/2', 'Difficulty', 'Life', 'Initial Players' and 'Timer'.
  • 0.72: Added Golden Axe 2 (Mega Play) (Sega 1991).
  • 0.71u1: Added Golden Axe 2 (Mega Play) (Testdriver).
LEVELS: 6

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Romset: 544 kb / 3 files / 336.6 zip
history Golden Axe II (c) 1993 Sega.


Not long after the malign reign of the Death Adder has ended, another evil rises. The peace of the land has again been threatened, this time by 'Dark Guld', who was supposed to be imprisoned but apparently is not. He has instead now gotten his hands on the Golden Axe, and is using it for his own nasty purposes, and with his minions is causing much chaos.


So once more, Ax-Battler, the fierce barbarian; Tyris-Flare, the fearless Amazon; Gilius Thunderhead, the ferocious dwarf, rise up to deal with the oppression, with their might and magic, and recover the Golden Axe.


- TECHNICAL -


Sega Mega Play hardware


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 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 96


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3

=> [A] Attack, [B] Jump, [C] Magic


- TRIVIA -


This is a slightly harder version of the Sega Mega Drive version and is released around two years after the original :

* Two lives instead of three.

* Two units of health instead of three.

* In the Mega Drive version, you have to hold the A button to use more powerful magic. In this version, when you tap the A button, you automatically use the strongest magic available.

* Eight minute time limit added.


- UPDATES -


The US version has the 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screen.


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


Press button A and button B at the same time for a special attack.


- 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 (1995)
  8. Golden Axe - Beast Rider (2008, PS3 /XBOX 360)
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