Here it is: the Golden Axe RPG in all its glory!
Long, long ago, the gods gave a gift to mortals. This gift was the Golden Axe. Legends say that the world will bow down to whomever takes the axe in hand. Countless battles took place among mortals to gain possession of the axe. Finally the king became full of sorrow and hid the axe deep in his castle where no one could find it. Peace once again returned to the world.
After many years had passed and the name of the axe as forgotten, an army of evil warriors destroyed the castle and stole the Golden Axe. The peace-loving king called on a young warrior to regain the axe. In doing so, he entrusted the fate of the world to the warrior Guided by love and courage, the warrior started on his lonely journey.
His name was...Ax Battler.
Firewood Castle
The game starts with the evil forces attacking the castle. The King asks his men to summon Ax Battler, the only man who can take ax back. Ax Battler already knows what to do. From here, you're free to move around.
The D-Pad lets you move around, while Button 2 lets you open the command menu (which allows you to talk to people, use items and search nearby) and select one of the three aforementioned options. To close the menu, press Button 1. Pressing Start will allow you to see how much life you have, how many vases you have collected, look at your magic (and how many vases you need to cast a spell) and see what special attacks you have.
The guard to the left of the king mentions a town south of the cave, and another guard to the right of the entrance will say it is to the east. Another NPC will tell you to talk to people in towns, and another still will tell you that there are monsters outside of the castle.
Going through the south end of the castle leads to the overworld. Use the D-Pad to move around. You can access the command window with 2.
If you hear frantic music at any point, that means you have just entered a random battle. During battle, you can move left and right and crouch down with the D-Pad, press 2 to jump, press 1 to attack and Start to use your magic.
The Barbarians will slowly move forward, but you can easily kill them with your sword. Just stand there and keep swinging, and you will easily beat them. By beating enemies, you will be able to get magic vases to power up your spells, and you can see how many items you have in the status screen when you press Start.
Your first destination is the cave to the east.
Spooky Cave
In the cave, you'll be in a side-scrolling mode much like with the random battles on the map. You'll be facing bats, snakes, skeletons and fireball spitting flowers, but they aren't too hard. The flowers will go down in a couple of hits, and as long as you watch where you're going, you'll know when the bats are going to swoop down in an effort to hit you. Enemies will respawn, so if you're forced to backtrack, you'll have to face them all over again.
You're better off getting away from the bats. You'll need to crouch down to hit the snakes. As for the flowers, back off and wait for them to spit projectiles, then move in and strike.
Your health will be in the lower-left hand corner, and as you take damage, the bars will turn from blue to orange to non-existent. When you lose all your bars, the game is over.
When you reach the treasure chest in the cave, you will automatically leave. Inside the chest is a bomb, which you'll need for later.
From the cave, you will want to go southwest to the bridge. Whenever you get on a bridge, you will automatically enter a battle with a random enemy. Skeletons can be pretty powerful, and they will knock you back - and probably out of the battlefield. To avoid this, hit the skeleton, move left so you don't get struck, then turn around and hit it again. Keep moving left and hitting the skeleton after it attacks until it falls. If you miss, the skeleton will leap back, then charge at you. Hit the skeleton during the charge. You'll then need to move left to avoid getting hit again, then move back towards the skeleton after the attack and strike. The skeleton will drop two vases when defeated.
If you get struck by an enemy, you will automatically retreat.
If you walk onto a bridge, you will automatically trigger an enemy encounter no matter what. Take advantage of this to get practice on enemies and get more magic vases.
From the bridge, stay near the river and head east. When you see sand, go north. You'll find the town that the guards were talking about. Go to the item menu and use the bomb on the mountain to enter the town.
Firewood City
The building with "INN" on it is the inn. The magic vases not only act as magic power, but they also double as currency for the game. By paying for a room, you'll be able to fully replenish your health.
The three magics - earth, thunder and fire - can be casted by pressing Start. You can select your magic while in a town or on the overworld map, but only in those two types of locations. Earth is the weakest, while Fire is the strongest, meaning that the more magic vases a spell costs, the more powerful it will be. Keep in mind that you can only carry a maximum of 31 vases.
The building with "PW" on it is the password room. Going in here and talking to the bunny girl (Japanese bunny girls in a Golden Axe game? Weird...) will give you a password to use when you want to come back from the game. Be sure to carry the password and keep it in a safe place. Thankfully, it is only 16 characters long and split into four sections.
One of the people in town well tell you about a tower to the west, and that you should undergo training before going there.
The building with "TR" on it is a training room. By going in here, you can fight a monster in battle and learn a new ability if you win.
The Neo Bar. (Neo Barbarian) is a nastier version of the Barbarian, and has more health. Thankfully, you can fight him just like you did the Barbarian.
By beating the Neo Barbarian, you'll be able to perform a High Jump. By holding Up on the D-Pad and pressing 2, you can jump higher.
To beat the Amazon, wait for the Amazon to jump towards you, then move forward just a little bit and swing the sword. When you hit her, move forward and swing again. Keep doing this until she dies.
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