Spyke
lemmings.world

All the 40 somethings in here: "Altered Beast!".

Everyone else: "Uh, what?"

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Denjinreply
lemmings.world

You must have older siblings, altered beast was released in 1988

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Nothing wrong with that! Your parents got you what they could afford, and old games are still fun too.

I may be biased though. I bought a PS4 in 2015, and rarely played it. I bought a PS5 this year, and only have 2 games for it.

But my Switch? I literally made the guy on the Nintendo hotline say "Wow.....I wasn't expecting that many games."

And honestly? I'm baffled by how I have so many games on my switch. Especially since they all seem to lean towards "These are older games from the 80s/90s, or emulate the style of those games."

When you can shock a Nintendo represenitive, you know you have a problem.

stands up

Hi, I'm Lost_My_Mind, and I'm a Nintendoholic.....

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Born in 89 and I played the shit out of Altered Beast as a kid.

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samus12345reply
lemmy.world

It's funny to see which things haven't transferred over through cultural osmosis through the years. I would have assumed most people here would still recognize this. Clearly I'm an out of touch relic!

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zarkanianreply
sh.itjust.works

And rescue my daughter! I didn't resurrect you so that you could just lounge around. You've got a job to do!

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I, for the past several years, have seriously been saying this to my imaginary audience every morning when I wake up and engage the energy necessary to get to the kitchen and make a coffee. I had a girlfriend in 2019 that would get a kick out of it.

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lemmy.world

I thought you were going to say you said this to the dishes you left soaking, right before you do the dishes.

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Arise from your grave.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't this exact comment.

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MeDuViNoXreply
sh.itjust.works

I really like how the boss at the end rips it's own head off and throws it at you as a weapon.

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I wonder if thats where Aqua Teen Hunger Force got inspiration from.

"BORED!!!! BORED!!!! RIP OWN HEAD OFF!!! BLAARRGGHHH!!!!!"

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Old game called "Altered Beast". You could transform into a few different beasts. Classic side-scrolling game.

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Thassodarreply
lemm.ee

Good is arguable... Out of all the Genesis games I had I played it the least. Toejam and Earl was where it's at.

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lemmy.zip

Did you know they did the whole soundtrack with actual instruments? I can't seem to find it on yt right now though, only the main theme. Worth trying to track down though if you like the music that much

https://youtu.be/enipd0HRXik

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The first toejam & earl? Or the second, completely different one?

Because I have.......opinions......

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In the arcade it was infuriating and seemed a highly difficult 1CC, but compared to the whole spectrum of 80s arcade games it was good.

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I'm sorry, a podcast I listen to has that sound bite as part of their intro. I wasn't sure if you were a fan, "Rise from your grave" is inextricably linked with "what was that?" In my brain.

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Imagine having to go on some adventure where you sleep directly on the desert floor and it's full of deadly hand-to-hand combat killing hundreds of people, and thinking, "I'm gonna wear my white and red bikini and red boots."

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ummthatguyreply
lemmy.world

It was the 80's (Golden Axe released in 1989, to be specific) . It was the style of the time.

Pic from Red Sonja in 1985

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Supposedly, there's a movie in the works, because of course there is. I'd better see a gnome getting beat six ways 'til Sunday.

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Sundrayreply
lemmus.org

Featuring the Ax Battler! The famous... swordsman.

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ripcordreply
lemmy.world

Just played and beat the second Golden Axe Arcade game with my kid. It's great.

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samus12345reply
lemmy.world

I thought you might be. It's a great one! It's not called Golden Axe 2, though.

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lemmy.nz

If I had a nickel for every quarter I lost playing this in the arcade...

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God, I loved that game. I have spent so many fucking quarters in pizza parlors on that shit.

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This would be an awesome plot for an Alterered Beast sequel (and a satisfying thought to keep while working out)

It would be awesome for those who played the original game and those who have no idea what it is!

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FÜCKING incredible I know, bro even sequence broke the kraid battle, what a legend

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FYI if you have Nintendo switch online subscription you can still play altered beast, the Sega classic

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