Golden Axe PC - Acceptable Platform?

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01Garland01: 2016-07-12 01:17:51 pm

2016-07-12 10:44:26 am

I have been speed running Golden Axe on the PC/Steam release (originally released on Megadrive in 1989). I wondered if anyone can confirm whether this is an acceptable platform on which to run the game? I'm unsure, as it's a commercial release, but I think underneath it uses an old/modded version of the gens emulator. I also use a PS3 six axis controller, which I think makes enough difference that the PC version should be a separate category from the Megadrive run already posted to this site.

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ktwo

2016-07-12 03:54:50 pm

This does appear to be an official release along the lines of virtual console though:
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/02/16/sega-steam-giveaway-jet-set-radio-golden-axe-free/

Assuming we're talking about the same version, I therefore don't see why there would be any hesitations with this.

01Garland01

2016-07-12 04:30:54 pm

Yes that is the same version, it's part of the Sega Megadrive/Genesis Classics pack - http://store.steampowered.com/app/34276/

That's good news. Just need to get a decent run recorded now

honorableJay

2016-07-14 06:24:06 pm

The Dork Knight himself.

I checked this version out for a few minutes on a friend's computer, and I think either the emulator is off or the ROM is different from the released version. A/V quality is fine, but the enemy behavior is a bit different. I'm getting this version now to run some tests, but initially it seems like enemies oscillate instead of running away when you do downstabs (the strongest attack) which makes some fights a joke (end of stage 1 for example). I'll have to record a small session and see what I get.

honorableJay

2016-07-16 05:10:47 pm

The Dork Knight himself.

Well, I did some testing, and it looks like the Steam version plays the same as Genesis. The only real difference I could find after playing with it is the text boxes can't be skipped as fast as on real hardware.