Golden Axe - Official Thread

[Berto]

Way I figure, since Nintendo has various flagship franchises other than Super Mario, Sega should of established some flagship franchises to compete with those Nintendo franchises.

I don't think Golden Axe should of matched wits with Zelda given Zelda is more high-fantasy and Golden Axe is more hyborian, but I can imagine Alex Kidd being the counter to Zelda.

There is one franchise that was supposed to be the counter to Zelda : Story of Thor / Oasis series.
The franchise was labelled as being part of the Mega RPG Project.
Sadly it only got three games, one for Mega Drive, the sequel for Saturn, and one spin-off for Game Gear.

[Mystic Monkey]

There is one franchise that was supposed to be the counter to Zelda : Story of Thor / Oasis series.
The franchise was labelled as being part of the Mega RPG Project.
Sadly it only got three games, one for Mega Drive, the sequel for Saturn, and one spin-off for Game Gear.

It's a cool idea to go with a Zelda-Arabian direction, but I can see why it didn't catch on.

[Berto]

Golden Axe Tyris Flare Skecth Fan Art by SWW



Source : https://twitter.com/SWWHENRY/status/1723906029719789846

[Berto]

Golden Axe Gilius Thunderhead Fan Art by SWW



Source : https://twitter.com/SWWHENRY/status/1723543643821346976

[Berto]

Golden Axe Ax Battler Fan Art by SWW



Source : https://twitter.com/SWWHENRY/status/1722818864554049957

[Mystic Monkey]

Golden Axe Tyris Flare Skecth Fan Art by SWW



Source : https://twitter.com/SWWHENRY/status/1723906029719789846

Golden Axe Gilius Thunderhead Fan Art by SWW



Source : https://twitter.com/SWWHENRY/status/1723543643821346976

Golden Axe Ax Battler Fan Art by SWW



Source : https://twitter.com/SWWHENRY/status/1722818864554049957

How come the boys get cool fan art profile pictures, but Tyris only gets a sketch?

[Berto]

How come the boys get cool fan art profile pictures, but Tyris only gets a sketch?

It just mean the artist hasn't finished working on Tyris.
The boys got the sketches too before.

[Mystic Monkey]

It just mean the artist hasn't finished working on Tyris.
The boys got the sketches too before.

Wlel, curious to see her final design.
Looks like the artist made her bikini more armour-like and curious how it looks.

[Berto]

Wlel, curious to see her final design.
Looks like the artist made her bikini more armour-like and curious how it looks.

And turned out it didn't take long to wait.
The final design has just been posted.



Source : https://twitter.com/SWWHENRY/status/1724268417572807135

[Mystic Monkey]

And turned out it didn't take long to wait.
The final design has just been posted.



Source : https://twitter.com/SWWHENRY/status/1724268417572807135

Pretty cool design. While stil not much balance in armour-wise as I thought, still pretty cool.

[Berto]

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Phantasy Star II Rolf and Nei art by Isedaichi Ken

[Berto]

OVGA Podcast Episode 04: The Art of Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell

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Join us in a discussion about two very noteworthy artists within the niche of original video game artwork!
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[Mystic Monkey]

OVGA Podcast Episode 04: The Art of Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jI8SKZdPYI









Link :  https://www.originalvideogameart.com

I always loved Mega Drive box art, some of them were on par with movie poster art at the time.

[Berto]

I always loved Mega Drive box art, some of them were on par with movie poster art at the time.

Indeed. One of my favorite is Hardball (by Boris Vallejo too).



I mean ... this image is really powerful, like a barbarian holding a sword.
They could choose easier way by having a photo of baseball players but they choose to go this route.

[Mystic Monkey]

Indeed. One of my favorite is Hardball (by Boris Vallejo too).



I mean ... this image is really powerful, like a barbarian holding a sword.
They could choose easier way by having a photo of baseball players but they choose to go this route.

Pity we don't have video game covers or movie posters like this any more.