Sega’s classic side-scrolling hack and slash franchise,Golden Axe, has been effectively dead since the early 1990s. Unfortunately, a rebooted series failed to get off the ground in 2008, andGolden Axe: Rebornnever got past the prototype stage.
However, fans haven’t stopped caring about the classic title. One recent mod combinesGolden Axewith the originalDoom. Retro game fans can now play the first level of the 1989Sega Genisisclassic in glorious early 90’s 3D. The mod is in development byDoommodder and retro game enthusiast BBblazkowicz, who posts updates about the project on Twitter.
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The first level ofGolden Axe Doomis available now as a mod for the latest version ofGZDoom, a fan-made Source engine port of the 1993 game. As PCGamesN reports, the mod is still in an early pre-Alpha stage in development. However, BBblazkowicz plans to create a full 3D version of the game.
A side-scrolling hack and slash,Sega released the originalGolden Axeas an arcade cabinet in 1989. Inspired byConan the Barbarian, the game features plenty of swords and axes but no ranged magic (and definitely no guns). That means that even in 3D, it’s a very different experience from classicDoom. It’s also reportedly much more difficult than the 2DGolden Axe. Fortunately, though, the mod adds various features to improve the first-person melee combat experience. These include jump attacks, kicks, and spinning attacks.
Unfortunately, BBblazkowicz has yet to implement the originalhack and slash game’s lizard mount, though the mod is still a work in progress. However, plenty of otherGolden Axefeatures have already made the jump to 3D, with more on the way. These include many of the original game’s powerful magical abilities, such as summoning a dragon to roast everything on screen. In addition, players regain health by attacking the gnome thieves scattered around the level. Last week, BBblazkowicz implemented a mechanic for saving villagers in the starting zone.
Despite being nearly thirty years old, the originalDoomstill has an active modding community. Not only that, butGolden Axe Doomis also just one of several similar projects. Players can also try out a Bethesda-approved conversion mod turningDoomandDoom 2into low-res versions ofSkyrim.There’s even a mod forDoom 2recreating the 2016 reboot. As forGolden Axe Doom, players can download the current pre-alpha build as a zip folder linked in a tweet from the modder. The modrequires the originalDoomand the latest version ofGZDoom, the latter of which players can download for free from ZDoom.org.
