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Feelin' the burn (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 106 points 3 months ago (5 children)

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

Everyone else: "Uh, what?"

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 25 points 3 months ago

As a non 40 something can confirm

[–] Denalduh@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

I'm a simple man. I see Altered Beast, I upvote.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 3 months ago

As a 40 something can confirm

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Bro I'm early 30s and I was like "OHHHH SHIT MY CHILDHOOD!" haha

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Actually I'm the oldest! I just had a lot of games that weren't exactly cutting edge at the time lol

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[–] buycurious@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Altered Beast, an absolute classic!

[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

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[–] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

daaaaaamn fkn altered beast?! hell yeah, I forgot about this game but it was huge in my childhood. RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wize fwom yow gwave.

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[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't get it

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 months ago

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

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Details of the game are here

Was a good 2 player monster beat-em-up.

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] TheHottub@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I STILL hum some of the music from that game! So good.

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[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh hey it's that other game on the Sega Genesis! The one that wasn't Sonic!

[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Altered Beast

"Rise from your graves."

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What was that?

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

... The name of the game?

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

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.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I never saw an arcade cabinet for Altered Beast and only played it in Genesis where it was kind of a shit game compared to Golden Axe.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Those bastard gnomes!

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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."

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 3 months ago

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=x4k4YnEbRfw&si=2GSQbxofLy0G0ioh

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

And these days you get arrested for having a 6 inch replica of the master sword.

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago

She's so hench she doesn't need armour

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So there are already tons of annoying enemies in Fromsoft games, but if they ever put one of these fuckers in something, it would be the single most annoying enemy in any of their games.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

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.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Mostly because, SORRY. YOU CAN ONLY KICK STRAIGHT UP.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

that flying kick is hilarious

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Man I gotta go back and play Golden Axe again.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

He beats up lots of guys with axes tho

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

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

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[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 months ago

The consensus seems to be that people only played it because it came bundled with the console

[–] walter_wiggles@lemmy.nz 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 8 points 3 months ago

Wow, I completely forgot about that game.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

it's insane how recognizable that beast is

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

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

[–] djvinniev77@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Altered Beast-Mode

[–] Zucca@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago

Musically related:

[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

lol the beasts derp eyes are great

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[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Bro shinesparked without the booster, what a madlad

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