Nothing resonated more strongly with early 90s youth than Urban Axe, an arcade game that took a vicious warrior of olde and planted him right in the middle of LA. Though the first level played out in traditional medieval beat ‘em up style, all bets were off once Savagus was transported to the mean streets of present day. Nuttier still, a transdimensional tear caused both worlds to eventually merge, creating some strange brawler mash-up of 90s hip on an ancient trip.
Kids went equally wild for the NES port, and while the inferior sound chip couldn’t quite match the original’s flavor, it did an admirable job of recreating the urban warrior beat to which so many arcades twisted and turned. This song finds Savagus torn between two worlds; lost in a thieve’s paradise, though these thugs have more than blades at their side. BANG! Watch out! You’re in BANDIT VALLEY!
Created by Moldilox using Milky Tracker (OSX)
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