Shack Reels: Shack's Arcade Corner: Altered Beast

“Rise from your grave!”

These are the first few words you’re given in Altered Beast as you’re commanded to rescue Zeus’ daughter. While the story doesn’t make a lot of sense, the game itself offered some unique experiences we’re still quite fond of to this day.

Check out this week’s Shack’s Arcade Corner where we pay homage to SEGA’s Altered Beast.

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October 28, 2015 1:15 PM

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- VictoriouSecret
  
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  October 28, 2015 1:19 PM
  
  That game was difficult as hell, but it was really cool when you could get the full transformation in the level. Great sound bites too, "WISE FWOM YO GWAVE"
- DM7
  
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  October 28, 2015 3:18 PM
  
  "Wise from your Gwave!"
  - Amusatron
    
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    October 29, 2015 5:05 AM
    
    "Welkob to your doob!"
- valcan_s
  
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  October 28, 2015 8:07 PM
  
  Cool Greg, nice game I was a big fan of Altered Beast I got a Sega Genesis because of it.
  
  Good times nice that you showed all the forms.
  
  Oh Samurai Shodown is next! That is a classic on the NeoGeo cabinets, good call.
- MacemanInTW
  
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  October 28, 2015 8:48 PM
  
  I played so much of this game. So great!
  - MacemanInTW
    
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    October 28, 2015 9:17 PM
    
    Holy crap...whoever was playing the game was terrible! :)
- BongSlayerB
  
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  October 28, 2015 8:52 PM
  
  Ah love that game. It was one of the first to play actual cut-scenes from video disc as I recall, in the arcade version.
- DinK
  
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  October 28, 2015 9:37 PM
  
  Wow, it had a plot huh? I knew nothing about who the old guy was or what happens in the end credits.
- the man with the briefcase
  
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  October 29, 2015 1:11 AM
  
  Good stuff, Greg
- baron calamity
  
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  October 29, 2015 4:50 AM
  
  As broken down as it was, I preferred the Sega Genesis version to the arcade.
- technotica
  
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  October 29, 2015 5:39 PM
  
  Awww yeah! I couldn't get enough of this game as a kid.