Altered Beast Arcade Gameplay Playthrough Longplay

Full walkthrough of the arcade version of Altered Beast by Sega

[seanmathews]

Played this game so much back in 1988. First game I beat in the arcade. Those were the days when if you were really good at a game it would attract an audience around the machine as you played. Good times.

[mglenning]

I've always loved how he was polite enough to at least WELCOME the hero to his doom.

[khoichau]

I love that the credits reveal that the whole thing is a film production, and the cast members all go enjoy a beer together afterwards!

We didn't get that in the Genesis port!

[KungKras]

I like how the developers put their signature at the end, and showed them celebrating with beer.
Must have been fun to be a developer in those days when teams were smaller and gaming wasn't all industrialized and hollywoodized.

[Fingolfin]

For some reason I just love the way each of these statements sound:
"Rise from your grave."
"Power up."
"Welcome to your doom."

[megmucklebones]

I used to go down to the arcade on a Saturday and stand there all day playing this, Double Dragon, Golden Axe and Out Run. Great days.

[Hollowolfjas]

So the villain starts the game off transforming into an awesome but nightmarish hellbeast that rips its own head off to attack.
And at the end of the game turns into a pink rhino-man.
Guess by that point he was out of ideas.

[miketexas]

They had this game at the front of the grocery store when I was a kid in the late '80s. My mom would hand me several quarters and go take care of her shopping. Such good memories!

[timstevens]

I played this in a college campus student center while a kid in 1988. Almost 35 years ago! It's a marvel to behold in person.

[mvrck]

Just came here to hear two words...

“POWER UP.”

[faheemjerseyxs]

the first boss scared the shit out of me as a kid

[HeroQuestFans]

this game in arcades was badass... the huge screen, blasting speakers. yes, it was harder than it needed to be (the genesis version really tightened up the controls and responsiveness in gameplay mechanic but the graphics and sound took a major hit). but such a thrill to play, as long as you had another quarter in your pocket (and a friend to help!)...

[jjvictor]

I love how the ant runs away at 5:31, he's just like "ayo my friend just got instantly transfomed into a chocolate stone by this weird ass bear, imma outta this shit"

[kasouyumi]

For an 80s game this looks very much ahead of its time

[gabrieljude]

Man I would play this game every morning before school. I remember my best friend would come over and we would play co-op trying to beat this game until we finally conquered it.

[MathieuPronovost]

11:21 If you pay close attention to the lower right corner of this final boss screenshot, you can notice The Thinker from Auguste Rodin and The Scream from Edvard Munch. A lot of games from Sega have cool little details like that.

[Kuraimizu]

follow the story of a Greek warrior who loves steroids, and then he realises he's a furry and has to defeat Voldemort

[seanleastria]

I beat this game at the movie theater with my brother since it's actually a 2-player game. I think we played it every week or two with $1.00 worth of quarters after watching a movie. And after a few weeks of playing, I was shocked the game was just over. Because I didn't expect it to end so quick. Not realizing that was the final boss.

[forgottenautos]

Ah, the first game that came with the Sega Genesis console. This game was simple yet so fun. The music and mood was great.

[DisasterSquad]

I love how they actually spent time on the first level transformation cutscene, and then said screw it after that