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'''''Altered Beast''''' is a [[1989]] beat 'em up game developed and published by Sega for the [[Sega Genesis]]. The Sega Genesis Mini re-release of the game was played by [[The D-Pad]] in [[2019]], as the thirty-fifth game in the [[Sega Genesis Mini|series of the same name]]. The LP consisted of a single episode; it was released on December 20, 2019.
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'''''Altered Beast''''' is a [[1989]] beat 'em up [[arcade]] game developed and published by Sega. It was later ported to both the [[Master System]] and the [[Sega Genesis]], among other consoles. Set in Ancient Greece, the player controls an unnamed character who is raised from the dead by Zeus for the purpose of saving his daughter Athena from Neff, the ruler of the underworld. The protagonist has the ability to transform into one of a number of different magical beasts under certain circumstances. It is one of the forty-two Genesis games included in the Sega Genesis Mini dedicated console. This version of the game was played on ''[[The D-Pad]]'' in a one-off episode in [[2019]], as the thirty-fifth game in their ''[[Sega Genesis Mini]]'' series. The episode was released on December 20, 2019.
  
In [[2020]], the [[Master System]] version of the game was played on the channel, as part of the [[PAX East 2020 BYOC Retro Relay]].
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The game was revisited on the channel in [[2020]], when the [[Master System]] version was played during the [[PAX East 2020 BYOC Retro Relay]]. It was included in a one-off episode covering the event, released on March 2, 2020.
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 31 August 2020

Altered Beast
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Developed by Sega
Published by Sega
Platform(s) Sega Genesis
Release date August 14, 1989 (1989-08-14)
Genre Beat 'em up
Details
Played by Rick Desilets
Featuring
Original run December 20, 2019
No. of episodes 1
Episode length 11:19
Video link
Sega Genesis Mini
Preceded by Road Rash II
Followed by Virtua Fighter 2

Altered Beast is a 1989 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was later ported to both the Master System and the Sega Genesis, among other consoles. Set in Ancient Greece, the player controls an unnamed character who is raised from the dead by Zeus for the purpose of saving his daughter Athena from Neff, the ruler of the underworld. The protagonist has the ability to transform into one of a number of different magical beasts under certain circumstances. It is one of the forty-two Genesis games included in the Sega Genesis Mini dedicated console. This version of the game was played on The D-Pad in a one-off episode in 2019, as the thirty-fifth game in their Sega Genesis Mini series. The episode was released on December 20, 2019.

The game was revisited on the channel in 2020, when the Master System version was played during the PAX East 2020 BYOC Retro Relay. It was included in a one-off episode covering the event, released on March 2, 2020.

Episodes

Sega Genesis Mini

SGM#TitleLengthPlayer(s)Commentator(s)Release date
36"So Strong You Died"11:19RickBen, Sarah, GeoffDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

PAX East 2020 BYOC Retro Relay

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