Golden Axe II/Cheats

Level Select
At the introduction screen, hold +  +  and press. Release and  but keep  held down. Move the cursor to Options and press +. Highlight Exit and press +. Highlight your choice of players and press +. Choose Normal Game and press +. Choose your character and then press +  +  +. A blank screen should now appear, showing a single number in the center of the screen. Release now. Use and  to change the stage number, then press  when it's at the stage you want.

Extra Continues
Highlight Options, hold +  +, and press Start. Release but keep  +  held. Set what options you want, ensuring difficulty remains on Normal. Exit the Options menu and start a new Normal Game and you should see eight credits at the selection screen.