richarddavies
26-08-2008, 10:40
This weeks Retro club choice is by Supermatt723 and it is joe and mac on the Snes. Heres some info:
Joe & Mac, also known as Caveman Ninja in North America, Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja in Europe, and Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin (ジョーとマック 戦え原始人, Jō to Makku Tatakae Genshijin? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Japanese), "Joe and Mac: Fighting Cavemen") in Japan, a 1991 platform game released for the arcades by Data east. It was later adapted for the Super NES, Mega drive/Genesis, NES, Game boy, Amiga and PC.
It stars the green-haired Joe and the blue-haired Mac, cavemen who battle though numerous prehistoric levels using, weapons such as boomerangs, bones, fire, flints, electricity, stone wheels, and clubs. The objective of the game is simply rescuing a group of girls who were kidnapped by a rival gang of cavemen. The gameplay is somewhat similar to contra and has a Gauntlet style health system, where the player loses health over a period of time apart from in boss battles.
The original arcade version had the distinction of allowing the player to select between different routes (not unlike Taito's Darius) at the end of a boss battle. Also, after defeating the final boss, the players can choose between three exits, which each one enables a slightly different ending.
The Mega Drive/Genesis port is the most accurate to the arcade version, with only slightly reduced graphical and aural detail. The Super NES port features an overworld map in order to choose the levels (unlike other versions all of them have to be played), which were longer, plus some bonus stages (either in the levels or out in the world map). Some of the weapons are missing and can no longer be charged up. The final boss is also different and there is only one ending.
The NES and Game Boy versions are much downgraded versions of the original arcade version, and lack the possibility of choosing levels.
Joe & Mac, also known as Caveman Ninja in North America, Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja in Europe, and Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin (ジョーとマック 戦え原始人, Jō to Makku Tatakae Genshijin? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Japanese), "Joe and Mac: Fighting Cavemen") in Japan, a 1991 platform game released for the arcades by Data east. It was later adapted for the Super NES, Mega drive/Genesis, NES, Game boy, Amiga and PC.
It stars the green-haired Joe and the blue-haired Mac, cavemen who battle though numerous prehistoric levels using, weapons such as boomerangs, bones, fire, flints, electricity, stone wheels, and clubs. The objective of the game is simply rescuing a group of girls who were kidnapped by a rival gang of cavemen. The gameplay is somewhat similar to contra and has a Gauntlet style health system, where the player loses health over a period of time apart from in boss battles.
The original arcade version had the distinction of allowing the player to select between different routes (not unlike Taito's Darius) at the end of a boss battle. Also, after defeating the final boss, the players can choose between three exits, which each one enables a slightly different ending.
The Mega Drive/Genesis port is the most accurate to the arcade version, with only slightly reduced graphical and aural detail. The Super NES port features an overworld map in order to choose the levels (unlike other versions all of them have to be played), which were longer, plus some bonus stages (either in the levels or out in the world map). Some of the weapons are missing and can no longer be charged up. The final boss is also different and there is only one ending.
The NES and Game Boy versions are much downgraded versions of the original arcade version, and lack the possibility of choosing levels.