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'''''Joe & Mac''''' ('''''Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja''''' in Europe and '''''ジョーとマック 戦え原始人''''' in Japan) is a 1991 platforming action game by [[Data East]], initially released for a DE-manufactured arcade board, but later ported to home consoles such as the [[Sega Genesis]] (ported by [[Takara]]).
 
'''''Joe & Mac''''' ('''''Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja''''' in Europe and '''''ジョーとマック 戦え原始人''''' in Japan) is a 1991 platforming action game by [[Data East]], initially released for a DE-manufactured arcade board, but later ported to home consoles such as the [[Sega Genesis]] (ported by [[Takara]]).
  
You control Joe, a green-haired caveman, as he tries to rescue his and his blue-haired friend Mac's girlfriends, who have been kidnapped by enemy cavemen one night. Joe shoots a weapon by hitting {{B}}; he can change the particular weapon by grabbing a new one when it appears (hammers and wheels, for example). {{A}} and {{C}} both jump, however {{A}} has Joe jump higher and curled into a ball; {{B}} is a shorter jump that can be used to crush enemies. Most versions of the game have a 2 player mode that let the second player control Mac; Takara omitted this from the Mega Drive port.
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You control Joe, a green-haired caveman, as he tries to rescue his and his blue-haired friend Mac's girlfriends, who have been kidnapped by enemy cavemen one night. Joe shoots a weapon by hitting {{B}}; he can change the particular weapon by grabbing a new one when it appears (hammers and wheels, for example). {{A}} and {{C}} both jump, however {{A}} has Joe jump higher and curled into a ball; {{B}} is a shorter jump that can be used to crush enemies. There is also a 2 player mode that let the second player control Mac; while most ports use a menu at the title screen to select the mode, Takara requires you to hit {{start}} with the second controller at the title screen to play in 2P mode.
  
 
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Joe & Mac
System(s): Arcade, Super NES, Mega Drive, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Amiga, DOS, Zeebo
Publisher: Data East
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Genre: 2D Platform

















Joe & Mac (Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja in Europe and ジョーとマック 戦え原始人 in Japan) is a 1991 platforming action game by Data East, initially released for a DE-manufactured arcade board, but later ported to home consoles such as the Sega Genesis (ported by Takara).

You control Joe, a green-haired caveman, as he tries to rescue his and his blue-haired friend Mac's girlfriends, who have been kidnapped by enemy cavemen one night. Joe shoots a weapon by hitting B; he can change the particular weapon by grabbing a new one when it appears (hammers and wheels, for example). A and C both jump, however A has Joe jump higher and curled into a ball; B is a shorter jump that can be used to crush enemies. There is also a 2 player mode that let the second player control Mac; while most ports use a menu at the title screen to select the mode, Takara requires you to hit  START  with the second controller at the title screen to play in 2P mode.