History VideoGame / JoeAndMac

* BoundAndGagged: The cavegirls, all tied up in various forms during boss fights. This [[{{Bowdlerise}} was removed from the SNES version]] [[FetishFuel for obvious reasons]].

* BambooTechnology: Mook cavemen riding a foot powered helicopters. They throw bombs at you, for some odd reason.

* PortingDisaster: The SNES version of the game did get expanded levels, sprites directly derived from the Arcade Game, and a lush color palette... But it removed elements like charged weapons, interacting with your co-op partner (a mode which is unlocked after beating the game), and (worst of all) suffered from sluggish controls and a ''drastically'' reduced frame rate that seemed to run at half the speed of its [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis]] counterpart. On that note, the Genesis version lacked two weapons from the arcade version and fell victim to the system's notoriously stingy color palette, but included nearly everything else and even ran ''faster'' than the arcade version for added challenge.

* [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly]]: Its possible for your caveman to fall over dead from starvation in some versions, such as the arcade version, where your life gradually decreases (most versions, such as the SNES version, don't have this feature). Or more hilariously, fall over dead from starvation soon after surviving an attack with one HP left.

* [[spoiler:AbhorrentAdmirer: If you go down the middle and lower paths after the final boss, the ending will show you being chased by either an overweight middle-aged cavewoman or a male neanderthal in a drag. Though Joe and Mac have the same scared reaction when they're being chased by groupies.]]

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* ShoutOut: Upon defeating one of the bosses, your player will [[BadDudes pump a fist in the air]].

* [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly Cavemen Need Food Badly]]: Its possible for your caveman to fall over dead from starvation in some versions, such as the arcade version, where your life gradually decreases (most versions, such as the SNES version, don't have this feature). Or more hilariously, fall over dead from starvation soon after surviving an attack with one HP left.

* DoppelgangerAttack: Only in the arcade version, it's the duo's only ninja attack.

A series of {{Platform Game}}s by Creator/DataEast. The series began with the 1991 ArcadeGame ''Caveman Ninja'', known as ''Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin'' ("Fighting Cavemen") in Japan. Set in {{Prehistoria}}, the object of the game is to [[DamselInDistress rescue the titular duo's harem of]] [[NubileSavage cave girls]] from a band of rival cavemen and their dinosaur pet bosses. ''Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja'' saw quite a few home ports (with or without the subtitle), namely the SuperNES, UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, UsefulNotes/GameBoy, Amiga, DOS, and Zeebo.

A series of {{Platform Game}}s by Creator/DataEast. The series began with the 1991 ArcadeGame ''Caveman Ninja'', known as ''Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin'' ("Fighting Cavemen") in Japan. Set in {{Prehistoria}}, the object of the game is to [[DamselInDistress rescue the titular duo's harem of]] [[NubileSavage cave girls]] from a band of rival cavemen and their dinosaur pet bosses. ''Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja'' saw quite a few home ports (with or without the subtitle), namely the SuperNES, SegaGenesis, NintendoEntertainmentSystem, GameBoy, Amiga, DOS, and Zeebo.

** [[color:green:Joe]] (Player 1)
** [[color:blue:Mac]] (Player 2)

* [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly Cavemen Need Food Badly]]: Its possible for your caveman to fall over dead from starvation. Or more hilariously, fall over dead from starvation soon after surviving an attack with one HP left.

A series of {{Platform Game}}s by Creator/DataEast. The series began with the 1991 ArcadeGame ''Caveman Ninja'', known as ''Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin'' ("Fighting Cavemen") in Japan. Set in {{Prehistoria}}, the object of the game is to [[DistressedDamsel rescue the titular duo's harem of]] [[NubileSavage cave girls]] from a band of rival cavemen and their dinosaur pet bosses. ''Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja'' saw quite a few home ports (with or without the subtitle), namely the SuperNES, SegaGenesis, NintendoEntertainmentSystem, GameBoy, Amiga, DOS, and Zeebo.

** Also, there's Cola as a collectible food item, which was common in DataEast games.

It was followed by two SNES sequels: ''Congo's Caper'' (1992) and ''Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics'' (1994). There was also an arcade spin-off in 1994 titled ''Joe & Mac Returns'', an EliminationPlatformer similar to DataEast's ''VideoGame/TumblePop''.

A series of {{Platform Game}}s by DataEast. The series began with the 1991 ArcadeGame ''Caveman Ninja'', known as ''Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin'' ("Fighting Cavemen") in Japan. Set in {{Prehistoria}}, the object of the game is to [[DistressedDamsel rescue the titular duo's harem of]] [[NubileSavage cave girls]] from a band of rival cavemen and their dinosaur pet bosses. ''Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja'' saw quite a few home ports (with or without the subtitle), namely the SuperNES, SegaGenesis, NintendoEntertainmentSystem, GameBoy, Amiga, DOS, and Zeebo.

* ManEatingPlant: The second boss which bears an [[LawyerFriendlyCameo incredible resemblance]] to [[LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey the second]]. It can [[TentacleRope grab]] and eat you, which is an [[CaptainObvious instant kill.]]

It was followed by two SNES sequels: ''Congo's Caper'' (1992) and ''Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics'' (1994). There was also an arcade spin-off in 1994 titled ''Joe & Mac Returns''.

* [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything The Ninjas Who Don't Do Anything]]: Despite the title Joe and Mac don't have any ninja powers except for the DopplegangerAttack.

A series of {{Platform Game}}s by DataEast. The series began with the 1991 ArcadeGame ''Caveman Ninja'', known as ''Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin'' ("Fighting Cavemen") in Japan. Set in {{Prehistoria}}, the object of the game is to [[DamselInDistress rescue the titular duo's harem of]] [[NubileSavage cave girls]] from a band of rival cavemen and their dinosaur pet bosses. ''Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja'' saw quite a few home ports (with or without the subtitle), namely the SuperNES, SegaGenesis, NintendoEntertainmentSystem, GameBoy, Amiga, DOS, and Zeebo.

* [[spoiler:AbhorrentAdmirer: If you go down the middle and lower paths after the final boss, the ending will show you being chased by either an overweight middle-aged cavewoman or a male neanderthal in a drag. Though Joe and Mac have the same scared reaction when they're being chased by groupies.]]

* BoundAndGagged: The cavegirls, all tied up in various forms during boss fights. This [[{{Bowdlerized}} was removed from the SNES version]] [[FetishFuel for obvious reasons]].

* KillItWithFire: one of the stronger weapons in the game.

* SequelNumberSnarl: ''Tatakae Genshijin 3'' is known as ''Joe & Mac 2'' in the U.S. and ''Joe & Mac 3'' in Europe.

A series of PlatformGames by DataEast. The series began with the 1991 ArcadeGame ''Caveman Ninja'', known as ''Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin'' ("Fighting Cavemen") in Japan. Set in {{Prehistoria}}, the object of the game is to [[DamselInDistress rescue the titular duo's harem of]] [[NubileSavage cave girls]] from a band of rival cavemen and their dinosaur pet bosses. ''Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja'' saw quite a few home ports (with or without the subtitle), namely the SuperNES, SegaGenesis, NintendoEntertainmentSystem, GameBoy, Amiga, DOS, and Zeebo.