Golgoth confirms Joe and Mac remake in the works -- Joystiq

Golgoth confirms Joe and Mac remake in the works

by Griffin McElroy { Nov 6th 2009 at 3:30PM }

Golgoth recently dropped a press release to cut off conjecture about their next project at the pass, simply stating, "after our Toki remake release, we'll work on Joe and Mac license." That simple confirmation, as well as the concept art seen above, was really the only meat on the release's bones -- platforms for the remake, or a tentative launch window still remain unannounced.

We'd love to toot our own horn for correctly guessing the franchise Golgoth would work on next, but the studio's boss did say it would be a Data East-developed co-op platformer. One needn't be a world-renowned cryptographer to suss that one out.

Tags: co-op, data-east, golgoth-studio, joe-and-mac, platformer, remake, toki

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

merobb @ Nov 6th 2009 3:33PM

I loved the first one on SNES! I re-rented that game countless times.

koehler83 @ Nov 6th 2009 3:35PM

Sold! (Unless it's on Wii... cause it's also sold)

Warlock @ Nov 6th 2009 3:35PM

Sweet! It's about freaking time someone revived this franchise!

Monica Dickey @ Nov 6th 2009 5:49PM

Totally. Between this and Hudson's Island with that other little caveman guy I will be able to relive my brother's 8th birthday at the arcade haha

Shagittarius @ Nov 6th 2009 3:35PM

Wow there must be no more good ideas left if we're down to remaking C titles of barely recognizable characters. Too bad , let us morn the loss of creativity.

DangerMouse @ Nov 6th 2009 4:12PM

I'm still holding out for a Rise of the Robots remake.

Dustin @ Nov 6th 2009 5:01PM

Hasn't Hollywood been doing this for, oh I don't know, the past 20 years?

HSOL @ Nov 6th 2009 3:36PM

Sweet. Joe and Mac was one of my favorite SNES games. Hopefully they don't butcher it like Ubisoft did with TMNT.

Elranzer @ Nov 6th 2009 4:24PM

Ubisoft aboslutely needs to stay away from the TMNT franchise. It's gotta be Konami or no one else.

Filthy Assistant @ Nov 7th 2009 12:32AM

What exactly was wrong with TMNT? And don't say the music.

rudimentalist @ Dec 9th 2009 10:05AM

Ubisoft's TMNT game for the GBA was really pretty good. Better than Konami's GBA TMNT games. I just think they need to stop with the remakes and make games that nod to the old ones but with deeper gameplay (chaining up combos in the GBA one is great)

Anymore these days, remakes are just an excuse not to have to design new levels.

Shadowfax (PSN: u2fan4894) @ Nov 6th 2009 3:36PM

Who?

Orion @ Nov 6th 2009 3:54PM

You young whippersnappers.

NitroMikeo @ Nov 6th 2009 3:56PM

Yeah lets all downvote him for giving his opinion!

under13warrior @ Nov 6th 2009 4:02PM

yeah who are joe and mac?
Ninja's?
Caveman?

Phoenix @ Nov 6th 2009 4:12PM

Ninja cavemen!?

False @ Nov 6th 2009 4:57PM

"Who?" is not an opinion. It's a smartass remark. If you have nothing relevant to add to a thread, don't comment on it.

Shagittarius @ Nov 6th 2009 5:50PM

You know the comment, "If you have nothing relevant to add to a thread, don't comment on it." is actually a smart ass comment itself.

Warlock @ Nov 6th 2009 5:58PM

Smartass or not, at least it's an opinion.

Mr.Realistic @ Nov 6th 2009 3:37PM

FUCK YES! Joe & Mac rule so hard.

Jakeander @ Nov 6th 2009 3:38PM

Co Op on the snes was so awsome.

emperorzeroxx @ Nov 6th 2009 3:53PM

hopefully this is on xbla like the fruity rainbow game remake.

nightmare452 @ Nov 6th 2009 3:43PM

YEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!

Joe & mac was an awesome game, definitely a buy on the name alone to support them.

But what we really need is a port of Caveman Games for NES. Creating the fire against my bro and blowing his fire at the same time = great memories.

Slaziman (PSN ID: Slaziman) @ Nov 6th 2009 3:56PM

Fucking awesome game. Possibly the game with the coolest dinosaur fights I've ever played.

I hope they do both 1 and 2.

sonicspike41 @ Nov 6th 2009 4:09PM

Awesome. I never played the game, but from what I've read it seems like fun. Also, it reminds me of a game I did play back in the day: Congo's Caper. Here's hoping they remake that game next! (Though perhaps it's better they don't to avoid being labeled as the studio to turn to when you need a game remade, and nothing else).

Jonathan @ Nov 6th 2009 4:18PM

I'm so glad this was announced. My older brother and I used to LOVE playing this game. We had so much fun beating each other up so that we could get the power-ups.

I still very vividly remember the first T-Rex boss fight. And after you beat it, that hot chick comes out and hugs the player who got the last hit, while the other player's character looks sad.

Dr. steve brule @ Nov 6th 2009 6:03PM

thanks for the good memory.

the co-op in this game was so much fun, me and a buddy rented this quite a few times taking turns.

Miguel @ Nov 6th 2009 4:31PM

HELL YES!!!! I kept waiting for a port of joe and mac 1 & 2 to the Wii but this is even better! I hope they keep their humorous animations and ridiculous boss dinos. Great memories.....oh and don't hold back on the number of available chicks to marry!