Caveman Ninja

Arcade Video game published 35 years ago:

Caveman Ninja (c) 1991 Data East Corporation.

Export release. Game developed in Japan. See the original for more information; "Tatakae Genshijin - Joe & Mac".

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Caveman Ninja was released in February 1991.

The Caveman Ninja title seems to be a parody of Data East's previous arcade hit "Bad Dudes" title in Japan: "Dragonninja":)

Michael Jackson used to own this game. It was sold at the official Michael Jackson Auction on April 24th, 2009.

A bootleg of this game is known as "Stone Age".

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The US version is slightly different, it has the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.

- SERIES -

1. Caveman Ninja (1991)
2. Congo's Caper (1993, Nintendo Super Famicom)
3. Joe & Mac 2 - Lost in the Tropics (1993, Nintendo Super Famicom)
4. Joe & Mac Returns (1994)

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* CONSOLES:
[US] Sega Genesis (1991) "Joe & Mac" by Takara
Sega Mega Drive [BR] (1991) "Joe & Mac" by Tec Toy
[EU] Nintendo NES (1992) "Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja [Model NES-CJ]"
[US] Nintendo SNES (jan.1992) "Joe & Mac [Model SHVC-JT]"
[US] Nintendo NES (dec.1992) "Joe & Mac [Model NES-CJ]"
[EU] Nintendo Game Boy (1993) "Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja"
[US] Nintendo Game Boy (june.1993) "Joe & Mac"
[US] Nintendo Wii (feb.19, 2010) "Data East Arcade Classics [Model RVL-P-R26E]"
[BR] Zeebo (apr.15, 2010)
[MX] Zeebo (mar.30, 2010)

* COMPUTERS:
PC [MS-DOS] [EU] (1991) by Elite
PC [MS-DOS] [US] (1991)
[EU] Commodore Amiga (1992)
Commodore Amiga [US] (1992) by Elite

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