Congo's Caper (SNES) Playthrough
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- A playthrough of Data East's 1993 platformer for the Super Nintendo, Congo's Caper.
Congo's Caper, or Tatakae Genshijin 2: Ruukiino Bouken (戦え原始人2 ルーキーの冒険, lit. "Fighting Caveman 2: Rookie's Adventure"), is the SNES-exclusive sequel to Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja ( • Joe & Mac (SNES) Playt... ), which was known in Japan as Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin (ジョー&マック 戦え原始人, "Joe & Mac: Fighting Cavemen"). The localized title obfuscates the connection between the two, and this change is presumably the cause behind the third game in the series being renamed to Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics when it made its way west ( • Joe & Mac 2: Lost in t... ).
In Congo's Caper, you play as Joe & Mac's ancestor Congo (originally "Rookie"), a boy with a monkey tail who is on a mission to save his girlfriend Congette (originally "Aiai," like the girl in Super Monkey Ball) from the stomach of Gao, the Tyrannosaurus Rex that she was fed to after being kidnapped.
On paper, the game sounds like everything you'd expect from a sequel to Joe & Mac: it's a light-hearted, tropical-themed platformer that features a club-toting caveman who "enters" a dinosaur in order to throw down against a demon-like archvillain and rescue his woman. However, despite being based on similar premises, Congo's Caper neither looks nor feels at all like Joe & Mac.
Congo's Caper's target audience skews much younger than the teenaged arcade-going crowd that Joe & Mac catered to. There are no scantily clad maidens chasing the hero, the bosses don't lose body parts when they take damage, and the difficulty level is considerably lower. By early 90s standards, this is an incredibly easy game.
In his normal state, Congo is your typical happy-go-lucky monkey boy, but if he collects three gems, he can "evolve" into his stronger, faster super-saiyan form. Conversely, if he takes too much damage, he "devolves" into a weak monkey that can be killed in a single hit.
The flow and the structure of the game resemble Super Mario World's. You can take on the four main areas - each containing four stages - in whatever order you like, and though their layouts are simple, the stages are large, semi-open areas that encourage you to explore for secrets as you hunt for the exit.
It feels first-and-foremost like a console-style platformer, which it is, and that is a large part of what differentiates it from Joe & Mac, which was originally an arcade game. The tempo of play is more relaxed, the visuals are cuter, and the modest production values are more in-line with lesser known SNES action-platformers (like Smart Ball • Smart Ball (SNES) Play... or Spanky's Quest • Spanky's Quest (SNES) ... , for example) than with lavishly produced coin-op titles of its time. It doesn't come across as "cheap," per se, but it's an obvious downgrade from the first game.
At the end of the day, Congo's Caper is a charming, family-friendly game that prioritizes fun over a fancy presentation or a ruthless difficulty curve. I like it that way. It does its own thing, and it does it well.
It was probably for the best that they didn't call it Joe & Mac 2.
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I have been looking for this game for YEARS on and off and started to think I was crazy. It was never mentioned in any "obscure SNES games playlist" and nobody I knew had played it. Holy shit.
I'm glad you finally found it!
It's on the Nintendo switch online snes sevice
Same here, I was less than 5 years old when I played it and I have extremely fuzzy memories of playing it… the main thing I remember is the mechanical type dinosaur… feels so weird to see again.
This sequel to Joe & Mac bears little resemblance to the first game, but it's a fun little platformer in its own right, and it's one that's worth checking out.
Pensaba que Joe y Mac era una copia de este juego. Jaja
I LOVE THIS GAME!
i play when i was a child lol
What beautiful colors.
best super nintendo game.
This is just a cute game! I really like this one. Ironically this is my favorite Joe and Mac game.
This game, more than the other Joe and Mac games seems to be highly influenced by the Adventure Island series and Master Higgins. Can’t go wrong with that!
I had that same exact thought. They have really similar vibes. Some of the graphics in this game remind me a lot of New Adventure Island on the TG16.
@@NintendoComplete Nice! BTW in regards to similarly themed games to this - thanks for suggesting Greendog to me awhile back. I tried it and I really enjoyed it. It’s a great feel-good/relaxing game like Cool Spot, Spot Goes To Hollywood, or the Toe Jam and Earl games. It also has extremely funky “Sega vibes”, which I always enjoy. Thanks again!
@@rjcupidOh, np, I'm glad you liked it! Did you like the soundtrack? That was my favorite thing about it.
@@NintendoComplete The soundtrack is great. It’s like a mix of Cool Runnings and Toe Jam and Earl vibes.
@rjcupid That's a good way to put it. It's so mellow and islandy. That's not even a word, but whatever. Haha I think it gets the idea across.
26:32 same universe Joe & Mac
4:40 that was the funniest boss fight I've ever had the pleasure of bearing witness to!
Witness the origins of the Saiyan race.
Is he a far cousin to Joe & Mac? Or his ancestor?
I'm pretty sure it's ancestor since he has a tail.
He's also on a portrait in Joe's Hut in Joe & Mac 2
3:30 is rather generous for the first level like 5 one-ups...
Damn! Found this lost gem at last!
🔥para mí una joya de SUPER NINTENDO simplemente no fue muy comercial pero sin duda fue & seguirá siendo clásico de las plataformas 🐒💎🦖🔥
Played this one a couple times in the past. I've always preferred it to Joe and Mac. The difficulty may not be as challenging, but it's still a decent game. The visuals are adorable, too.
I still don't understand why it's considered a sequel to the original Joe & Mac. It has nothing to do with that game. That's like if they made Castlevania, then Master of Darkness for Master System & Game Gear but they called it Castlevania 2, _then_ the *_real_* Castlevania 2 but calling Castlevania 3! It's complete and utter nonsense.
I think it's a continuation of the "Caveman Ninja" idea more than it is of Joe & Mac specifically.
I played this game when I was a child, it was very cool. But I never reached the final boss. (The end disappointed 😂)
You can clearly see that he is a Saiyan. He transforms into Super Saiyan and God mode at the same time.
Cute game but the ending could've been better
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Wtf? Sound like Sonic game parodies, snes slow hardware not its true😅😅😅
I remembered all the songs before they even started.....oh man....