Joe & Mac FAQ
May 18, 2002
Daniel (FecalLord) Engel
http://go.to/thedanpit
fecalord2002@yahoo.ca
ICQ: 9722762



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CONTROLS
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The controls for this game are very simple, and are as follows:

A - Jumps.
B - Uses weapons.
Start - Pauses the game.
Select - Set game options at title screen.


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ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
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Charged attack - Hold B and release before dizzy.
Crouch - Press down.
Vertical throw - Hold up and press B.
High jump - Hold up and press A.


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ITEMS
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Axe - Your basic weapon.
Flint - Fast weapon that is weak.
Boomerang - Better weapon that returns to you when thrown.
Stone Wheel - Strong weapon.
Fire - Strongest weapon.

Food - Comes in a variety of forms, but all of them restore some of your 
energy.


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ENEMIES
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Cavemen - Walk or run at you and club you, sometimes carry eggs that 
have items inside.

Rocks - Jump these before they hit you.

Pteranodons - Jump or duck these before they fly into you.

Archaeopteryx [Bird] - Feathered bird-like enemy, jump or duck these 
before they fly into you.

Baby T-Rex - Just jump over these tiny dinosaurs.

Plants - Kill these quickly and watch out for the seeds they spit at 
you.

Electric Fish - Just jump over these.


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THE GAME
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The enemies in the game that aren't bosses appear in masses at random 
locations on the screen, the only thing that can be predicted is at what 
parts of a stage they start appearing in.  Also be warned that this game 
is VERY hard and frustrating, especially when compared to the SNES Joe & 
Mac which was quite an easy game.

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Stage 01
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Avoid the pteranodons while you kill cavemen and bushes and head right.  
High jump over the baby t-rex's when you see them and continue right.

Here's your first mini-boss a t-rex, he's very easy if you high jump and 
throw axes at his head.  This will force him left with each hit and 
he'll die quite easily, then you can continue the stage.

Avoid the pteranodons while you kill cavemen and walk over a giant t-
rex.  Check what weapon the caveman is carrying and if it's a wheel or 
fire get it, otherwise keep your axe.  Destroy the helicopter and walk 
over another giant t-rex, then kill or avoid the helicopter as you 
continue right to the boss.

Here's your first stage boss a giant t-rex, he's very easy if you high 
jump and throw axes at his head.  Of course you'll have to time this to 
jump over his rocks and small t-rex's but other than that it's a pretty 
easy battle.

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Stage 02
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Head right and jump the rocks as you avoid the pteranodons.  Grab the 
weapon if it's a wheel or fire, then continue right.  Jump across the 
ledges as you kill the plants, beware of their seeds.  Also be careful 
of the electric fish between some platforms.  Continue right to start 
the battle with the mini-boss, a giant plant.

There isn't any real pattern to this guy, so the best bet is to just 
high jump as much as you can and fire shots at the giant plant until it 
dies.  Make sure that you don't get too close to it though, otherwise it 
will eat and kill you with one bite.

Avoid the many pteranodons and rocks as you jump over platforms on your 
way right.  Get the weapon if it's a wheel or fire, otherwise continue 
right.  Once you pass the wall in the background you will be close to 
the stage boss.

The stage boss is a large pteranodon, and you fight him while there are 
baby pteranodons trying to hit you.  Try your best to dodge the baby 
pteranodons as you high jump and hit the big one, or shoot up at it from 
the ground when it flies low.  The battle isn't tough really, but can 
take some time.

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Stage 03
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Avoid pteranodons and electric fish as you head right, then get the 
weapon if it's a wheel or fire.  Avoid more pteranodons and electric 
fish, then check the next weapon for a wheel or fire and continue right 
to the mini-boss.

This giant water beast isn't all that tough, just make sure you high 
jump a lot.  This way you'll clear his shots and be able to hit him in 
the head easily, also high jump over him as he comes at you.

Avoid rocks and pteranodons as you head right, then kill some cavemen 
and check for a wheel or fire weapon.  Jump some tiny t-rex's and avoid 
the pteranodons, then jump a pit and check for a wheel or fire weapon 
before going right to the boss.

For this armoured dinosaur go right underneath his mouth, then his shots 
should miss you.  Now adjust yourself slightly (face left) until you can 
hit him by firing straight up, do this until he is dead.

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Stage 04
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Jump running cavemen, rocks, and birds as you go right.  Kill the rock-
throwers and continue right to the mini-boss.

Here you will fight a t-rex, while pteranodons fly above.  You can kill 
him pretty much the same way as the t-rex that you fought earlier in the 
game, but you'll take some hits from the pteranodons.  Also he doesn't 
back up when he gets hit, so just use high jumps and aim for the head to 
win the battle.

Destroy the helicopter and head right as you avoid birds and pits.  
Check the weapon for a wheel or fire and continue right, then avoid more 
pits, electric fish and birds until you reach the boss.

You're fighting another large pteranodon here, so just try your best to 
avoid the baby pteranodons as you kill the big one and end the stage.

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Stage 05
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At the start of the stage you'll be jumping over some running cavemen 
and many birds as you head right.  Get the weapon if it's a wheel or 
fire, then continue right jumping over more running cavemen,  birds and 
baby t-rex's.

Now you fight a T-Rex as the mini-boss of the stage.  If you hide under 
him and high jump up to hit him when it's safe (the pteranodons are in 
your way most of the time) the fight should be over fairly quickly.

For the next part of the stage you'll be jumping cavemen and birds as 
you head right.  Get the weapon if it's a wheel or fire and jump more 
birds and some rocks.

Now you'll fight the last boss of the game, a giant caveman.  Dodge his 
rocks and the birds as you attack him in the head with the axe and you 
should have a pretty easy fight.

Now you can watch the ending to the game and enter your name if you got 
a high score.



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This document Copyright 2002 Daniel Engel
