Red Art Games releases Joe & Mac Retro Collection on Switch 2 and Switch

Red Art Games released Joe & Mac Retro Collection on Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Switch on Oct. 29, 2026.

The compilation pairs Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja with Joe & Mac: Lost in the Tropics and Congo’s Caper. Red Art Studios, an internal team at Red Art Games, developed the package, and Red Art Games publishes it. TheXboxHub classifies the release as an Action Platformer / Run And Gun game and lists the developer, publisher, and platforms in its At A Glance box.

The package adds modern tools to the original releases. Players can rewind mistakes, save progress at any point, toggle an optional CRT filter, choose custom frames, and adjust aspect ratios. A new Boss Rush Mode sends players against bosses from all three games one after another. Nintendo Everything describes it as a challenge to defeat every boss as fast as possible.

A Virtual Unboxing Experience displays original boxes, manuals, and cartridges, and an in-game music player collects the soundtracks from all three titles. These bonus features accompany the modern quality-of-life additions.

GoNintendo notes that the Western release of Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja was censored, so the package restores the original Japanese version. The collection includes both Western and uncensored Japanese versions of each title.

Local two-player co-op works on a single screen in Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja and Joe & Mac: Lost in the Tropics, while Congo’s Caper is single-player only. In co-op, each player manages their own health and competes over health and precious meat. Nintendo Everything says the collection stays true to the arcade spirit of the 1990s with old-school local multiplayer.

Red Art Games sells physical editions. The Rock Edition includes the game, a retro-inspired box, an acrylic stand, a 3-badge set, a sticker sheet, a double-sided poster, an instruction manual, and a RedArtGames.com-exclusive sticker sheet.

The Deluxe Edition is limited to 500 PEGI-rated copies per platform and is exclusive to RedArtGames.com. It includes a game with a reversible cover, an alternate-cover sleeve, an instruction manual, and a sticker sheet.

The collection also appears on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and PC. TheXboxHub lists those platforms alongside Nintendo Switch but ties the only stated price, £16.74, specifically to the Xbox Store and gives no price for other platforms.

All three games run through the SNES app included with Nintendo Switch Online, which costs $20 per year and uses the same emulator functionality found in Nintendo’s service. MyGamer published a review noting that the games hold up especially well in co-op. The review asks whether Switch Online subscribers need the collection, saying the answer depends on fandom and wallet size.

Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja is a Run & Gun platformer in which Joe and Mac fight through 12 hellish levels using prehistoric tools and weapons. The duo rescues the village’s women from a gang of Neanderthals and faces deadly dinosaurs.

Joe & Mac: Lost in the Tropics sends the heroes through varied environments to collect Rainbow Stones and recover a stolen royal crown. The adventure also requires them to defend the Tiki Village and adds light role-playing elements.

The three games move players through dense forests, icy caves, volcanic hazards, murky swamps, and other unusual encounters. The collection uses a custom caveman-themed interface built around bones, dinosaurs, and giant meat sticks, though it does not include the arcade edition of the games.