Croc: Legends of the Gobbos Remastered – Argonaut Games returns! (2nd April 2025)

[Julius]

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Argonaut Games, the legendary studio known for bringing its pioneering 3D technology to a 2D gaming world in the 1980s, has returned after a 20-year hiatus. It became a household name to gamers worldwide by developing groundbreaking titles, including the classics Starglider and Starglider 2, the seminal Star Fox (in collaboration with Nintendo), and Croc Legend of the Gobbos.

The reborn Argonaut Games continues the legacy established by Jez San OBE in 1982, now as a boutique publisher driven by creativity and developer collaboration. Possessing a catalog of classic gaming IP combined with a roadmap of original games, we hope you will join us as we embark on this exciting new chapter in Argonaut's history.

Per Gematsu, it is coming to "all the current consoles" as well as PC; I'll update the thread with tags once we get specifics, but I interpret that as it coming to the Switch as well. 

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Argonaut Games, a British game developer founded in 1982 by Jez San and closed down in October 2004, has announced its revival alongside a remastered version of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos due out for "all the current consoles" and PC in 2024.

Known for titles like Starglider, Starglider 2, Star Fox, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, and Croc 2, Argonaut Games released its last game in 2004, and is now making a comeback as a boutique publisher with a planned slate of classic Argonauts Gmaes intellectual property and "exciting new titles" for both current and retro game platforms.

Its first title is the remastered version of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, which first launched for the original PlayStation in September 1997.

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Julius

[Hero-of-Time]

@Happenstance is jumping for joy.

[drahkon]

OH MY GOD!

[Happenstance]

Nice that newer Nintendo fans can finally see what a real 3D platformer should be

[Glen-i]

46 minutes ago, Happenstance said:

Nice that newer Nintendo fans can finally see what a real 3D platformer should be

Eh, a one month NSO Expansion Pack will likely be cheaper.

Then you can play 2 better ones!

Edited August 28, 2024 by Glen-i

[Cube]

Crazy that you will be able to buy Croc on the Switch, but not Super Mario 64.

 

Even crazier is that Croc is getting a much better treatment than the version of SM64 that was temporarily available on Switch. 

[Dcubed]

Perhaps more noteworthy than Croc itself, Argonaut the developer has also been revived from the dead; with Jez San back at the helm!

Sunsoft Argonaut is Back! Neat

Edited August 28, 2024 by Dcubed

[Julius]

Releasing April 2nd:

You know, I feel like there might just be something else going on that day which completely overshadows this... 

[Hero-of-Time]

13 minutes ago, Julius said:

You know, I feel like there might just be something else going on that day which completely overshadows this... 

Indeed.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that U.S. trade representatives indicated behind closed doors that they are planning to slap a "global tariff" on trading partners as of April 2, creating a need for Canada to shift its focus to making sure it is "first in line for exemptions."

 

Edited 14 hours ago by Hero-of-Time

[nekunando]

I can't recall ever playing any more than perhaps the first one or two levels of Croc on PS1.

When you've had the freedom of movement found in Super Mario 64 and the move set found in Banjo-Kazooie then it's always going to be more of a struggle to find the joy in Croc.

Interested to see how this is received in April but always happy to see things brought to modern hardware whether they interest me or not!

[Glen-i]

31 minutes ago, nekunando said:

When you've had the freedom of movement found in Super Mario 64 and the move set found in Banjo-Kazooie then it's always going to be more of a struggle to find the joy in Croc.

Credit where it's due, at least they've added the option of not using those dodgy tank controls.

Croc won't be back flipping all over the place, but at least he'll move in a way a platformer should.