More Croc remasters hinted at as Argonaut pick risky release date

Sounds like Argonaut wants to go all in on Croc (Argonaut)

Argonaut Games is hinting at more revival plans for Croc, but it’s taking a big gamble with its chosen release date for the remaster’s launch.

Announced back in 2023, the remaster of PS1 game Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos was meant to have come out this past December, but developer Argonaut Games opted to delay it for some extra polishing.

The game is now scheduled to launch on April 2, with the reveal trailer promising revamped controls and visuals, as well as an in-game museum containing concept art, developer interviews and the like.

It’s bound to be a hit with anyone who fondly remembers the original but the good news for them is it’s not intended to be a one-off, with Argonaut already hinting at plans to remaster the rest of the series.

After sharing a new trailer, Argonaut was quizzed by one fan on X as to whether they had any plans to bring back the two Croc games for the Game Boy Color as well, via the Nintendo Switch’s online service.

Although Argonaut didn’t give a straight yes or no, they do seem to have some kind of plan for the titles: ‘We’ll have more to say about our plans for the Game Boy Color Croc games later this year.’

Argonaut themselves didn’t make the Game Boy Croc games. The first, titled simply Croc, was handled by a different British studio called Virtucraft and, unlike its console cousin, was a 2D platformer.

The sequel, Croc 2, was developed by Japanese studio Natsume and was a top-down experience reminiscent of The Legend Of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.

We didn’t know Croc had a Game Boy game, let alone two of them (THQ/MobyGames)

We’re not sure how much demand there really is for the Game Boy games, which are not as well known as the already fairly obscure PS1 title, but a simple port to the Nintendo Switch shouldn’t take too much effort.

Nevertheless, Argonaut seem eager to pull off a full series revival. It’s already expressed hope to remaster the PS1 version of Croc 2 and, if these remasters sell well, they want to make a brand new third game too.

While diehard Croc fans have likely already put a pre-order down for the remaster, its launch is threatened to be overshadowed by a far bigger event happening on the same day: the Nintendo Switch 2 showcase.

Considering Nintendo set that date in January and Argonaut only settled on it this week, we can’t imagine Argonaut chose that date by accident.

If we were feeling conspiratorial, we’d theorise Argonaut plans to capitalise on the Switch 2 showcase, perhaps with an announcement for a Switch 2 port of the remaster or maybe even the PS1 Croc 2.

Although it has a cult audience, Croc is by no means the most acclaimed game from Argonaut, who were one of the most respected British developers of the late 80s and early 90s.

A lot of their best work was for Nintendo, with games like Star Fox and Stunt Race FX, but we’d much rather see a new Starglider than another Croc.

The remaster is slated for the original Switch, as well as PlayStation, Xbox, and PC (Argonaut)

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