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| Developer(s) | Shiny Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
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| Platform(s) | Mega Drive, SNES, Mega CD, Game Boy, Game Gear |
Earthworm Jim is a platform game starring an earthworm who battles evil with the help of an "ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit". It was developed by Shiny Entertainment, released for the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive outside North America) in 1994, and subsequently for the SNES, Game Gear, Game Boy, Mega CD, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows. Upon its release it was praised for its detailed, humourous animation and polished gameplay, and becoming the first game ever to get a 100% review in Games Master magazine. A special edition of the game was released for the Sega CD, which featured CD quality music, better graphics, and expanded levels [1] (http://curmudgeongamer.com/article.php?story=20021219163453983).
The storyline involved many colorful characters. Jim himself (a character designed by Doug TenNapel) was at first an ordinary Earth earthworm who did very earthworm-like things such as flee from crows. One day, in the space above Earth, the evil Psy-Crow had cornered a rebel spaceship pilot who had stolen an ultra-high-tech indestructible super space-cyber-suit, built by Professor Monkey-For-A-Head. The suit had been commissioned by the evil Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-filled, Malformed, Slug-for-a-Butt so that it would make her as beautiful as her twin sister, Princess What's-Her-Name. In the ensuing space fight, the suit was dropped to Earth, and fell on Jim. By a stroke of luck, Jim managed to land within the collar of the suit, and it ended up mutating him into the large and intelligent (at least by earthworm standards) superhero he is today. Jim overheard Psy-Crow talking to Queen Slug-for-a-Butt about the scorch marks left by the suit, and how she would soon be as beautiful as Princess What's-Her-Name. Jim thus set out to rescue the princess, fighting many enemies along the way, such as Evil the Cat and Bob the Killer Goldfish.
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Sequels
A sequel, Earthworm Jim 2, was released in 1995 for the Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation, SNES and PC, and a port was later released for the Game Boy Advance. Two further games, Earthworm Jim 3D (1999, PC, Nintendo 64) and Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy (1999, Game Boy Color), were produced without the involvement of Shiny and were met with mediocre to poor reviews.
Shiny's game Sacrifice involved an earthworm-like god called James.
Other media
An animated television series based on the games was produced and created by Doug TenNapel, and aired from 1995 to 1996, with Dan Castellaneta providing the voice for the title character. Other voices were provided by Andrea Martin and Ben Stein.
Two separate Earthworm Jim comics were published: one in the United States, and one in the UK. The latter was based more on the cartoon series than the original games. Aside from featuring the same characters, the two comics were completely unrelated.
See also
- List of Game Boy Advance games
- List of Sega Genesis games
- List of Sega Saturn games
- List of SNES games
- Tommy Tallarico
- Dave Perry
External links
- IMDb entry for the Earthworm Jim cartoon series (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111948/)
- GameFAQs entry for Earthworm Jim (Game Boy Advance) (http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/search/go.asp?dir=portable%2Fgbadvance&id=32470&lv=2&pg=1)
- GameFAQs entry for Earthworm Jim (Game Boy Color) (http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/search/go.asp?dir=portable%2Fgbcolor&id=24883&lv=4&pg=1)
- GameFAQs entry for Earthworm Jim (Sega CD) (http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/search/go.asp?dir=console%2Fsegacd&id=8512&lv=13&pg=1)
- GameFAQs entry for Earthworm Jim (Sega Genesis) (http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/search/go.asp?dir=console%2Fgenesis&id=6365&lv=6&pg=1)
- GameFAQs entry for Earthworm Jim (SNES) (http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/search/go.asp?dir=console%2Fsnes&id=8969&lv=14&pg=1)
- GameFAQs entry for Earthworm Jim (Windows PC) (http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/search/go.asp?dir=computer%2Fdoswin&id=23760&lv=9&pg=1)
Fan sites
- Lemm's Earthworm Jim Fan Site (http://lemm.nomoretangerines.com/ewj/)
- Earthworm Jim The Greatest Soil Munching Annelid (http://ewj-tgsma.nomoretangerines.com)
- Roberts Earthworm Jim fan site (http://www.geocities.com/rcm_ca/ewjsite/)
- Jordan's Earthworm Jim page (http://www.geocities.com/super_mario_lover/)
- Earthworm Jim Comic Scans (http://ensho.net/ewj/)
- Doo's Earthworm Jim fan pics (http://doo.nomoretangerines.com/ewj/)
- Zany Earthworm Jim 2 quotations (http://zanyvgquotes.com/earthwormjim2/index.html)
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