The cover for the Windows 95 version Jim by his Pocket RocketĪ year later, a special edition of the game was released for the Sega CD which features a Red Book audio soundtrack, improved graphics and expanded levels, and an even further enhanced version with redrawn, 256 colour graphics and an Earthworm Jim desktop theme, as well as all the Sega CD improvements, was released for Microsoft Windows 95. The most significant legacy of the game was perhaps the animated television series which lasted for two seasons. To tie in with the game there was an introductory comic from Shiny, a comic book mini-series from Marvel, an artwork book, and the Playmates Toys toy-line. The game was critically acclaimed upon its original release. It became known for its Hitchhiker's-like bizarre absurdity, and its horror comedy. The game was subsequently ported to Windows 95, the Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, and the Nintendo SNES, Game Boy, and years later, the Game Boy Advance and mobile devices.Įarthworm Jim is a " run and gun" platform video game, with some exceptions, starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil using his mutated worm head as a whip, his Plasma Blaster and Pocket Rocket. The main designer was Doug TenNapel, who also voiced the eponymous character in the game.Įarthworm Jim was first released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis on August 2, 1994.
The game was developed by Shiny Entertainment in association with Playmates Toys. AugEarthworm Jim is the first installment of the Earthworm Jim video game series.
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