Earthworm Jim (character)
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The main protagonist, Earthworm Jim, on the right, in his super suit, with sidekick "Snott" coming out of his backpack. Pictures on the left include Psy-Crow, the series main antagonist, and Princess What's Her Name, who Jim commonly has to save.
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| Genres | Platform |
| Developers | Shiny Entertainment |
| Publishers | Interplay Entertainment |
| Creators | Doug TenNapel |
| Platforms | Various |
| Platform of origin | Sega Genesis |
| First release |
Earthworm Jim August 2, 1994 |
| Latest release |
Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy November 16, 1999 |
Earthworm Jim is a series of side-scrolling platforming video games, the first game of which was released in 1994. The series is noted for its platforming and shooting gameplay, surrealist humor, and edgy art style. Four games were released in the series: Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, Earthworm Jim 3D, and Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy. The series lay dormant for almost a decade before Gameloft remade the original game in HD for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in 2010. Interplay announced an Earthworm Jim 4 in 2008, but little has surfaced since.
Playmates Toys, finding success with the license for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, wanted to start their own franchise. Inspired by the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog series with Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, they decided that they wanted to start the franchise as a video game, a rare approach at the time. From there, the game's design actually started with creator Doug TenNapel's simple sketch of an earthworm that he presented to Shiny Entertainment. Impressed, David Perry and the rest of Shiny bought the rights to Earthworm Jim from TenNapel, and started developing the game. From there, TenNapel would work on doing the game design, creating level ideas, and voicing Jim's character, while Perry and the other programmers created other characters and game mechanics.
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