Earthworm Jim

Earthworm Jim is my favourite Super Nintendo game it is so cool it's hard to describe. I get such a feeling when I play or think of this game its beyond Nostalgia. Earthworm Jim was an ordinary earthworm until a supersuit fell out of the sky and transformed him with Cosmic Powers to Earthworm Jim. Now he has to save Princess What's Her Name from Queen Slug for a Butt. He travels from Junk Yards to Heck to Bungee Jumping with Major Mucas in Snot A Problem to going through underwater tubes to walking Peter Puppy and making sure he doesn't get hurt. I like this game better then the sequel and cartoon show. Just because it started it all and nothing can beat the coolness of this game

Back in the early '90s a little side-scrolling platform game called "Earthworm Jim" came out and it was the talk of the school yard. I must've played this game HUNDREDS of times and remember ever little detail that game had in spades and the wonderful game play mechanics that made the series so damn special. It is so uniquely bizarre, it's hard to put into words just how amazingly AWESOME this game really is. You've got a superhero who battles unconventional video game villains in unconventional ways, navigating stages using his "head" as a "whip" as well as a "helicopter", fighting sub-bosses and tackling bonus stages complete with psychedelic colors whizzing about on a what could best be described as a "space crotch rocket". On top of that, the game oozes with style in the level design and the trippy and equally bizarre soundtrack. With all this, "Earthworm Jim" is easily one of the best 2-D platform games of the world; even coming close to rivaling Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario, for its' time and it's still a blast to play, even today. Now int the 21'st century, Earthworm Jim returns with an High Definition face-lift, courtesy of XBoxLive Arcade and Gameloft and also on PS3 and Wii(albeit Virtual Console). This version packs never-before-seen stages, boss characters, and bonus stages which has also seen a face lift. So if you never had the pleasure of playing EWJ, you can pick this up for SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, PS1, Sega Saturn, PC, or Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii; doesn't matter which version you get(although the Sega CD version has several new stages ALSO never before seen).

Simply put, EWJ is one of the grooviest and quirky, inventive 2-D platform games ever created. It' be a crime to pass this up this beloved, legendary classic.

This was one of my favorite Sega Genesis games while growing up.

Within just sixty seconds, I was enticed by the game's weirdness. You play an earthworm in a super suit traversing across a city made up of junk. Hungry crows and vicious, frothy mouthed dogs try to kill you and you launch a cow into the air via catapult. And that's just the very beginning. Don't you just love it?

You'll fight your way across seven levels and seven bonus stages in a run-and-gun/platform adventure, such as Junkyard City, Heck, an underwater city and a massive laboratory as you guide Jim in his quest to rescue Princess-What's-Her-Face from Queen-Slug-For-A-Butt.

The animation is fluid and cartoonish at the same time with goofy sound effects and the music has a cool sci-fi/techno feel to it. And Jim's voice clips are fun to listen too with his original surfer accent.

The game can get frustrating though. The difficulty increases steadily as you progress, and some of the levels, such "For Pete's Sake" and "Buttville", are quite hard.

While not as good as Sonic the Hedgehog, Earthworm Jim is a fun classic that still holds up today for retrogamers.

This is another of my favorite video games of all time and one of my favorite action platform games. I was a kid from the 90's and of course this game came out in the mid 90's when the action platform genre was in full swing, from the popularity of the Sonic franchise there were tons of games that were trying to get in on the action and become their own thing. This game was one of them and at the time it was somewhat of a phenomenon, from a sequel afterward (which will be a story for another time). There was also an animated series which was a hit and is one of my favorite video game animated shows (also a story for another time). Though it is true as time went on it's became a bit forgotten which is common with most games as time goes on. However, for any of us that have lived in the 90's as well as vintage video gamers it never escaped our memories.

The plotline isn't special as it's sort of your damsel in distress and save the universe plotline, it's not what's important as by its nature it's a clothesline, where all really in it for the platforming action and adventure which this game is rich with.

Really love the graphical presentation as it's a mix of both two dimension but also a little bit of three dimension. It's true the backgrounds along with worlds in the game are surreal and strange sci-fi fantasy setting but that's what makes the all the cooler and more beautiful and gives the game it's humorous atmosphere. And part of what drew me into this game as each level looks like a crazy mix of a Salvador Dali painting and an episode of the TV show "Ren and Stimpy".

I really like the surreal fun and funny atmosphere of the game; this is a game that doesn't take itself seriously and nor should we. Just like with watching the animated show "Ren and Stimpy" I almost couldn't keep a straight face while playing it, and I like that as that's a feeling I don't get often, where in most games' half the time your practically dead serious while playing.

Even like the animation of the enemies and supporting characters that look like they're from a 90's cartoon, which is ironic consider this game had an animated show., from bosses like this psycho warlock dog, your buddy Peter who is a cute dog but get him mad and Hulks out and a lot of other weird characters you must see to believe. But I also like the expression on their faces which makes the characters lively and this whole game lively like watching a 90's cartoon. Even like some bits of voice for "Earthworm Jim" which I thought was cool as it wasn't something you seen or heard of in most video games at the time, but most importantly it gives you a feel for the personality of Jim whom is this overly energetic funny noble hero.

The gameplay is solid as it's sort of the typical platform action but there is a little run and gun thrown into the mix. Really like that gun you use and the sound it makes, which has power and can take out enemies in midrange distance. But also, you have a melee weapon and tool which is using your own worm body as a whip. Not just to whip enemies but to hook on to places to swing from point A to B.

The game is a challenge to as it's not too hard but not too easy, there are a few parts of the game that are trick even a little tough, that will require some practice. I also like there is just a bit of variety in the game which keeps the game fresh, like after you clear a stage, there is this black hole race challenge which is the bonus game. Sometimes in other levels there are other things to do also like manning this underwater sub which I'll admit is kind of my least part of the game. It's kind of a rally race by its nature as you have very little oxygen which leaves you very little time to clear the trench lanes.

I really like the music which are memorable, and a few are on my personal fav list. Some of the tracks are funny, but others have the tough action adventure feel to it that just gets you pumped up for action.

This vintage classic you'll dig.

Rating: 4 stars.

It's a great game but a pain in the neck giving me the finger but great music and levels as well