Earthworm Jim 3D - Nintendo 64 Review - Ultra HDMI - HD

[@CptChandler]

I rented this for a weekend when I was 11. I couldn’t get past one boss, who says “I love the smell of bacon in the morning”, when the fight starts, but I tried to beat it like 8 million times. I’m 33 now, and I still hear him saying it all the time.

[@ChrisMeadows1992]

Despite the game's obvious flaws and troubled production history, EJ3D really does have a charming art-style, is visually consistent with the franchise and the staff's love for the previous two games is readily apparent. That counts for something in my book. Great video as always

[@woodhousepictures5376]

I'm a simple man, i see a video from Glenn and i drop everything, grab a beer and watch it

[@n64glennplant]

+Going For Golden Eye haha cheers Jim 👍 ps...everyone reading this go watch "going for goldeneye" NOW 😍

[@grungyperry7530]

Going For Golden Eye I was gonna buy a pint of vodka but then I saw this and clicked immediately!

[@woodhousepictures5376]

Your the man Glenn also i have another film coming up i want you to be part of, message me on facebook when you get a chance!

[@jeremyjohnson8844]

I drink my 100mg of methadone and watch away.

[@ThefortniteproYX]

This is my favourite KZbin channel always helps me get me retro on :)

[@ValseInstrumentalist]

I had the PC original Earthworm Jim, and there was an icon for it on our Win98 desktop. One time my mom had to do some important work on the computer and was already in a bad mood. She mis-clicked and was met instantly with a voice belching out "Earth-worm-Jiiimmm" and yelled "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT." My greatest Earthworm Jim memory.

[@n64glennplant]

Hahahah that’s amazing

[@christianfiguroa7147]

Your mom sounds like a B****

[@bumpndump9643]

Probably the most positive review of Earthworm Jim 3D that i have ever seen :p Now i want buy a copy and try it

[@frankwest6984]

Nicolas Cortés If you can look past its flaws, it is honestly a pretty fun time. Great music and interesting level design. I personally think it gets way to much heat and think Glenn's review is pretty spot on.

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

Nicolas Cortés I was surprised to, mostly everyone hates this game.

[@Leny1777]

Frank West People want a classic vibe and feel of genesis/snes version. I personally enjoy and advventure platformer on N64..

[@jellyacc]

it's uh, so so. overall a pretty fun game but there were some EXCRUCIATINGLY hard parts in the game. honestly, prepare to be frustrated many many many times

[@colingznetwork781]

bump ndump do people usually treat this game negatively?

[@JoeyRomriell-hz8lb]

Jim sure loves to play his accordion

[@n64glennplant]

Can’t get enough of it!

[@myenemysenemy1043]

I hope Earth Worm Jim gets the Sonic Mania treatment

[@n64glennplant]

+My Enemy's Enemy that would be cool

[@arostwocents]

The true next gen game was Skullmonkeys. It is everything good about EJ as a next gen (ps1) game. It's genuinely incredible and I think the most underrated game of all time

[@anactualmotherbear]

Jim's character animation is great. It's fluid and funny, especially that goofy run. I think that run translated well from the 2D sprites to the 3D model.

[@n64glennplant]

+Anne-Marie Rose yeah except for his rolls which are somewhat "special"

[@notamuffin]

Yeah, the bosses completely dragged this game down entirely. They were so awful. It's a shame too, because this game is really quite fun, but those damn boss segments are horrifically bad.

[@ThefortniteproYX]

Are they bad as in aren't fun? Or too hard?

[@notamuffin]

@@ThefortniteproYX Both. They're all identical, being a vehicle shooter stage with controls that feel slippier than ice skating with your skates covered in cooking oil. Aiming is so extremely slow that by the time you get hold of a rocket, you're usually shot at by the enemy and lose most of your marbles, as well as them being quickly scooped up by the enemy due to prolonged hitstun and slow acceleration of your vehicle. With there not being a time limit, these boss fights can go on forever, one fight taking me over half an hour and it dragged on for ages, it felt like actual hours. It's repetitive, boring, unfair, slow, and they just overall suck.

[@ThefortniteproYX]

@@notamuffin oh great, not looking forward to that haha

[@cloudstrife1983]

Loved this show back in the day

[@qaywsx583]

Have been waiting 3 years for you to make this review. Cheers

[@edward18517]

Doug Perry...now that's a fusion of names I've never heard before XD

[@Madlittlepixel]

You got Bomberman listed in your description. Just a heads up. Loved the review.

[@n64glennplant]

+Madlittlepixel sorted, thanks for the heads up!

[@exactspace]

What’s that squeaking sound heard through much of the video? (May be more noticeable with headphones, and can be heard around 6:23, for instance)

[@n64glennplant]

I have no idea....I can’t hear it although I do have EDT 😂

[@exactspace]

Maybe it’s a squeaky toy?

[@Imgema]

This 3D model of Earthworm Jim is surprisingly good in terms of detail and animation. They even modeled his fingers individually. It's probably using much more polygons compared to Mario's or Banjo's models.

[@n64glennplant]

+Imgema you know you could be very right there, most animations are top except for jims roll which is quite messy here

[@Imgema]

Yes, for some reason this move uses less frames of animation and looks jerky. The same happens with the idle animation (when you let Jim still for a while and does this rope skipping thing). Speaking of idle animations, 2D EWJ games had tons of them, 3D EWJ only has one :(

[@MikeSandersonVideos]

I know you're nearing the end of the library, but please try find a way to continue the reviews. Whether you move on to another system you're familiar with or not, your work and content doesn't go unappreciated! Keep up the awesome work, Glenn!

[@n64glennplant]

+John Redcorn don't worry John there's years left yet 😬

[@_Braised]

Man that first music theme- all I heard in my head during that bit was Cheryl Crow's All I Wanna Do

[@n64glennplant]

+brok2 haha yeah it does now I think of it

[@jamesharbin8848]

I wish Nintendo would have made more 2d platformers for the N64 imagine how fun and good this game would have looked in a 2d world

[@christianna3561]

Another great review! I was wondering when you where going to review this game. I actually liked it. I also had no real high expectations going it and really had fun with this game. 3D platformers are pretty rare these days so I enjoy games like this a lot more than when I was a younger and they seamed to come out all the time. Keep up the great work!

[@n64glennplant]

+Al Robins I think there's about 70-80 games left to do plus many more Japanese games. There's still some classic games on the list to cover yet!

[@andrewmullens9715]

Hearing Earthworm Jim scream "Ungroovy!" all the time got to me but It wore over me eventually...

[@pirate_cove_man]

This game falls into the same category of Mega Man 64 and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. Everyone hates it because of clunky controls and not jumping to the third dimension from its predecessors very well, but they were still learning back then, so I say those flaws are excusable. This game did it's job greatly for how hard it was to develop, and it doesn't deserve as much hate as it gets

[@thejervis86]

Agreed!

[@CleaveTheDragon]

I'm glad about this review, most people just bash the game. Having owned it and completed at some point, while I understand the frustrations and wouldn't recommend it today, I felt a lot of its flaws were over-exaggerated and there's stuff in here that is enjoyable. Like you said the level design is alright, and while not the same level as the 2D entries it does have more personality than other 3D platformers. I didn't mind the boss levels that much, but aside from the camera being a pain (I wanna say here that this was kind of a standard in early 3D stuff, so as a teen I had more patience to cope with it), I think what held it back for me was the collectibles. As a completionist I liked getting everything, but EW3D did a similar design Banjo Kazooie did where once you exited a level, or died, your marble counter reset and you had to collect them all again in order to break your previous record. And as fine as the level design is, it is rather linear, and some stages are full of instant death. Jim controls tight, but his head copter needed to de-accelerate more naturally so that Jim could ease into place (think of Conker's tail copter from BFD). It would have improved the platforming a lot more, on top of the camera being more responsive and further away. But accidents happen, and forcing the player to retread the entire level is too punishing. Also the music was pretty good.

[@n64glennplant]

you'll find that often I dont go against the grain and just bash a video for views. I give it a chance and this was an ok game, just not what fans wanted (myself included) for the most part

[@wailingentity]

Earthworm Jim racing is a good shout Glenn!

[@n64glennplant]

+wailingentity using the rockets 🚀 instead of cars etc would be cool like looney tunes space race on N64 was gonna have

[@nesbeatzpowerhouse1487]

it is the first positive review about this game and i totaly agree it is not a perfect game but in my opinion definitly a good one i play it every 5 years once same to say about castlevania 64/legacy of darkness in my opinion a masterpiece

[@n64glennplant]

+NesBeatz Productions some people can just be too salty on this which is understandable given how epic the first 2 are/were

[@treehunned7615]

This is one of the games that makes me think if it were a memory or a dream

[@n64glennplant]

+Dimethla Triptomine it's all real 😂

[@02337755]

I remember my uncle getting me this for my birthday back then. Such a fun game.

[@n64glennplant]

+02337755 takes you way back hey

[@robzworkz3358]

When Earthworm Jim took damage, I could have sworn I heard him say "pawg". Pork-boarding was hard. Oh and don't forget......"Homebrew".

[@n64glennplant]

+Robz Workz maybe it's just the heavily compressed audio 😬

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

I enjoyed this game. Horrible camera and very difficult at times but rewarding and great level design. Just get past the beginning level and the game gets much better.

[@n64glennplant]

+Bandit Keith King of Duel Monsters I think so too, the first world is meh but after that it gets great.

[@timmer919hep]

As per your question at the end, my favorite game that almost never was (but thankfully was released) is Psychonauts on the Xbox/PS2/PC. It's easily one of the best 3D platformers from that era of gaming when the genre was dying out and is one of the most creative video games i've ever played, eventually making my list of all time favorite games. I love the game so much that I still own my original Xbox version from back in the day (despite not having an Xbox to play it on) and i've purchased the game 2 other times on the PC through Steam and GOG. The reason it was stuck in development hell was mainly because it couldn't find a publisher willing to take a risk on it (as well as some development issues). Eventually, Majesco would publish the title, but this came as a double edged sword as the publisher didn't do much advertising for the game and that led to the game not selling super well (it sold alright, but not great). Over the years, Psychonauts has been gaining a lot of fans who eventually discovered the game and over 10 years later, thanks to crowd funding, we are finally getting a sequel (whenever that is released is beyond me)...

[@n64glennplant]

+timmer919hep it's a game I've heard a lot about but never found the time to play myself. I guess I should try and find out and check it out

[@timmer919hep]

If you are a fan of 3D platformers where you collect stuff...you NEED to play Psychonauts. It has some of the most creative levels in any video game...plus the writing is really well done and funny, giving the game world and characters tons of personality... You should make time for it...it's well worth it. You can get it on PC very cheap and it's not really demanding to run either (I haven't looked at prices recently for an Xbox or PS2 version so I couldn't tell you how much they are). I do recommend using a controller to play it though, even though I got through it perfectly fine with a mouse and keyboard...

[@StabStabStabStabby]

With all the retro games getting 2D reboots these days I think Earthworm Jim could easily make a comeback. I remember Earthworm Jim was absolutely massive in the early 90's pop culture. Especially that cartoon and mech.

[@n64glennplant]

They are making a new one for that weird new console I forget the name

[@Rudolphhhhhh]

@@n64glennplant Amico, from Intellivision.

[@shitheadthegolem845]

​@@Rudolphhhhhh They're both in development purgatory; it's a fitting combination.

[@71dembonesTV]

Well good to know it's not as bad as I thought. It moved a couple notches up the list today...

[@n64glennplant]

+71dembones what's at the top at the mo?

[@71dembonesTV]

A good question. As I'm trying for a complete NA collection I suppose an affordable copy of any of the "holy grail" status games would be at the top. I just grabbed a copy of Bomberman 2nd Attack for a good price. That one was probably at the top because it is rare/expensive and I'm actually excited to play it because I love Bomberman games. So as of right now, it's Pokemon Stadium 2 as I have the other Pokemon games. I'm also pretty keen on finding a copy of the Japanese-only Tetris 64 with the heart rate monitor!

[@IronMan3582]

I was a huge huge HUGE Earthworm Jim fan and had both the original and sequel for the SNES, so when a third entry for the N64 was announced I was overjoyed and got it for Christmas 1999 and it quickly became a group effort with all my friends to try to 100% the game. There was some weird issue in the graveyard level in which we could see some marbles high above the level, above a coffin I want to say, but we couldn't figure out how to get them. We got damn far, but never finished it. I still have my N64 copy but since it has been made available on Good Old Games, I'm seriously considering streaming that from start to finish and really flesh out the experience without compromise. Great video, taking me back down memory lane.

[@n64glennplant]

+Tom Harvey thanks Tom...the pc version had a much more fleshed out soundtrack and that's the version GOG have. Whilst you're wanting nostalgia may I also suggest either of the Turok remasters

[@arostwocents]

Skullmonkeys is the true next gen EJ game. Its a 10/10 - noone ever talks about it, i think its the most underrated game of all time. If it was by Nintendo it would be recognised as a genuine all time classic platformer.

[@n64glennplant]

Heard about it but not played it myself

[@arostwocents]

@@n64glennplant grab the ROM and an emulator, it's awesome.

[@arostwocents]

​@@n64glennplantit would make a really cool video too. It's as bad that reviewers made it sell badly for being 2D as it was they did the same thing to Castlevania SOTN

[@ahums16]

The vaporware would be DOOM [2016]. Thank goodness after over a decade of broken development they got into the groove and released such an excellent game I've sunk over two hundred hours into across three platforms.

[@n64glennplant]

im still yet to play that although I know I really should

[@ahums16]

@@n64glennplant Oh, please do. Highly recommend the PC version. Console wise the PS4 is best graphically and via the handling, the joysticks move in a way that feels more precise. But mouse and keyboard feel so much more natural and allow action to be so much more quicker. The Switch port is a lovely port, but averages 27 frames per second. It's nice for DOOM on the go and in bed, but I got it as a complimentary experience. Most my time is in replaying the campaign but Multiplayer is a lot of fun, Snapmap is very deep allowing a lot of creativity and arcade mode allows for even more vicious combat. Regular retail now is $19.99, sales normally going as low as $10. I cannot recommend it enough, all from someone who typically doesn't enjoy fps games all that much nor is any good at them. Sorry for the wicked long comment, I just love the bloody thing so much and it's the perfect time to pick it up with DOOM ETERNAL slated for later this year. PC: 132 hours Switch: 95+ hours PS4: One campaign and a half. [PS4 doesn't track playtime, save for weekly email updates that I didn't sign up for.]

[@pladtoeputh]

wonder how much time passes between Jim's PlayStation version canceled / Rachet and Clank debuts ?

[@SvenStoffels]

The creators where David Perry and Doug Tennapel. Not Doug Perry :p

[@n64glennplant]

Doug Perry is this illegitimate man beast child they had together who worked on the game that no one knows about except me

[@Feministguy7483]

I miss Earthworm Jim 😥 we need him back 😊

[@n64glennplant]

I think so too

[@SimplySammyK]

I wanna play this game so bad. I miss it so much, 7 year old me struggled with allot of the levels but I feel like seasoned more experienced me will be able to get far. Never got past the boss you fight in the baked beans, or maybe I did, I remember a grave yard area. I know I struggled beating the baked beans boss though

[@JadeTynan-n5e]

I like Jim he's a cool guy I like playing as him in clay fitter ❤❤

[@bobbynick5358]

I think the 3rd Earth Worm Jim 3D Game would been if it played like MDK 1 with Earth Worm Jim gameplay features with Jim being 2D still in 3rd person.

[@BromanEntertainment]

I remember wanting to rent this game back in the day at Blockbuster Video and they'd never have it in stock. No chance in hell I was going to buy it, so renting it was the only way I was gonna play it.

[@n64glennplant]

+Broman Entertainment it would have been a good rental but I think too hard to complete in just 1 weekend

[@AxlTheScourge]

Jim really needs a comeback I love the guy and think he did great its just this game was so meh it can be fun it some parts but the boss battles can be a bore. so much potential for a sequel to improve with what didnt work and what did work last time we saw him on Nintendo was in Clayfighter 63 1/3

[@TooBokoo]

I love all of your content, but I really wish you'd capture this footage in 4x3.

[@n64glennplant]

+TooBokoo I do livestreams in 4x3 but prefer the aesthetics of 16:9 for videos personally

[@jeddflanders9394]

To me, I would want another 2-D entry in the series that should should serve as not just another reboot but as a true sequel to Earthworm Jim 2 and have gameplay and animation that’s true to the first 2 games but mixed with a bit of Rayman Origins and Legends.

[@cloudstrife1983]

Doug Perry? Do u mean Doug TenNapel or Dave Perry? Lol

[@n64glennplant]

+Cloud Strife David 😂 but a merger or the 2 would be insane. Doug 'n' perry

[@americanzero]

Funny thing is I had a teacher named Dave Perry who had done animation, but I don't think he was an animator on this game.

[@Elfgang]

i remember playing this on pc back in the early 2000's, i used to play it a lot, never beated the 4th boss, but had a lot of fun with replay boss battles

[@n64glennplant]

Love hearing memories such as this

[@SuperDavidBrothers]

I didn't really grow up this game at all but I have played it recently on the Genesis and man is it pretty good so far. I wish they would make another 3D Earthworm Jim game as a sequel to this game and make the bosses more challenging and also add more characters to play as other than just Jim himself. It would be a mechanic similar to DK 64 where you can switch out characters anywhere every now and then and also maybe they can even make an animated movie based on this franchise since now movies based on video games are becoming more popular nowadays.

[@n64glennplant]

That would be quite a cool idea as we’ve never really got a good ewj 3d game

[@SuperDavidBrothers]

@@n64glennplant yeah and nor have we ever once had a movie of the franchise either man. How do you think an Earthworm Jim animated Movie would work exactly man (not live-action because I just think it would work so so much better as animated movie instead because of just the funny cartoony environment it's in man lol)??

[@Saul700]

Never played this game since it doesn't have the same feel as the original Jim 1 and 2. Still hope they'd make a new 2D Jim game..

[@n64glennplant]

We can dream for now right!

[@blueberry5574]

This is the best review of this game i’ve ever seen. It’s fair and I’m impressed. I have a soft spot for this game despite all of its obvious flaws. Great review!

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks blueberry!

[@nayyarrashid4661]

3D killed off some of the classic and really great games of the 90s era. Making transition into 3D didn't do well with a lot of franchises.

[@andrewmccarthy2847]

How many N64 games do you have left to review Glenn? I feel like you reviewed almost every one of them. I enjoy all of them I have.

[@n64glennplant]

+Andrew McCarthy about 78 western ones to go and some heavy hitters still to come

[@electricmastro]

I think that perhaps the best 3D platformer on Nintendo 64 that wasn't developed by Nintendo, Rare, or Konami, and one that I'm surprised you still haven't talked about at this point, is Rocket: Robot on Wheels. It was developed by Sucker Punch, the developer of the Sly Cooper games, and one can definitely see the beginning of them getting the grasp of being a high quality game development in that game.

[@n64glennplant]

+electricmastro I do like that and I've just 100% it so a review is incoming hopefully by year end

[@electricmastro]

Awesome! :D

[@MDMister]

I remember renting this game back in the day. A good enough game for that era, with some funny moments and unique ideas. Now everyone seems to hate it online. This is the most fair review of this game I have seen. As far as 3D platforming and collectathons go EWJ3D is much closer to Banjo and Mario than to Bubsy.

[@n64glennplant]

+MDMister I try to be as objective as possible, it's not great but I don't believe it deserves the hate it tends to get

[@kierancoghlan2743]

Always enjoy your reviews

[@n64glennplant]

+Kieran Coghlan thanks Kieran!

[@TigerBearCatBrandon]

This game was was way udderrated ! The story about exploring the facets of a beloved hero's mind is humanists and a welcome extension. It is not a technically perfect platformer like it's 2D cousins, but fun, zany, and a neat exploration of 6th gen platforming. But the bosses are frustrating.

[@n64glennplant]

+TigerBearCatBrandon haha I see what you did there

[@DENZTRIX]

I beat this game when i got older, now i wanna play it again lmao

[@TheDeathOfLucifer]

My mom loved Earth Worm Jim

[@JakeWerkmeister]

So an earthworm has a skull? Jim DID lose his mind. 💀

[@n64glennplant]

Now you mention it....😱

[@silverwings21]

10:02 My favorite game that nearly became vaporware is Alien: Infestation for the Nintendo DS.

[@Willtendo2]

Good video as always Glen

[@n64glennplant]

+bandzicoot thanks fella! 🤙🏼

[@AlvinEarthworm]

This could have been a passable platformer on the N64 if it weren't for those infuriating and absolutely broken boss fights. They totally ruined the entire experience for me. The final boss took me forever to beat and that was with me using an Action Replay to give me invincibility. I never want to play this game again.

[@Gleamoz]

I can’t beat the first boss, where we are fighting for the Marvels , is called Pork Surfing 🏄 lol .

[@ZOMGtheykilledkenny]

I beat the first 2 jim games on the genesis when I was a kid and was so happy when I finally got this. I got to that fight and couldn't beat it after hundreds of tries and just dropped the game. That awful design of that fight that walls off the rest of the game made me so mad that I threw it away along with the genesis ones and the 1 vhs of the cartoon I had.

[@rydog179]

Loved this game as a kid. Never got past Psycrow the first boss to this date! Always loved watching the start screen gameplay at the start of the game to see what the other worlds looked like!

[@n64glennplant]

Now you mention it I bet there’s many others who did the same as you!

[@rydog179]

@@n64glennplant Out of curiosity did you play this on an actual N64 or just emulate it? Would be great to play it again in HD. Also where are my manners - thanks for the video!

[@rydog179]

Never mind - read the description lol

[@n64glennplant]

Got it 😉

[@jordanpeterson5038]

For what it was, the game was so so ok. Honestly though I dont think it was ready for a 3d adaptation

[@Wesley_C]

I used to played EWJ 1and2, now here come's in 3D for now, I played it when I was a childhood, when I was 7 years old.

[@jacksonlongboarding1]

As a kid i enjoyed the SNES version so much more i liked this game (even if others did not) but it just did not top the original games

[@n64glennplant]

the SNES ewj was awesome

[@ROMBomb001]

Just played this for the first time today and, because the game has a poor reputation, was surprised how much I liked it! It seems far more enjoyable than either of the Gex games. It's too bad what they did with the boss battles, though.

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah the boss battles really let this down

[@prim4147]

Groovy

[@n64glennplant]

+PRIMΞ ha you're the second comment with that 😬

[@prim4147]

N64 Glenn Plant :(

[@n64glennplant]

+PRIMΞ but it is indeed groovy!

[@nobel11]

Well done

[@tiago9819]

This game was one of the major deceptions of my time with the N64.

[@n64glennplant]

+Tiago F in a good or bad way?

[@tiago9819]

N64 Glenn Plant In a bad way. I was a fan of the first two games, but this one lacks all the charm and charisma of the first two games. It looked so bland and mediocre...i didn't even finished it back in the day. Maybe i should give it another chance now.

[@n64glennplant]

+Tiago F hmm I doubt your opinion would change but who knows! Would be pleased if it did

[@nothing2069]

I have the most faintest memory of playing this game of when I rented this game.

[@n64glennplant]

+Kitty 129 it would be hard to complete in a single rental perhaps that's why

[@roberthustler7963]

Glenn, totally unrelated to the video but will you ever do a video on goldeneye source?

[@n64glennplant]

+Robert Hustler nah although I did cover goldeneye X a while ago

[@roberthustler7963]

N64 Glenn Plant thanks for letting me know!

[@Mezziah777]

I agree with everything you said, exept for the promotions and expectations thing. When I played the game for the first time 2yrs ago I had no expectations at all (I barely knew the game existed at all) and was pleasantly surprised. Really liked the game but the boss fights and the infuriating difficulty in the later half of it keeps me from ever playing it again.

[@Mezziah777]

Also I did beat it 100% just so I wouldn´t feel the need to go back to it ever again.

[@n64glennplant]

+Mezziah777 yeah once you've put that much time and effort into it I'd see very little reason to return too

[@flickering_wick]

I know this game is flawed but I have completed it 100% multiple times and love it. Lots of variety and zaniness. I can't believe you didn't enjoy pork boarding!

[@n64glennplant]

That was the worst part IMO. Ok the first time but the bosses could have been so much more given how epic the characters are

[@RetroGamerBB]

i used to love this game. thanks for making the video

[@n64glennplant]

+RetroGamerBB2019 and thank you for watching and taking the time to let me know your memory of it!

[@RetroGamerBB]

i captured some footage of it a while back via emulation on the old xbox kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKOvp4trmt2nd68 40 minutes of me not really getting anywhere. its not a "show" just captured footage.

[@OpeSnaps]

Damn glenn...how don't u work for like ign or gamespot...u do the best type reviews I've ever seen...

[@n64glennplant]

+sean mehan nah my editings all crappy and I make some occasional mistakes with scripts and speech but this is just a hobby for me but thanks for the compliment

[@RetroWorldSeries]

Doug Perry? I thought Doug TenNapel was the creator of Earthworm Jim?

[@barc0deblankblank]

Great review. I was on the fence on buying this title, back in the day, but never did. Your insight has been invaluable! - on the point of the Expansion Pak: it wouldn't make a difference regarding performance under heavy enemy load, that's a CPU bottleneck scenario ( Due to triangle count and/or higher number of collisions to be detected)

[@n64glennplant]

+Thanos A. Always love it when someone knows the tech side of things inside out :-)

[@barc0deblankblank]

The N64 is my favourite console, ever since it released. It made me fall in love with game development. Your videos keep that flame alive :) Thanks mate

[@D3thN1ght]

I really enjoyed this game back in the day. I'm kind of afraid to try it again though, since I might end up not liking it so much now. Like it was for me with Gex 64.

[@n64glennplant]

+D3thN1ght yeah I know what you mean, whenever I'm doing a review for a game I loved I'm often reluctant in case it spoils my memory of it

[@shockz16]

As much as I love EWJ & EWJ2 I don't think I would like this game at all. I was never a big fan of that craze in the 90's where they took brilliant 2D games and turned them into clunky 3D games. You have to understand thought the same thing about Mario 64 so I know I'm in a small minority here lol. I'd love to see Jim return in a 2.5-D game, nice crisp HD graphics, a funky soundtrack like old... also sure let's go for the cell shaded visuals ideas you mentioned and maybe throw in a couple of other playable characters to add some freshness to it. I think EWJ is one of those games that you don't need to tweek much for it to work. I'd buy a new EWJ if it was done right.. and it wasn't download only, I hate that!! grrr! :P

[@n64glennplant]

+shockz16 2.5d would be cool, with how awesome Rayman legends and origin were that would be a perfect style for Jim to make a come back I feel

[@rileykazama3145]

He needs to come back

[@n64glennplant]

I though he was on that new console ?

[@rileykazama3145]

@@n64glennplant not that I know of

[@rileykazama3145]

@@n64glennplant I just hope for a earthworm jim movie

[@okra7648]

If they ever did make another 3d earthworm Jim game, I think a good place to get ideas would be with ratchet and clank. It has a combination of platforming and shooting which I think would be a good fit for Jim, not a carbon copy just a place to get a template. Adding more zaniness and random gameplay elements could work.

[@BreckVoidAdkins]

I never knew this even existed! I'm gonna have to keep an eye out for it. A new 2d version for the Switch would be so awesome. Thanks!

[@ЧерныхЕвгений-л7д]

N64 GLENN PLANT_ Why on nintendo 64 is not enough games.? You can add games like the Hulk of the green giant and fireman and many different.

[@anactualmotherbear]

The game I wanted to play was Dinosaur Planet. I was waiting for the n64 version to come out for years. I refused to play the game it became. Financially it wouldn't make any sense to release the game on the n64, but it would have been a masterpiece and great swan song for the system.

[@n64glennplant]

+Anne-Marie Rose yeah when I saw that like 1 hour video someone uploaded from way back I wanted it so bad

[@MikeRox83]

I've never played it due to the absolute slating it took at the time. But looking at that now, damn that art direction is epic for 5th gen 3D!

[@n64glennplant]

Art direction good, production bad

[@The-Ry-Guy]

Great review! I've always wondered about how this game plays. The 2D games are classics! May I suggest presenting the gameplay footage in the original aspect ratio?

[@n64glennplant]

+The Ry Guy livestreams are 4:3 but reviews I do widescreen purely for aesthetics

[@iwanttocomplain]

Apparently this game is getting a sequel, maybe. I would make it a puzzle platformer with 2.5 graphics and hand drawn animation with lots of frames of animation.

[@n64glennplant]

That’s what they are doing apparently

[@iwanttocomplain]

@@n64glennplant I really should design games..

[@niekojames896]

It wold be awesome if you reviewed Ogre Battle 64

[@n64glennplant]

+Nieko James its a tricky game to capture in terms of the hours if need to put in to show enough footage

[@okra7648]

I remember l got this and banjo kazooie on the same day and actually liked this game more when I first played them simply because I found it easier. I now prefer banjo for obvious reasons and still replay ever now and then, l tried replaying earthworm Jim 3d recently and just couldn't do it.. like its not the worst I just don't want to destroy the good memories I had with it.

[@Fellipe2k5]

Excellent review!

[@n64glennplant]

+Fellipe Anselmo Gemio thanks Fellipe!

[@Fellipe2k5]

About your question on the topic in my case was the Last Guardian. As a big fan of ICO and already thrown the towel when heard the news that Ueda was no longer a Sony Japan employer. Another game that I thought would not exist was The Witness I've been waiting since 2009. Now games of the generation 32/64 bit is difficult to define because we were younger and the passage of time totally different. For me Zelda 64 was an eternity at the time. In the preview on the magazine in 1996 until its launch in 1998. But let's face it, today two year space is nothing. For another topic would be the demotivation of the new generation of hardware with a lot of emphasis on Online and Microtransactions. I feel that the last video game I really liked was the Wii U while the PS4 I'm not very excited. I'm playing more 16/32/64 bit than the video games of this current generation. Olders games seem to have a simplicity that attracts me more.

[@n64glennplant]

+Fellipe Anselmo Gemio see I played last guardian and didn't find it that enjoyable i traded it after a few days

[@Twintania]

Ghost Master, Ton of cut content and a cliffhanger ending but the game studio was closing its doors so the sequel got canned and they made a quick bonus level to override the cliffhanger ending

[@n64glennplant]

+Twintania yeah a ton was cut which is a shame we have no beta dumps to show all that

[@Twintania]

Actually there is quite a bit of cut content that we have found for Ghost Master and some of it we have implemented back in the game theres a good amount on my channel and ghostmaster.proboards.com/

[@Toezly]

great review as always :)

[@n64glennplant]

+SirToez thank you Sir!

[@caseylascallette7269]

Doug perry? I thought it was Doug tenapels or something like that

[@OpticalHaze]

is it really @ 60fps sometimes?

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah but not locked at 60....same as smash and some other n64 games

[@chfgn]

My favorite almost-vaporware must be Kirby's Air Ride

[@n64glennplant]

+chfgn that got very close!

[@ERMediaOfficial]

I like the game, never got the hate for it :)

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

Favourite game that almost became Vaporware? Well, this is certainly a recent one, but I'd have to say Doom 2016. I'm a huge Doom fangirl (#1 is my all time fav game.) and despite not loving Doom 3 that much, I was still eager to see where it would go next. And for eons we heard rumours, saw leaked screenshots, and they kinda made it hard to get excited and apparently the game was actually really shitty for a long time. But they managed to restart almost from scratch (Albeit keeping some assets) and turn it around into a genuinely great Doom game.

[@n64glennplant]

+Kaye Faye I still haven't played it despite having a ps4 now...so many people tell me to play it

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

It's quite good. I'd recommend the PC version over PS4, but that's just the PC player in me. I've heard it controls fine on PS4 (I just can't picture it :P I gotta be able to do immediate look downs and 360 turns so I can do crazy midair stunts. So satisfying to jump in the air, turn around and lob a shotgun grenade into the horde chasing you :P) so ignore my "Master Racing," as it were. But it's a super fun, self aware shooter. My only disappointment is that SnapMap just can't compete with proper modding... I know it's because of how the engine is built, but I know a whole lot of people over at Doomworld and in the old school Doom community who wish they could get their hands on fully free mod support so they can make the new map of their dreams. The verticality in Doom 2016 is especially fun, I remember when Quake came out I always felt it never fully took advantage of the 3D space but I couldn't tell what it was that was missing... but Doom 2016 answered that. Upward movement is just as important as movement on the ground now. Especially since literally every enemy is fully mobile, even the fat ones like the mancubus and Pinky. Anywhere you can go, they can go. Definitely give it a look when you have the chance.

[@thesteammachine1282]

Its been so long, I cant believe this is still the last game from the franchise . Interestingly enough, the creator of Jim (Doug TenNapel) is quite active on youtube but its mainly a political channel . Its good that at least this game didn't ended as vaporware . Now imagine if Zombies ate my neighbors had a 3d game on the n64 !

[@n64glennplant]

Wasn’t there an exclusive EWJ game being made for one of those weird new console projects that were cart only or something?

[@thesteammachine1282]

@@n64glennplant O yeah, I completely forgot the Intellivision Amico . (I suspect you are thinking in that one ). Last time I checked that one for news, rumor was that the game was fake or at best ,wishful thinking that was for no stated reasons, most probably abandoned ? Just looked at the Intellivision Amico website and since they still have preorders since 5+ years for a unshipped console . I have some serous doubts about that game in particular .It looks like a android game .

[@SacWebDeveloper]

Please bring this to Switch!

[@bloodstaindew1888]

I believe the PC is superior for one reason: The music.

[@joseluki]

Damn, I am getting motion sickness about how bad the camera and th framerate are.