Earthworm Jim | The Completionist

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Earthworm Jim wasn't always a studly super-worm. He was once just a spineless, dirt-eater with no real mission in his life... But then something unexpected happened. The evil Psy-Crow was transporting a super suit, built by the genius Professor Monkey-For-A-Head, to Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-Filled, Malformed, but along the way it was stolen by a rebel. Although Psy-Crow wiped out the rebel, the suit fell down to Earth, landing on an Earth Worm. That cosmic twist of fate placed Jim in control of an ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit. Anyway, Earthworm Jim found out that Princess What's-Her-Name had been captured and set out to save her. Meanwhile, there's a bounty on Jimmy and plenty of people are in line to take Queen up on her offer. Now Earthworm Jim must make it to the princess and stay clear of Psy-Crow, the intergalactic bounty hunter, until the final battle with Queen. To accomplish this, you'll have to use every weapon and ability at your disposal to wriggle your way through dozens of original and just plain weird levels.
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[@DanHoger]

If you want to talk about the game without bringing up politics, then just talk about the game without bringing up politics. Going on for several minutes about how you disagree with someone's views only brings attention to whatever you disagree with. Just talk about the game and not mention anything else. If people are gonna be upset, let them be upset. Can't please everyone.

[@NeoGato2point0]

This game feels like a Ren & Stimpy or Cow & Chicken episode with the art style. I always loved that

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

They were from the same "school class" so to speak

[@trickyz773]

it was most likely inspired by it doug tanapel creator of earthworm jim actually worked on a ren and stimpy game on the sega genesis as a level designer

[@ryanschwarz3024]

@@trickyz773 That Ren and Stimpy game was actually pretty fun, albeit it way too short if i remember correctly

[@JPROP-vb7sv]

One of the top 10 sleeper gits of the 90s. Awesome game

[@bluevelocity9166]

“But just because I can recognise the cult status of something, doesn’t mean I love it.” That right there needs to be said more often, someone who understands why something is beloved even if he/she doesn’t like it or has no interest in the product.

[@dantetouchdown9030]

I have this feeling with witcher 3, and the last of us

[@newageBoundhippie]

@@dantetouchdown9030 same on Witcher....still don't get the obsessive love TLOU gets. Don't get the appeal of Spongebob or FNAF either for that matter...

[@dantetouchdown9030]

@@newageBoundhippie yeah those are something, i didn't want to say it out first, but i think Uncharted 4 is super overrated and on the same level as Uncharted 1, it doesn't come close to Uncharted 2 or 3

[@greylithwolf]

Agreed. It's possible to dislike something that's good, and it's okay to love something that's shit.

[@dantetouchdown9030]

@@greylithwolf taste is subjective, somebody likes boring 100+ hour long games while somebody else likes shorter highly replayable games

[@criminalsen2441]

Watching this footage gives me such vivid flashbacks of being an extremely frustrated little kid. I never made it past that cursed underwater level😤

[@RichO1701e]

It was the cracking glass dome that really boiled my piss! 😂😡😡🤬🤬😂

[@jmccain22090]

Mannnn F that level.

[@criminalsen2441]

@@RichO1701e yes exactly!! I swear I still feel anxiety when I think about it🙄

[@kaia.4688]

Same af, I had to use the debug cheat to play the other levels. Especially when you couldn't save at all, so even if you did beat the water stage, you had hella other hard levels to do lmao. I don't think many kids ever beat the game lol

[@Shadowninja8]

I remember really hating the level with the dog it took forever for me to beat. It was such a pain.

[@sabrakt]

You think Earthworm Jim is a weird game? Oh boy, you haven't seen "weird" until you've tried Earthworm Jim 2.

[@newageBoundhippie]

Earthworm Jim-weird Earthworm Jim 2- weirder than ever Earthworm Jim 3D- WTF is this crap?

[@MegapiemanPHD]

a.k.a. Jim's Now a Blind Cave Salamander

[@PlayingAround4Now]

Tender…

[@Blernster]

That doesn't mean #1 isn't weird

[@crazydud3380]

And #2 manages to pair it's weirdness with better gameplay and level design than it's predecessor, too.

[@anyroad5455]

I don’t understand why the politics or views of an artist are a factor in admiring their art when the art doesn’t convey those things. If I were to paint the most beautiful flower anyone has ever painted… would the price become ugly or uncouth to talk about if my politics weren’t very popular among certain circles?

[@Bradofosho]

This "call out" thing gets tiring. Having to denounce someone or face the consequences before reviewing their 25+ year old game is tiring. Everything revolves around politics and identity it kills creativity.

[@GraceSerenityK]

Earthworm Jim was my jam when I was a teen! It is definitely dated in both art and play style. It is very much a product of the Invader Zim and Ren and Stimpy era. Levels being hard for the sake of being hard, non sequiturs, gross out humor and lots of tongue in cheek! They knew what they were making, who they were making it for and it's a glorious monument to an era that has passed.

[@Syger]

??? Earthworm Jim was a thing 6 years before Zim was.

[@GraceSerenityK]

@@Syger It's all the same era, though. The 90s and early 00s were culturally the same. It was either neon and weird, or gross and weird.

[@TheRexisFern]

The line up when describing cult-classics made me tear up a bit. I see you, all you crazy Goemon fans!

[@GFuelEnergy]

💫 Inner nostalgia activated💫

[@hedonistredd4592]

FISTS ON CUUUUUPS

[@gregalongi6743]

Between its art style, gameplay variety, and humor, it’s hard for me to see how this wouldn’t blow people away - flaws and all. That being said, I grew up with it, so I can’t see it through the lens of anything but my own bias. To each their own!

[@LegaliseShemp]

Seriously. Watching some of the gameplay in this review, I kept thinking "Damn this game looks even more awesome than I remembered." Although it did really kick my ass when I played it for the first time... think I was 8 at the time? Rough stuff but I still loved it.

[@B.D.F.]

I had a love/hate relationship with this game and its sequel while growing up. I wouldn’t change a thing.

[@Gageaw72]

I have this game and the second one on the SNES and I can honestly say getting the big square arcade controller works really well for this game.

[@GBlastMan]

EWJ has to be one of the coolest games i ever played, there is nothing like him because you are literally playing a saturday morning cartoon down to the nonsensical cartoony wacky plot. But what makes EWJ so appealing its not just because its a "playable cartoon" but because of Jim himself, he has to be one of the most strange and downright charming videogame characters i ever saw, his attitude and way of doing things is so unique that most of what i create as characters and other sorts of ideas mostly comes one way or another from him and his game, also i always liked the art of Ten Napel (i know how bad the guy can be ok? i like his art not the person itself) mostly from the game The Neverhood where things are even wackier than Jim and always had Klaymen and Jim as one of my most beloved cartoon videogame characters of all time.

[@tjmoses7384]

Check out the tenaple interview with Steven crowder he tells all his opinions there in the topic

[@Vulpas]

How bad TenNaple can be? What's he believe, men are men? How awful.

[@thelastcompanion]

Bowie's Bulge is why Labyrinth became a classic Mr Completionist

[@joeyparkhill8751]

FUN FACT: Earthworm Jim: Special Edition for the SEGA CD was released on August 2nd 1994: the same day I was born!

[@Vulpas]

The creator of Earthworm Jim dares to believe in science, how evil!

[@gaminglongplays]

This is so sick I just started playing earthworm Jim 2 on switch today. Haven't played earthworm Jim in years

[@victoriousf.i.g.3311]

Manta!

[@DaFro3713]

I’m still wondering why they only added 2 and not the first Earthworm Jim.

[@ThirdEye3pic]

Maybe they will Earthworm Jim 1 to the Genesis app?

[@gaminglongplays]

@@DaFro3713 They did the same for Joe & Mac, first released the 2nd game and after a while the 1st! Kinda strange tho.

[@rezterralico4369]

Just turned on my PS3 to maybe get legend of mana (pixel art over backgrounds remaster not my visual jam) and forgot I had earthworm jim HD on the sucker. That and earthworm jim 2 on the switch.

[@zerorequiem42]

I love the fact games dared to be different back then. Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 hold a special place in my memory along with games like plok.

[@Zorro3k6]

I have not thought about this game in years. But I remember loving and playing the hell out of it as a kid. Launching that cow was always my favorite part.

[@wolvw]

So many memories flooding back to me watching this gameplay

[@recklessalexis6178]

I don’t remember if I ever made it past the escort dog level, but so many of the sounds in this game still live in my head rent-free like the metallic clang and squawks. The ost was so funky too.

[@Max-ui7yf]

I'm not sure if I ever finished the game, even though I did enjoy it. And funnily enough as soon as I read what you said about the sounds, I almost immediately got the sound of those birds dying in my head as well as various other sound effects. Plus I can't remember which game it was, or if it was specific to one console or the other, but for some reason I also pictured that intro where Jim is playing what looks like an accordion. What a weird game lol.

[@Trask899]

Absolutely loved these games as a kid. Gameplay can be brutal at times, but I loved the art, level designs, characters, and music. Rented it so many times!

[@SinisterDev85]

I love this game. I haven't played it since it released on the SNES and I still remember soo many wacky moments from the game lol! It was a bunch of zany, nonsensical fun! I think i remember one of the quiz questions being "What color is Jim's RED gun?" and the answer was GREEN! Lmao... Ah lotta fond memories in that little cartridge...

[@travistorline812]

Thanks for another great video, Jirard! Always get excited when I see a new upload from you pop up.

[@TammyTwilightRose]

I remember playing this on my pc way back since it came with another game too. Also watched the cartoon so I have a lil nostalgia for it

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

When I was a kid I first started liking earthworm Jim simply because his gun shot really fast and he didn't have limited ammo, back then a lot of the games that were like that always regulated how fast you could shoot or just limited how much you could shoot. 🤷‍♂️ Then the art style was something I found appealing as well since it was so unique at the time

[@juiceala]

Earthworm Jim is the original Cuphead, also how come you didn’t play the Sega CD version? It has all the levels from both the Genesis and SNES version plus a few more and it’s got additional cutscenes, I think it’s the best version and most accessible having an easy option for those who can’t play it on a harder difficulty.

[@bobafett4265]

There was a SEGA CD version? Now I'm intrigued. 😀

[@retrogamerfan123]

The best version is the hd remaster because it included multiplayer :)

[@Nihonguy]

Wait what? This is news to me gonna find a copy now

[@socksthecat13]

He LITERALLY explained it and talked about it SEVERAL times in the video.

[@goldeneyegod6763]

The mega cd version has completion bonuses depending on what level of difficulty you finish the game on. Playing the mega cd version would definitely have suited the episode more.

[@crazydud3380]

Still needs to do it's sequel. It is generally considered the best in the series for a reason. It improves upon it's predecessor in every way.

[@bls8959]

Ya idk what the hype is about part 2...I thought the first one was superior

[@coreymyers5321]

I just saw this game at a retro game store and had to get it. Talk about lucky.

[@Jonkin715]

Earthworm Jim was a masterpiece in its day. Truly a hidden gem.

[@NintenDub]

Lucky lucky man...... . ..

[@IamaPERSON]

@Don't read profile photo it says to flag you because you want to blow up churches

[@Craxin01]

I remember loving this game as a kid.

[@Clappingfetus]

Doug TenNapel is awesome. People need to calm down and quit being so fuckin sensitive.

[@DanielBrown91]

My decades long dream of Jim being in Smash were dashed.

[@Revegelance]

Same, he was my most wanted, after Banjo.

[@mysterwhymedia]

…but hey…at least he’s in ClayFighter 63 1/3…

[@danielschmid8530]

If a bad man made a fine painting it's perfectly acceptable to like it, doesn't mean you're a nazi. Shut up about someone being homophobic or whatever shit you're talking about and start talking about the game.

[@jamestabacco8203]

The one thing I wanted to see was him completing For Pete's Sake the long way. He is the completionist so taking the easy way out isn't full completion!

[@TheDapperDragon]

@@frostynukacola Good. Completion has been weighing him down for years.

[@danielperry6921]

Great game. Hilarious cartoon series. The Sword of Rightousness: "Fear me, o' tree,"

[@willryzner4637]

Just want to say ty for everything you do for the gaming community. I played this game as a kid and love it. Also something you should know regarding youtube man the dumb algorithm has unsubbed me 6 times now from your channel over the last year just fyi. Plz dont ever stop, views and subs are a stupid judgement of how much people love your content due to youtubes dumb system.

[@tuliobednarczukpecinemisko5606]

There was a new Earthworm Jim cartoon announced in November of 2021,called "Earthworm Jim Beyond the Groovy".There is only a interview video with Jim as of yet,but I'm excited for it!

[@meganpayette5996]

Ah yes Earthworm Jim, my big brother rented that game a lot when we were kids. (We owned a Super Nintendo at the time.)

[@parkermaltbie8583]

I get it. Even back in the day as a nineties kid, i could tell it was more style than substance.

[@SquidGains]

These games are incredibly memorable

[@THEeltfreak]

I remember I couldn't even beat this game with a Game Genie. Very very hard game for a kid to play!

[@KairuHakubi]

it's funny, games back then were made so stupidly hard because if they were easy, you would complete them in 1 to 3 hours and not bother actually buying, just rent. but like, with old arcade games, when you play them now, they will include infinite credits ability in some way., there's no "turn off the stupidly intense difficulty preventing you from beating the game in a timely fashion" from 90s console games.

[@Dark_Jaguar]

It's worth noting the Sega CD version is probably the best version of the game. There's expanded sections of existing levels and an additional level on top of that. There's also a password system (sadly no actual save system), and some bonus endings depending on difficulty. The music ends up being the best of the three old versions as well.

[@TheGerkuman]

This version is the one they ported to Windows.

[@GizmoHibiki]

Earthworm Jim HD wasn't just removed due to copyright issues, but it also had some plagiarism issues as many of the assets used were taken from a fan artist.

[@Segtend0]

I had the Game Boy version growing up. It wasn't that great, looking back. I always hated glass dome part of Down the Tubes.

[@miamimagicians]

Jim on SEGA cd is amazing

[@toxenzz]

This is an amazing game, I haven’t been given the grace to play it yet but I have cherished memories watching my father play it back in the day. Good times. God bless you Jirard

[@MegapiemanPHD]

The ole Earthworm Jim show was great.

[@ZoeKirkRobinson]

The slightly dirty, punk line art is so much better than the clean lines of the remake.

[@eviljigglypuff2254]

Major Mucus didn't join the military to be called "Snot monster" SIR!!!!

[@wheskeraustere5642]

Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life... all kind of crazy weird hilarious animations from the mid 90's. This just for the nostalgic market that was captivating kids of the era. There were other cartoons in there as well that one could say this fit with.

[@TrainerJoshB]

The idle animations are the best in this game.

[@self-absorbed5269]

So the best part of the game is when you don't have to play it? Interesting , would you like a game of chess?

[@captawesome42]

earthworm jim is a game overflowing with cool ideas and design that's totally let down by unplayable controls and a total lack of polish.

[@andrescornejo5221]

The nostalgia is still there, even after decades. I still remember playing the last level as a kid and getting frustrated by the last boss the first time. Until I accidentally whipped her in the face and she just… exploded. Very surprising to say the least, and gruesome for such a cartoony game. One hit kill all the time after that play through.

[@leeartlee915]

Earthworm Jim is the kinda game someone can point to and confidentiality say “that piece of media right there, that game captures what the 90s was all about. For better and for worse”.

[@thomervin7450]

Hm, I own this game, but never got far into it. But, now that I know the creator's political stance, I want to try to finish it. Thanks for letting me know.

[@cooler_carpington]

LOL

[@julypatchouli9719]

I had Jom Worm 2 for the Sega mega drive. Loved it 😀

[@Jose-se9pu]

I'm probably the only person on Earth who liked 2 better than 1...that freaking underwater level.

[@ceruleanvoice3538]

I had no idea the HD remaster of EWJ had been pulled from the PS store. I think I downloaded that onto my PS3 back in around 2009 and I still have it.

[@seankale5116]

i LOVED this game as a kid and i always drawn to the weird ( I.E watching ren and stimpy as a kid ) so this game's kinda strange side was super my jam.

[@thebossthusiast1960]

I've never played this or the sequel, but after this video I'm gonna give it a whirl.

[@sonc07]

15:42 that was a brilliant music transition

[@Revegelance]

Yeah, the first Earthworm Jim game pretty rough around the edges, and way too hard for its own good. Earthworm Jim 2 is a VASTLY better game, and I strongly recommend it, especially now that it's out on Nintendo Switch Online.

[@davidedavidification]

Just finished The second one this morning for The first time on My switch. .I could finish earthworm Jim 1 with Just a few deaths..love this games

[@DaBigBlud]

I had earthworm Jim on the GBA I played that game non-stop my friends grandpa was one of the audio producers for the game which made it all the more cool to me

[@migueldias8546]

Let's be honest, even if Aladdin for Genesis/Megadrive is amazing, Shiny Entertainment has never mastered the art of the hitboxes... You get use it, but it is hard work to finish any game they developped... I found many tricks to finish Earthwork Jim "easily" but it took me hours of play to find them and optimize my runs! And this is also why I still prefer Aladdin by Capcom on Super Nintendo. It is a pleasure to play the game, not hard work...

[@epicjuicebox]

I loved this game as a kid. Hard to go back to though. Style over substance for sure.

[@ermudor4515]

Discovered this game when I was a kid on the GBA, and at the time it was an amazing game to have on a handheld console. I like it even more today for it's weirdness, especially now that I completed it multiple times and gost past the trauma of Buttvile, but recognize it to be lackluster on the mechanics side since the mechanics are great and varied but not pushed as far as they could have

[@Hot_Dog_Jones]

Love all of the videos!

[@DanGamingFan2846]

I've been getting clips from the TV show in my KZbin suggestion box for a while and, yeah it's pretty weird. Still hilarious, though.

[@VALUEMYGAMING]

He's just so dam iconic 🤣

[@shivakuzunasee]

I remember that there was another version of Earthworm Jim, some kind of "Special Edition" for Sega CD. What was so special about it, I have no idea, as from what I've seen for myself after playing it there was only one addition, a new level where Jim had to evade an invincible dinosaur Brutie. Also music was completely absent from the game.

[@JamesMSmithsDeadYouTubeChannel]

Even though I'm a pretty big EWJ fan, I gotta admit: I too did NOT grow up with the series. It wasn't until much later in my life when I tried the first game on Game Boy Advance when I became a fan. Still, I respect Earthworm Jim for what it is: A batshit insane run-and-gun with plenty of good humor and surreal enviorments. Earthworm Jim 2 on SEGA Saturn remains to this day my favorite video game of all-time, and the animated series is just as warped and hilarious as the games are... Regardless, I understand the series may not be for everyone, especially those who did not grow up with it like I did, or people who hate the guts of his trashbag creator (seriously, the less we speak of him, the better...), because as humans, we're all different. Recently, a NEW Earthworm Jim animated series has been announced, and while it may not be the ideal comeback most fans want, me personally? I always found Jim more appealing in his cartoon than in his games. And while this time Jim is not being voiced by Dan "Homer Simpson" Castellaneta (yes, that's who voiced him in the OG cartoon...), I'm still gonna give it the benefit of the doubt and HOPE it's still a good series. And considering Te****el is not involved with this project at all, it's a step in the right direction already...

[@gagnose26]

I've read Doug's comics based on EWJ, and tbh I don't think excluding him is a good idea. The comics are awesome: beautiful art and wonderful storytelling make it stand out as the gold standard for what Jim should be about. Weirdness, humor, action, and heart. Without the heart, the rest falls apart.

[@Vulpas]

Ah, yes, believing in science, holding rational beliefs, and traditional views everyone until VERY recently did relegates everyone who isn't a Twitter person to "trashbag" status. Lovely.

[@Vulpas]

@@gagnose26 But Doug knows biology, it's very problematic, you see. He must be unpersoned for wrongthink.

[@RPGtourguide]

This was one of those games I’d rent every so often when I was a kid. It was unique with its characters and their designs. I had fun with it, but I can understand you not enjoying it. Personally, I’m just a sucker for weird games. :P

[@tonytheriault1186]

I actually have an Earthworm Jim game for the original Gameboy. While it’s not as good as the console versions, it does have its own charm. Well worth playing.

[@noahdean9685]

you need to do Cris tales it's a game about time travel and it's very cute and it has a nice twist at the end there's not that many collectibles but I think you'll enjoy it.

[@joelmavity1467]

I used to play the Sega version all the time. I never owned it but a family member did and I was over there a lot.

[@marcelbotes6309]

Took me forever to beat Buttville on hard mode when I was like 8 years old, still think of it as a great game, but I'll rather leave it in my memory instead of ruining the nostalgia.

[@MetroidPrime35]

Opening the video with Maximum Carnage got my attention. I don't know anyone else who played it.

[@DrHydro-pr5ox]

I remember playing some Earthworm Jim game on the N64 as a kid, but it's a really vague memory. I was playing the original on my Genesis Mini a few days ago, and boy oh boy, I don't know how people beat this game without cheats. Or maybe I'm just bad :P

[@ThakkMylde]

I have the Genesis version and my kids actually started playing it recently... wild to think about

[@Jnoble12902]

I love playing both earthworm Jim games on snes

[@SnuggleFox]

I work on games for a living, and on my desktops are wallpapers of Earthworm Jim, Scott Pilgrim, Buck bumble and other games. I change out these wallpapers consistently for different older games because they’re from my childhood. Luckily the team i’m around is amazing, but it’s my firm belief that anyone who judges somebody else’s character based off the art they like simply because of whom that art is associated with, is extremely childish.

[@UnwrittenSpade]

I haven’t heard buck bumble in forever! Loved that when I got it on 64

[@Drew_Peacock]

@@UnwrittenSpade Bickety Buck Bumble!!

[@cilith1]

@@UnwrittenSpade my friends and i put so many hours in the multiplayer. Loved that game.

[@Bradofosho]

This "call out" thing gets tiring. Having to denounce someone or face the consequences before reviewing their 25+ year old game is tiring. Everything revolves around politics and identity it kills creativity.

[@HerstalP90]

I haven't heard the name Earthworm Jim in a long time. The nostalgia trip i wen ton, just reading the title. Honestly loved that game so much.

[@black_rabbit_0f_inle805]

I remember the cartoon

[@antm6970]

I love EWJ i jave him tattooed and am excited for the TV show to drop this year💚 Groovy!!

[@retrowolf3456]

I suggested this! THANK YOU!

[@JPROP-vb7sv]

That glass bubble was a bitch when I was a kid. Amazing game

[@chrislevack405]

Shoutout to Worthworm Jim!

[@miamimagicians]

Great game

[@MISTERLOLCRACKERS]

Do I see Boogerman back there? Classic.

[@timpize8733]

To me the main problem of this game was the same as in Aladdin from the same creator, they prioritized animation over visibility. In both games the character's sprite is quite big and moves fast, which has been a problem in a lot of 2D platformers with limited pixel counts. But nonetheless all the variety of level design puts them among the top tier 16 bit games in my opinion.

[@rodger2275]

Earthworm Jim All Oh No! Here we go again.

[@conkerlive101]

Lol I would LOVE to see you take a crack at Earthworm Jim 3D. The bosses in that game are 100% Harder than Elden rings. That is not even remotely a hyperbole.

[@conkerlive101]

The first boss is not bad but everyone after is a nightmare. Me and my friend first tried several of the endgame Elden ring bosses but I'm 28 and still can't beat the second boss

[@blackdragongrief]

Had no idea about Doug Tennapel's views and that's definitely not anything I agree with either, but it's not the first time I've have to appreciate the art without agreeing with the artist. I've got a lot of nostalgia for this one. As kids my best friend and I both played this game seperately, renting it from the same game/movie rental store. He played the Genesis one and I played the Super Nintendo version. And now over 25 years later we still enjoy the games and relax with some of the music from them. It was super weird then, and it's super weird now. But I wouldn't have had it any other way.

[@Vulpas]

You don't agree with science?

[@cosmickook]

I really enjoyed the cartoon as a kid with dan castellaneta as the voice of Jim. I was a LITTLE late to it, playing it around the time of the ps2 era, but still really enjoyed it. I appreciate your opinions of how some of the difficulty is a little bit unfair, and I can agree. Really, the only people who aren't Earthworm Jim fans I can recommend this game to are people who are looking for something distinctly 90s in it's humor and presentation, so the play it score seems more than fair to me. Great episode, great thoughts and great spreading awareness of the terrible opinions by the creator.

[@Rs-pb9qd]

I played it on my brother's genesis ....this video brings back memories...

[@bobafett4265]

But man I do love Earthworm Jim and this is from someone who has zero Nostalgia for him, but for whatever reason I always seem to comeback to this oddball, I am looking forward to whenever Jirard covers the other Earthworm Jim games in general they are cult classics for a reason.

[@GangsterGamer9613]

I love Earthworm Jim. That's was my childhood icon game of all time. It shape me to become inspire with the video game genra as a whole. Thanks, Jirad.

[@sinteleon]

Just a note, Earthworm Jim is also on NSO currently, so if you want the SNES version, there's an option there too.

[@jamesbounds]

I always liked Earthworm Jim 2 the best in the series.

[@RicardoThePlayer]

Dude, great episode overall! I respect your opinion and I agree that this game enters in the "niche" category of rock hard platformers from the 16-bit era. However, I think that the best way to experience this game is playing the Special Edition, available for both the Sega CD and PC. In this version, you kinda get a "completion bonus" for playing on easy and playing on hard. This is a very old game, but I recommend playing for yourself to check what these bonus are about, they are totally worth it in my opinion. (Also, there is an extra level in the Special Edition)