Let's Play Toejam and Earl - Late to the Party

[@rustyhughes]

I feel like Aoife is delving deeper into the social class systems of Funkatron than the game developers ever considered...

[@lovesunday]

This video instantly gets a like because I love this game so much, I’m pretty sure 50% of my childhood was spent with this on the screen in front of me

[@FarbrorBaku]

One of my favorite genesis games, i spent a entire summer playing it with a friend, fantastic co-op game, and there is still nothing quite like it.

[@nightcatarts]

Totally bodacious Late To The Par-tay, dude & dudette of radness!

[@timmyg1764]

Oh my God. One of the first games I ever played. I got this on Sega with Sonic and a Nintendo with Mario and duck hunt. This was an amazing game. I actually beat it few times no easy feat with no saves. There is a secret lvl . Lvl zero, go to lvl 1 then swim or use rocket skates to get to it, it's south west in the map. You gotta fall down the whole. Woooo love your content Eurogamers. 😎

[@timmyg1764]

Oh apparently you already knew about it lol.

[@timmyg1764]

Thanks for the love . Don't mind my typos.

[@drenx7454]

Me and my sister played this game for many hours. Ah, the memories....

[@jigjiggles7243]

Ian: Went to Funkotron, didn't find anything out about their reproductive systems, unfortunately. That's why Bratterz gets the investigative pieces, Ian. That's why.

[@Luivatra]

When Ian mentioned presents dotted around all over the place IRL it reminded me of him and the sausage squad talking about the stack of porn mags they found and voila, 2 seconds later he mentions it. I think I need to watch less Ian...starting to think like him...

[@cerrobueno]

I love this series - it's great that you set aside some time for these nostalgic trips.

[@forteanape2252]

Unable to thumbs up twice, which is a real bummer, dude! Loved this game back in the day, great to see it being played again :)

[@carpemkarzi]

Corinthar man I wasted too much time on that game and cool spot.

[@Jillbles]

I never played this, but was told frequently by my best friend in college that it was her FAVORITE game to get baked & play, back home.

[@mocktheweek69]

Love this, absolute classic.

[@patdo777]

Ian saying that he finds presents laying aroud everywhere in the real world too reminded me of loothoovering in pubg.

[@Jillbles]

HYPERCOLOR T-SHIRTS WERE A NIGHTMARE. What's the absolute worst time, in your life, to have a shirt that tells when you're sweaty? Teenage, of course! They were AWFUL. And we didn't have neon green jorts; we had neon green JAMS.

[@madness1931]

As soon as Ian said "this is the first game with lootboxes" my internet died. It seems people aren't the only things that hate em'.

[@davidking2528]

Tip for newbies playing this game. Lift is usually by the road. On levels that have the road

[@Thomas-lx8bc]

This was my favorite game growing up. Good times🍻

[@HeyBuddiesClips]

Sneak helps to creep passed sleeping enemies without waking them. ;)

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Slightly surprised you got through this game without discovering the sneak option, and the fact that many enemies start off in a “sleeping” state until you get within a certain distance. So it’s actually possible to play a lot of TJ&E as a stealth game.

[@ragnabot9000]

I think I read about that island on level 1 in GamesMaster magazine. Fuck me I'm old...

[@AcurateBob]

I don't often like a video before even hitting play. But with Aoife and Ian playing Toejam & Earl. Fuck yes... Still waiting for the new one too...

[@louisxyz1]

I love Toejam's little three legged walking cycle. He just sort of stumbles his way around

[@thatmoorefella4625]

'Is there a class system on Funkatron?' Eurogamer asking the big questions.

[@ReinaHW]

It's a shame that the third Toejam and Earl game wasn't added to the collection in order to have a full collection instead of just the first two. Fun games, the first one is pretty tough even with shortcuts. Played this game so much with my brother back in the 90s, we even managed to complete it which wasn't easy.

[@AdamF8]

There isnt a 3rd game

[@ReinaHW]

There is, came out on the Original Xbox in the early 2000s and the fourth that came out a few years ago, well more of a remake/sequel kind of thing.

[@KrazeeDD]

Totally my jam. Shaped me as a human.

[@DuduMaroja]

you can use super hitops to get to the zero world ( hot tub island )

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Dudu Maroja I think you mean rocket boots... super hi-tops don’t work on water. The angel wings can also get you there.

[@RonnieBarzel]

The bass in "Toejam Jammin'" is so damn good.

[@AlexFlower1980]

There is a new game Toejam and Earl Back in the groove coming out soon on steam

[@HeyBuddiesClips]

This was my favourite game when I was about 9. I didn't complete it till I was 20 xD

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Mega tip: on each level, get to the exit as a priority, don’t even look for the ship pieces. Use super hi-tops to speed this up and avoid enemies. When you get to the very top (level 25), now start looking for ship pieces and presents, and then work your way downwards through the levels - much easier as you will fall very near to the ship piece on the levels that have ship pieces.

[@DC90]

Ian and Aoife's excellent adventure.

[@elv3a424]

I still can't believe that this is a real game that exists

[@manjininja76]

Wish they'd hurry up with the new one! I contributed to the kickstarter.

[@scalliano]

So when are yous gonna do Zombies Ate My Neighbours?

[@happyspaceinvader508]

duzthooka Oh... that was such a classic. Loved playing “spot the horror movie references “ in that!

[@Phnxsmv]

There is no way in the world anyone could tell me the devs were NOT high as a kite when they made this thing! XD

[@AdamF8]

Of course they were even mccauley culkin had a hand in its development 🤣🤣

[@Mr._Du]

Regarding the genitalia issue, Toejam's middle leg... not a leg. If you know what I'm getting at. If you know what I'm saying. You can put a shoe on anything, ya dig?

[@notoriousbmc1]

please elaborate.

[@HeyBuddiesClips]

Who took their icarus wings to the secret level? xD

[@timking3587]

Patches O'Hoolahan that or rocket shoes 😂

[@eddiemccarroll340]

I am concerned Aoife may have damaged her optic nerves after rolling her eyes so hard to the name "Planet Funkatron".

[@davidclarke8840]

I may be late to the party myself (:D) but are the Eurogamer team going to be running a D&D campaign?

[@happyspaceinvader508]

IIRC, Toejam is supposed to be an asterisk. Albeit, a 7-pointed asterisk.

[@TheGreatBlackBird]

COLOUR CHANGING TSHIRTS?!

[@bearhustler]

I always imagine Toe Jam and Earl is close to what happens in George Clinton's head.

[@jacqueslesauve579]

Sexy Hula Girls and Hot Tubs - The Aoife Wilson Story.

[@yuukicyan]

The wiener, the loot, the unfortunate rocket driving....I see. Nobody messes with Team EuroPeanut!

[@ClockworkAvatar]

The second game is SO very much better.

[@MrTomFTW]

oh god no

[@FarbrorBaku]

That is crazy talk, the second game removed everything that was so good about the first one.

[@timking3587]

No no the first is the best but still enjoyed the 2nd 👍Completed both

[@rushmalkim]

Aiofe is offended for all of us. Her anger for our contentment.

[@EliteIRL]

I need to watch some Kenan and Kel and drink some Sunny D after this.

[@chloe.imogen]

Aoife's witch voice sounds like Katharine Hepburn lol

[@notoriousbmc1]

It's like No Mans Sky. Procedurally generated worlds and you start having to fix your crashed ship...although there does seem to be a story.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Brendan Mc and a decent reward at the end of the game too, unlike NMS.

[@notoriousbmc1]

It was a procedurally generated ending... they didn't even bother writing one

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Brendan Mc TJ&E’s ending is not procedurally generated. There’s a brief animated sequence and then you get to Funkotron and can explore around a bit, while bystanders congratulate you on your efforts. It was above average for its day: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n37Oe3eam7R9nsk

[@notoriousbmc1]

I meant NMS' ending.

[@akathesk]

Great game, but trying to explain it to newcomers makes you sound like you're nuts

[@chewbaccasdad]

Toejam is also a name for that weird-tasting paste stuff that accumulates between your toes when you wear tight shoes on a hot day.

[@Uncle_T]

So the "game" consist of walking around looking for some things while avoiding other things? Exciting stuff indeed... I preferred to play NHL, FIFA and Mortal Kombat on my Megadrive. :)

[@Uncle_T]

That seems utterly plausible. ;)

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Well, congratulations; the Megadrive had games to suit every personality type... and some of us just liked to “chill” (as we may have said back in the 90s, if we’d watched too much American TV).