Earthworm Jim (universe)

Earthworm Jim is an American video game series that centers on the titular character, Earthworm Jim, an earthworm in a robotic suit who travels through space and battles evil. The series is noted for its platforming and shooting gameplay, surrealist humor, and edgy art style.

Inspired by the success of Sonic the Hedgehog and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, toy company, Playmates, wanted to create a new intellectual property. Doug TenNapel drew a sketch of a cartoon earthworm (who would become Earthworm Jim), and Shiny Entertainment bought the rights.

The series debuted in 1994, when the original Earthworm Jim was released for the SEGA Genesis on August 2 of that year. As of now, the series consists of four games (not counting ports or remakes), with a fifth game currently in development and will be released for the upcoming Intellivision Amico. The series was a mild success and managed to spawn toys, comics and an animated TV series.

In 1995, shortly after the release of Earthworm Jim 2, the rights of the series was acquired by Interplay Entertainment.

In Chronicles of Illusion

Characters

Locations

Objects, weapons and vehicles

Music

"New Junk City" - Earthworm Jim (SG)

"Ending" - Earthworm Jim (SG)

"Title" - Earthworm Jim 2

"Anything but Tangerines" - Earthworm Jim 2

"Earthworm Jim (Instrumental)" - Earthworm Jim (TV series)

Trivia

Earthworm Jim creator, Doug TenNapel, would later go on to work on other projects, such as the point-and-click adventure game, The Neverhood, the comic book series, Gear, and the Nickelodeon animated series, Catscratch.
In 1996, Earthworm Jim toys were released in Taco Bell kids meals.
In the fighting game, ClayFighter 63⅓, Earthworm Jim appears as a playable fighter, alongside Boogerman.
An Earthworm Jim game for the PlayStation Portable was in development and planned for a 2007 release, but was canceled for unknown reasons.
In 2008, Earthworm Jim 4 was announced by Interplay, but nothing new has come up since, until May 2019, when it was announced that the game was to begin development for the upcoming Intellivision Amico console.
In 2019, the original Earthworm Jim was included on the North American and PAL release of the SEGA Genesis Mini.

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