Jim comes equipped with a big red gun, which he can fire in a number of directions, to dispatch any foe that comes his way. Instead of taking its cure from Super Mario, or Sonic, EWJ is suitably original.įor a start, there's none of this monster squishing, or spin attacking in this game. Like The Simpsons, Earthworm Jim (who was a lowly earthworm until he was one day accidentally given superhero powers) deftly walks the line between slapstick humor and social commentary-you could even call it subversive.Ĭhris McMullen's very thorough review for Games Domain describes what makes it a must-have: " EWJ gives a breath of fresh air to the whole platform genre. What makes Earthworm Jim games a lot of fun is the excellent characterization of the hero. The game was so successful that it inspired a whole range of toys, as well as its own TV cartoon series. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack costs $49.99 annually for an individual user, and $79.99 annually for a family plan (for up to eight users).After successfully updating classic Atari cartridge game Pitfall! to the '90s with Pitfall: A Mayan Adventure, the first platform game for Windows 95, Activision next turned their excellent game engine to Earthworm Jim, a cult classic on the SNES and Megadrive console systems.Įarthworm Jim was the brainchild of talented folks who created Aladdin for Disney, and later formed Shiny Entertainment (who would later be much more famous for MDK). With the addition of Earthworm Jim, Alisia Dragoon, and Beyond Oasis, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers now have access to 32 Sega Genesis games. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is the premium tier of Nintendo’s online subscription service, and offers access to online multiplayer for Switch games, a variety of expansions and downloadable content, and a library of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games (in addition to NES and Super NES games).
Sega released a sequel/prequel, The Legend of Oasis, for Sega Saturn. Like Alisia Dragoon, it features large, impressive sprite work and a summoning system of its own. Beyond Oasis, a top-down role-playing game from Ancient, the studio founded by Yuzo Koshiro, whose music powered the Streets of Rage games.As the young sorceress Alisia, players embark on a quest of revenge to destroy Baldoure, unleashing lightning bolts on foes and summoning four pets - OK three pets and one ball of fire - in battle. Alisia Dragoon, a side-scrolling action-adventure game from Grandia and Lunar developer Game Arts.Joining Earthworm Jim are two arguably better, more overlooked games: Nintendo and Sega brought three new additions to the Sega Genesis lineup for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers on Thursday, including the addition of Earthworm Jim, a silly, well-animated side-scrolling platformer starring a space worm that you can enjoy if you’re able to separate the art from the artist.
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