Earthworm Jim 1+2

[dr_st]

#3691

Earthworm Jim 1+2 are rather unique, bizarre, hilarious and fun platformers of the nineties. I recently had the knack to replay them, and found lots of things in them and about them that I had not previously known.

For PC you have the option of playing the DOS version of EWJ1, or the Windows Special Edition. The Windows version is more complete and the controls/physics are better, but the DOS version has its charm too. Just don’t try it with a gamepad, or you’ll go nuts.

EWJ2 only has a DOS version, strangely, but it is more polished than EWJ1. Both games have great CD music.

[rnlf]

#4017

I’d love to play it! I’ve only played EWJ2 on Mega Drive, but liked it a lot.

[fastwinstondoom]

#8304

Bump for Earthworm Jim, might not be the best platformer of all time… but it sure is the coolest!

[TigerQuoll]

#8307

Earthworm Jim,
The Soil He Did Crawl
Earthworm Jim,
A Super Suit Did Fall.

Jim Was Just A Dirt Eating,
Chewing Length Of Worm Flesh
But All That Came To A Crashing end

Groovy!

[DosDude]

#8334

This is a good one. Not just for ewj, but also to dive a little bit into shiny entertainment. Their games were always weird and awesome in the craziest ways.

[fastwinstondoom]

#8366

I second the previous post, Shiny was/is a criminally overlooked developer! I think they only made 3 games for dos tho, EWJ1+2 and MDK. MDK is definitely in the weird and awesome category!

[Martli]

#8371

That would be cool, half the Shiny team went on to make one of my all time favourite games The Neverhood, a (windows) game made entirely in claymation and with characters very much resembling Earth Worm Jim.