Earthworm Jim (video game)

This article is about the 1994 video game. For the television series, see Earthworm Jim (TV series).

Earthworm Jim
European Mega Drive cover art
Developer(s)
Shiny Entertainment (MD, SNES, Mega CD)
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)David Luehmanh
Designer(s)Doug TenNapel
Tom Tanaka
Programmer(s)David Perry
Nicholas Jones
Andy Astor
Artist(s)Doug TenNapel
Nick Bruty
Steve Crow
Mike Dietz
Ed Schofield
Composer(s)Mark Miller[9]
SeriesEarthworm Jim
Platform(s)Genesis, Super NES, Sega CD, Game Boy, Game Gear, Windows, MS-DOS, Master System, Game Boy Advance
Release
October 1994
  • Genesis
    • NA: October 1994
    • EU: November 1994[1]
    Super NES
    • NA: October 1994
    • EU: December 16, 1994[2]
  • JP
  • June 23, 1995 Sega CD (Special Edition)
    Game Boy
    Game Gear
    Windows 95
    • NA: November 30, 1995
    • EU: 1995
    MS-DOS
    • NA: April 30, 1996
    • EU: 1996
    Master System
    Game Boy Advance
    • NA: June 11, 2001
    • EU: September 21, 2001
Genre(s)Run and gun, platformer
Mode(s)Single-player

Earthworm Jim is a 1994 run and gun platform game developed by Shiny Entertainment, featuring an earthworm named Jim, who wears a robotic suit and battles the forces of evil. The game was released for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, before being subsequently ported to a number of other video game consoles.

It was well received by critics, and received a sequel, Earthworm Jim 2, in 1995. In 2009, Gameloft developed and released a remake for mobile phones and Nintendo DSi which was later ported to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as Earthworm Jim HD. In February 2018, Gameloft's contract with Interplay ended and all of the ports developed by Gameloft were removed from digital stores.

  1. ^ "Earthworm Jim". Games Master. No. 23. United Kingdom. November 1994. p. 68.
  2. ^ "CTW Games Guide". Computer Trade Weekly. No. 518. United Kingdom. December 19, 1994. p. 21.
  3. ^ "Review". Sega Pro. United Kingdom. May 1995. p. 70.
  4. ^ "Mean Machines Sega #31 pg. 80". Sega Retro. May 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Rating Genesis". Next Generation. United States. May 1995. p. 98.
  6. ^ "Earthworm Jim". GamePro. United States. June 1995. p. 104.
  7. ^ Nintendo staff. "Game Boy (original) Games" (PDF). Nintendo. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "Earthworm Jim". GamePro. United States. June 1995. p. 106.
  9. ^ Shiny Entertainment (1994). Earthworm Jim (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). Scene: Credits.


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