Comments on: Community Post: Earthworm Jim 3D — If loving you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right

By: cary

cary — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:47:42 +0000

Gosh, I totally forgot about the remake! Earthworm Jim HD. I think it was an XBLA/PSN game. I don’t know how well Jim fared in HD or if it’s still available, but the original game is on

You’re right about his translation to 3D — the game looked nowhere near as nice, as all it’s cartoony charm was gone.

By: cary

cary — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:38:36 +0000

Ah, yes. Weird that whipping the dog didn’t anger it, but everything else did!

By: benrosslake

benrosslake — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:56:36 +0000

I Just looked up the Earthwork Jim intro. I lvoed that, never actually played the game, the 3d transition as you say lost a lot of its charm, the bright 2d characters were replaced with muddy brown angular textures. I’, sure I remember them making a new one… or did they remake the old ones?

By: Chris Detrick

Chris Detrick — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:40:58 +0000

Nah, I don’t think I even got that far. I was stuck on the stage “Bad Dog” or something. The sidekick skips his way right and you have to keep up and clear the path and get him over gaps by wiping him otherwise he goes hulk.

By: cary

cary — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:45:17 +0000

Oh right, he had that dog as a sidekick! And when he got angry he’d “hulk out.” Was that the stage where Jim had to save a bunch of puppies and if he dropped too many, the dog became a “hulk” and beat him up? I definitely remember all the puppies. Also, all the anger.

By: Chris Detrick

Chris Detrick — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 10:51:40 +0000

I could never get past the stage where you escort your sidekick over the moon or something and try to not let him turn into a monster. Level is fucking hard.

By: cary

cary — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 09:35:24 +0000

I agree there. Those original games had such bright, poppy, and cartoony graphics, they really stood out, even among the Mario games of that generation. Some of that magic was lost in his translation to 3D, which didn’t help the series’s reputation. I’d love to see Jim back in 2D form in a new game, but I’m just as happy playing the old ones now…on the Wii, that is. (Thank Wii eShop!)

By: cary

cary — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 09:29:02 +0000

Both Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 we’re great on the SNES. Great platforming + crazy sense of humor = win!

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 23:26:13 +0000

I’ve never played this game, but while it doesn’t sound like it’s one of the better platformers for the N64, it also doesn’t sound like it deserves all the scorn it’s received around the internet. It’s a shame earthworm Jim wasn’t able to continue beyond the N64 though, the SNES games were so colorful and crazy that it was probably the closest we’ve ever come to playing in a cartoon show. :)

By: Chris Detrick

Chris Detrick — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 22:31:57 +0000

Man I loved me some Earthworm Jim for Super Nintendo. Good memories.