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A new Earthworm Jim game? Yes please! photo

The Earthworm Jim series accomplished something that very few platformers have ever dreamed of doing: combining humor with great gameplay for an all-around fun experience. So when David Perry (founder of Shiny Entertainment) vaguely mentioned a new Earthworm Jim game, you better believe that us fans became giddy as a pack of rabid schoolgirls.

“We reformed the (Earthworm Jim) team and they were all into it," said Perry. "Trust me, all the original Earthworm Jim guys are still very interested in the whole idea; just know that it'll happen eventually."

Seeing as how the original team is working on this game, the chance of suckage is relatively low. But depending on whether or not it ends up being a 2D or full 3D title, that could change.

So, which systems would you want Jim to appear on?

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DarkTravesty's Avatar
DarkTravesty at 03/06/2007 22:32
2d xbl arcade
Magesx's Avatar
Magesx at 03/06/2007 22:34
Meh.
CrackaSlim's Avatar
CrackaSlim at 03/06/2007 22:37
Now by original team, does this mean that Doug TenNapel is involved? If so then Neverhood for the Wii please...
Campbell's Avatar
Campbell at 03/06/2007 22:37
Great news.

Personally, I think they can do wonders with a Wii Earthworm Jim game.
Two's Avatar
Two at 03/06/2007 22:38
...What about the PSP Earthworm Jim that's already in development?
Futuris7's Avatar
Futuris7 at 03/06/2007 22:40
XBLA fo sho.

I just hope I don't have to see that little intestine dude again. Fuck that guy. Way too much for a little tyke like I was back when I played it.

Did anyone play Earthworm Jim 3d?
Cyberxion's Avatar
Cyberxion at 03/06/2007 22:47
Does anyone remember that there was some sort of 3-D Earthworm Jim game in the works for the PSP? I remember seeing a video of it in action, and it looked...alright, I guess. I wonder whatever happened to it.
Cyberxion's Avatar
Cyberxion at 03/06/2007 22:48
Oh, apparently Two remembers it as well. So there are two of us who do, not-so-interestingly enough.
Milofo's Avatar
Milofo at 03/06/2007 22:58
I don't care what system its on as long as I can get a new Earthworm Jim fix.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 03/06/2007 23:15
God, I hope 2D. It would make a nice downloadable title for 360, PS3, and Wii.
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DeusPayne at 03/06/2007 23:16
Either an XBLA ground up game (aka, not just remaking the old game in 720p), or for the DS/Wii (depending on how involved they want to get with 'alternate' control schemes) For some reason, I just see this on a Nintendo console.
Joseph Leray's Avatar
Joseph Leray at 03/06/2007 23:37
Damn Grim, where'd you find that image? I would've loved to use it earlier.

I'm stoked for EWJ, if TenNappel is involved. 2d XBLA sounds the most probable, or DS/Wii.
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Dexter345 at 03/06/2007 23:48
Yeah, it's gotta be 2D, and like everybody else has said, XBLA would be the place to have it, especially with the recent memory upgrade. If not there, DS and/or PSP would be nice. Hell, I'd take it on any system if they kept it 2D and made it rock as hard as the first two games.
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Joseph Leray at 03/06/2007 23:53
I have EWJ:Full can o' Worms (1+2) for the P.C. but ... it won't run in XP. I was very disappointed to find that out.
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leshrac55 at 03/07/2007 00:39
Man, my co-editor did the same thing... basically giving a license to Dave Perry to make a crappy EJ game, since it seems like everyone is basically saying, as long as it has the EJ moniker, they'll buy it.

Way to go.

-Jeff
http://alinktothefuture.com
Aequitas's Avatar
Aequitas at 03/07/2007 01:11
Fuck XBLA, I want it on my DS. Earthworm Jim on the go, baby!
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DrRockso at 03/07/2007 01:28
How about the first two released on the VC?
Ha-Puken's Avatar
Ha-Puken at 03/07/2007 01:46
PS3 fo' shizzle...
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scrape at 03/07/2007 02:03
I can certainly imagine some amusing and interesting uses of the wiimote, but at the end of the day i just want it on a console i can play it on! And yeah, 2d plz.
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Ignignokt01 at 03/07/2007 02:12
PS3 and 360, Xbox live arcade and PSN respectively. Lord knows Nintendo won't put this on VC anytime soon
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Rezbit at 03/07/2007 05:53
XBLA would be sweet if it's to be tradition Jim, however whipping the worm with the wiimote could be sweet.
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Jordan Grim Devore at 03/07/2007 05:56
I don't think this is the same as the Earthworm Jim PSP game. There hasn't been much clarity, so I could be wrong though.

P.S. The image is from Deviantart.
loquax's Avatar
loquax at 03/07/2007 06:06
2D on the Wii. Use the pointer like the mouse in Soldat.

PLEASE WILL SOMEONE MAKE A GAME LIKE SOLDAT FOR THE WII
jerrt's Avatar
jerrt at 03/07/2007 08:51
ps3 for sure, don't know if i want 2d, 2.5d or 3d.
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 03/07/2007 09:27
no.....no

Now put up a new article/post!
deaddays's Avatar
deaddays at 03/07/2007 09:43
Wii of course. You'd get the cool functionality, and who needs SUPER HI-RES AWESOME GRAPHICS when it comes to an earthworm? The cartoon was AWESOME.
Joseph Leray's Avatar
Joseph Leray at 03/07/2007 12:13
I thought the PSP game was just another remake of the old ones, although I might be wrong.

Is Shiny the new Squeenix?

No, probably not.
DarQraven's Avatar
DarQraven at 03/07/2007 12:33
I just want another quality release like EWJ1+2 for the PC.
SCREW CONSOLES! GoW, Halo3, Mass Effect won't make me buy an xbox360, but if this becomes an XBLA game, who knows what will happen..
..poor wallet.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 03/07/2007 15:19
The EWJ PSP game is neither a port nor a remake -- it's a "retelling" of the first EWJ game says Wikipedia
ZMTToxics's Avatar
ZMTToxics at 03/07/2007 16:06
I WANT IT ON ALL SYSTEMS AND NOW.

Thank you.
ElementalBlazer's Avatar
ElementalBlazer at 03/07/2007 19:21
Multi platform
DarQraven's Avatar
DarQraven at 03/08/2007 15:35
Electro Lemon: Are you trying to tell me GoW wasn't showcased as the second coming of Jesus? Interesting point!

However, as fun as many XBLA games are, I can get games like that for free on my PC. Freeware titles, indie titles, open source, you name it. That is not one of the selling points of the xbox, it's one of the selling points of the interwebz.
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