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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Playmates Interactive Entertainment (US), Virgin Interactive (EU), Takara (JP), Sega Channel Interplay (JP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Shiny Entertainment Screaming Pink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS, SCSP/CD-DA (13 tracks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Missing Parameter! |
Earthworm Jim 2 (アースワーム・ジム2) is the direct sequel to Earthworm Jim, and was released (among other consoles) for the Sega Mega Drive in 1995. An enhanced version was released on the Sega Saturn.
Though very similar to the original game, Earthworm Jim 2 has more varied gameplay than its predecessor. As well as including standard platforming levels, there are also quiz questions, an isometric shoot 'em up level and various adaptions to the platforming formula, including marathon races and a stage where Jim must shoot his way through mounds of dirt. It retains the surreal humour from the first game and was followed by Earthworm Jim 3D in 1999.
Contents
History
Legacy
The Mega Drive version of the game has since been re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service.
Versions
Mega Drive
Like its predecessor, Earthworm Jim 2 was developed with the Sega Mega Drive in mind, with the code subsequently ported to the Super Nintendo. The Mega Drive version is therefore the original copy of the game and the basis for most of the ports going forward.
Saturn
The Sega Saturn version of Earthworm Jim 2 was ported to the system (alongside a PlayStation version) by Screaming Pink. It uses the enhanced audio soundtrack seen in the PC version released six months prior, while making a number of improvements to the game' graphics (namely the backgrounds, which are unique to these two versions). A great deal still resembles that of the Mega Drive original, however, and many of the sprites remain largely unchanged (including those employing dithering techniques to circumvent the Mega Drive's limited colour palette).
The Saturn and PlayStation Earthworm Jim 2s were considered controversial by some critics in 1996, as it was felt the upgrades were not significant enough to justify the release on newer hardware.
Production credits
Mega Drive version
Earthworm Jim 2
(C) 1995 Shiny Entertainment, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
- Program: Andy Astor
- Additional Programming: Nicholas Jones, D.P.
- Art Director: Nick Bruty
- Lead Artists: Steve Crow, Mark Lorenzon
- Level Designer: Tom Tanaka
- Directing Animator: Michael Francis Dietz
- Animators: Jeff Etter, Shawn McLean, Ed Schofield, Doug Tennapel, Larry Whitaker
- Assistant Animators: Eric Ciccone, Roger Hardy
- Additional Art: Rod Altschul, Clark Sorensen, Lin Shen, Tom Tanaka
- Fine Art Director and Illustrations: Michael Koelsch
- Music & FX: Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc
- Clean Up: Dave Bombadier, Nancy Fernandez
- Designed By: About a million Shiny meetings
- Produced By: Scott Herrington, David Luehmann
- Development Tools By: Andy Astor, Dan Chang, Alias, Psy-Q, Rob Northern
- Lead Testers: Andy Brown, Lee Jones, James Martinez, Carlos Rodriguez, Manuel Quintones, Jose Zatarain
- Special Thanks: Brenda Bolanos, Sandy Burusco, Brad Hartke, Stacy Hering, Charles Loop, Chris Mayberry, Richard Sallis, Nicole Smith, Kris Stoyak, Angie Tennapel, Beck Tran, Chips + Bread, Cows
Track list
Saturn version
1. [data track] |
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2. Tangerine (02:02) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
3. Granny Bag (02:07) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
4. Italian Medley (01:53) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
5. Dad's Tune (01:21) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
6. Moonlight Sonata - 1st Movement (05:37) |
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Composed by: Beethoven |
7. Moonlight Sonata - 3rd Movement (06:19) |
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Composed by: Beethoven |
8. The Moo Tango (01:48) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
9. The Big Top Polka (02:53) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
10. Tropical Paradise (02:28) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
11. Subterranean (05:40) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
12. Dixieland Finale (00:45) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
13. Continue To Rock (00:39) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
14. Doobeedowapbop (01:08) |
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Composed by: Tommy Tallarico |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Earthworm Jim 2/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- EWJ2 MD UK PrintAdvert.jpg
Mega Drive UK print advert
also published in:
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also published in:
- GamePro (US) #93: "June 1996" (1996-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[6]
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Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Mega Drive, US |
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Saturn version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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3MB | 1995-10 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
✔ |
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3MB | 1995-10 | Cartridge (EU) |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Press release: 1995-11-13: GET READY FOR EARTHWORM WEDNESDAY
- ↑ File:GamePro US 076.pdf, page 76
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:CVG UK 169.pdf, page 24
- ↑ ', "February 1996" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 7
- ↑ ', "February 1996" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 103
- ↑ ', "June 1996" (; 1996-05-21), page 43
- ↑ File:CDConsoles FR 11.pdf, page 108
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:SSM_UK_02.pdf, page 89 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 108
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 120
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 71
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 309
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 123
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 116
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 22
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 9" (1995-11-16, 24:00) (+14:17)
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 72
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 2
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 1999
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 18
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 13
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 102
- ↑ File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 71
- ↑ File:SSM_UK_13.pdf, page 72
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19960913_1996-15.pdf, page 242
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 12
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 64
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- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 28
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 83
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 62
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 71
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 119
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 189
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 72
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 242
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ ', "January 1997" (; 199x-xx-xx), page 112
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