Earthworm Jim 2/Hidden content

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Mega Drive version

Totally Forked

"Totally Forked" or "Secret Room Number 37" can be accessed by reaching a specific area in Level Ate. Jim has to reach a gap on the right hand side of a pile of ham, to the left of three forks, and below a bacon platform. The best way to get there is to parachute from the right hand side (almost certainly taking damage along the way). Run to the left and the new level will load.

As the name suggests, Totally Forked involves more forks, which now move up and down. Once the level is completed, Jim will return to Level Ate on the bacon platform above the Totally Forked entrance.

Manta Shield

Hold ++ while on the ground. Jim will hold his arms out in front to shield himself from enemy attacks for three seconds or until the buttons are released.

Super Cheat Screen

Pause the game and press . Much like its predecessor, this screen displays system information and the game's build date. The options are:

• Invincibility: Enables invincibility.
• Start on Level: Press and to select a level, and  START  to play the selected level.
• Sound Test: Press and to select a number, and to play its corresponding music/sound effect.
• Map View Mode: Use the D-Pad to move the camera around the level, and press to move Jim to the camera's location.

Level skip

Pause the game and press .

Level warp

Pause the game and press any of the following to warp to a specific level:

Puppy Love Part 1
The Villi People
Puppy Love Part 2
Udderly Abducted
Inflated Head
ISO 9000
Puppy Love Part 3
Level Ate
See Jim Run, Run Jim Run

Skip to the end

Pause the game and press .

Extra life

Pause the game and press . A warp sound followed by Jim yelling "Groovy!" will confirm correct entry.

Extra continue

Pause the game and press . A warp sound will confirm correct entry.

Invincibility

Pause the game and press . A warp sound will confirm correct entry.

Refill energy

Pause the game and press , or . A warp sound will confirm correct entry, and Jim's energy will be reset to 100%. The former code can only be entered once, but the latter code can be used repeatedly.

Change weapon

Pause the game and press any of the following to give Jim a specific weapon:

Bubble gun x10
3 Finger gun x500
Homing Missile x3
Mega Plasma x2
Barn Blaster x1

5,000 rounds of ammo

Pause the game and press . A warp sound followed by Jim yelling "Ammo!" will confirm correct entry, and Jim will be given 5,000 rounds of ammo for his current weapon. This can only be performed once, and will not work if Jim's weapon is the Barn Blaster.

10 meal worms

Pause the game and press . A warp sound will confirm correct entry, and Jim will be given 10 meal worms. This cheat is only useful for Jim's Now a Blind Cave Salamander and Hammer Head.

81 meal worms

Pause the game and press . A warp sound will confirm correct entry, and Jim will be given 81 meal worms. This cheat is only useful for Jim's Now a Blind Cave Salamander and Hammer Head.

Clean pause

Pause the game and press . A warp sound will confirm correct entry, and the dim effect will be disabled until the game is unpaused and paused again.

Map view mode

Pause the game and press . A warp sound will confirm correct entry. Use the D-Pad to move the camera around the level, and press to move Jim to the camera's location.

Saturn version

Totally Forked

"Totally Forked" or "Secret Room Number 37" can be accessed by reaching a specific area in Level Ate. Jim has to reach a gap on the right hand side of a pile of ham, to the left of three forks, and below a bacon platform. The best way to get there is to parachute from the right hand side (almost certainly taking damage along the way). Run to the left and the new level will load.

As the name suggests, Totally Forked involves more forks, which now move up and down. Once the level is completed, Jim will return to Level Ate on the bacon platform above the Totally Forked entrance. The area is harder to reach in the Saturn version, but unlike the Mega Drive, the level has a background.

Clean pause

Pause the game and press (8).

Interlaced mode

Pause the game and press (8). The idea behind this is to remove scanlines on a CRT television, though the framerate is effectively halved by doing so. The default progressive scan can be restored by inputting the code again.

Only the PAL and NTSC-J versions of the game accept this code, though NTSC-U users can enable it through the Super Cheat Screen code listed below.

NTSC-U only codes

Super Cheat Screen

Pause the game and press . The options are:

• Cheat Mode: Enables invincibility.
• World Peace: Prevents enemies from attacking Jim.
• Start on Level: A level select.
• Sound Test: Plays sound effects.
• Music Test: Plays CD audio music.
• TV Interlace: Enables high resolution interlaced (480i) mode.

Nine lives

Pause the game and press .

Refill energy

Pause the game and press (LAZY DAY D)

Refill ammo

Pause the game and press . The ammo for Jim's default weapon will be set to 2,000.

Weapons

Pause the game and press the following combinations to get weapons. Note that the game doesn't automatically select them or give clues that codes have worked:

Mega Plasma
3 Finger gun
Barn Blaster
Homing Missile
Bubble gun

Suicide

Pause the game and press . The level will restart with one less life.