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"EWJ" -- Common abbreviation

"アースワームジム" -- Japanese spelling

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A crow is chasing a worm named Jim while in outer space Psy-Crow is chasing a renegade ship. The ship's captain has stolen an ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit and Queen Slug-for-a-Butt has ordered Psy-Crow to get it, since it can make her more beautiful than Princess-What's-Her-Name. Psy-Crow blasts the captain and the suit falls to Planet Earth.Back on earth Jim wonders if he is finally safe when an ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit lands on him. Luckily Jim rests in the neck ring of the suit. Then the space particles begin interacting with Jim, causing a light-speed evolution. Jim soon realizes he is in control of the suit.Jim overhears the Queen's plans for the suit and decides to meet this Princess...

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

March 1997 (Issue 92) - Side-Scrolling Game of the Year runner-up (multiplatform) (Readers' Choice)

FLUX Issue #4 - #7 in the "Top 100 Video Games of All-Time" list

GameFan 1994 (Vol.4, Iss.1) - Best Game of the Year 1994 (Vol.4, Iss.1) - Best Overall Action/Platform Game of the Year 1994 (Vol.4, Iss.1) - Best Genesis Action/Platform Game of the Year 1994 (Vol.4, Iss.1) - Best Genesis Soundtrack 1994 (Vol.4, Iss.1) - Best New Genesis Character 1994 (Vol.4, Iss.1) - Best New SNES Character

Game Players January 1995 - Best SNES Action Game in 1994

VideoGames March 1995 - Best Genesis Game March 1995 - Best Sound Effects



Related Web Sites

Earthworm Jim Fan Page (Game history, cast, pictures, sounds, fonts, and more.)

Earthworm Jim : TGSMA (Contains various guides, history and information about Earthworm Jim and team behind the game.)

Lemm's Earthworm Jim Fansite (This site is an artistic tribute dedicated to the 1994 and 1996 original Earthworm Jim video games by Shiny Entertainment and the creator of the character, Doug TenNapel.)

Robert's EWJ Site (Fansite full of info. Probably the most complete site about the game)

The Mega Drive version ofappears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.Finishing the game in the easy difficulty setting shows you a different ending that consists of a rather verbose scientific description of earthworms, as well as their habitats, mating customs, etc.was the first game ever to receive a perfect score of 100% from the European gaming magazine Games Master.The between-level races against Psycrow, called "Andy Asteroids", are most likely a reference to one of the game's programmers, Andy Astor inspired an animated TV series by the same name.The PC and Sega CD versions add among other things, a new weapon not included on the original 16-bit console versions: the seeker missile.