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Earthworm Jim series

Earthworm Jim

The Super NES version has altered graphics, with different backgrounds and special effects, but lacked some sound effects and one of the levels from the Genesis version (titled "Intestinal Distress").

1 October 1994

Earthworm Jim is a platform developed by Shiny Entertainment, released 1 October 1994 on Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Earthworm Jim is

Earthworm Jim is a platform game developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1994. It was published by Gradiente. It is available on Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Super NES version has altered graphics, with different backgrounds and special effects, but lacked some sound effects and one of the levels from the Genesis version (titled "Intestinal Distress").
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Earthworm Jim series

Earthworm Jim is the second of 22 entries we hold in the Earthworm Jim series. The next entry was Earthworm Jim: Special Edition in 1995.

See all 22 Earthworm Jim games in release order →

What it launched against

Earthworm Jim launched on 1 October 1994, within three weeks of DOOM II, Doom II: Hell on Earth, System Shock (1994) and Earthworm Jim.

Released around the same time: DOOM II, Doom II: Hell on Earth, System Shock (1994), Earthworm Jim.

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When did Earthworm Jim come out?
Earthworm Jim was released on 1 October 1994 for Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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