David Perry, who founded Earthworm Jim creator Shiny Entertainment, has revealed that he and a few of his colleagues are in the process of working out how to go about bringing a brand new Earthworm Jim game to consoles. Perry says that its earlier days yet, but he has thought about the storyline and the character model. Would you like to see a new Earthworm Jim game?
“The thing we had talked about in the past is Jim had been in retirement. So, he’s been sitting at home watching movies and eating popcorn. He’s grossly overweight now. The plan was to start with him literally getting off the sofa, and it’s a disaster because he just hasn’t done anything since. But he’s got to get back into action again.”
“There’s an interesting tension between Doug and myself. When he started to draw the new Earthworm Jim, if I showed you the sketches of what he wanted the next Earthworm Jim to look like, I can guarantee you’d go, no! Don’t go that way! Because he’s going wimpy. My job I to fight him on that. No, don’t go wimpy. We don’t want wimpy.”
“The answer is, I would do 2D, but if you wanted you could play with the camera a little. But I don’t like it when you’re doing very 3D, because then your jumps become very hard to predict and then your controller starts breaking. It wouldn’t be fun.”
GROOVY!
Cool
Please make this happen. Earthworm Jim 2 might be one of my favorite games of all time.
As a Nintendo gamer, I truly love Earthworm Jim 2 on the Genesis!
Why? The SNES version was so much better w/ its updated graphics & sound
He gets fat? First Banjo and Kazooie, and now Jim!
Hopefully this game dosnt suck
I would love a new Earthworm Jim game. Leave luck to heaven.
Hell yeah. We need a new, good Earthworm Jim game! Specially after the 3D game on the n64 sucked a lot.
I have waited so many years for this announcement.
Lol hope for a 3ds version!!!
Yes please:D
Coollll
Liked a lot.
Pingback: A New Earthworm Jim Might Be On The Horizon | GenGAME
The last sentence of his speech bothers me a bit.
It makes him look as if 3D play is something new…:p
Yeah, but Earthworm Jim was born to be 2D.
YES!!
I hope they attempt to make an easier boss fight than the infamous goldfish xD
Bob’s good eatin’.
No please, no easier.
I think that’s the problem with most games today, the bosses are too easy.
What happened to the “master the game” attitude?
Most people today seem only to want to finish a game as fast as possible and then “next” ;p
But EJ would be a n8ce nostalgia trip though :)
I love nintendo, but i dont really care about earthworm jim. i tried it, and it wasnt that fun.
I too did not like earth worm Jim. As a Nintendo fan I preferred Toe Jam and Earl. Now that was classic. Turtles 1,2,3 and 4 to be made by the same company or their children that made the originals. Maybe retro or Ubisoft.
YES PLEASEEEEEEEE
oh kay that and that vectorman man sequel.
yea those would b appreciated.. fersure.
earthworm jim snes right, i do rreemember fighting a goldfish.. i miss that & actraiser aswell. o.0
:) ikr actraiser was the shit! i think earthworm was on genesis for meh.
ikr. i think i played earthworm on genesis instead, actraiser2 was the shit! :D
THIS is what I wanted to hear at E3.
A new 2D release in this series would be a joy to the kid in me who grew up on both games and the animated series. However, if EWJ creator Doug TenNapel is involved I’d have at least some hesitation:
http://www.destructoid.com/earthworm-jim-creator-no-friend-to-gay-people–202271.phtml
I’d likely still buy the title to support the rest of the talented crew, but supporting TenNapel financially would be an unfortunate consequence.
radical
but for 3ds or wii u platform?
ikr..
Yes!
Now if Metroid would please go the 2d route again also…
Pingback: Earthworm Jim Creator Says Reboot Is Unlikely | My Nintendo News