10 Forgotten Video Game Icons Due A Comeback
1. Earthworm Jim
Then:
Woah and Nelly. Two words that are synonymous with only one character: The mighty Earthworm Jim.
Originally envisaged as a toy line to rival the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the canny folk at Playmates Toys decided to launch their creation in a videogame. The result was a game like no other for its time, a surreal platformer where you take control of a Super-Suited hero with a wise mouth, a devastating ray gun and a head that is so resourceful it puts Guybrush Threepwood’s rubber chicken (with a pulley in the middle) to shame.
The game was a huge hit when released for the Mega Drive and Super Nintendo, spawning a sequel and, as intended, its own TV series.
Now:
Sequel Earthworm Jim 2 was a great follow up, but there was a slight decline in quality with the oh-so-cleverly-titled Earthworm Jim 3D.
His latest adventure, Menace 2 The Galaxy, was a lot worse, meaning that since 1999 we’ve been living in a Jim-free universe. In 2008 developer Interplay proudly announced that a fourth coming of the worm would happen, but to date this has been stuck in development limbo.
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