Earthworm Jim 4 announced, platform unknown

by Terrence Stasse { Apr 22nd 2008 at 9:00PM }

While many gamers of the 360 generation will not know of the antics of Earthworm Jim, those more ancient gamers will recall Princess What's-Her-Name, Psy-Crow, and others. When the rumors began that there would be a continuation of the franchise, we were admittedly excited. Now, we discover that Earthworm Jim 4 will happen and that the original creator, Douglas TenNapel, is back on the series as a creative consultant (he's also working on a cartoon and movie based on the property.) There were no other details announced (not even a platform), but given the changes in the industry since the series' heyday, we'd love to see Earthworm Jim 4 take some sort of alternative to the usual "reinventions" of franchises. Perhaps a 2D side-scroller/platformer with 3d character models, released on XBLA (maybe even with episodic content?). Yeah, that's a nice dream.

Tags: earthworm-jim, interplay

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

mcwattersm @ Apr 22nd 2008 9:14PM

I remember Earthworm. For Sega. Man was it epic.

Lewis @ Apr 22nd 2008 9:17PM

GROOVY!

haha i had too.

Roto13 @ Apr 22nd 2008 9:26PM

The last Earthworm Jim game was horrible. Here's hoping he's improved in these last... 10 years or whatever it's been.

DemonGSides @ Apr 22nd 2008 9:52PM

GRAH OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVY

As long as there is no more puppy level...

willxcore @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:25PM

Damn, it's sad to think that some gamers today would have no idea what Earthworm Jim is all about. 1 and 2 were excellent. The 3D one was pretty bad. Here's hoping they bring back some classic gameplay.

Lewis @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:28PM

They will if there is some arcade lovin ;)

AnOffday @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:52PM

Awesome. Now just announce MDK3 and we'll be all set.

EC @ Apr 22nd 2008 11:28PM

That's awesome. I miss the Earthworm Jim games! I just hope they keep with the 2D. Or have it "2.5D" as some call it.

Mr.ESC @ Apr 22nd 2008 11:33PM

Wait wasn't a PSP earthworm Jim game announced back in 07?
I would love a remade of the original in 2d.5 for the PSP or in the xbox live.

Groovy!

Tommy Hunsaker @ Apr 22nd 2008 11:50PM

This should be a good arcade title!

mcwattersm @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:54AM

Any one ever watch the cartoon? It ran during 94-95.

LeChuck @ Apr 23rd 2008 1:34AM

I watched the cartoon. In fact that's all I know of EJ since I never played the games. The first two are coming to Wii virtual console (am I allowed to mention that here? lol) so that'll be cool. Maybe 4 will be on every system like so many games are lately.

Super Kaiju @ Apr 23rd 2008 1:41AM

Thank God. I don't know how I've managed to live so long without a videogame about a worm. Ok, just kidding. Earthworm Jim was one of my favorite franchises for the 16-bit era and I am psyched to hear that the franchise is being revived. A new game, new TV series, and a feature length film? The only thing left is a XBLA remake of the first two games.

outforprophets @ Apr 23rd 2008 2:25AM

I'm pretty psyched to hear the news. I'm a big fan of EWJ but I remember those games being obscenely difficult at times. When I was a kid I just COULDN'T beat that blimp level. Maybe now if I revisit it the game won't be so bad but I have some bittersweet memories of that game.