#CartoonNEWS Earthworm Jim Animated TV Series - Interview Jim

 There's an upcoming cartoon (and game?) reboot of Earthworm Jim coming up. Without series creator Doug TenNapel (because.. I guess modern politics got hime too?), and without game director David Perry's involvement. I dunno how to feel about this. Feels too much like an Hollywood reboot/remake, you know. Without the original creators and a completely different direction.

I mean, I also miss Dan Castellaneta's voice here. And the new setting/setup seems too different. A bunch of worms? Jim is fullon an alien worm, not just an Earth worm given a supersuit? Not one Psy-crow but a full on "Psy-crow-inspired species"? I dunno.. And I imagine they're gonna cut the classic characters that are either Doug TenNapel's or too 1990s (goodbye Princess What's-Her-Name, I'm sure). It kinda feels too distanced, too Sonic Boom-ysh for me.

Wait and see..

#GamingNEWS Earthworm Jim 4 first look [UPDATED & 60fps!] - Exclusively on Intellivision® Amico™

 So apparently I missed the memo.

There's seemingly a brand new upcoming Earthworm Jim 4 on the way. There's some random new console Intellivision Amico coming in as well. And EJ4 seems to be exclusive to it so far.

Maybe it's a temporary deal kind of thing. Like the new Shantae on the then-new Apple console...

Anyways, it looks a bit too clean, modern and Newsground-y for my taste. I prefer my Earthworm Jim more doodly and sketchy, like coming from the pages of a Doug TenNapel comic. Heh.

Check it out:

 

Wait and see..

TLC - My Top 9 best-looking 2D sidescroller games ever made (in my opinion!)

I missed making these sort of lists this past year. So while I'm taking a break from full-on reviews,

It's time to have a look at....

RR Earthworm Jim (Cartoon series)

Once again, the trousers of evil are yanked down by the mocking hands of justice!

Superheroes and evil twins go together like peanut butter and... evil peanut butter!

Mascot platformers you ask? Check out the following reviews!

Aero the Acro-Bat - 2 / Astal / Bonk - 2 / BUG! - Too! / Clockwork Knight - 2
Crash Bandicoot 1 / Croc / Donkey Kong and DK Jr.
Earthworm Jim 1 - 2 / Felix the Cat / Greendog / Psycho Fox
Rayman - 2: The Great Escape - 3: Hoodlum Havoc - handheld games - The Animated Series
Rabbids Go Home

Rocket Knight Adventures - Sparkster - RKA2
Sonic 1 - (8 bit)
Tomba! - 2: The Evil Swine Return
Tempo - Jr. - Super Tempo / Tonic Trouble / Wild Woody / Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel

VGR MDK1

Are you going to let the aliens destroy our planet??

Let's look at one of my all-time favorite classics, the original 3D successor to Shiny Entertainment's Earthworm Jim!

VGR Earthworm Jim 2

It's about to get GROOVY in here!

With a super suit to make him really super strong, Jim can be a winner if we only sing along- EARTHWORM JIM is back!

Mascot platformers you ask? Check out the following reviews!

Aero the Acro-Bat - 2 / Astal / Bonk - 2 / BUG! - Too! / Clockwork Knight - 2
Crash Bandicoot 1 / Croc / Earthworm Jim 1 / Felix the Cat / Greendog
Rayman - 2: The Great Escape - 3: Hoodlum Havoc - handheld games - The Animated Series
Rabbids Go Home

Rocket Knight Adventures - Sparkster - RKA2
Sonic 1 - (8 bit)
Tomba! - 2: The Evil Swine Return
Tempo - Jr. - Super Tempo / Tonic Trouble / Wild Woody / Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel

#Blog - Tec Toy Sega!

I just received some swag today!

A couple of fun oddities. Two Brazil-exclusive Sega/Tec Toy titles. The exclusive Duke Nukem port for the Megadrive/Genesis, and the MS port of Earthworm Jim.

They're not exactly considered good games, but I like 'em! It's fun having them nonetheless!

Sent from Brazil by a buddy of mine I having keeping a lookout for obscure little gems like these.

VGR Earthworm Jim 1

They don't make 'em like that anymore!

It's time for an all-time classic, a game unlike any other... the one and only Earthworm Jim in his first adventure!

Mascot platformers you ask? Check out the following reviews!

Aero the Acro-Bat - 2 / Astal / Bonk - 2 / BUG! - Too! / Clockwork Knight - 2
Crash Bandicoot 1
Croc / Felix the Cat / Greendog
Rayman - 2: The Great Escape - 3: Hoodlum Havoc - The Animated Series 

Rocket Knight Adventures - Sparkster - RKA2
Sonic 1 - (8 bit) / Tempo - Jr. - Super Tempo / Tonic Trouble / Wild Woody

#Comics NEWS! Doug TenNapel NEEDS YOU!

Hey folks!
Remember Doug TenNapel?

Doug TenNapel - the author of so many graphic novels I love such as Bad Island, Cardboard, Ghostopolis, Iron West, (etc.) and co-creator of the awesome 16-bit classic Earthworm Jim, has launched a Kickstarter!

Doug TenNapel Sketchbook Archives: Check it out here!

He needs our help to put together a fantastic 250+ pages hardcover book where he'll try to collect sketches, doodles, concepts and designs of all of his creations, the likes of Earthworm Jim, The Neverhood, Catscratch, Creature Tech and more!

I know, I know...
Another Kickstarter!
But come on! For once it's not a videogame (at least, not directly!)

In the meantime, enjoy this fun video in which Doug discusses comics, making them and whatnot:

#OpeningTheme - #EarthwormJim

I adore Doug TenNapel and everything Earthworm Jim-related.
I still hope that long rumored 4th game materializes some time, though I'm sad all those ideas for a long feature film and/or new animated series never took shape.

Oh well, at least the ol' classic 90s show's easily available nowadays.

Here's the opening - which was so insane and perfect!
Enjoy,


Earthworm Jim intro par bangayo

Drawings - Gaming-doodles #01

And finally!
Here's my latest TWITTER JAM!
Took me some time, heh?
Try to recognize all those guys.
Hope whoever asked for whatever will be pleased with his/her picks

And for info, here's
Altair from Assassin's Creed (and some random templar), Fake Crash from Crash Bandicoot, Pacman and a Ghost, the Bionic Commando, Rayman, Earthworm Jim and Klaymen!

Hope you'll enjoy it

Remember, follow me on Twitter to not miss those!

Gamin' NEWS! Mass2PS3

So, Mass Effect 2's coming to the Playstation 3, heh? What a random surprise -__-
I guess it's good news for PS3 gamers. Though not playing part 1 and transferring it's data to part 2 before might be a bit strange...

I for one do not own a PS3, nor would plan on re-buying a game I already have...
But I hope for those new ME-players it will be a good port.
You may already know my stance on various console ports.
Like a little upgraded port or at least an equal port, thanks to the big delay. It better not be a cheap-ass port, a "downgrade", only producers will make profits that way over the enjoyment of the game for the players :/

It will be out in January 2011. I suppose preparing the way for a future multi-console Mass Effect 3 late-2011/earyl-2012?

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Anyway, I'm gonna use this port to share out a little opinion.
Why do producers need to de-exclusivise games nowadays so much? Why the multiplatforming?
Well, for money of course, but why is money the only motivation/main aspect of games nowadays?
Gaming's become such a big market/important business now... remember when things were simpler and a bit less hollywood-ised?

Everything multi-console now, to expand the market you know...
I find that exclusive games leave a sort of impact, become bigger classics that way..
You have to own the system, it makes you part of "the club". And console fanboys suck it! They complain for lacking that title? Well buy that system! Or play it at a friend's place, you know, like real life friends right?
Or simply DON'T PLAY it! You aren't forced to play every single game ever made! It's not pokémons, don't try to catch 'em all!!

Aren't games like these above classics by being all-time exclusives, only available for their own systems?
- Chaotix and Tempo on the 32X, Psycho Fox on the Master System, Ducktales and Chip & Dales on the NES, Crash Bandicoot 1-2-3 on the PSX, Burning Rangers on the Saturn, Sonic Shuffle on the Dreamcast, PN03 on the Gamecube, etc..
It's like you need to be a lucky possessor of the system, one of the cool guys who own it, to have the chance to play those!

Well, that's what I wanted to say~

Music Trivia #02

Remember that post?
Here's another look at some more gaming music and its inspiration!

Still using this Sonic artwork from Yuji Uekawa, at least until I draw something myself :P