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Quick Look: Earthworm Jim HD

Jeff and Vinny re-live the cows, head whips, and trash monsters from this '90s classic.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Jun. 11 2010

Cast: Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

In This Episode:

Earthworm Jim

127 Comments

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Edited By Majkiboy

yooo, let's see if this QL can sell the concept of Earthworm Jim to me!

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Edited By Gizmo
@Pie said:
" f "
Really interesting and constructive comment, douchebag.
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@Gizmo said:
" @Pie said:
" f "
Really interesting and constructive comment, douchebag. "
Wahhh
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Edited By KillyDarko

Earthworm Jim was the bomb in the 90's. I've such good memories...! :)
PS: you guys suck at playing EWJ, hehe XD

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@Gizmo:
you didn't need to call him a douchebag for that though O_O .
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Edited By tebbit

If the voice is actually different, then damn whoever made this damn them all.

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Edited By Tirrandir

Looks like a pretty great update, actually. The fact that the original is the hardest difficulty is pretty awesome. And accurate.  I'm tempted to get it just for the Space Suit avatar award.

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Edited By DjRich

GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

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Edited By RobJ

Didn't Phil Hartman do the voice for Jim back when it first came out?

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Edited By mattjam3000

Looks kind of fun!

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Edited By Skytylz

This looks like shit

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Edited By MysteriousBob

I played the demo. Its awesome, and I don't really have much nostalgia for it. I would buy it in a second if I had the cash.
 
I haven't played much of the series but Jeff is... pretty damn bad at this. 
 
EDIT: Wait, NGBC?! What the fuck? Don't tell me thats exclusive for America, thats bullshit!

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@RobJ: Nope. 'Twas Dan Castellaneta. You might remember him from such characters as Homer Simpson, Krusty the Klown, and the Genie on the Aladdin animated series.
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Edited By Rabid619

I used to love Earthworm Jim, looks good but the change in his voice annoys me.
 
Also Drew seems to have grew up playing the same games I did. Fuck yeah, Drew!

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Edited By metalsnakezero

It really sucks to listen to Jeff and Vinny not being in to EWJ since they have no nostalgia to it because I really enjoyed EWJ before.

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Edited By Reverseface

Earthworm Jim he's such a groovy guy.

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Edited By Besetment

The original wasn't insanely hard. . .

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Edited By Vinchenzo

I remember loving Earthworm Jim and I had it on my original Game Boy, but nostalgia is a cruel mistress. I won't be buying this.

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Edited By Darkstar614

That remix of New Junk City is pretty groovy.

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Edited By ObsideonDarman

That was an Awesome Quick Look guys!

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Edited By RampageAssassin

It doesn't look like the GB crew are into Jim. I loved this game as a kid on the SNES.

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Edited By PlasmaMachine

  EARTHWORM JIM,
THE SOIL HE DID CRAWL
EARTHWORM JIM,
A SUPER SUIT DID FALL.

JIM WAS JUST A DIRT EATING,
CHEWING LENGTH OF WORM, FLASH
BUT ALL THAT CAME TO A CRASH
AND GAVE HIM LOTS OF POWER

EARTHWORM JIM,
HE'S SUCH A GROOVY GUY
EARTHWORM JIM,
HE ROCKET'S THROUGH THE SKY

CRUISING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
HAVING LOT'S OF FUN,
HERE COMES EARTHWORM JIM YOU KNOW
THAT HE'S THE MIGHTY ONE
--- LOOK OUT ---

LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA....

DESPITE HIS GREAT BIG MUSCLES
AND HIS REALLY BIG RAY GUN,
JIM IS STILL AN EARTHWORM
BUT THEN HE'S THE ONLY ONE,

WITH A SUPER SUIT TO MAKE HIM REALLY SUPER STRONG,
JIM CAN BE A WINNER IF WE ONLY SING ALONG...
(ALRIGHT)

EARTHWORM JIM,
WE THINK HE'S MIGHTY FINE
EARTHWORM JIM,
A HERO FOR ALL TIME

EARTHWORM,
EARTHWORM,
EARTHWORM,

EARTHWORM, JIM
HOORAY FOR JIMMMMMMMM

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Edited By Yummylee

YIPPEE!!

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Edited By glitznglam_style

Amazing game. Multiplayer is so much fun. :)
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Edited By RoadCrewWorker

YIPPIEH! YIPPIEH! YIPPIEH! OH YEAH! PLAAAASMAAAA! OH YEAH! YIPPIEH!  PLAAAASMAAAA!


Looks a lot like JazzJackrabbit 2 with funnier soundsamples, the coop looks delightfully frantic. 


 PLAAAASMAAAA!

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@Pie said:
" @Gizmo said:
" @Pie said:
" f "
Really interesting and constructive comment, douchebag. "
Wahhh "
haha.. I had commented "a" once to get the quest
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Edited By rjimmy1989

I nostalgia'd I'm buying it lol 

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Edited By NickLott

Tommy Tallirico up in this bitch.

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Edited By omgmetalgear

just watching this quick look reminds how much i didn't really like this game. 
 
EDIT: multiplayer looks fun!

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What my Avatar says.

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Edited By SunKing

Jeff: "I think this game was a very specific product of the 90s." 
 
Yup. Which is why I think it looks kind-of lame now. Just my personal opinion.

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Edited By captainfish

This ql was a bit of a bummer. Should've got Drew to do it. Next time a game like this just call out, "did anyone play this game a lot/recently? Ok it's you then." Really wanna play this but no 360.

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Edited By Dynoro

Can't believe they changed the voice - sounds so wrong now :(
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Edited By Jimbo

Bungeeeee!

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Edited By Shabs

This just makes me nostalgic for Jazz Jackrabbit.
 
Unfortunately I think Cliffy B is busy with things other than re-making Jazz.

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Edited By Food

nice, I love to see an hd remake that's so faithful to the original even if I was never a huge earthworm jim fan.  multiplayer looks great, though.

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Edited By mcdrew77

I  still like the quirkiness of Earthworm Jim. Now I am the mood to bust out the N64 and play the 3D one again.

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Edited By Mysterysheep

Drew clearly should've been the one playing. Vinny and Jeff, check out clips of the cartoon online.

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Edited By TadThuggish

This doesn't look bad, just kind of....exactly the same.

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Edited By Olivaw

Man, did they change a lot of shit for this HD thing? I don't remember getting attacked by every enemy and having to mash buttons to get out. Nor do I remember Earthworm Jim mantling up ledges like that. And could he hover before? I don't remember that much at all!
 
And all of those things actually seem to have worsened this game.
 
EDIT: okay this multiplayer is pretty awesome though!

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Edited By Rhaknar

multiplayer actually looks pretty cool

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@Olivaw:  
 
Everything you said was in the original. 
 
 
/on topic 
 
This game is great, one of the funnest XBLA games in a while. And the multi player is basically New Super Mario bros, but with Earthworm Jims!
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Edited By Scooper

GROOVEY!!!!!!!!! They should of got Drew to play this. Bummed they didn't.

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Edited By Jimbo

All I can remember is the fish guy and the weird underwater hamster level.

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Edited By wrecks

1st xbla game I've actually purchased in a while. Worth it.

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Edited By TadThuggish
@Olivaw: 
Yes.  All that you mentioned is exactly the same.  It's called selective memory.
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Edited By HooliganTuesday

So how old were Vinny and Jeff when this came out? Because my mid-ninties primary school nostalgia is going utterly mental over the game, and the angry nerd part of me was deeply pissed off that they couldn't remember how you kill the first boss. 
 
*shrugs* i guess that kind of stuff just kind of imprints itself on your young mind. Also Fuck that  timed glass bubble submarine race.

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Edited By gike987
@Olivaw:  All the things you mentioned was in the original.
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Edited By Phished0ne

GRrrrrrrrrOooOOOVY!