 Jim firing his gun in Earthworm Jim 2, for Super Nintendo Earthworm Jim is the name of a platform game starring an earthworm who battles evil with the help of an "ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit". It was developed by Shiny Entertainment, released for the Sega Genesis in 1994, and subsequently for the SNES, Game Gear, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows. Upon its release it was received very well, becoming the first game ever to get a 100% review in Games Master magazine.
The storyline involved many colorful characters. Jim himself was at first an ordinary Earth earthworm who did very earthworm-like things such as run from crows. One day, in the space above Earth, the evil Psy-Crow had cornered a rebel spaceship pilot who had stolen an ultra-high-tech indestructible super space-cyber-suit. The suit had been commissioned by Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-filled, Malformed,
Slug-for-a-Butt so that it would make her as beautiful as her twin sister, Princess What's-Her-Name. In the ensuing space fight, the suit was dropped to Earth, and fell on Jim. By a stroke of luck, Jim managed to land within the collar of the suit, and it ended up mutating him into the large and intelligent (at least by earthworm standards) superhero he is today. Jim overheard Psy-Crow talking to Queen Slug-for-a-Butt about the scorch marks left by the suit, and how she would soon be as beautiful as Princess What's-Her-Name. Jim thus set out to rescue the princess, fighting many colorful enemies along the way.
It has three sequels, Earthworm Jim 2, released in 1995, Earthworm Jim 3D (1999), and Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy (1999). There was also a special edition of the first game published on the Sega CD, which featured CD quality music, better graphics, and expanded levels [1] (http://curmudgeongamer.com/article.php?story=20021219163453983).
Shiny's game Sacrifice involved an earthworm-like god called James.
An animated television series based on the games was produced and created by Douglas TenNapel, and aired from 1995 to 1996, with Dan Castellaneta providing the voice for the title character. Other voices were provided by Andrea Martin and Ben Stein.
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