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Instruction booklet · October 1994

Earthworm Jim

ShooterPlatform1 playerNot rated

The story

The Super NES version has altered graphics, with different backgrounds and special effects, but lacked some sound effects and one of the levels from the Genesis version (titled "Intestinal Distress").

Specifications

Released
October 1994
Developer
Shiny Entertainment
Publisher
Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Players
1
Genre
Shooter · Platform
Rating
Not rated
Series
Earthworm Jim
Themes
Action · Science fiction
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What the magazines said

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8
EGM · five reviewers
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Famitsu · four reviewers
GameRankings
83%
AllGame
4.5/5
BE KIND, REWINDOctober 1994
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Vol. 4 · No. 164Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
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Week of October 7, 1994
Oct. 12

Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen found DreamWorks Pictures.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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