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Posted: Sep 30th 2008 6:08PM (Unverified) said

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Dude that game rocked! for the sega good times good time
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Posted: Sep 30th 2008 6:12PM JAmerican said

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I never liked Earthworm Jim. The cartoons, video games and the concept all sucked IMHO! He made the right choice IMHO! The show was pretty disturbing as a youth. I mean a space suit using the worm head to swing to places. Pretty nasty.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2008 10:02PM (Unverified) said

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Enter the Matrix was sweet.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2008 10:20PM MisfitMonkeyslut said

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I remember reading somewhere back in the day, about how the first Earthworm Jim sold over 7 million copies, and how the sequel sold over 5 million copies.

Considering both games came out almost 15 years ago, those are extremely impressive numbers. But then Shiny Entertainment had been building up to that point with many of their other awesome titles: Mick and Mack: Global Gladiators, Cool Spot, Disney's Aladdin (Genesis), etc. Each game was a million seller, and each selling more than the last title they made.

Of all of them, Jim was the first franchise they owned. Collectively between the first two titles (the only two made by Shiny), it sold over 12 million copies, and won tons of game of the year awards. They really were crazy to let that go.

I remember reading the news when they sold it, and being stunned. In this business, selling of your precious IP is like selling your children into prostitution. For that is about all most publishers who buy IP, think about them - something to be whored out relentlessly until it bleeds . . . and then whored out some more for good measure.
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Posted: Dec 26th 2008 1:43PM (Unverified) said

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Earthworm Jim was awesome!!!!! My husband and I used to sit for hours and play that one. I wish XBox 360 had it so our kids could play today..
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