Original Earthworm Jim team open to making a new entry in the series
A new Earthworm Jim game made by the original team “almost happened”. So says Nick Bruty, the main designer of the first game.
Bruty shared in a Reddit AMA yesterday that the possibility of making a new Earthworm Jim title was explored roughly five years ago. However, a deal with the IP owners couldn’t be agreed upon.
Bruty wrote:
“A new EWJ game with the original team almost happened about five years ago, but a deal with the [intellectual property] owners couldn’t get worked out. I think everyone would be up for it sometime. Feels like unfinished business, but [it’s] hard to align everyone. I wouldn’t do it without the key players.”
Bruty also commented on a few other Earthworm Jim topics that we’ve rounded up below.
On how the game came about…
“We had just come off a run of making licensed games like Aladdin, Terminator, Alien 3. It was fun to work on those, but they were so very restrictive in what we were allowed to build. Starting Shiny Entertainment and having the shackles removed just led to a natural explosion of ideas. It was a very diverse team — one of the best teams I’ve ever worked with, and everyone’s personality got in the game somewhere.”
On the GBA port of Earthworm Jim 2…
“I never saw that. It couldn’t be worse than than the awful 3D attempt. Only play the Shiny Jim games!”
– Favorite Earthworm Jim game is Earthworm Jim for the Sega CD
On how he prefers the SEGA Genesis over the SNES…
“I preferred the higher resolution, sharper look although the limited color palette was a pain. I wasn’t trained in art so I only learned about colors as each game system advanced!”
