Earth Worm Jim is one of my favorite  old school 2D platform games of all time, that didn’t star a plumber searching for a kidnapped Princess. It was a fun, colorful and funny platform title with great gameplay and it was because of its humor and its crazy colorful environments that it had tones of re-playability. Originating on the consoles, specifically the Sega Genesis, Earth Worm Jim can often be mistaken as a console only platform game while the truth is its best version was, ironically on the PC. While I did play the title on consoles it was the PC version with its superior audio and more colorful visuals that was the better version, and that is why it is my pick this week for retro PC classics. One thing I loved about this game was its unique gameplay that included humor when ever possible. Your a worm, in a bionic battle suit, with weapons and abilities that are both cool to play with and funny as hell to watch. Using your worm body as a whip, or at other times as a propeller to slow your fall down was both hilarious and fun at the same time. And the voice acting , sound effects and music were re done and improved for the PC version as it sounded absolutely great running off of CD ROM, something the SNES version could not match. The aiming on the PC version was also superior to console versions as PC gamers could utilize the mouse for much more accurate shooting and faster reaction times. Earth Worm Jim is a classic platform game no matter what system you play it on and there is nothing like sending a cow into orbit, navigating underwater or shooting and platforming your way to the next level in the game. It just happens to be that you can do all this with superior looking colors , better controls and nicer sounds on the classic retro PC version. Its safe to say that the game running on PC back in the day was..” GROOVY” !

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