Trivia
It was #7 in FLUX Magazine's (Issue #4) Top 100 Video Games of All-Time.
It received two awards in VideoGames magazine (March 1995) 1994 Game Awards:
- Best Genesis Game
- Best Sound Effects
The game received six awards in GameFan's 1994 "Megawards" (Vol 3, Iss. 1)
- Best Game of the Year
- Best Overall Action/Platform Game of the Year
- Best Genesis Action/Platform Game of the Year
- Best Genesis Soundtrack
- Best New Genesis Character
- Best New SNES Character
It was named best SNES action game in 1994 (Game Players Jan. 1995).
Earthworm Jim was the first game ever to receive a perfect score of 100% from the European gaming magazine Games Master.
Contributed by
Elix (935) on Jan 09, 2009.
The music in the Windows 95 CD version of EWJ can be played in a regular CD player. Though some tracks feature the belch from the title screen and silence, the other tracks have the music from the levels, including both endings!
Contributed by
Elix (935) on Oct 28, 2004.
Finishing the game in the easy difficulty setting shows you a different ending that consists of a rather verbose scientific description of earthworms, as well as their habitats, mating customs, etc..! Education in a videogame?? AAAAHHHH!!!
Contributed by
Zovni (9138) on Nov 24, 2003.
The PC version adds among other things, a new weapon not included on the original 16-bit console versions: the seeker missile.
Contributed by
Zovni (9138) on Jun 04, 2001.
Earthworm Jim inspired an animated TV series by the same name.
