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Today is Earthworm Jim’s birthday 🎉 He’s 32 now.

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[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's a shame they murdered the series. It would actually work well as a metroidvania.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It's also a shame TenNapel is such human trash, because the games were genuinely good.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

just read up on him.

wow, what a piece of shit.

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago

I still play my copy of EWJ2 on Mega Drive though. I got it from a video shop for $5 when the were clearing out their stock of 16 bit ex rentals.

I wouldn't pay a cent for anything else EWJ related with what we know now.

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Was he only involved in the animated series? Or the games as well?

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Everything. He created and owns the character.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I live 15 minutes away from his home town of Turlock 😃

They're not celebrating his birthday, tho 😔