Earthworm Jim
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Developers | |
---|---|
Shiny Entertainment | |
DOS | Rainbow Arts |
Publishers | |
Playmates Interactive Entertainment | |
Digital | Interplay Entertainment |
Digital | Sega |
Release dates | |
DOS | April 30, 1996 |
Windows (DOSBox) | October 7, 2008[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | October 26, 2012[2] |
Linux (DOSBox) | November 22, 2017[3] |
Earthworm Jim | |
---|---|
Earthworm Jim: Special Edition | 1995 |
Earthworm Jim | 1996 |
Earthworm Jim 2 | 1996 |
Earthworm Jim 3D | 2000 |
Key points
- For this port of the original game, redbook CD music was used, as would be the case on the Sega CD/Mega-CD & Windows "Special Edition" version.
- Enhanced graphics compared to the original console versions.
- Missing the level "Intestinal Distress", as was the case in the SNES version.
- Generally runs at a sluggish speed compared to other versions, and is full of graphical glitches, particularly at the edges of the screen.
- Controller support is notoriously poor.
General information
- Earthworm Jim Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Bundled with Earthworm Jim 2. Only available in The Whole Can 'O Worms bundle. | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with Earthworm Jim 2. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4] | |||
Steam | Bundled with Earthworm Jim 2 and Earthworm Jim 3D. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1]<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901147/pfx/[Note 3] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
- The game uses a system of "passwords" for the user to access each level they reach, therefore save files are non-existent.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 690 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (901147) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.