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Key points
- Port of the Sega CD/Mega-CD Special Edition of the game which contained an exclusive level, a few extended levels, alternate endings, and CD quality music.
- Running the game properly on modern Windows will require a few steps and workarounds, even if it does run mostly fine out of the box. See Issues fixed.
- Runs on par with the Mega Drive/Genesis version; far faster and smoother than the DOS PC port.
- Improved visuals and sound effects over the Sega CD/Mega-CD version.
- A couple of short audio cues were removed, replaced by lower quality versions, or are incomplete; e.g. the victory and failure music that plays at the end of Andy Asteroids, the voice at the title screen, and the bad ending speech.
- A few visual effects are absent relative to the Sega CD version; eg. the foreground fog in What the Heck, the darkness vignette in Intestinal Distress, and the distortion effect in Down the Tubes/Tube Race.
Availability
Source |
DRM |
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Keys |
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Retail |
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Runs directly off of the disc, uses Redbook audio for music. Can run off of your hard drive if you copy the files over, but the disc is still required for DRM and music. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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The game pauses, and any CD music stops playing when focus is lost. |
Royalty free audio |
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Red Book CD audio |
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On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Language options are given in the options menu, but they only change the language of the options menus. |
Issues fixed
Music doesn't play/"Earthworm Jim cannot detect audio tracks" error
Change drive letter/path for CD or .ISO image to "A:"[citation needed]
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- Right click on "My Computer" and click "Manage."
- Click on "Disk Management" (Under "Storage").
- Right click the drive you have assigned for your CD or .ISO image and click "Change drive letter or path."
- Change it to a value lower than you currently have. For example, if your ISO is mounted on "F:" set it to "A:".
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Music doesn't loop
Pause and unpause the game[citation needed]
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- Click outside the window of the game to pause it.
- Click on the game window to focus the window.
- Press any button or key to unpause the game. The music should start playing again.
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No sound effects play/game crashes at the title screen
Set compatibility mode to Windows 95 and replace WAIL32.DLL[1]
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- Copy the contents of the ASSETS folder on the CD to your computer.
- Right click on WORM.EXE and select "Properties" (you should be running the game using this EXE from now on).
- Go to the "Compatibility" tab and set the game to run in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / ME. Windows 95 will also work, but may cause problems with XInput controllers that 98 / ME does not.
- Download this fixed WAIL32.DLL.
- Go to the folder that you copied the game's assets to.
- Replace the old WAIL32.DLL with the one that was downloaded.
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Graphics are not displayed properly
Run the game in 256 color mode[citation needed]
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- Right click on WORM.EXE and select "Properties".
- Go to the "Compatibility" tab and set the game to run in 256 color mode.
Notes
- If encountering rainbow colors when running the game in 256 color mode, then check this article.
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
Processor (CPU) |
486/66 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
VESA Local Bus or PCI Video 256-Color SVGA Card |
Sound (audio device) |
Sound Card |
Other |
2x CD-ROM |
Notes
References