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{{++}} For this port of the original game, redbook CD music was used, as would be the case on the Saturn/PlayStation 1 port.
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{{++}} Enhanced graphics compared to the original console versions.
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{{--}} Lacks the level Lorenzo's Soil (AKA: Lorenzen's Soil), which was present in all other versions of the game.<ref>[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/earthworm-jim-2/ Hardcoregaming101 - Earthworm Jim 2]</ref>
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{{--}} Generally runs at a sluggish speed compared to other versions, and is full of graphical glitches, particularly at the edges of the screen.
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | earthworm_jim_1_2 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Earthworm Jim]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | earthworm_jim_1_2 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Earthworm Jim]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 38490 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://steamdb.info/depot/38481/ earthworm jim content · DepotID: 38481 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 38490 | Steam | Bundled with [[Earthworm Jim]] and [[Earthworm Jim 3D]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://steamdb.info/depot/38481/ earthworm jim content · DepotID: 38481 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows }}
 
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Revision as of 00:32, 8 February 2019

Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 cover
Developers
Shiny Entertainment
Publishers
Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Virgin Interactive
Release dates
DOS April 30, 1996
Windows October 7, 2008[1]
macOS (OS X) October 26, 2012[2]
Linux November 22, 2017[3]
Earthworm Jim 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Earthworm Jim 2 on Wikipedia
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 Saturn/PlayStation 1 port.
Enhanced graphics compared to the original console versions.
Lacks the level Lorenzo's Soil (AKA: Lorenzen's Soil), which was present in all other versions of the game.[4]
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
DRM details are not known
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Bundled with Earthworm Jim. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Bundled with Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 3D. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[6]
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38490/pfx/[Note 2]
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

300px
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 690 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 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

  1. 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. Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References