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Earthworm Jim 4 gameplay footage was recently released. For those that do not know, this is a console exclusive for the soon to launch Intellivision Amico. Tommy Tallarico is spearheading this revival of the Intellivision brand. Console release is still tentative at April 2021 (Coronavirus impact). Interestingly, the original team behind this game have returned […]
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Earthworm Jim 25th Anniversary Edition Pre-Orders Open
May 23rd, 2019 
Carl Williams It is a great time to be a fan of retro gaming. Classic compilations are picking up traction with various publishers, we have companies like Piko Interactive working to revive other classics, and we have special editions being made available. One such special edition is the 25th Anniversary release for Earthworm Jim, a two game […]
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Sega Genesis Earthworm Jim Brings Disgusting Television Commercials to Gamers – August 2nd, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
August 1st, 2016 Carl Williams Okay, this is one of those that I find hard to keep on topic type articles. The marketing campaign for Earthworm Jim was genius. It was disgusting, iconic, and it was in your face and like NOTHING else on television at the time. That was how you made an impression with people seeing your ad. […]
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Earthworm Jim Joins Streets of Rage 2 Cast on Sega Genesis
March 19th, 2016 Carl Williams Earthworm Jim has entered the world of Streets of Rage 2. Yeah, you read that right. Earthworm Jim is now in Streets of Rage 2. This is not an official thing, Sega has not come to their sense and done what fans have been doing for years. No, this is another fan hack that adds […]
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Be the Worm in Earthworm Jim Special Edition for Sega CD – Today in History – March 15th, 1995
March 15th, 2015 Carl Williams New intellectual properties (IP) are hard to get off the ground, this has been true for most of human consumer history. What do you do when you have a hit though and there are multiple platforms to available? You make a special edition that features extras not in other versions. “Director’s Cut” is well known […]
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Retro gamers will get a free social gaming platform with Piepacker
April 22nd, 2021 Carl Williams A free and legal online platform will soon be available to all fans of retro games. Just register on Piepacker, invite your friends, and start playing. No downloads, no subscriptions, completely hassle-free: open it on Chrome, and you are good to go. The multiplayer architecture is enhanced by a video chat function that also allows […]
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Battle Arena Toshinden PlayStation Launch Title – September 9th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 8th, 2020 Carl Williams Battle Arena Toshinden had stiff competition at launch. Not exactly on the PlayStation console, which had just launched as well, but on the Sega Saturn. Sega made it clear that Virtua Fighter was coming home on their Saturn console. This put a rather big line in the sand for anyone to cross if they were […]
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Amazon Slashes Price on Sega Genesis Mini
November 28th, 2019 Carl Williams If you have a retro gaming fan on your holiday shopping list, then you need to check this out. Amazon has the Sega Genesis Mini on sale right now for an unbelievable price.
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SNES Gaming on the Cheap
August 23rd, 2017 Brandon Weicks The Super Nintendo has a huge catalog that includes over 700 titles. Most of them beginning with the word ‘super’. To commemorate the anniversary of the system’s release, here is a list of SNES games that can be played on the cheap.
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Hulk Hogan Unofficially Joins Streets of Rage 2 Cast
April 9th, 2017 Carl Williams Brawlers and wrestling games have more in common than most people realize. There is a fairly limited set of moves – no brawler I know of is as deep with attacks or strategy as a one on one fighting game. You can move up and down the screen rather than be stuck to one line […]
