Earthworm Jim: Special Edition

Earthworm Jim: Special Edition
Developer: Shiny Entertainment Publisher: Interplay Platform: Sega CD Released in US: March 15, 1995 Released in EU: 1995 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

A much-improved port of the original Genesis release with an extra stage and a groovy CD soundtrack. Plus load times, but what can ya do about those?

Cheat Mode

The same Debug mode that was in the Genesis and SNES versions is still here. This displays information about how much RAM is used by the game, as well as its build date. During game play, pause the game and enter the following code: A+B, C, C, A, A, B, B, B+C.

A screen showing the Shiny Entertainment staff will appear, followed by the debug menu. Interestingly, the message that appears on this screen, "Hey, Shiny crew only!" was meant to appear on Earthworm Jim 2 on the Genesis as well.

Menu item	Operation
CHEAT MODE	Enables invincibility
START ON LEVEL	Use A and B to select a level, then press Start to begin
FREEZEABILITY	Prevents the game from dimming the screen when paused
MAP VIEW MODE	Use the control pad to move the camera around the level; press A to move Jim to the current location

NTSC	PAL

The PAL version of the game was built a month and a half after its NTSC counterpart.

Hidden Messages

By opening the CD on a PC, there are some text files containing messages you wouldn't be able to see otherwise.

abs.txt

Earthworm Jim flees from Psycrow and rescues the princess

bib.txt

Also see Sega Genesis & Super Nintendo versions of Earthworm Jim

cpy.txt

Earthworm Jim, Copyright Shiny Entertainment, 1995