Earthworm Jim (Genesis)

Earthworm Jim
Developer: Shiny Entertainment Publishers: Playmates (US), Virgin Interactive (EU) Platform: Genesis Released in US: August 2, 1994 Released in EU: August 5, 1994 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

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A Lumbricus terrestris in a robotic suit faces off against the likes of a mad scientist with a simian fused into his crown, an alien made of snot and a hideous queen with a gigantic gastropod mollusc for buttocks.

It could only be Earthworm Jim, or perhaps one of its sequels...

David Perry's Private Cheat Mode

A debug mode still exists in Earthworm Jim. It displays information about how much memory is used by the game, as well as its build date. During game play, pause the game and enter the following code: Left + A, B, B, A, Right + A, B, B, A.

A screen showing the Shiny Entertainment staff will appear, followed by the debug menu.

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 three days after its NTSC counterpart.

Unused Text

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This string can be found in the ROM:

HA! HA! HA! - FOOLED YOU!!! SIGNED.... YOUR PAL, THE GAMESMASTER!