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Nintendo Switch Online Finally Gets Earthworm Jim

Nintendo Switch Online Finally Gets Earthworm Jim

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When Nintendo Switch Online added Earthworm Jim 2 to its SNES library earlier this year, everyone scratched their heads and wondered “Where’s Earthworm Jim 1?” Looks like the worm’s inaugural outing made it after all — just in a different collection. We got the Genesis version of EWJ — it should be in that folder as of this morning (if it isn’t, let the update download itself). This isn’t a bad thing. Even though the Super NES version of Earthworm Jim has slightly better graphics and sound effects, the Genesis version is considered the definitive version as the game was made for that system (and also, people tend to like the FM-chip version of the soundtrack more). Earthwirm Jim is what happened when the team behind the Genesis’ landmark Aladdin game broke off from Disney and pursued their own passion of making the weirdest platformer they possibly could. The result was a mix of cutting-edge (for the 90s) graphics and a very bizarre sense of humor. There’s nothing like EWJ

Phantom Gear: A New Game For The Genesis

Phantom Gear: A New Game For The Genesis

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Bits Rule, a new indie game studio located in Buenos Aires, is working on a blast from the lost past — a new Sega Genesis game. The Mega Drive (the name of the Genesis everywhere except the US) was hugely popular in Argentina, and the team at Bits wished to revitalize the machine they grew up with. So, they’re taking a whack at making a brand-new Genesis game. Titled Phantom Gear, its mechanics should feel familiar — it’s an arcade action platformer reminiscent of the Genny greats like Dynamite Headdy and Ristar. The game will be 32 megs large (which was big in the mid-90s). Five big worlds crammed with challenging bosses are in the works. Now Bits has launched a Kickstarter to cover the cost of publishing Phantom Gear in proper fashion. In an expedition to the ruins of a forgotten civilization, Dr. Valentine and Engineer Agnis discover an Ancient Artifact that is the container of great source of energy. Thanks to this discovery, Valentine And Agnis used the

Sega Announces An Open Mod Kit For…Genesis Games?

Sega Announces An Open Mod Kit For…Genesis Games?

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To date, Sega has rereleased around 50 Genesis (or Mega Drive, if you lived anywhere else but North America) games on Steam. Now they’re about to introduce a new hub centered around those games. This trailer suggests it’ll be called Mega Drive Classics, but don’t be surprised if there’s a name change for Yanks. Sega says the hub will be free of charge as long as you own at least one Steam Genesis game. Simply update the game when the feature goes live to get the feature. It’s described as a 3D representation of a 90s Sega fan’s bedroom, “with dynamic time-of-day conditions, retro Sega paraphernalia, a shelf full of Mega Drive games.” Don’t forget a CRT television to virtually play those games on — but you can still play them without retro “effects.” But the most interesting part about all this is what I suggested in the title. Genesis/Mega Drive Classics will introduce open, Sega-approved modding to old Genny titles, via Steam Workshop. If this is their answer to