Dante Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Interplay announced today that the company has signed a partnership arrangement with Earthworm Jim creator Douglas TenNapel to relaunch the videogame icon. TenNapel will serve as a creative consultant on Earthworm Jim 4, and will simultaneously develop an animated series and feature film to expand the well known brand. Earthworm Jim Lives! Interplay Inks Deal With Creator to Relaunch the Legend Interplay Entertainment Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: IPLY) announced today that the company signed a partnership arrangement with Earthworm Jim creator Douglas TenNapel to relaunch the videogame icon. TenNapel will serve as a creative consultant on Earthworm Jim 4, and will simultaneously develop an animated series and feature film to expand the well known brand. TenNapel created the original Earthworm Jim character, which Interplay developed into a video game with Shiny Studios for the Sega Mega Drive console in 1994. The game became an immediate hit, and later spawned sequels on various computer and video game platforms, including Earthworm Jim 2,Earthworm Jim 3D, and Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy. The iconic character became a virtual hero whose popularity took him far beyond video games into TV and toys. An animated Earthworm Jim television series, produced by TenNapel, aired for two seasons from 1995 to 1996, on The Kids WB! with Dan Castellaneta of "The Simpsons" providing the voice for the title character. www.maxconsole.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 And the world just became a better place to live in *sob* I love life so much right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Could be good. Will be better as a 2d game methinks or some kind of demended shoot em up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Why did you bold the bit about the cartoon? Ah that cartoon was freakin' awesome. Oh, maybe that's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 the cartoon was fucking ace. no Ren & Stimpy like, but suitably deranged if memory serves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bananagrabber Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Looking forward to this. I loved all the EWJ games. Even 3D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I also liked the 3D game. Can't wait for EKW4, hope it's on Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I don't. It might be good that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamba Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I really hope that they keep the zany and original design for this. It's difficult though cos after a whole generation of Invader Zim and similar crazy cartoons, this might have difficulty maintianing originality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I loved the first two games and the animated series. If it really does come back like this with a huge bang, I'm so for be banged by it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Has massive potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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