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The Earthworm Jim franchise is coming back from the dead. Four games starring the cartoonish earthworm were released in the 1990s, but if you don’t count HD remakes, it’s been two decades since a new title was added.
Now the original team behind Earthworm Jim isĀ back together and working on a new title.
The only catch? You won’t be able to play it on a PC, PlayStation, Xbox, or Switch. It’ll be an Intellivision Amico exclusive.
Wait… a what?
The Intellivision Amico is a new game console expected to hit the streets in late 2020 for a price somewhere between $150 and $180.
First unannounced last year, the new console is an unusual take on the retro gaming craze. While Nintendo, Sony, Sega, and SNK are all releasing cheap, tiny replicas of their classic game systems with a bundle of games pre-loaded, the Amico comes from a startup that now owns the rights to the Intellivision name. And while you’ll be able to play some classic games on the system, the developers have also promised to offer new titles and updated versions of classics.
We knew that there would be new versions of Lode Runner, Pong, and ToeJam and Earl. Now it looks like we can add a brand new Earthworm Jim game to the list.
Games are expected to sell for between $3 and $8, be family-friendly, and… lack 3D graphics. The Intellivision Amico is a 2D-only console, which makes platformers like Earthworm Jim a good fit.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @07:19PM (1 child)
Thanks for that one, I thought it might take them a bit longer to crawl out of the woodwork..
(never heard of this Chris Scullion thing..oh look, it has a patreon page begging for monies to allow it to buy games so it can review them...)
This article was the first I'd heard of the beastie, had a look at various sites after this article appeared, sorry, even an EWJ game wouldn't tempt me into parting with the cash for one, though it looks like there'll be a future source for a lot of cheap interesting looking Bluetooth controllers etc. for faffing around with when they start hitting the remaindered/second-hand markets.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday May 10 2019, @07:36PM
Oh yeah, I forgot that the controllers had little touchscreens. Could be some hacking potential there.
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