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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 is 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: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday May 11 2019, @01:31AM
Those Amico fuckers want like $180 bucks for one of those sonsabitches. Not only are they late to the party, but way overpriced. Shit, a cutting-edge SNES Super Set was $200 when it was released.
If there is retro gaming to be had, then Nintendo and Atari and the like should release newly manufactured consoles based on the original specs. Part of the NES experience was repeatedly engaging and releasing that comfortable springloaded elevator in the hopes of getting the game to work, blowing in the game, cleaning the contacts with only the approved cleaning kit (or else void your warranty).
The original chips would hopefully still be available as NOS (New-Old Stock) or replaced by faithfully similar components. All integrated circuit chips, none of this FPGA or CPLD shit, with RF modulation and a 75-ohm coax output for old-skool CRT fags.
If I wanted to relive classic gaming then I'd run NESticle or other emulation on my PC before running some x86 or FPGA-based ugly little paperweight shit.