Earthworm Jim Special Edition on MegaCD with extra levels and spectacular CD soundtrack. The humorous space worm in its best console version. Visuals and music in a class of their own.
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Platformer1 player7+
Description
Earthworm Jim in his exo-suit rescues Princess What's-Her-Name in this Mega-CD special edition with extra levels. Published by Sega, released in Europe in January 1995. Wacky platformer with the muscular worm character, extra exclusive levels, enriched CD animations and sounds. Multilingual version.
Earthworm Jim - Special Edition review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Elastic, delirious cartoon by Shiny: hilarious animation, absurd creatures and vivid colours compose a surrealist universe full of humour. The suppleness of the line and the visual inventiveness overflow with energy. This art direction, unhinged and polished, stands as a masterpiece of interactive animation.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,3 GB📅01/01/1995
Published by Playmates
Earthworm Jim - Special Edition (Mega-CD) price, value & rarity
Special Edition exclusive to CD-based platforms, which adds the brand-new Big Bruty stage absent from cartridge versions and replaces the entire soundtrack with CD-Audio orchestrations. The European Virgin pressing stands out for a multilingual manual including a folio of Doug TenNapel preparatory illustrations that the American release omits, which turns this version into the reference for Earthworm Jim and design enthusiasts alike.
Is Earthworm Jim - Special Edition still worth playing in 2026?
An enriched version of the Mega Drive classic by Shiny Entertainment, Earthworm Jim Special Edition adds two new levels, extra animations and a redbook audio soundtrack benefiting from the CD support. The absurd humour, the iconic cartoon art direction and the precise handling remain absolutely successful. For anyone wishing to discover Earthworm Jim in its most accomplished form, this Mega CD edition remains the definitive version and keeps all of its absolutely irresistible singularity even today for any lover of wacky platformers truly.
