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The Earthworm Jim games weren't good. The only actually good Earthworm Jim thing was the cartoon, which TenNapel hated.

The only good thing about The Neverhood were the designs and the music. The game was shit.

The only thing TenNapel has ever done well is character designs. The more creative control he's had on projects, the worse they've turned out.

This is a fucking fact but because /vr/ is so shit nowadays people will take this completely politics-free take and claim I'm a SJW for speaking negatively about an officially BASED guy who is beyond criticism now because he's conservative.

>> No.6525112

>>6525108
1 was good. Rest of the series is crap.

>> No.6525167

>>6525108
Considering your post is just ranting about one of the game's creators and nothing about the game itself I can see why people would just call you an SJW and tell you to fuck off.

>> No.6525173

>>6525167
>Considering your post is just ranting about one of the game's creators and nothing about the game itself
He said the designs are the only thing good in the game. Read between the canyon-sized lines.

>> No.6525174

>The Earthworm Jim games weren't good
Yeah, tried them - they play like shit. It's basically 90s kids core. We get it, you have bad taste and that's your entire personality.

>> No.6525178

>>6525173
That isn't even criticism.

>> No.6525197

>>6525178
I mean the implication is that it has good graphics but lacked in stage design, etc. I disagree, but he's made his point clear.

>> No.6525260

>>6525174
EWJ1 is better than any Sonic game.

>> No.6525371

>>6525112
I thought 2 was better than 1

>> No.6525376

Cope and dilate.

>> No.6525378

I'm staying out of this one. :P

>> No.6525387

>>6525178
What's good about the game without mentioning the art style or music?

>> No.6525394
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>>6525387
The levels are very different from most platformers at the time with a deliberate effort to avoid the boxy square shapes typical of the genre. Despite having so many frames of animation they never come at the expense of a smooth gameplay experience.

>> No.6525396

>>6525108
They were okay games with stellar presentation.

>> No.6525474

>>6525371
See I'm the opposite because I personally feel 2 has stages that are far too gimmicky.

>> No.6525475

>>6525108
Fag

>> No.6525481

>>6525371
Puppy Love destroys any and all goodwill 2 may have garnered.

>> No.6525491

>>6525481
It's way less fun and way more tedious than andy asteroids. That was a very odd design choice.

I feeling puppy love was a single standalone level, it wouldn't be so bad.

>> No.6525505

>>6525371
I liked 2 a lot, but it's absolutely too gimmicky. Not enough platformer levels. I think it's something like 5 fucking levels of gimmicks before you're back on the ground firing your big red gun as normal (no, Blind Cave Salamander does not count) after the first level.

>> No.6525508

>>6525108
Tired of these "Youtuber hot take" opinions. No, the games that received wide praise back in the day are not suddenly bad because latecomers like you don't like them and feel the need to compensate for their praise years later. Get fucked.

>> No.6525513

>>6525387
What's bad about the game without mentioning the art style or music?

>>6525491
>It's way less fun and way more tedious than andy asteroids.
Andy Asteroids was already the only actually bad part of EWJ, and somehow they topped it.

>> No.6525519

>>6525108
You must be a sad anon to not appreciate at least 1.
Only watching >>6525394 reminded me why it was so rightfully acclaimed.

>> No.6525521

>Guys!!! I don’t like game!!! Please agree with me
Shit thread senpai

>> No.6525524

>>6525513
>Andy Asteroids was already the only actually bad part of EWJ
Did you block out Down the Tubes from your memory?

>> No.6525527

>>6525524
"Down the Tubes" is hard, but not bad. It's a great feeling finally getting through the sub area. It's like gitting gud at Battletoads' Turbo Tunnel.

>> No.6525534

The cartoon was great, tho.

>> No.6525551

>>6525524
No, but come to think of it Snot a Problem is kinda borderline. At least it's very short if you git gud.

>> No.6525561

>>6525508
This. "WAH I HATE OLD POPULAR GAME" is just annoying as fuck. Hows about talking about games you like instead of screaming how much you hate videogames?

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>>6525108
I disagree. 1 and 2 are still great games, especially 1. The cartoon was pretty good, but the games were better.

>> No.6525575

They're fun games but yeah can't compare to japanese platformers/run n guns. Dave Perry's games are usually more about the presentation and style than actual game mechanics, which is why I don't mind the gimmick approach to EWJ2. People bitch about puppy love but honestly it's a fun mini-game (provided you're not playing the faulty 32-bit ports with more slippery controls with more input lag), also the underwater tube level from 1 is more annoying than anything EWJ2 has.

>> No.6525579

TenNapel liked the cartoon dumb /co/tranny.

>> No.6525584

>>6525508
Then don't post in the thread. I've been defending EWJ1 in this thread and am fine having this discussion.

>>6525524
The only thing bad about those stages was the hidden air refill that was pretty much needed to beat the level.

>> No.6525596

>>6525584
>Then don't post in the thread
The problem is with OP and his "That game you like, the one that was a massive hit multiple decades ago is ACTUALLY BAD!" I'm find with having a discussion about the game, but OP's need to learn some fucking class, and correcting them is the only way.

Expecting them to open with "I don't see the appeal in ____" instead of using Youtube clickbait title-tier arguments is not too much to ask.

>> No.6525598

>>6525596
>I'm find with having a discussion about the game
But we have been doing just that. This thread is super tame by 4chan standards, too. Some people hate both, some people love both, some people only hate one, and we're all fine with it.

>> No.6525601

>>6525584
>The only thing bad about those stages was the hidden air refill that was pretty much needed to beat the level.
The controls were finicky too.

>> No.6525626

>>6525598
Why are you offended when I tell him his opinions are on par with youtuber trash? Did I cross a line?

>> No.6525627

>>6525394
THERE WAS A FUCKING CONTINUE DOWN THERE THE WHOLE TIME

>> No.6525641
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The gameplay is still perfectly serviceable, though it's definitely one of the weaker components. I just love how it almost looks like a cartoon despite the 16-bit graphics, and the music is very well done, even the Genesis version, which didn't use a custom driver.

>> No.6525730

>>6525394
hell is by far the best level. The final level is pretty good too. I like the variety in the game, but also hate the challenge at times.

Also legit, the cartoon and humor in the games were good.

>> No.6525732

>>6525626
I'm not offended, just saying there's value in this thread.

>> No.6525737

>>6525732
Again, I didn't take issue with the existence of a thread discussing the games' quality. I called OP's approach shitty bait. And it is. That's a pretty benign statement "by 4chan standards."

>> No.6525843

>>6525260
not much of an accomplishment

>> No.6525873

>>6525524
Down the tubes was my favorite part.

>> No.6526386

>>6525394
Was playing this the other day and I got filtered by that fucking businessman.

>> No.6527087

All the edgy teens back in the day were like "Donkey Kong sucks Earthworm Jim rules". EWJ had cheesy music like that level where Jim was riding a rocket. DKC was soulful

>> No.6527112

>>6525394
The Down the Tubes / Tube Race segment ruins the fucking game. You have to be perfect in that shit

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>>6525108
>The Earthworm Jim games weren't good.
True, they were amazing for it's time and aged well too, you have to be a massive retard if you think otherwise.
>politics-free take and claim I'm a SJW
it was fast.

>> No.6527291

>>6527087
>implying the edgy teens were playing anything other than Mortal Kombat and Doom at the time

>> No.6527730

>>6525534
Earthworm Jim!
He's such a groovy guy...
Earthworm Jim!
He rocket's through the sky!

>> No.6527795

>>6525491
>I feeling puppy love was a single standalone level, it wouldn't be so bad.
Agree. The Puppy Lovee levels are what always stops me when I try to to play again Earthworm Jim 2. It's fun when you play it for the first time, but then you have to complete the level two more times again through the rest of the game, and with more annoying difficulty. A shame they did that design choice.

>> No.6528972

snes or genesis version of Earthworm Jim?

>> No.6528996

>>6528972
First one on genesis, second one on snes, but genesis version will do too. There is also Sega CD version and a PC remake to consider.
First EWJ on snes is a bad port so it's better to just avoid it.

>> No.6530283

>>6525108
>This is a fucking fact but because /vr/ is so shit nowadays people will take this completely politics-free take and claim I'm a SJW for speaking negatively about an officially BASED guy who is beyond criticism now because he's conservative.

You literally just brought up politics by saying this in a post that didn't need politics, and thus making this about politics. It would had been fine if you just stated your dislike for Earthworm Jim, but no, you had to shoehorn in the cartoonist's personal life that adds nothing of merit on whether Earthworm Jim is good or not.