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Earthworm Jim · LUDEX

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Shooter Platform Adventure

Earthworm Jim

Shiny Entertainment · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

Tuesday, April 30, 199630.3 years ago

Release

Tuesday, April 30, 1996

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Inside Earthworm Jim

What it is

Jim wasn't always a studly super-worm. He was once just a spineless, dirt-eater with no real mission in his life...

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Themes

Action · Science fiction

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1 supported

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Earthworm Jim

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2 releases

BundleEarthworm Jim 1 & 2: The Whole Can 'O WormsApr 30, 1996Multi-item package

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Who made it

Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Publisher
Shiny Entertainment
Developer
Rainbow Arts
Porting
Activision
Publisher
Interplay
Publisher
GOG.com
Porting

Platforms

Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
DOS

Release history

Apr 30, 1996DOS
Oct 07, 2008PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 22, 2017Linux
1996DOS
TBDMac

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionSingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10) • Processor: 1 GHz Processor • Memory: 1 GB RAM • Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 • DirectX: Version 7.0

macOS

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: OS X 10.6.8 or later • Processor: Intel Core Duo 2GHz+ • Memory: 1 GB RAM • Graphics: 64MB of video memory • Storage: 1 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or later • Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor • Memory: 1 GB RAM • Graphics: 256 MB VRAM, OpenGL compatible • Storage: 1 GB available space

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Details

Released: Tuesday, April 30, 1996
Developer: Shiny Entertainment
Publishers: Virgin Interactive Entertainment,Activision,Interplay
Additional work: Rainbow Arts, GOG.com
Franchise: Earthworm Jim
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player
Languages: English
Also known as: runme.exe

Platforms

Linux

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Steam

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Shooter Platform Adventure

BundleEarthworm Jim CollectionDate TBAMulti-item package

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