Earthworm Jim 2
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Shiny Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Playmates Interactive Entertainment | |
| Virgin Interactive | |
| Digital | Interplay Entertainment |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | April 30, 1996 |
| Windows | October 7, 2008[1] |
| macOS (OS X) | October 26, 2012[2] |
| Linux | November 22, 2017[3] |
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| Earthworm Jim | |
|---|---|
| Earthworm Jim: Special Edition | 1995 |
| Earthworm Jim | 1996 |
| Earthworm Jim 2 | 1996 |
| Earthworm Jim 3D | 2000 |
Key points
- For this port of the original game, redbook CD music was used, as would be the case on the Saturn/PlayStation 1 port.
- Enhanced graphics compared to the 16-bit console versions.
- Lacks the level Lorenzo's Soil (AKA: Lorenzen's Soil), which was present in all other versions of the game.[4]
- Generally runs at a sluggish speed compared to other versions, and is full of graphical glitches, particularly at the edges of the screen.
- Controller support is notoriously poor.
General information
- Earthworm Jim Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Bundled with Earthworm Jim in The Whole Can 'O Worms bundle. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled with Earthworm Jim. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5] | |
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| Steam | |
Bundled with Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 3D. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[6] | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38490/pfx/[Note 2] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
- The game uses a system of "passwords" for the user to access each level they reach, therefore save files are non-existent.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 690 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/38490/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (38490) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.