ToeJam & Earl
| ToeJam & Earl | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Johnson Voorsanger Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Producer(s) | Scott Berfield |
| Designer(s) | Greg Johnson |
| Programmer(s) | Mark Voorsanger |
| Composer(s) | John Baker |
| Platform(s) | Genesis |
| Release | October 15, 1991 EU |
| Genre(s) | Action, roguelike |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
ToeJam & Earl is an action roguelike video game. It was published by Sega and was developed by Johnson Voorsanger Productions.[1]
It was released on October 15, 1991 in North America, in November 1991 in Europe, and on March 13, 1992 in Japan. The game was released on the Sega Genesis.[2][3][4] The game would later be released in December 2006 for the Wii's Virtual Console, on November 2012 for both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, and on December 16, 2021 for the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.[5][6][7]
The game had low sales but later became a sleeper hit.[8]
The game is about two alien rappers named ToeJam and Earl. The player controls the two as they adventure through randomly generated levels to try and find pieces of their broken spaceship which was destroyed after they crashed on Earth so they can escape.[9]
A sequel titled ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron was released on December 1993.
Reception
The game recieved positive reviews by game critics. Critics said that they liked the graphics, humor, music and that they had fun playing the game. However, critics also felt that the combat was slow and it was too easy.[10][11][12]
References
- ↑ ToeJam & EarlIGN. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Best Sega Genesis Game From Every Year Of The Console's Life (23 March 2024)GameRant. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Sega Power Issue 24 pg. 10Sega Retro. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ トージャム＆アールSega (in Japanese). Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Nintendo Reveals Virtual Console Christmas Surprise (21 December 2006)IGN. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ ToeJam & Earl games out on PS3 and Xbox 360 this NovemberGameSpot. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Adds 5 SEGA Genesis Games, Including Altered Beast (17 December 2021)IGN. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Playing Catch Up: ToeJam & Earl's Greg JohnsonGamasutra. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Does 'ToeJam and Earl' for Sega Genesis hold up? (8 November 2014)The Verge. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Genesis Pro Review: ToeJam & Earl", GamePro, 16 Bit Buyer's Guide February 1992, pp. 56–57
- ↑ Is 'Zap' All There Is?Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Ed Martinez, "Sega's ToeJam & Earl 'Yo! What's up?'", Game Informer, Nov/Dec 1991 (issue 2), p. 4
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