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The [[ThirdIs3D third game]], ''Earthworm Jim 3D'' for the Nintendo 64 and PC, had Jim taking a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind after one too many falling cows to the head. A UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor title, ''Menace 2 The Galaxy'', was also released. Also, he appeared as GuestFighter in the PC version of ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden'' (as SecretCharacter) and the ''VideoGame/ClayFighter'' games for Nintendo 64 (''63⅓'' and ''Sculptor's Cut'').

In 2010, a remake of the original game, ''[[UpdatedRerelease Earthworm Jim HD]]'', finally made its way to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork and Xbox Live with enhanced graphics, sound, 4 player co-op, new levels and the option of the original NintendoHard difficulty for the purists (but oddly missing the secret "Who Turned Out The Lights?" level). Sadly, this version was delisted from all services in February 2018.

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The [[ThirdIs3D third game]], ''Earthworm Jim 3D'' for the Nintendo 64 and PC, had Jim taking a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind after one too many falling cows to the head. A UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor Platform/GameBoyColor title, ''Menace 2 The Galaxy'', was also released. Also, he appeared as GuestFighter in the PC version of ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden'' (as SecretCharacter) and the ''VideoGame/ClayFighter'' games for Nintendo 64 (''63⅓'' and ''Sculptor's Cut'').

In 2010, a remake of the original game, ''[[UpdatedRerelease Earthworm Jim HD]]'', finally made its way to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork Platform/PlaystationNetwork and Xbox Live with enhanced graphics, sound, 4 player co-op, new levels and the option of the original NintendoHard difficulty for the purists (but oddly missing the secret "Who Turned Out The Lights?" level). Sadly, this version was delisted from all services in February 2018.



* EasterEgg: In the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] version of the second game, you can push various buttons to make the cows at the end of the level say "Well done." in different pitches.

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* EasterEgg: In the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] version of the second game, you can push various buttons to make the cows at the end of the level say "Well done." in different pitches.

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* EasyLevelTrick: Downplayed. In the "What the Heck?" level, there's a section where Evil the Cat throws a bomb, causing stalactites from the ceiling to start raining down on Jim for a little while. However, if you intentionally miss the Ultra Atom at the start of this section, the event flag for the bomb won't trigger, and you can continue through the level uninterrupted. Even the official strategy guide recommends you do this.
-->'''From the strategy guide:''' SUPER SECRET TRICK: If Jim jumps over [the Ultra Atom] without collecting it, the stalactite bomb will be defused, and life for this worm will be a lot easier.

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* EasyLevelTrick: EasyLevelTrick:
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Downplayed. In the "What the Heck?" level, there's a section where Evil the Cat throws a bomb, causing stalactites from the ceiling to start raining down on Jim for a little while. However, if you intentionally miss the Ultra Atom at the start of this section, the event flag for the bomb won't trigger, and you can continue through the level uninterrupted. Even the official strategy guide recommends you do this.
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this. But this only skips obstacles in one section of the level, not the entire thing.
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the strategy guide:''' SUPER SECRET TRICK: If Jim jumps over [the Ultra Atom] without collecting it, the stalactite bomb will be defused, and life for this worm will be a lot easier.easier.
** The final level of ''2'' is "See Jim Run, Run Jim Run" which is a race against Psycrow. If you've still got the Barn Blaster from the first level, you can use it to take out Psycrow in the opening scene, eliminating him from the race and letting you complete the level at your leisure. The challenge is making it all the way to that level with the Barn Blaster, as dying even once resents your arsenal back to normal.

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* SkippableBoss: In the earlier versions of the game, one could skip Billy the Bin in New Junk City by finding a teleporter in the form of a toilet, and Rusty the Snowman can be skipped by finding the appropriate hook to swing under one of the platforms to skip an entire level in What the Heck?. And then there's Psycrow...

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* SkippableBoss: SkippableBoss:
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In the earlier versions of the game, one could skip Billy the Bin in New Junk City by finding a teleporter in the form of a toilet, and toilet.
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Rusty the Snowman can be skipped by finding the appropriate hook to swing under one of the platforms to skip an entire level in What the Heck?. And then there's Psycrow...Heck? if you can spot it.
** You'll only ever fight Psycrow in the first game if you lose one of the Andy Asteroids races at the end of each level. He gets progressively harder as the game goes on with faster attack speeds and more health, but he'll eventually get discouraged and pack it in each time.
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* EasyLevelTrick: Downplayed. In the "What the Heck?" level, there's a section where Evil the Cat throws a bomb, causing stalactites from the ceiling to start raining down on Jim for a little while. However, if you intentionally miss the Ultra Atom at the start of this section, the event flag for the bomb won't trigger, and you can continue through the level uninterrupted. Even the official strategy guide recommends you do this.
-->'''From the strategy guide:''' SUPER SECRET TRICK: If Jim jumps over [the Ultra Atom] without collecting it, the stalactite bomb will be defused, and life for this worm will be a lot easier.
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* StatOverflow: ''2'' has the Chip Butty sandwich, which raises your health all the way to 200%.
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* PapaWolf: The "Puppy Love" levels in the second game involve trying to save Peter Puppy's kids, using a giant marshmallow, when Psy-Crow tries to throw them out a window. Let 3 get killed, and Peter rips Jim apart. Why he doesn't rip Psy-Crow apart is left nebulous.

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* PapaWolf: The "Puppy Love" levels in the second game involve trying to save Peter Puppy's kids, using a giant marshmallow, when Psy-Crow tries to throw them out a window. Let 3 If enough get killed, and killed depending on the difficulty, Peter rips Jim apart. [[MisplacedRetribution Why he doesn't rip Psy-Crow apart is left nebulous.nebulous]].

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