History VideoGame / ToeJamAndEarl

* EnemyDetectingRadar: Part of the HUD includes an arrow that points to the nearest Earthling (turning into a flashing red circle if they're somewhere on-screen.) When all Earthlings are captured, it points to the rocket at the end of the level, instead. Can apply also to the Funk Radar in regards to the ghost cow if it's gone invisible, as well as any other Earthlings if they're hiding in anything.

* FakeBalance: Earl has a little more health, but Toejam walks a little faster, which is more valuable for getting around and avoiding damage in the first place. The difference in stats is slight either way though.

* SneezeOfDoom: Though it's incredibly rare (As in, once every few games), [=ToeJam=] and/or Earl may randomly sneeze while sneaking, alerting any nearby enemies to their presence.

In December 2022, a [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/toejam-and-earl-movie-in-the-works-stephen-curry-exclusive-1235275179/ film adaptation]] was announced to be in the works at Creator/Amazon Studios.

In December 2022, a [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/toejam-and-earl-movie-in-the-works-stephen-curry-exclusive-1235275179/ film adaptation]] was announced to be in the works at [[Creator/PrimeVideo Amazon Studios]].

* NonLethalBottomlessPits: Fall off an edge, and you respawn inland at the minor cost of some health. However, devils who cannot be converted to funk will respawn near you.

* EverythingsBetterWithCows: The ghost cow, which can possess and immobilize you if it gets too close.

* {{Roguelike}}: Plays like a game in the rogue-lite sub-genre that would be named years later, though a game takes more time than a typical rogue-lite, and there is no carry-over between games. In Random World, [[RandomlyGeneratedLevels each level is randomly generated]], along with the enemies therein and the locations of presents. In Fixed World, all of these things have set forms and locations. Also, you have to climb up floors, you gain experience points, and presents are challenging to identify. Lots of the presents are bad, including one that re-randomizes all the presents, including itself!

* NewJackSwing: Alongside pure hip hop, all 4 games' soundtracks are influenced by new jack swing heavily. It was met with a positive response for the first two games, but ''Mission To Earth'' was criticized for the dated-sounding new jack production.

In late February 2015, series creator Greg Johnson announced a fourth game in the series, ''Back in the Groove'', that was [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578116861/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove/ successfully funded]] on Website/{{Kickstarter}}. It was released in March of 2019, and is a return to the style of the original game.

* EnemyDetectingRadar: Part of the HUD includes an arrow that points to the nearest Earthling (turning into a flashing red circle if they're somewhere on-screen.) When all Earthlings are captured, it points to the rocket at the end of the level, instead.

* StandardStatusEffects: Quite a few. Schoolbooks put you to sleep, which makes you helpless to enemy attacks, forcing you to button mash your way to being awake. Wahini will make you do a dance if you get too close to her, slowing you down. Cupids fire arrows [[InterfaceScrew which screws with the controls, usually by reversing them]]. Finally, the Rain Cloud will randomly drain your health with lightning bolts.

* AlienInvasion: Inverted; It's the aliens who are trying to fend off an ''Earthling'' invasion.

* UnwinnableByMistake: If you're playing a game with randomly generated floors, you may encounter a floor with an area that is ''completely'' isolated from where you spawn. If you encounter one of these floors, you better hope and pray the elevator/ship piece isn't there. If it is, you will need to use presents to get powerups that will allow you to get there...but what if you don't have any? There ''might'' be presents on lower floors with the necessary powerups, but if even ''they'' don't have the effects you need, this trope comes into play.

** In single player mode, or after the other player loses all lives, "Togetherness" becomes "Un-Fall".

* AllMythsAreTrue: Earth is home to ghosts, devils, wizards, boogie men, cupids, monsters, and even Santa Claus. And aliens. No vampires or werewolves in sight, but [[EndlessDaytime the possibility of their existence cannot be entirely ruled out.]]

* BinomiumRidiculus: Many of the Earthlings follow this naming convention. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in the fact the game is written from the [[HumansThroughAlienEyes perspective of aliens]].

* BinomiumRidiculus: Many of the Earthlings follow this naming convention. [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in the fact the game is written from the [[HumansThroughAlienEyes perspective of aliens]].

* PersonalRainCloud: A nuisance occasionally found in presents.