THE RETROBATES

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE EARTHWORM JIM MOMENT?

DARRAN JONES

For me it’s the outrageously slick animations and brilliant character designs. It felt so different to all the other Mega Drive games I owned.

Expertise: Juggling a gorgeous wife, two daughters and an award-winning magazine all under one roof!

Currently playing:

The GG Shinobi

Favourite game of all time:

Strider

ANDY SALTER

Only thing I remember is the theme song from the cartoon series… groovy… never played the games.

Expertise: Modding games, no ‘vanilla’ versions for me, thanks!

Currently playing: M&B2: Bannerlord… Modded of course

Favourite game of all time: Rome: Total War

ANDREW FISHER

While I’m not a big fan of the games themselves, I did enjoy the anarchic Earthworm Jim

cartoon series in the Nineties.

Expertise: Forty years of gaming, from Commodore 64 to Switch

Currently playing:

Robot Jet Action

Favourite game of all time:

Paradroid

TIM EMPEY

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.” Dunno why Peter Puppy was always quoting Dune in the cartoon, but it made me laugh.

Expertise: Finishing Game

Pass games before they leave the service

Currently playing:

Far Cry 6

Favourite game of all time:

God Hand

PAUL ROSE

Launching a cow into space. ’Nuff said.

Expertise: Winging it

Currently playing:

Mini Motorways

Favourite game of all time:

Half-life 2

GRAEME MASON

COW LAUNCHED!

Expertise: Adjusting the tape azimuth with a screwdriver

Currently playing:

The Outer Worlds

Favourite game of all time:

Resident Evil 4

NICK THORPE

I love quiz shows, so when

Earthworm Jim 2 incorporated a totally nonsensical one I was a very happy chap.

Expertise: Owning five Master Systems and a Mark III

Currently playing:

Detroit: Become Human

Favourite game of all time:

Sonic The Hedgehog

PAUL DRURY

Watching my mate Oliver Wilmot play the sequel on his Twitch channel. I could appreciate the level design and humour with someone skilled on the joypad, not an idiot like me struggling through.

Expertise: Sharpie permanent markers

Currently playing:

Dying Light 2, Stay Human

Favourite game of all time:

Sheep In Space

RORY MILNE

I knew Earthworm Jim was something special when I took out my first crow with his blaster in the original Mega Drive game. He’s just the perfect vehicle for cartoon violence and wellworked gameplay.

Expertise: The game that I’m writing about at the time of writing

Currently playing:

Project Gotham Racing

Favourite game of all time:

Tempest