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The Great Earthworm Jim Race is a special, more difficult version of the original Genesis game. It was made exclusively for the Sega Channel as part of a contest set on January 28, 1995 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, where players completed a revamped set of levels to unlock a code and call the Sega Channel hotline before 6 P.M. The fastest player would win a grand prize trip to Los Angeles, California and visit Shiny Entertainment. Other prizes included Earthworm Jim watches, posters, and pins.
Gameplay#
- The difficulty is permanently set at Difficult.
- All cheats are disabled. Entering the Super Cheat Screen locks the pause screen and the player has to press a button first before unpausing.
- Continues are completely excised.
- The Plasma Blaster is notably nerfed:
Blaster |
Original |
Great Race |
|---|---|---|
Starting Ammo |
1000 |
500 |
Ammo Refill |
Below 100 |
Below 50 |
Ammo Pickup |
250 |
150 |
Stage Differences#
Jim runs through the following stages:
- New Junk City
- Andy Asteroids?
- What the Heck?
- Andy Asteroids?
- Level 5
- Who Turned Out the Lights?
- For Pete's Sake!
- Psycrow!
Level 5#
- The stage is greatly shortened. Jim is teleported to "Who Turned Out the Lights?" after being dropped from the spherical cage. Once that level is completed, Jim is taken to "For Pete's Sake!".
For Pete's Sake!#
- Jim has to complete the entire stage including the advanced route. Peter's first house is missing here.
Psycrow!#
- There are gaps on the floor. Jim starts out near the edge of a platform.
- Psy-Crow leaves after one hit. Then, the game stops to a white screen prompting the player to call, say the secret word (Moo), and give a nine-digit number.