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Who Wants A Free Copy of Earthworm Jim on the iPhone? [Update]

By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 10:29 AM

Earthworm Jim iPhone

Are you a fan of games from the 90s that star earthworms that battle evil while wearing a robotic suit?  Do you also enjoy playing games on your iPhone for countless hours until your battery is completely bone dry?  If you answered yes to both of these questions, then this post is for you!

Gameloft announced today the release of the iPhone / iPod Touch version of Earthworm Jim.  The game originally was released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo & SEGA Genesis consoles, and now you can relive the 16-bit, side-scrolling glory days through your iPhone / iPod Touch.  Earthworm Jim stars Jim, who was once an ordinary earthworm until a suit dropped from outer space onto Jim, which then mutated him into a hero.

  • Run, gun, swing from hooks with your head, launch cows, bungee jump, rocket through speed levels and more!
  • Face 12 types of enemies and 9 bosses.
  • 4 different styles of gameplay: Side-scrolling run & gun, space racing, bungee jumping and underwater levels
  • 10 original environments divided into 16 levels
  • 4 levels of difficulty, including the challenging mode of the original game
  • The re-mastered cult soundtrack
  • iPod library access to play your favorite tracks while playing the game.
As a special treat, Gameloft has supplied us with a US iTunes code to download Earthwork Jim for the iPhone / iPod Touch for free!  Since I’m in a good mood, I’ll be giving it away to a lucky reader.  You’ve got two ways of entering:
  1. Commenting on this here article
  2. Retweeting this article by clicking on the “Retweet” badge located underneath this article

The contest will officially end at 6:00pm EDT / 3:00pm PDT and I’ll contact the winner either via email or Twitter DM (depending on who is chosen).

[Update: The contest is now officially over.  The winner has been chosen and the code has been sent to them.  Thanks for playing!]

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Daniel Perez

Daniel is a Jersey boy, born and raised. He currently lives in the Northern NJ area, close to New York City. He prides himself in being known as a geek and knows his way around technology. He’s the kind of person that if he can’t figure out a solution to a tech problem, it’ll keep him up at night. Daniel has experience in editorial from his previous work with Ziff Davis Media. With a strong background in the journalism field, he’ll chime in from time to time on IntoMobile to share stories of interest with the IntoMobile readers. You can follow him on Twitter @xBBx to read his ramblings on games, anime, and everything awesome.

  • Martian

    Earthworm Jim on iPhone? Wow!

  • Sharad

    OMG! I used to love this game. Countless hours of sitting there and watching 16 bit colour in all of its glory. Feeling a little nostalgic

  • Jeren

    I haven’t even seen that game in a while… It would definitely be interesting to play it on the iPhone!

  • Harry C. Marks

    Man that takes me back! I’d love to play that game again.

  • BB2Mobile

    NOSTALGIA! I remember this game, used to be all about it! I need this, I NEEDS IT! That’s why I comment + retweet! WOOP WOOP!

  • Rob Toole

    Totally want it. Kids will try and play it but I won’t let them unless they
    clean their room.

  • Chris

    SWEEET!
    that would be a wonderful addition to any library!

  • Pinkaplz

    Would love to win this, Thanks

  • Thom

    I still have AND use my Super Nintendo! The iPhone game would be a hoot!

  • ShawnB

    Wow I haven’t played that game in years… Would be a great addition to my iPhone retro-game collection!

  • osandy

    I say this was one of the best adventure games back when it came out, its a classic. I would love to play it again.

  • Brennan

    earthworm Jim…that game has taken hours of my life…and I’d love to give it moar!!!

  • Jeff

    I loved this game years ago…and now my kids could do it too. I would love a copy!

  • Jesse

    Grooooooooovy!!!

  • Rob O.

    Oh man, I used to LOVE Earthworm Jim on the PC. And I just got an iPhone 3 days ago, so this would be the perfect new app for it!

  • MilesDX

    I’ve been following this ever since it was announced that Sega wouldn’t be releasing Earthworm Jim as part of the Vintage Collection. I’ve been waiting to get my hands on this to see how great a job Gameloft have done. I especially love that they used the Sega CD version as a starting point. I made it a point not to play that version or the PC Special Edition version I own (I didn’t want to spoil myself). My PC Special Edition is still in great condition, original jewel case and manual (Unfortunately the same can’t be said for my Sega CD verision). Now time to save Princess-What’s-Her-Name from Queen Slug-for-a-Butt.

  • Albert

    I loved this game since it came out!!!
    Damn.
    so many memories with it!

  • Matt

    Earthworm Jim was my hero… in college.