Sega released a sequel/prequel, The Legend of Oasis, for Sega Saturn. Like Alisia Dragoon, it features large, impressive sprite work and a summoning system of its own.

Beyond Oasis, a top-down role-playing game from Ancient, the studio founded by Yuzo Koshiro, whose music powered the Streets of Rage games.

As the young sorceress Alisia, players embark on a quest of revenge to destroy Baldoure, unleashing lightning bolts on foes and summoning four pets - OK three pets and one ball of fire - in battle.

Alisia Dragoon, a side-scrolling action-adventure game from Grandia and Lunar developer Game Arts.

Joining Earthworm Jim are two arguably better, more overlooked games: To conclude, Earthworm Jim is a gem, and deserves to be better known than it is.Nintendo and Sega brought three new additions to the Sega Genesis lineup for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers on Thursday, including the addition of Earthworm Jim, a silly, well-animated side-scrolling platformer starring a space worm that you can enjoy if you’re able to separate the art from the artist. The voice acting consistently is top notch, especially Dan Castallenetta who is perfect as Jim. This is one brilliantly written show, not only in the dialogue which is superb and enthusiastically delivered but in the surreal gags and post modern humour and inspired spoofs.

What made Earthworm Jim in my opinion was in its writing. Jim is a moron at times, but he is also very charming, likable and witty, while Peter Puppy is adorable, Jim's girlfriend doesn't fall into the trap of being clichéd and the villains are outrageously fun in their motives, how they're voiced and animated and even in their names. They were well paced, being very brisk and original, a refreshing retread from being predictable and contrived. The music is a delight too, the main theme is well and truly memorable and the incidental music is cleverly and imaginatively composed. The animation is truly excellent, with bold colours, audacious backgrounds and sharp and unique character designs.

Revisiting it after goodness knows how long, I still do. Even as a child, I admired how bizarre it was but also how brilliantly written and animated it was. Earthworm Jim, the underrated gem it is, is no exception. I am a huge animation fan, and consider some animated films and shows some of my favourites ever.

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