I-Wei Huang, the lead animator and concept artist on ToeJam & Earl 3, was given the challenge of presenting ToeJam & Earl as grittier, more mature versions of the characters. This platform shift, according to Sega, required that this new ToeJam & Earl be “aged up” to match a more mature young adult audience. After the less-than-optimal performance of the system, Sega decided the project would be better suited for a different platform. Skipping over the Sega CD, 32x, and Saturn, in 1999 Greg and Mark started development on a new ToeJam & Earl title for the Sega Dreamcast. Since Panic on Funkotron was not in a top-down perspective like the first title, Kirk was able to bring much more detail to the character sprites than was possible the first time. They approached Greg Johnson and his development partner, Mark Voorsanger, and requested they make another ToeJam and Earl game - but this time as a side-scroller! Greg and Mark got right to work and in 1993 they released ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funokotron.įor this go-around, it was Kirk Henderson’s turn to the artistic plate, bringing with him a more animated cartoon feel to the funked out series. Greg then translated Purcell’s designs into the game’s 16-bit sprites and animation.Īfter the breakout success of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega was itching to put similar games on its Genesis system. Only a few years before, Purcell had created and designed another famous duo from the era, “Sam and Max,” so it was only fitting for him to give ToeJam & Earl their first professional digs. When it came time to create proper character designs, Greg enlisted the talents of Steve Purcell. It was a radical top-down, cooperative, and randomly generated adventure game! The series co-creator, Greg Johnson, actually came up with the characters in a dream and soon after he sketched out the very first pictures of the iconic buddies. So waaaaay back in 1991, the very first ToeJam and Earl game was release on the Sega Genesis. We wanted to share a blast from the past and give you a peek into how these Funkotronians have evolved! ToeJam and Earl have seen a lot of visual changes throughout their 28-year existence and four main series titles! The characters’ personalities have stayed the same (more or less!), but each iteration saw a new artist define their unique take on the duo’s super fresh looks. Hey all you funky Earthlings out there! Today, the grooviest aliens are crash landing on Earth once again in ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!
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