▁game ▁are ▁now here ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁released ▁copy ▁( such ▁as ▁a ▁level ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁house , ▁where ▁Jim ▁is ▁ant - s ized ). ▁Additionally , ▁Ev il ▁Jim , ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ' s ▁evil ▁tw in ▁from ▁the ▁cart oon ▁series , ▁was ▁reported ly ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Early ▁screens h ots ▁and ▁foot age ▁also ▁display ▁Jim ▁r iding ▁his ▁P ocket ▁Ro cket , ▁with ▁a ▁fuel ▁meter , ▁in ▁races ▁and ▁other ▁miss ions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁snow board ing . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁TV ▁series ▁which ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁release , ▁had ▁been ▁off ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁years , ▁thus ▁hur ting ▁the ▁game ' s ▁prom ot ional ▁tie - ins . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁original ▁series ▁designer ▁David ▁Perry ▁had ▁sold ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁The ▁characters ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁red es igned ▁for ▁the ▁shift ▁from ▁side - scroll ing ▁ 2 D ▁to ▁free - ro aming ▁ 3 D . ▁Perry ▁and ▁original ▁series ▁cre ator ▁Doug ▁Ten N ap el ▁met ▁with ▁V IS ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁game ▁early ▁in ▁its ▁development . ▁Both ▁expressed ▁that ▁they ▁h ated ▁what ▁was ▁done ▁with ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁ 3 D , ▁but ▁leg ally ▁could ▁not ▁prevent ▁anything ▁from ▁happening . ▁Ten N ap el ▁said ▁he ▁felt ▁the ▁series