ToeJam & Earl is an action game developed by Johnson Voorsanger Productions and published by Sega for the Mega Drive / Genesis in 1991. With a comical and irreverent style, it was one of the first to popularize the roguelike genre, with randomly generated levels.
Plot
ToeJam and Earl are aliens from the planet Funkotron, where everyone loves funk and is full of rhythm. During a space walk, their spaceship, the Funkotronic, is hit by an asteroid and falls to Earth, breaking into pieces. The duo must find each part to finally reassemble the Funkotron and escape the dangerous planet, full of strange and threatening Earthlings.
Technical details |
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Development | Johnson Voorsanger Productions |
Production | Scott Berfield |
Soundtrack | John Baker |
Publishing | Sega |
Release date | 15/11/1991 |
Players | 2 (single-player, co-op) |
Style | Action, Roguelike |
Classification | information unavailable |
Characters | ToeJam, Earl |