Toejam & Earl

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Two rap-loving aliens crash land on the totally unfunky Planet Earth, and must piece together their space ship to return to their home world.

Overview

In Toejam & Earl, you play as one of two bodaciously funky aliens who have crash landed on planet Earth. You must find pieces of your spaceship scattered about the levels so that you can reassemble it and return to your home planet of Funkotron.

Gameplay

The entire game revolves around collecting presents, collecting ship pieces, and fighting or avoiding enemies. In this surreal world, Earth consists of several suspended grass platforms in space, sometimes containing water or sand. The levels are scattered with earthlings, who, without an offensive weapon at your disposal, must be avoided at any cost.

There's the exit, quick get outta there!

Lovin' an elevator

The game has two modes. In the first, "Fixed Mode", all the levels are pre-created and will be the same every time you play. In "Random Mode", the levels are all randomly generated and populated with presents, earthlings, and ship pieces. This was one of the first games to popularize randomly generated levels. The game also featured a revolutionary split screen mode, where both characters would be on the same screen, but when far enough apart the screen would split, allowing each to continue on their way. The screen would then become a single one when the characters got close enough again.

Your main goal is to collect all the pieces of your ship. Once you do, you launch off to your home planet and win the game. You also want to collect as many presents and cover as much of the map as possible. Covering map blocks & opening/identifying presents will net you points, which allow you to level up. You progress through the stages by getting into elevators scattered across the levels.

Controls

D-Pad - Move Around
A - Use item (if selected), Hold to sneak (if no item selected)
B - Enter/exit present menu
C - Map, Toggle Between Use & Drop (if in present menu)

Presents

Good Presents

Jackpot - Five Bucks

Icarus Wings - Fly for a brief period of time by mashing A

Super Hi-Tops - Cover ground quickly, stay on top of sand

Slingshot/Tomatoes - Projectiles to kill enemies

Unfall - Go up one level, if you've already been on that level & have fallen down

Togetherness - Warp to the other player's location in a 2 player game

Extra Life - There is an extra life present

Promotion - Level up your character. Every 2 levels gets you an extra life. Every level gets you health.

Innertube - Cross water without drowning. Watch out for sharks.

Rosebushes - You drop a rosebush directly behind you when you press A. This rosebush will stay until you use another one (only 1 bush can be present at a time), and disappears once the present expires. This is great for blocking the progress of more aggressive enemies like the lawnmower guy, mad dentist, & bees. It's not so effective against the boogieman, phantom ice cream trucks, or tornadoes. It's useless against devils, shopping cart women, or hamsters, because you can easily outrun them regardless. It can also be used to interrupt a hula sequence, which can be a huge lifesaver. Rosebushes do not work on sand.
Decoy - Will distract enemies by having them attack this inflatable decoy instead of you. It will pop after taking a certain amount of damage.
Boombox - Makes all the enemies start dancing, temporarily distracting them.

Bad Presents

Randomizer - Resets all your identified presents to "????????" and randomizes the sprite graphics in case you had any memorized. Worst thing in the whole game.

Total Bummer - Lose one life. Kills both you & your co-op partner if you're playing 2 player.

Earthling - Creates an enemy right next to where you're standing

Raincloud - Creates a raincloud above your head that shocks you repeatedly for about 2 minutes.

Neutral Presents

Rocket skates - Great to get to the secret areas on level 1...horrible on any other level, as they could cause you to fall down 5 or 6 levels by accident

Door - A doorway opens to a random point in the level. It could take you to an elevator or a ship piece, or it could drop you on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere, and you have to fall down to the previous level to progress.

Food - Good food will heal you, bad food will hurt you. It's random.

Terrain

Grass - You will have normal movement speed on this terrain.

Water water everywhere
Sand - Sand slows you down. The longer you spend in it the slower you move, as your character eventually sinks up to their eyeballs. Super hi-tops will place you on top of the sand when used, as will contact with the other player.
Road - On roads you will move twice as fast.
Water - In water your health meter acts as a sort of air meter. It decreases while underwater, but returns to its prior state when you surface. This means the larger amount of health you have, the longer you can swim.

Earthlings

Earthlings are scattered throughout earth, appearing more frequently and aggressive on the higher levels. In a fashion completely unique to this game, most enemy encounters are solved by simply escaping them. Since you mostly walk (unless you have a set of Super Hi-Tops active), you will have to walk in certain patterns to avoid enemy attacks or paths. Some presents will allow you to throw tomatoes as projectiles at the enemies to defeat them, but given the occurrence of these presents in the game world, it serves as more of a power up than a primary weapon. Less common are the helpful earthlings, who may do you a service for some of your bucks.

Enemies

Devil - These devious imps bounce around in unpredictable patterns. Try to walk circles around them if you need to.
Hula Girl - She will distract you with her sensuous dance if you walk near her, leaving you open to enemy attacks. Avoid the temptation at all costs!
Bees - The bees do high damage and come after you quickly. Try to put as much distance as possible between you and them, or use rosebushes.
Cupid - He will fire arrows at you that randomize your controls scheme. It will wear off over time, but in conjunction with other enemies around, this can become a frustrating nightmare.
Mailbox Monster - He appears to be a normal mailbox until you get very close. Then a horrifying, gaping maw opens up and he chases you down with his terrifying cry of "breee!"
The crazy dentist & hamster in a ball

Hamster In A Ball - This hamster will follow you very slowly and try to flatten you. You should be able to outmaneuver him easily.
Boogie Man - Along with the phantom ice cream truck, this guy is one of the hardest, most frustrating enemies in the game. He's totally invisible unless moving. He'll set up ambushes for you, and when you're close grab you while shouting "Boogie Boogie Boogie!" It puts most survival horror games to shame.
Mole - The mole digs around the ground and cannot be attacked while underground. He will try to burrow underneath you and steal your presents. Stolen presents cannot be retrieved.
Shopping Cart Lady - This mega-mart shopper pushes a crying kid in a cart around and is constantly getting in your way and annoying you...just like in real life.
Crazy Dentist - The crazy dentist will sprint at you full speed and try to drill you while laughing maniacally. He's exceptionally hard to avoid, and your best bet is to put as much distance between you as possible.
Lawnmower Man - Unlike the one in the Piecre Brosnan movie, this lawnmower man is simply a fat man with a lawnmower and a cigar. Try to avoid him in the same way you would a crazy dentist, as they have very similar movement patterns...fast, straight lines.
Nerd Herd - A cluster of fast-moving nerds that flattens you upon contact.
Chicken Army - A group of chickens toting around a tomato-launching mortar. They have a very large range of attack, so watch out!
Phantom Ice Cream Truck - The most frustrating, nerve-wrecking enemy in the whole game. This ice cream truck materializes out of thin air, runs over you, and disappears. It repeats this process until you are dead. You best bet in this scenario is to hope you have some Super Hi-Tops in your inventory.

Allies

Wise Carrot - This wise old man in a carrot suit can be seen pacing back and forth. For 2 dollars he will identify and unknown present for you.
Opera Singer - It's all over for your enemies when this fat lady sings. For 2 bucks she will kill all onscreen enemies with the power of opera.
Wizard - The wizard will give you a full heal for 1 dollar.
Santa Claus - Santa is a rare earthling that can be seen rummaging through his sack and warily looking for a threat. If you happen upon Santa, hold A to sneak (if you aren't using an item). Sneak towards Santa while he is rooting through his sack. If he looks up, stop and stand in place. Don't continue moving until he looks down & roots through his sack again. If you make it all the way over to him & touch him, he will drop 2 or 3 presents before flying off. If he sees you moving, he will fly off immediately.

Present Island & Level 0

Level 0

If you collect two innertubes, two pairs of rocket skates, two sets of Icarus wings, or any combination of those items equaling 2 or more, you can access either of the secret islands in level 1. The first, Present Island, is in the upper right corner of level 1. It is literally covered with presents.

The second, Level 0, is a secret area that can be accessed by falling through a hole in the lower left corner of level 1. On level 0, you can drink from a lemonade stand for an extra life, or chat up some babes in a hot tub. To get back to the highest level you were on, jump off the side of the Level 0 and you will fall back to it. This means that if you make it to level 10 and collect the necessary items to access the secrets, it won't hurt at all to fall all the way back down to level 1 and collect the secrets, as long as you make sure to go to level 0 and fall off.

Player Levels

While playing the game, opening and revealing presents along with revealing more and more of the map will level up the player. Gaining a level will result in an increase to the player's life bar and in some cases will grant extra lives. Here are the following levels:

Toejam is a wiener

Wiener (beginning level)
Dufus
Poindexter
Peanut
Dude
Bro
Homey
Rapmaster
Funklord

High Fives

When Toe Jam and Earl walk past each other perfectly they give each other a high five. This is something that is a lot easier in co-op.

Beat Machine

This game included a beat machine so you could make beats with different drums and sound effects.

General Information Edit

Game Name	Toejam & Earl
Platform(s)	Genesis Wii Shop
Publisher(s)	Sega
Developer(s)	Johnson-Voorsanger Productions
Genres	Add a new genre Action Adventure
Themes	Add a new theme Fantasy Sci-Fi Comedy Abstract
Original US Release	need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	know the real date?
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