So the first point here is that the SNES version is in lower resolution, and unfortunately has warped graphics (you can see this in the sprite screen shot above which is fatter than usual, and in the first two level screen shots which have less horizontal screen area).Įnough of the bad, on to the good, many of the backgrounds seem to have been entirely re-drawn, adding some very nice extra details, two levels which spring to mind are Evil the Cat's boss fight (see screenshot 2) and the sky section of 'Snot a Problem' which now has a detailed cloud background as opposed to the basic blue background seen in the original. SNES - Firstly, when converting from Mega Drive to SNES developers always face one problem, the different horizontal screen resolutions of the two machines, the usual solution to this problem that most companies would take is quite simple, they would use the SNES' lower resolution mode, cut the left and right hand sections of the screen off, and then stretch the image to fit the TV screen. Mega CD - Basically the same as the Mega Drive version, there are some minor extra details added here, and there but the game generally looks the same most of the way through. The only thing I would say against the graphics is that the backgrounds tend to look a little flat, and the dithering (see here for more details) can be quite noticeable when using high end cables or emulators.

It uses the Mega Drive's higher resolution mode, has some very nice, imaginative backgrounds, fantastic character sprites with impressive animation, and a generally excellent design with many nice touches and humour. Mega Drive - This is the original version of the game, the foundation that the other versions were built from. Earthworm Jim Comparison: Genesis Vs SNES

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