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ToeJam & Earl
''ToeJam & Earl'' is an action video game developed by Johnson Voorsanger Productions and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis video game console. Released in 1991, it centers on the titular ToeJam and Earl—alien rappers who have crash-landed on Earth. As they attempt to escape the planet, players assume the role of either character and collect pieces of their wrecked spacecraft. ''ToeJam & Earls design was heavily influenced by the role-playing video game ''Rogue'', and took from it such features as the random generation of levels and items. It references and parodies 1980s and early 90s urban culture and is set to a funk soundtrack.
The game was positively received by critics, who praised its originality, soundtrack, humor and two-player cooperative mode. It attained sleeper hit status despite low initial sales, and its protagonists were used as mascots by Sega. ''ToeJam & Earl'' was followed by two sequels: ''ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron'' and ''ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth'', released for the Mega Drive and Xbox, respectively. The sequels' commercial and critical success was mixed. A fourth title, ''ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove'', is currently in development with funds from Kickstarter. The game was re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console in December 2006 and re-released again on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in November 2012.
== Synopsis ==
''ToeJam & Earl'' has been called a surreal, comic satire,〔 and a "daringly misanthropic commentary on Earthly life".〔 ToeJam is red and has three legs. Earl is fat and orange.〔Kristan Reed, (Virtual Console: SEGA Mega Drive ), Eurogamer, Jan 23, 2007, Accessed Apr 8, 2009〕 ToeJam wears a large gold medallion and a backwards baseball cap, while Earl is marked by high-tops and oversized sunglasses; both outfits are "over-the-top appropriations" of 1990s urban culture.〔 Their speech features California slang.〔 The game is set to a soundtrack which has been described both as jazz-funk,〔 and as hip hop.〔 For the game's unique sound, composer John Baker was inspired by Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters.〔
In the game's opening sequence, ToeJam explains that Earl's erratic piloting abilities have resulted in a crash-landing on planet Earth. He says that they must find the widely-scattered pieces of their spacecraft's wreckage to return to their home planet, Funkotron.〔ToeJam: "We were cruisin' in our rocket, thumpin' out a funky beat, when big Earl said he'd like a shot in the driver's seat ... You should never let Earl drive. Yo, so here we are, chillin' out on the most insane planet in the galaxy, planet Earth! Thanks to Earl ... All we have to do now, is find the 10 pieces of our rocketship and we can jet outta here. No problem."〕 The player guides the characters as they avoid Earth's antagonistic inhabitants and search for the debris.〔 Should the player succeed, the final sequence depicts ToeJam and Earl escaping the planet in their reconstructed spacecraft. Under the player's control, the characters proceed across a purple landscape that represents Funkotron, and are greeted by their friends and family.;〔''ToeJam & Earl'', Sega, 1991〕
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