Its 1994; Mario and Sonic are head to head as the gaming giants Super Nintendo and SEGA Mega Drive battles it out for the top spot in the gaming world. Brazil beat Italy in the World Cup finals on penalties, and Tom Hanks opened up a box of chocolates, telling us you never know what youre gonna get, and won an Oscar in doing so. Speaking of you never know what youre gonna get, this brings me to the story behind the emergence of one of gamings most outlandish characters Earthworm Jim.

Source: N4G PC Retrospective: Earthworm Jim Series