Interview: “We Were Actually In Line To Be Sega’s Mascot Character” – ToeJam & Earl Co-Creator On The Origins Of Gaming’s Funkiest Duo

I thought, ‘Damn, I think this is why ToeJam and Earl sprang into my brain 10 years later.’.

Back in the day, there were few games we played more on our Sega Mega Drive / Genesis than the 1991 title ToeJam & Earl and its 1993 sequel ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron.

A collaboration between the developer Johnson & Voorsanger Productions and the publisher Sega, the two games were undoubtedly some of the stranger family-friendly titles released for Sega’s 16-bit console, focusing on a pair of funk-obsessed aliens as they embark on adventures filled with Looney-Tunes-esque slapstick humour and colourful and unconventional enemies.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

I thought, ‘Damn, I think this is why ToeJam and Earl sprang into my brain 10 years later.’.

Back in the day, there were few games we played more on our Sega Mega Drive / Genesis than the 1991 title ToeJam & Earl and its 1993 sequel ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron.

A collaboration between the developer Johnson & Voorsanger Productions and the publisher Sega, the two games were undoubtedly some of the stranger family-friendly titles released for Sega’s 16-bit console, focusing on a pair of funk-obsessed aliens as they embark on adventures filled with Looney-Tunes-esque slapstick humour and colourful and unconventional enemies.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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