A brand new sport based mostly on ToeJam & Earl is within the works, the sequence’ co-creater has revealed.
The unique ToeJam & Earl on the Mega Drive / Genesis is one thing of a cult favorite, and was adopted by sequels ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron on the Mega Drive / Genesis and ToeJam & Earl 3 on the Xbox.
The sequence was rebooted in 2019 with ToeJam & Earl: Again within the Groove, and now it seems a fifth sport might be ultimately coming.
Throughout a latest Ask Me Something session on Reddit the place he took questions from followers of his video games, sequence co-creator Greg Johnson was requested if there was any information on a brand new ToeJam & Earl sport.
Johnson confirmed {that a} new sport is being deliberate, and that will probably be based mostly extra on the unique Mega Drive title and its sequel.
“I can say that the brand new sport is within the starting stage,” Johnson replied. “We intend to make it occur. It’s going to be developed by a 3rd get together, design led by the notorious and gifted producer of Again within the Groove, Nap, and might be a combo of video games one and two and incorporate a few of the design concepts of the unique sport 2 that by no means bought made.”
Nap seems to be Anthony Napolitano, who’s listed within the credit for Again within the Groove below high quality management. The credited producer for that sport was Matt Conn, who had beforehand created GaymerX and was the CEO of MidBoss, earlier than stepping down in 2018 after allegations of sexual misconduct, underpaying employees and office harassment.
After confirming a brand new ToeJam & Earl sport is being deliberate, Johnson added an additional remark showing to make clear that Conn won’t be concerned within the new sport, with Napolitano taking on the only producer position.
“I simply realized I forgot to say our authentic producer on Again within the Groove,” he added. “We really had two nice producers. Matt Conn was the unique producer and the sport by no means would have been launched if it weren’t for him too. Matt and Nap are each ToeJam & Earl superstars.”
Elsewhere within the Q&A session, Johnson gave an replace on the ToeJam & Earl set to be launched by Amazon Studios in affiliation with Story Kitchen, the corporate based by Sonic the Hedgehog film co-producer Dmitri M Johnson to specialist in film diversifications of video video games.
Requested whether or not the film might be reside motion or animated, Johnson mentioned he wasn’t positive as a result of he wasn’t accountable for a lot of the film’s manufacturing, however that having learn the script it might be each. He additionally famous that the movie was at present “stalled” because the seek for a director continues.
“I’m not 100% positive [if it will be live action or animated] because it’s out of my management however I count on it should in all probability be animated,” he wrote. “I’ve learn the script and actually it might be both all animated, or it might be a mixture like Sonic, because it’s totally on Earth.
“I’m as curious as you’re as to what they are going to do. Proper now they’re nonetheless on the lookout for a director so issues are a bit stalled out. Hopefully that practice will begin shifting once more quickly. The blokes are Story Kitchen are nice.”
