<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Johnson	O
Voorsanger	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
(	O
Genesis	O
)	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
it	O
centers	O
on	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
—	O
alien	O
rappers	O
who	O
have	O
crash-landed	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earls	I-Application
design	O
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Rogue	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
and	O
derived	O
various	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
random	O
generation	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
is	O
often	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
roguelike	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
and	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
to	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
title	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
:	I-Application
Back	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
without	O
Sega	O
's	O
involvement	O
,	O
using	O
funds	O
from	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2006	O
and	O
re-released	O
again	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Vintage	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
has	O
been	O
called	O
a	O
surreal	O
,	O
comic	O
satire	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
daringly	O
misanthropic	O
commentary	O
on	O
Earthly	O
life	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
is	O
red	O
and	O
has	O
three	O
legs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
wears	O
a	O
large	O
gold	O
medallion	O
and	O
a	O
backwards	O
baseball	O
cap	O
,	O
while	O
Earl	O
is	O
marked	O
by	O
high-tops	O
and	O
oversized	O
sunglasses	O
;	O
both	O
outfits	O
are	O
"	O
over-the-top	O
appropriations	O
"	O
of	O
1990s	O
urban	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
explains	O
that	O
Earl	O
's	O
erratic	O
piloting	O
abilities	O
have	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
crash-landing	O
on	O
planet	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
says	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
find	O
the	O
widely	O
scattered	O
pieces	O
of	O
their	O
spacecraft	O
's	O
wreckage	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
planet	O
,	O
Funkotron.ToeJam	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
were	O
cruisin	O
 '	O
in	O
our	O
rocket	O
,	O
thumpin	O
 '	O
out	O
a	O
funky	O
beat	O
,	O
when	O
big	O
Earl	O
said	O
he	O
'd	O
like	O
a	O
shot	O
in	O
the	O
driver	O
's	O
seat	O
...	O
You	O
should	O
never	O
let	O
Earl	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
player	O
succeed	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
sequence	O
depicts	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
escaping	O
the	O
planet	O
in	O
their	O
reconstructed	O
spacecraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
aliens	O
are	O
separated	O
by	O
a	O
purple	O
line	O
that	O
runs	O
horizontally	O
through	O
the	O
image.	O
|ToeJam	O
(	O
above	O
)	O
and	O
Earl	O
(	O
below	O
)	O
explore	O
floating	O
islands	O
which	O
represent	O
Earth	O
,	O
while	O
avoiding	O
"	O
Earthlings	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
devil	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
3/4	O
perspective	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Rogue	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
led	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
genres	O
like	O
Roguelikes	O
or	O
dungeon-crawlers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
drops	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
below	O
if	O
he	O
falls	O
from	O
an	O
island	O
's	O
edge	O
,	O
which	O
necessitates	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
again	O
locate	O
an	O
elevator.Julian	O
Rignall	O
and	O
Edward	O
"	O
Rad	O
"	O
Laurence	O
,	O
"	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Review	O
:	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
,	O
Nov	O
1991	O
(	O
issue	O
14	O
)	O
,	O
pp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
106	O
–	O
08	O
Each	O
island	O
is	O
populated	O
by	O
antagonistic	O
"	O
Earthlings	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
phantom	O
ice-cream	O
trucks	O
,	O
aggressive	O
packs	O
of	O
"	O
nerds	O
"	O
,	O
giant	O
hamsters	O
,	O
Bogeymen	O
,	O
man-eating	O
mailboxes	O
,	O
and	O
chickens	O
armed	O
with	O
mortars	O
that	O
shoot	O
tomatoes.UGO	O
'	O
s	O
Guide	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
UGO	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Apr	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
Certain	O
Earthlings	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
largely	O
non-violent	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
protagonists	O
can	O
only	O
attack	O
enemies	O
with	O
thrown	O
tomatoes	B-Protocol
—	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
temporary	O
,	O
randomly	O
generated	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
creator	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
became	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Rogue	B-Application
as	O
a	O
university	O
student	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
left	O
university	O
,	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
including	O
Starflight	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Starflight	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Johnson	O
conceived	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
—	O
first	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
plot	O
—	O
while	O
on	O
a	O
beach	O
in	O
Hawaii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
38	O
–	O
39	O
The	O
idea	O
was	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Rogue'''s	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
and	O
a	O
lighter	O
version	O
of	O
Starflight	B-Application
's	O
science-fiction	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
related	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
to	O
Voorsanger	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
resolved	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
play	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
considered	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
"	O
a	O
two	O
player	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
one	O
player	O
option.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1992	O
interview	O
with	O
Sega	O
Visions	O
,	O
Johnson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
evolved	O
as	O
reflections	O
of	O
his	O
and	O
Voorsanger	O
's	O
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
built	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
through	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
further	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
's	O
Christmas	O
1991	O
sales	O
spike	O
,	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
was	O
later	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
cult	O
"	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Genesis	O
Pro	O
Review	O
:	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
"	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
16	O
Bit	O
Buyer	O
's	O
Guide	O
February	O
1992	O
,	O
pp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
appeared	O
at	O
number	O
26	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.Mega	O
,	O
Oct	O
1992	O
(	O
issue	O
1	O
)	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
76	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
absolutely	O
hilarious	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music.Bob	O
Strauss	O
,	O
Is	O
'	O
Zap	O
 '	O
All	O
There	O
Is	O
?,	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
,	O
Nov	O
22	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Apr	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
Jeff	O
Csatari	O
of	O
Boys	O
 '	O
Life	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
another	O
hot	O
game	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
alongside	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog.Jeff	O
Csatari	O
,	O
"	O
New	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
Boys	O
 '	O
Life	O
,	O
Dec	O
1991	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
44	O
Ed	O
Martinez	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
unique	O
concept	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
easy.Ed	O
Martinez	O
,	O
"	O
Sega	O
's	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
'	O
Yo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
published	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
and	O
Rome	O
News-Tribune	O
likened	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
to	O
"	O
an	O
outer-space	O
,	O
rap	O
version	O
of	O
Abbott	O
and	O
Costello	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
funniest	O
game	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
action.Chip	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Carter	O
,	O
"	O
Inside	O
the	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
Rome	O
News-Tribune	O
,	O
Dec	O
17	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
Young	O
Romans	O
Supplement	O
p	O
.	O
5Chip	O
&	O
Jonathan	O
Carter	O
,	O
"	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
the	O
brightest	O
,	O
just	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
Christmas	O
"	O
,	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
,	O
Dec	O
20	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
62The	O
Toronto	O
Star	O
acclaimed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
hilariously	O
designed	O
split-screen	O
two-player	O
mode	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
Sega-Genesis	O
system	O
,	O
you	O
simply	O
must	O
check	O
out	O
 [ this ] 	O
awesome	O
rap	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
roll	O
game	O
"	O
.Kym	O
Adams	O
,	O
"	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
The	O
Toronto	O
Star	O
,	O
Dec	O
28	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
V6	O
Sega	O
Visions	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
no-repetitive	O
action	B-Application
"	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
zaniest	O
game	O
that	O
ever	O
rocked	O
Sega	O
's	O
Genesis	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
""	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Sega	O
Visions	O
,	O
Summer	O
1991	O
(	O
issue	O
5	O
)	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
18	O
Several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Mega	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
13th	O
best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
its	O
All-Time	O
Top	O
100	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
superbly	O
manic	O
and	O
zany	O
action	B-Application
"	O
and	O
deemed	O
it	O
both	O
"	O
original	O
and	O
insane	O
"	O
.Stuart	O
Campbell	O
,	O
"	O
Mega	O
All-Time	O
Top	O
100	O
"	O
,	O
Mega	O
,	O
July	O
1992	O
The	O
Channel	O
4	O
video	O
game	O
programme	O
GamesMaster	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
70%	O
rating.ToeJam	O
&	O
Earl	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Shop	O
Rated	O
"	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Sept	O
2008	O
(	O
issue	O
33	O
)	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
129	O
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
1990s	O
idioms	O
were	O
dated	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
—	O
particularly	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
—	O
was	O
still	O
enjoyable	O
by	O
modern	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
second	O
tier	O
mascots	O
,	O
alongside	O
Sonic	O
,	O
Chris	O
Johnston	O
,	O
Too	O
Much	O
Funk	O
for	O
GT	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Apr	O
23	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Apr	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
's	O
key	O
exclusive	O
franchises.Staff	O
,	O
The	O
Wednesday	O
10	O
:	O
Ill-Fated	O
Franchise	O
Reboots	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
Jan	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Apr	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
The	O
characters	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
spin-off	O
light	O
gun	O
game	O
,	O
Ready	O
,	O
Aim	O
,	O
Tomatoes	B-Protocol
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Johnson	O
Voorsanger	O
Productions	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
mini-games	O
for	O
the	O
Menacer	O
6-game	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1992	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
and	O
spent	O
three	O
months	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
by	O
adding	O
indoor	O
areas	O
and	O
more	O
terrain	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
,	O
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
when	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
poor	O
relations	O
between	O
Johnson	O
Voorsanger	O
Productions	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
which	O
held	O
the	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
rights	O
until	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
neglected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
game	O
planned	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
cancelled	O
(	O
a	O
beta	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
preserved	O
and	O
,	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Day	O
2013	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
by	O
enthusiasts	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
to	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
:	I-Application
Back	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
essentially	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
tag-team	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
2021	O
's	O
Mighty	O
Fight	O
Federation.ToeJam	O
&	O
Earl	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
"	O
weird	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
strange	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
thoroughly	O
odd	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
difficulty	O
in	O
determining	O
a	O
genre	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
and	O
roguelike	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
action	B-Application
and	O
action-adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earls	I-Application
success	O
did	O
not	O
match	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
's	O
other	O
popular	O
titles	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
cult	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
conception	O
,	O
research	O
by	O
its	O
developers	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
was	O
preferred	O
over	O
its	O
sequel.Sam	O
Kennedy	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
Go	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Apr	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
In	O
an	O
IGN	O
survey	O
,	O
65%	O
of	O
respondents	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
their	O
favorite	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
games.Levi	O
Buchanan	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
Favorites	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
Jan	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Apr	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
The	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
after	O
winning	O
a	O
poll	O
arranged	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
Toejam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
gets	O
XBLA	B-Device
re-release	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
Aug	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Oct	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
but	O
this	O
became	O
uncertain	O
because	O
Johnson	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
rather	O
than	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
Vintage	O
Collection	O
series	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
individually	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
as	O
a	O
collection	O
on	O
Xbox	O
Live	O
Arcade.Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
rocket	O
skate	O
onto	O
XBLA	B-Device
and	O
PSN	B-Device
next	O
month	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Oct	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Oct	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notion	O
of	O
a	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
failed	O
to	O
generate	O
interest	O
from	O
publishers	O
,	O
but	O
Johnson	O
has	O
reiterated	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
future.Brian	O
Ashcraft	O
,	O
Catching	O
Up	O
With	O
Toejam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
Nov	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Accessed	O
Nov	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
later	O
gave	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
a	O
comeback	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
called	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
:	I-Application
Back	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
fundraising	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
independent	O
company	O
HumaNature	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Johnson	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
game	O
without	O
needing	O
a	O
publisher	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
downloadable	O
independent	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
came	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
retail	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
would	O
later	O
influence	O
the	O
American	O
animated	O
series	O
Regular	O
Show	O
,	O
which	O
J	O
.	O
G	O
.	O
Quintel	O
has	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
kid	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
perfect	O
platform	O
"	O
for	O
Regular	O
Show	O
protagonists	O
Mordecai	O
and	O
Rigby	O
.	O
</s>
