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'''ToeJam & Earl''' is a 1991 action roguelite for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
'''ToeJam & Earl''' is a 1991 action roguelite for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
== Interviews ==
All interviews below feature series co-creator Greg Johnson.
* [https://www.megavisions.net/a-conversation-with-toejam-earl-co-creator-greg-johnson/ Interview by Blake Harris]
* [https://www.seganerds.com/2013/12/21/sega-nerdcast-episode-33-with-greg-johnson/ Audio interview in SEGA Nerdcast episode 33]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiakIFY5gBw Livestreamed interview from Mega Visions]
== Histories ==
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|file=2006-11 Edge (UK) 168 - p102-105 (6bb619a1).pdf
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* [https://retro-replay.com/history-of-toejam-and-earl/ ''The Definitive History of ToeJam & Earl: A Genesis Deep Dive'' from Retro Replay]
* [https://gaminghistory101.com/2019/02/26/jammin-the-story-of-toejam-and-earl/ ''Jammin’!: The Story of ToeJam & Earl'' by Fred Rojas]


== History ==
== History ==
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== Previews ==
== Previews ==
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| file=1991-11 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) 28 - p24 (5584ac51).jpg
| title=Electronic Gaming Monthly
| date=November 1991
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| file=1991-11 Mean Machines (UK) 14 - p106-108 (35822938).pdf
| title=Mean Machines
| date=November 1991
| country=UK
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| file=1991-11;1991-12 Game Informer (US) 2 - p4,5 (4944f1f8).pdf
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| date=Spring 2008
| country=US
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== Ads ==
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| file=1991-09 Mean Machines (UK) 12 - p13 (51e5e553).jpg
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| date=September 1991
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| description=UK magazine campaign
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| file=1991-09 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) 26 - p11-13 (7b3c0432).jpg
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Latest revision as of 08:12, 31 August 2026

ToeJam & Earl is a 1991 action roguelite for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

Interviews

All interviews below feature series co-creator Greg Johnson.

Histories

Edge
🇬🇧 November 2006
  Download PDF
Games™
🇬🇧 June 2014
  Download PDF

History

Computer Gaming World
🇺🇸 September 1990

Early mention from The Rumor Bag column

  Download File
Sega Pro
🇬🇧 November 1991

Specifies October 1991 release window in America

  Download File

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 August 1991
  Download File
GamePro
🇺🇸 August 1991
  Download File
GamePro
🇺🇸 September 1991
  Download File
Sega Power
🇬🇧 November 1991

Also includes Decap Attack, Streets of Rage, and Jewel Master

  Download File
Computer Gaming World
🇺🇸 November 1991
  Download File

Reviews

Mega Play
🇺🇸 September/October 1991
  Download File
GamePro
🇺🇸 October 1991
  Download PDF
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 November 1991
  Download File
Mean Machines
🇬🇧 November 1991
  Download PDF
Game Informer
🇺🇸 November/December 1991
  Download PDF
Computer Gaming World
🇺🇸 December 1991
  Download File
Computer Game Review
🇺🇸 January 1992
  Download File
ACE
🇬🇧 February 1992
  Download File
GamePro Wii Gamers' Guide
🇺🇸 Spring 2008

Review of Virtual Console release

  Download File

Ads

Mean Machines
🇬🇧 September 1991

UK magazine campaign

  Download File
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 September 1991

US magazine campaign, run across three consecutive half-pages

  Download File
GamePro
🇺🇸 October 1991

US magazine campaign, double spread

  Download File

References

  1. ↑ GamePro issue 26
  2. ↑ SegaPro issue 1
  3. ↑ Sega Power issue 24
  4. ↑ Sega of Japan's official list of Mega Drive games released in the region (archived via Wayback Machine on July 20, 2020)
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