Episode 040 – Toejam & Earl (1991)

This week in Your Parents Basement, we’re just tryin’ to help some aliens avoid pesky humans as they fix their spaceship! From 1991, we’re playing Toejam & Earl by Johnson Voorsanger Productions, and published by Sega for the Genesis.

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TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 – Intro, which is one of the slammin’ tracks in the game.
• 44:00 – It’s the triumphant return of the ToddBitSkit!
• 45:45 – Emails! What games are the guys looking forward to in 2016?
• 58:15 – Next week’s game is hella popular.

SHOW NOTES

– According to Price Charting, Toejam & Earl has retained its value well, similar to the Mario games. The loose cart price is $27.50, and new copies go for $150. The sequel and Xbox games are more manageable, around $10 to $20 for the loose media, to $54 for new copies. However, if you’re fine not having a physical copy, it’s available on Steam and other digital stores for $4.99.

– For info on the new game, check out the Kickstarter page or the (poorly updated) website.