Jim in disguise as Sally traversing the villus and pinball bumpers of the intestinal planet
Villi People (a.k.a. Jim's Now a Blind Cave Salamander a.k.a. Blind Sally) is the third level in Earthworm Jim 2.
Manual Description[]
"The Villi People a/k/a Blind Sally"
ProTip: The more mealworms that you collect, the more bonus power-ups you'll have the chance to win in the gameshow round. Always choose the most correct answer, except in situations where all the answers are wrong, in which case choose the least likely answer, but not ruling out answers that are just plain funny that we really liked......"[1]
Description[]
Villi Caves[]
Like the Intestinal Distress level from the first game, Villi People takes place in the intestinal tract of some unknown gigantic creature. Villi People is described as Doc Duodenum's old summer home, who was formerly the boss of Intestinal Distress.
Disguising himself as Sally the Blind Cave Salamander, Earthworm Jim must swim through a series of water-filled "intestinal" caverns, while blasting or avoiding the various obstacles and the hungry villi that line the walls. Other enemies in this level include the bizarre sheep-like creatures.
Jim should also be on the lookout for mealworms, which will give him a chance to answer more questions and earn more power-ups when he becomes a contestant on the "game show". Therefore, ideally Jim should attempt to explore the caverns as much as possible to acquire more mealworms before beginning the game, and not just take the easiest route.
The Game Show[]
The "game show" takes up the main part of the second half of Villi People. Sally a.k.a. Jim will come to rest on a podium, with his passage blocked whist an unknown character quizzes Jim, shown as a projection of a ginger-haired man. This is presumably a henchman of or projection of Doc Duodenum, and the game show host will only allow Jim to pass when Jim has completed the line of questioning which ends when a continue is obtained, or when he has exhausted all his mealworms.
Generally, the most absurd or incorrect answer is actually the "right" one. Answering correctly will earn Jim a multitude of bonuses, including further mealworms. Progression through the entire line of questioning correctly will earn Jim lots of upper end ammunition, a Chip Butty, two extra lives, and a continue.
Although there is no major penalty for answering questions wrong, Jim will lose a mealworm if he answers a question wrong. When Jim's stash of mealworms is gone, the "game" is over. In order to proceed through the entire line of questioning, Jim must begin the "game" with at least 9 mealworms in the first place.
Game Show Questions and Answers[]
Note: The letters that are in bold are the correct answer to the questions. In the SNES version, A is the Y button and C is the A button. These questions and answers are based on the order in the SNES version.
- How does Jim spell his first name?
- (A) JMI
- (B) MIJ
- (C) IMJ
- What color is Jim's red gun?
- (A) Blue
- (B) Green
- (C) Yellow
- What is Doc Duodenum's favorite cheese?
- (A) Camembert
- (B) Gouda
- (C) Doc Duodenum is lactose intolerant
- What is Princess What's-Her-Name's real name?
- (A) What's-Her-Name
- (B) Hey you!
- (C) Chip Butty
- When is Jim's birthday?
- (A) The day he was born
- (B) June 9, 1994
- (C) Today if you have a present
- In what year did the Battle of Hamstrings take place?
- (A) 1066 A.D.
- (B) 1099 B.C.
- (C) 101 D.M.
- Can you rub your stomach and pat your head?
- (A) Yes
- (B) No
- (C) Yes, but Simon didn't say
- Phrase your response in the form of a question:
- (A) Yes
- (B) No
- (C) Maybe
- May I please be excused to go to the bathroom?
- (A) Cross your legs!
- (B) The Industrial Revolution
- (C) Flamin' Yawn
- Can Jim speak French?
- (A) Oui
- (B) No
- (C) Michelle, ma belle, sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble
- Can Jim speak German?
- (A) Ja
- (B) Nein
- (C) Bitte, wo ist de toileten?
- Can Jim speak Spanish?
- (A) Si
- (B) No
- (C) Si, aber he nicht el francais hablo, though.
- Can Jim speak Japanese?
- (A) Hai
- (B) Lie
- (C) O kudasai kori
- Can Jim tie himself into a knot?
- (A) No
- (B) Jim has no arms
- (C) He probably can, but he'd only use it to impress girls.
- Does Jim have piranha in his aquarium?
- (A) A
- (B) B
- (C) Both A and B
- Does Jim's mother approve of the girls he dates?
- (A) No, she does not
- (B) Jim never brings them home
- (C) Worms do not have mothers, they reproduce asexually
- Can Peter Puppy have a bite of your ice cream sandwich?
- (A) Yes
- (B) No
- (C) Over my dead body
- In a dogfight between a Spitfire and a Harrier, which plane would win?
- (A) The Spitfire
- (B) The Harrier
- (C) Flamin' Yawn can spit fire, but the Queen is harrier.
- How long is a piece of string?
- (A) The same shape as something beige (By bus (in the Sega Genesis version))
- (B) Pi
- (C) By bus (The same shape as something beige (correct answer in the Sega Genesis version))
- How many legs does a shark have?
- (A) As many as it wants
- (B) Don't be stupid
- (C) Tally ho
- How do you compute the area of a circle?
- (A) Pi r square
- (B) Pie are round, but Nick Jones is square
- (C) Ask your doctor
- What is a paradox?
- (A) Yes
- (B) No
- (C) I don't know
- What Broadway musical is based on annelids?
- (A) Wormlight Express
- (B) Worms
- (C) The Worm of The Opera
- What is the Union Jack?
- (A) My name's not Jack (The British flag (in the Sega Genesis version))
- (B) Organized labor's tool for changing a flat tire.
- (C) The British flag (My name is not Jack (in the Sega Genesis version))
- Coal is to water as a lightbulb is to:
- (A) Water
- (B) Coal
- (C) Wet coal
- If cigarettes cause cancer, what causes Capricorn?
- (A) Bad-fitting shoes in South France (Poor-fitting shoes in Southern France (in the Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation versions))
- (B) Dental floss
- (C) One and one half pounds of butter
- Hey kids, what time is it?
- (A) Stop it
- (B) I can't stand it
- (C) Nick
- Who is the king of the animals in Africa?
- (A) Marimba
- (B) Help, I can't swimba
- (C) Earthworm Jimba
- What is the meaning of life?
- (A) Ask Brian
- (B) 42
- (C) Forty-two
- Does misery love company?
- (A) None of your biz (None of your business (in the Sega Genesis version))
- (B) No, 3 is company
- (C) No, misery is not mature enough to distinguish between a (simple adolescent (in the Sega Genesis version)) crush and true love
- What food isn't available on the streets of New York City?
- (A) Fried worms
- (B) Real beef hot dogs
- (C) English mustard
- Use what in place of butter when cooking?
- (A) Shortening
- (B) Lengthening
- (C) Weasel feathers
- Who are you?
- (A) Who, who, who, who?
- (B) I really want to know
- (C) Now tell me – who are you?
- If Tim (Mike in the Sega Genesis version) runs east with two apples, when does the train arrive with peaches?
- (A) As soon as Herb arrives
- (B) As soon as Mike leaves town
- (C) I don't do math. (I thought there wouldn't be any math on this test... (in the Sega Genesis version))
- I don't get it.
- (A) Neither do I
- (B) And your point would be...?
- (C) The right answer is wrong and the rest don't make sense (The right answer is wrong and the rest don't make sense, so you haven't much of a chance anyway (in the Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation versions))
- Seven times seven equals:
- (A) 49
- (B) Forty-nine
- (C) C'mon, I really need this power-up!
- W.W.W. stands for:
- (A) Weewy Wascawy Wabbit
- (B) World War Won
- (C) Keep on truckin'
- These walk down stairs, alone or in pairs:
- (A) Shoes
- (B) Toys that were metal but are now plastic and just not as cool (Toys that were metal but are now plastic and not nearly as cool as they used to be (in the Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation versions))
- (C) Take a memo
- How many donuts are in a dozen?
- (A) 8, by the time you get home
- (B) Do I have to share them?
- (C) 13, if you smile nicely
- How fast does Jim's plasma gun fire?
- (A) A bazillion rounds a second
- (B) Infinity
- (C) Once
- What is Earthworm Jim's favorite Christmas carol?
- (A) Frosty the Snow-Cone
- (B) Jingle-Jangle Bells
- (C) My Funny Valentine
- "Alas, poor Yorrick..." was written by:
- (A) Big Macbeth
- (B) Chocolate Shakes
- (C) Patty Cake
- What exactly is a "Mojo"?
- (A) A really big cup of coffee
- (B) A tiny Elvis
- (C) A command, as in "Mojo own lawn"
- Jim's Super Suit is what size?
- (A) 11n, 34', XL
- (B) M
- (C) One size fits all
- What is Earthworm Jim's favorite disco dance step?
- (A) The Hustle
- (B) Wormwalk
- (C) The Funky Cow
- During his short-lived rap career, Jim was known as:
- (A) M.C. Sweet N Low
- (B) Ice Creem
- (C) Seggie Worm-E
- Can Psy-Crow beat Jim at arm wrestling?
- (A) Yes
- (B) Jim has no arms
- (C) No
- Jim's Super Suit is:
- (A) Wash and wear
- (B) All-natural fibers
- (C) Filled with healthy and delicious oat bran
- What is Jim's favorite magazine?
- (A) Annelid Monthly
- (B) Tiny Elvis Collectors Quarterly
- (C) Playworm
- Why are Jim's eyes different in color and size?
- (A) The ladies love it
- (B) Huh? Which one is different?
- (C) It makes him look like David Bowie
- Have you read the instruction manual?
- (A) No
- (B) Yes
- (C) Yes, but I can't find where tab A fits into slot B
- In college, Jim played what sport?
- (A) Jousting
- (B) Go-go dancing
- (C) Cricket
- When bowling, Psy-Crow needs 7 more pins to win. He should:
- (A) Hit reset and get a spare if nobody's looking
- (B) Aim at right side of pins
- (C) Aim at left side of pins
- What is Jim's second favorite disguise, after "Blind Sally"?
- (A) Steve's Shop Vacuum
- (B) Nematode Nick
- (C) The Prime Minister of England
- Have you seen the Earthworm Jim cartoon?
- (A) Yes
- (B) No
- (C) Cartoon?
- Is this a trick question?
- (A) The sock
- (B) Answer
- (C) Bongo the dancing bear
- What was the answer to the previous question?
- (A) A (C in the Sega Genesis version)
- (B) Y (A in the Sega Genesis version)
- (C) B
- Who is Leo Tolstoy?
- (A) Dead
- (B) The guy who wrote the manual
- (C) Warren Peace's best friend
- What is Jim's favorite fighting game?
- (A) Mortal Wombat IV
- (B) Samurai Slowdown
- (C) Kill Her In Stink
- Jim was born in what state?
- (A) Intoxication (Actually, being a worm, he was born under a state (in the Sega Saturn and PlayStation versions))
- (B) Texas
- (C) A state of shock
- What kind of license do you need to fly a Pocket Rocket?
- (A) Class "C"
- (B) To ill
- (C) You need a license???
- Where does Mrs. Schultz live?
- (A) Up the hill in that old spooky house no one will go near – even on Halloween
- (B) Under the stairs
- (C) Germany
- Animotion 2 (II in the Sega Genesis version) is:
- (A) Vaporware
- (B) Isn't that some band from 1983?
- (C) The sequel to the hit movie, "A Notion for Motion"
- In China, this American cartoon character was renamed, there he was called:
- (A) Mickey Mao
- (C) Imperialist Rat-Boy
- (C) Rick Rodent
- Psy-Crow was named after which Shiny employee?
- (A) Steve Crow
- (B) Psy Serling
- (C) Cy Crowmagnon
- Where is Jim originally from?
- (A) Texas
- (B) Lost Vegas
- (C) The upper west side of Manhattan
- Is Jim dyslexic?
- (A) Sey
- (B) Yes
- (C) No
- What is a Chip Butty?
- (A) Some silly (English (in the Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation versions)) food usually with clotted cream
- (B) A french fries and ketchup sandwich. Mmmm (Something you'll hopefully never have to experience (in the Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation versions))
- (C) A totally radical (rad (in the Sega Genesis version)) power-up
- What flavor is a cow?
- (A) Milk
- (B) Vanilla
- (C) Just like chicken
- Which character was not in the first EWJ game?
- (A) Professor Monkey-For-A-Head
- (B) Fifi
- (C) Shemp
- Fore!
- (A) Nice shot!
- (B) Four
- (C) 4
- Would you like that on account or gift certificate?
- (A) Gift certificate, please
- (B) On account of I'm cool
- (C) I'll take the ceramic Dalmatian for $1500
- What is "The Manta"?
- (A) Isn't that the thing Greg got when the family went to Hawaii?
- (B) A New post-grunge industrial-jazz ska band
- (C) A secret Jim move (A secret move for Jim (in the Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation versions))
In the Sega Saturn and PlayStation Version[]
- Jim makes a good:
- (A) BLT sandwich
- (B) Hood ornament
- (C) Tasty snack
- If I said you had a nice personality, would you:
- (A) Be flattered
- (B) Agree
- (C) Hold it against me
- Don't worry,
- (A) I can't help it
- (B) That's easy for you to say
- (C) Be happy
- Major Mucus usually has:
- (A) Tons of loose change
- (B) Free Floating Anxiety
- (C) Someone following behind him with a squeegee to clean up the mess
- Jim is to worm as Jam is to:
- (A) Warm
- (B) Dog
- (C) Butter
- If all the particles in the universe were to collapse to a single point, it would create a:
- (A) Mess
- (B) Black hole
- (C) Bang
- When will The Hammer tie the knot?
- (A) Feb 7th, 1997
- (B) 2001 - A True Oddity
- (C) As soon as he gets his "woodsman" merit badge for knot tying
- If Jim wasn't an earthworm, what would he be?
- (A) Jim
- (B) A cow
- (C) Not an earthworm
- How can you easily complete this level?
- (A) Press reset
- (B) Follow the path of least resistance
- (C) What!? You're almost done!
- Why are we here?
- (A) Ask Buckaroo...
- (B) That's a question for Des Cartes
- (C) Because Scott is coming at 10 AM
- Is there a correct answer for this question?
- (A) Yes
- (B) No
- (C) Yes, the correct answer is A
- The correct answer is:
- (A) None of the below
- (B) I'm not really sure
- (C) All of the above
- Sometimes the correct answer isn't:
- (A) A
- (B) B
- (C) C
- Why is this question here?
- (A) Don is hell-bent on getting his name into this game
- (B) Would you care to spin the wheel?
- (C) Don't get smarmy with me, just answer it
- When Peter Puppy gets angry, he:
- (A) Counts to 10
- (B) Acts like he's "been belted by gamma rays"
- (C) Pretends he's a rock band and trashes hotel rooms
- I think I've heard that before...
- (A) Andy probably told you already
- (B) No, you didn't
- (C) What??
- If Dan was stuck in Mexico City, how many days would it take before he would eat?
- (A) Dan - Food = Time
- (B) Mexican food is evil
- (C) Mexican food is good; Dan is evil
- Winning a coupon for a discount on something you have to buy is:
- (A) Part of the "Contract With America"
- (B) The way I met my last wife
- (C) Not winning anything
- Jim's favorite magic trick is:
- (A) Pulling a rabbit out of a hat
- (B) Pulling a worm out of a super suit
- (C) Sawing Psy-Crow in half
- Can I borrow ten dollars but only take five? That way I'll owe you five dollars and you'll owe me five and we'll both be even.
- (A) O.K.
- (B) Huh?
- (C) I don't have any money on me right now
- If "A" is the correct answer, what is "B"?
- (A) The wrong answer
- (B) The correct answer
- (C) Neither A nor B
Memory Game[]
Repeat the Sequence
The "Memory Game", also called "Repeat the Sequence", comes after the "Game Show" section and is the final part of the level. A group of four pinball bumpers block Jim's path, which will very quickly illuminate and make noises, in different sequences.
If Jim can bump them in the same sequence, bonuses will be awarded. There will be a different sequence to repeat twelve times, and the bumpers will be removed. At the end, Jim gets out of the Sally disguise and hails a taxi out of there.
Gallery[]
Music[]
Earthworm Jim 2 (PS1) Soundtrack - Villi People
- Game music composer Tommy Tallarico based the music of this level on the first movement of The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2 - Moonlight Sonata for short - by Ludwig van Beethoven.[2]
- The final level in the game, See Jim Run, Run Jim Run, uses the third movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata for its musical theme.
- Parts of the Game Show music is based on the song "Clarinet Polka."
Trivia[]
- The name of the level is a pun on intestinal villi, a part of biology which appear in the digestive tract, and Village People, a campy 1970s disco group.
References[]
- ↑ North American Earthworm Jim 2 Nintendo SNES instruction manual
- ↑ http://rocketworm.com/information/classical.html