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This image is by Midjourney 10/12/2023. I didn’t steer it, the prompt was “Earthworm Jim”.

The image is cool, but a million miles from Earthworm Jim.

Which song do you like best?

“Earthworm Jim’s Galactic Ride”

(Verse 1)
In a galaxy far, far away,
There’s a worm with a suit, ready to play.
With a blaster in hand and a grin on his face,
Earthworm Jim’s ready to race!

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, flying high,
Through the stars, touching the sky.
With his suit so tight and his courage so big,
He’s the hero we know, Earthworm Jim!

(Verse 2)
Evil Queen Slug-for-a-Butt’s on the prowl,
But Jim’s got the moves, and he’s on the howl.
With Peter Puppy by his side,
They’ll take on the universe, far and wide.

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, in his rocket ship,
Dodging asteroids, taking a trip.
To distant planets, and black holes too,
There’s no challenge he can’t get through.

(Bridge)
He’s been squashed, and he’s been stretched,
But he always comes back, refreshed.
With a “Groovy!” shout, and a dance of glee,
He’s the wormy hero, as brave as can be.

(Verse 3)
Princess What’s-Her-Name awaits his aid,
Through fiery pits and alien raids.
With his head held high, and his heart so pure,
Jim’s adventures, they never bore.

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, with a twinkle in his eye,
He’s the worm that can surely fly.
With enemies around, and dangers untold,
He’s the story that must be retold.

(Outro)
So here’s to the worm, with a suit so slim,
The galaxy’s hero, Earthworm Jim!

(Note: Earthworm Jim is a copyrighted character, and this song is a fictional creation inspired by the character. It’s intended for entertainment purposes only and not for commercial use.)


(Verse 1)
In a world beneath our feet, a hero you won’t believe,
He’s got a suit that’s sleek and pink, and a heart that’s hard to beat,
Earthworm Jim, he’s the one, with a blaster for a gun,
Fighting evil, having fun, in a world where worms can run.

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, he’s the worm with a plan,
He’ll save the day, just because he can,
With a whip and a blaster, he’s always on the go,
Earthworm Jim, our hero, don’t you know?

(Verse 2)
He’s got a sidekick named Peter, a trusty, loyal friend,
Together they’ll face danger, till the very end,
From Psy-Crow to Evil Queen, they’ll conquer every scene,
In this wacky, wild world, where adventure’s never been.

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, he’s the worm with a plan,
He’ll save the day, just because he can,
With a whip and a blaster, he’s always on the go,
Earthworm Jim, our hero, don’t you know?

(Bridge)
Through asteroid fields and cow launches, he’ll ride,
With a backpack of justice, by his side,
He’ll swing through the air, and he’ll slither through the mud,
Earthworm Jim, he’s the worm, and he’s just too cool, bud!

(Verse 3)
In the quest for Princess What’s-Her-Name, he’ll strive,
To rescue her from peril, keep her dreams alive,
With a cow as a ship and a trusty Pocket Rocket,
He’ll defeat the darkness, no matter how chaotic.

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, he’s the worm with a plan,
He’ll save the day, just because he can,
With a whip and a blaster, he’s always on the go,
Earthworm Jim, our hero, don’t you know?

(Outro)
So here’s to Earthworm Jim, the worm of the hour,
In a world so bizarre, he’s got the worm-power,
With a heart full of courage, and a sense of what’s right,
Earthworm Jim, our hero, beams with cosmic light!


(Verse 1)
There’s a hero on the scene, he’s the grooviest of all
He’s got a rocket head, and he’s ready to brawl
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim, he’s the one to call
When the galaxy is in danger, he’ll answer the call

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim, he’s our hero
He’s the worm that always saves the show
With his trusty sidekick Snott, he’s ready to go
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim, we love you so

(Verse 2)
He’s faced off against Psy-Crow and Queen Pulsating Blobs
He’s even been to hell and back, but he never sobs
Earthworm Jim is brave, he’s never afraid
He’s the hero we need, the hero we’ve made

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim, he’s our hero
He’s the worm that always saves the show
With his trusty sidekick Snott, he’s ready to go
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim, we love you so

(Bridge)
He’s a worm with a heart, he’s always there to lend a hand
He’s a true friend, he’s the best in the land
So let’s raise a cheer for Earthworm Jim
He’s the grooviest hero, and we’re all glad he’s him

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim, he’s our hero
He’s the worm that always saves the show
With his trusty sidekick Snott, he’s ready to go
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim, we love you so

(Outro)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
We love you so


Verse 1:
He’s a worm, but he’s not slimy
He’s got a suit that makes him shiny
He’s got a gun, he’s got a whip
He’ll save the world, he’ll never slip

Chorus:
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the hero, we all need him
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’ll save the day, with his wormy grin

Verse 2:
He’s got a friend, named Peter Puppy
He’s always hungry, and always grumpy
They’ll fight the bad guys, they’ll save the day
They’ll do it all, in their own way

Chorus:
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the hero, we all need him
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’ll save the day, with his wormy grin

Bridge:
From New Junk City to Heck
Earthworm Jim is always on deck
With his trusty suit and his ray gun too
There’s nothing he can’t do

Chorus:
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the hero, we all need him
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’ll save the day, with his wormy grin

Outro:
So if you’re ever in trouble,
Just give him a call on the double,
Earthworm Jim will come to your aid,
And you’ll be glad that he stayed.

Bing Automatically made DRAFT #2

(Verse 1)
In a galaxy far, far away
Lived a worm named Jim, one groovy day
He got a suit and a plasma gun
And became the hero, number one

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the worm with a superhero whim
He’s got the heart and the might
To save the day and put up a fight

(Verse 2)
He’s got Psy-Crow and Queen Pulsating Bloat
And all sorts of villains to gloat
But Jim’s not afraid, he’s got the skills
To blast them away, send them over the hills

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the worm with a superhero whim
He’s got the heart and the might
To save the day and put up a fight

(Bridge)
Whether he’s flying through the air
Or swinging with his trusty hair
Earthworm Jim is always there
To save the day, everywhere

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the worm with a superhero whim
He’s got the heart and the might
To save the day and put up a fight

(Outro)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the greatest worm you’ll ever see
So cheer him on, give him a hooray
For Earthworm Jim, the hero of the day!

Bing Automatically made DRAFT #3

(Verse 1)
There’s a hero in town, he’s a groovy Earthworm Jim
He’s got a rocket suit and a plasma gun, he’s here to win
He’s fighting Psy-Crow and Queen Slug-for-a-Butt
To save Princess What’s-Her-Name and the whole darned mutt

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the funkiest worm of all time
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the hero we need, not the one we deserve

(Verse 2)
He’s got a head for brains and a heart of gold
He’s always there to help, whether young or old
He’s got a knack for getting into trouble
But he always comes out on top, groovy bubble

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the funkiest worm of all time
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the hero we need, not the one we deserve

(Bridge)
He’s a worm with a mission, he’s here to save the day
He’s got the moves, the skills, and the groovy sway
So let’s all cheer for Earthworm Jim
He’s the hero we need, not the one we deserve

(Chorus)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the funkiest worm of all time
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the hero we need, not the one we deserve

(Outro)
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the funkiest worm of all time
Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim
He’s the hero we need, not the one we deserve

After over 30 years in the video game industry, I’ve somehow become a games industry investor and am now waiting for some returns!

In the meantime, I’ve moved my focus over to eCommerce. (A $5.5 Trillion industry in 2022.)

We love the idea that brands get very excited when they get their products into more and more retail locations. So we decided to create technology to do the same thing for brands online.

If brands want to get their products into lots of online stores (free awareness forever), or if they want complimentary products to sell in their store from other cool brands, that’s what we provide.

A simple example?  “You sell bicycles online, but not helmets?” You can add helmets today from your favorite helmet companies on Carro, increasing your average order value. Do you need gloves? Bike locks? etc.

Both companies win on Carro, the helmet company gets additional sales (zero marketing cost), and the bicycle company improves its margins.

Over 31,000 Shopify brands have installed so far! They have over a million products. 😊

eCommerce is fun!

Our Website: https://www.getcarro.com/

Our Shopify App: https://apps.shopify.com/carro

Email: hello@getcarro.com

A great talk that will resonate with people that have creative jobs.

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I’m going to keep posting some of my favorite TED talks into this section.

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A collection of people from the video game industry talk about the future of the inudstry.

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Back from England (was speaking at the Develop conference), here’s an interview I did while I was there.

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Gaikai – Video Demo

June 30, 2009 — 30 Comments

Our Gaikai team has been working really hard for the last year, we demonstrated our tech privately at GDC, then LIVE (hands on) to most of the major publishers at E3.
For the people that visit my blog, I wanted to flick through some demos and show the experience under the following conditions:
(1) No installing anything. (I’m running regular Windows Vista, with the latest Firefox and Flash is installed.)
(2) This is a low-spec server, it’s a very custom configuration, fully virtualized. Why? To keep the costs to an absolute minimum. We had 7 Call of Duty games running on our E3 demo server recently.
(3) Data travel distance is around 800 miles (round trip) on this demo as that’s where the server is. I get a 21 millisecond ping on that route. My final delay will be 10 milliseconds as I just added a server in Irvine California yesterday, but it’s not added to our grid yet. (So this demo is twice the delay I personally would get, the good news is I don’t notice it anyway.)
(4) This server is not hosted by a Tier 1 provider, just a regular Data Center in Freemont California. Also, I’m not cheating and using fiber connections for our demos. This is a home cable connection in a home.
(5) We don’t claim to have 5,000 pages of patents, we didn’t take 7 years, and we do not claim to have invented 1 millisecond encryption and custom chips. As you can see, we don’t need them, and so our costs will be much less. 😉
(6) We designed this for the real internet. The video compression codecs change in realtime based on the need of the application (or game), and based on the hardware & bandwidth you have. (For Photoshop we make sure it’s pixel perfect.)
(7) Our bandwidth is mostly sub 1 megabit across all games. (Works with Wifi, works on netbooks with no 3D card etc.)
(8) If you hear any clicks, they are coming from my wireless headset microphone. I won’t use that next time I promise. 🙂
(9) I made a few video cuts using Windows Movie maker to cut out dead air. Like Need for Speed has far to many menus with loads & delays between them. So I tried to keep the pace up so you see plenty of demos
(10) I keep getting asked what operating system we use. We are completely OS agnostic, some demos come from Linux, some come from Windows and will ultimately support streaming from MAC servers too.
Publishers, you know how to contact me if you want to be in our Private Closed Beta. (There’s no work involved.)
Investors, just ping me on info@gaikai.com if you feel you can add strategic value to this project.
Service providers, we have all our needs covered, but if you want to contact us for some reason, again just use info@gaikai.com
Gamers, we want closed beta testers, especially if you live in California, so please sign up at http://www.gaikai.com Please add a note that you live in California.
We are not in competition with any other streaming company or technology, our business model is entirely different. I will be talking about it more during my up-coming speeches at video game conferences. (Develop this month, and GDC Europe are the next two.)
Our goals are really simple, to remove all the friction between hearing about a game and trying it out, to help reduce the cost of gaming, to grow video game audiences, to raise the revenue that publishers and developers can earn, and (most importantly) to make games accessible everywhere. If the iPhone App store has taught us anything, when you make it easy to check things out, you get a billion downloads.
I look to sites like Kongregate.com, I made a list of their most popular Flash games and just that first page of hits had 61 million plays on it. There are an estimated 20,000 Flash game sites on the web. That’s a TON of players looking for great content! We can supply all that content with a single click.
The professional games industry has never had acess to those countless millions of clicks, but now they do:
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5404358&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1

Gaikai Technology Demo (JULY 1, 2009) from David Perry on Vimeo.

Backup Video Link
Faster Video Link – NOT HD
UPDATE:
Eurogamer did a technical review of OnLive and really beat them up, and they offered to review our tech. So we embraced this, and here’s the article: CLICK HERE
(They also get into the business model a bit.)
We are listening to the questions, and our next video will cover all the key points.
I will be talking about the tech at Develop, we don’t have UK servers set up yet, but we do have an offer… The top 4 publications (by audience) that contact us can come and try our tech (first hand). We just need you to be within driving distance of Amsterdam or Irvine, CA. We simply want you to be able to say with complete confidence “it’s real!”
Thanks everyone for the support! This blog video has been watched over 100,000 times now on YouTube and Vimeo!
If you want to sign up for the beta, here’s a direct link: CLICK HERE.

I got to meet him and am sad he’s passed away so early. Thankfully, his music and spirit will live on.

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I’ll be promoting my book at GDC. If you’d like a review copy, or if you teach students and would like a free copy, here is the contact info.

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