ToeJam & Earl are comin' to Epic Games Store and Fall Guys!

Both are available right now as you read this!

Reminders on where you can find us:

Patch Notes: 1.7.3B ================ Added Crossplay under Settings Removed invite requirement for Private Lobbies Made lobbies discoverable during character selection (instead of Level 1) Updated intro splash screen with $uprDee artwork What is Crossplay? Crossplay allows you to play the game online with other players that are playing on the Epic Games Store version of ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! How do I enable Crossplay? From the Main Menu go to Settings -> Online Settings -> Epic Crossplay, and change it to "On". Then link your Epic Game Store account. I don't have an Epic account, can I still use the Crossplay? An Epic Games Store account is required to use the Crossplay feature. Can I set up a private lobby for only my friends to join? Yes! When selecting an Online game, choose "Friends Only" to make a private lobby. Your friend can filter the online lobby list to easily see your lobby. My friend and I are both on Steam, why can't we see the online Lobby? Make sure you both have the Crossplay setting On or Off. If one player has Crossplay enabled, but the other doesn't, you won't be able to matchmake. Changing the Setting doesn't seem to be working? If you have changed the setting recently please restart the game for the changes to take effect. Will Crossplay work with the console versions of the game? There are no plans to incorporate crossplay on the console versions at this time.
Also to celebrate our 31st Anniversary ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is now 80% off on all platforms. Tell a homey!

yo! Whats up Earthlings? Hope youre all having a funky fresh start to 2022!! Well.. if not, we definitely got something funky fresh cominatcha today! To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ToeJam & Earl we reached out to our homies at Limited Run and they came up with a bunch of really cool ideas we know yall are gonna love.
Available now for preorder from Limited Runs website you can grab this totally awesome stuff: - A commemorative classic case with artwork inspired by the original Earthling concept art complete with retro cart and full Back in the Groove soundtrack on CD for the first time! - A 30th Anniversary themed Hat, T-shirt and Hoodie to keep you looking fresh all year long! - Trading Cards with exclusive artwork featuring comics our fans submitted captions for! - and a jammin SKATEBOARD! But what about games? We wanna play more ToeJam & Earl games! Huh.. who said that? Well fear not random voices from within the void!
Coming at yall live and directly from Game Decks is the new ToeJam & Earl Tabletop Remix game! This nifty pocket sized adventure comes jam packed with a modular build-your-own board system that can be different every time you play!! The big dawgs over at Game Decks truly did an amazing job taking ToeJam & Earls roguelike elements and transforming them into this awesome tabletop game! Also here is a quick recap of updates from last year: -Still in the Groove Update Launched on PS4 -Caption Contest Winners -The original ToeJam & Earl is now available on Nintendo Switch Online! With that, we conclude our 30th Anniversary Celebration of ToeJam & Earl! Wasnt your 30th Anniversary last year?! Theres that voice again Technically ToeJam & Earl released on the Mega Drive in Japan in 1992 (with much funkier box art) so its our 30th Anniversary again. Thats right, were so cool, we get TWO 30th Anniversaries!!
We hope you had fun celebrating 30th years of funk with us! -TJ&E

yoyo! sup Earthlings? It's been a while, didja miss us? d'aww we missed you too!

New ToeJam & Earl Games?!

30th Anniversary Merch, Livestream & Giveaways

Remaining Console Updates

We're back with a funky fresh update! This time bringing all our fans over on Nintendo Switch 'Still in the Groove' that released on Steam. Quick reminder, this update contains the most community requested features including:

• A new Fixed World with MUCH larger maps handcrafted by the designer of the original 1991 game Greg Johnson.
• New present combos to deal with the crazy Earthlings.
• Unlockable 'Power Hats' hidden throughout the game with awesome effects.
• Tons of optimization and balance improvements for a more funky experience!
• Patch notes here: http://bit.ly/SwitchPatchNotes

Did you catch that little teaser at the end for our 30th Anniversary?

WAY TO GO HOMIES!

1.7.1-G [Steam branch: DEFAULT] ============================================================ Fix loading saves on Endless files Fix Host seeing Water while Client was seeing empty space in Networked games Fix Earthlings disappearing when returning from Secret Level Fix intended distribution rules from Still in the Groove Update sup y'all!? Today we are releasing a quick update to Back in the Groove containing some fixes that we addressed while working on the Switch build. Thanks to everyone who reported the Endless World save games not loading, this patch should fix that issue. If your save continues to infinitely load then please start a new game and be sure to follow up if the issue persists after that. One change we'd like to address is the intended distribution rules from the Still in the Groove Update. Part of the Still in the Groove Update was intended to reduce the number of Earthlings and bushes/trees on all levels, especially in the early game. This change never made it's way through and is now fully working as intended. What you should notice is much less Earthlings in the early game which will ramp up more as the levels progress. By around Levels 10-15 it should feel similar to the amount of Earthlings prepatch but the numbers have been reduced across ALL levels while still maintaining the difficulty of the late game. Let us know what y'all think. In the meantime we will be focusing on the Switch update. Thanks for playing!!
by Matt Andrews

Hey all, just wanted to do a quick check in and say THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the positive feedback regarding the Still in the Groove update. We are so glad to hear everyone is enjoying all the new changes!! You may have noticed a few hotfixes rolling out since then. We have been addressing some issues that many of our fans have found to ensure that once we move over to patching consoles we are as bug free as possible. We have rolled out our last update and HOPEFULLY no more major bugs will pop up.

Infinite Loading Elevator Bug

Promotion Stat Changes

Console Updates

sup y'all?

NEW BIGGER Fixed World Maps!

Find the Hidden Power Hats!

Smarter and less frustrating Earthlings!

Funky Secret Present Synergies?!

Hey all it's been a while!

• Right Click ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove in your Steam Library
• Select Properties
• Click the 'Betas' Tab
• Use pull down menu to select 1.7.0-beta

Wait, what charity auction?

Wow that's cool, but now I'm hungry!

Full Patch Notes

We appreciate everyone that hopped back into the game to test the new update for us. In case you missed it we rolled out a pretty big update in beta form and gathered some feedback. We have now released another update which makes the 1.6.1 version complete. We will begin testing and rolling the update out to consoles shortly. Here are the notes for the final additions: Build: 1.6.1J [Steam default branch] ========================================================= Reimport German Text Fix Amped Tomatoes Fix little seams around some hills Players will now prioritize shaking objects or speaking to friendly Earthlings over using an active present (prevents teleporting/shooting while trying to shake) Unrestricted the present pool on Levels 2-4 that werent unrestricted last time Make Elf harder to catch Fix Present Timer occasionally not showing when opening a present New Funk-Fu + Spring Shoes synergy Fixes to Funk-Fu + Rocket Skates Fix Spring Shoes + Hitops not providing the proper movement speed Players can now press the Cancel button to fast forward through animations that play when picking up the Ship Piece and when Promoting Players can now search while using Tomatoes, Slingshot and Funk-Fu This is of course all combined with our previous big update to deliver the complete 1.6.1 experience. Have you been enjoying the new present synergies? No one has contacted us about finding the hidden synergies yet so they must be hidden pretty well. Remember to contact us if you find them! Thank you for all your help making the Steam sale all it could be! We hope many new homies are enjoying the game. Just a reminder the 75% Off Stay Home, Stay Funky Sales start hitting consoles this week:
Xbox One - Live NOW until April 20th Switch - Live NOW until April 20th PlayStation 4 - 4/29/20 - 5/13/20 Steam - COMPLETED! We just wanted to shoot a reminder that Gregs new card game Outta Our Shells has just entered the last 24 hours of the campaign and he is pushing hard to reach the stretch goal to add artwork to the cards. Here is a little preview of that:
If you havent stopped by yet please check it out. Even if you could spread the word that would definitely help get him closer to adding these super cute pictures! https://bitly.com/OuttaOurShells As always, stay safe and stay funky! -ToeJam & Earl

Wow we hit our second goal! THANKS EVERYONE!! As always we hope youre all staying safe and relaxing with your families. Apologies for being so late to the celebration, we will explain why in a bit. This is the final 48 hours of our campaign, time for one last BIG PUSH to make sure we can make the game all it can be! We have some good news to deliver on our end regarding the stretch goals. Instead of the next tier being an additional 25 cards we have been crunching the numbers and decided to offer the additional 50 Cards altogether at the stretch goal we just reached. So the game will now officially ship with the DIY cards and an additional 50 cards bringing the grand total to 250 cards! Alright! Wait.. we hit 35K already anyway? SUPER AWESOME!! That means the next tier we are shooting for is the artwork added to the front of the Question Cards. We were a little late doing this update because we wanted to show these to you. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Definitely makes the cards a little more snazzy and cute dont you think? We are currently 10K away from this goal so we would appreciate any help getting us there by sharing on social media and telling your friends. Also at 50K we will add artwork to the Fortune Cards! We are 15K away from this goal and heres a little peek at that:

Dont forget that Outta Our Shells is a cross generational game and is fun for all ages, it can also be played by any number of players! We hope to get it in your hands ASAP so we can all get connecting after being so distant. Thanks again for all your help and support, we couldnt do this without you!

Greetings! Dont worry Earthlings, we didnt forget about you in March! We know the current situation down on Earth is kinda unfunky at the moment so we hope everyone has been staying safe and healthy in these uncertain times. We truly feel the world needs a distraction more than ever and a little ToeJam & Earl funkiness so we wanna offer the game at a 75% off discount for ONE WEEK only starting.. NOW.. with Steam! Steam sale is currently LIVE until April 6th. Nintendo Switch will get the sale: April 14th - April 21st Xbox One Sale will run: April 14th - April 20th And PlayStation 4 will either be the week of April 7th or the following week on April 14th. Make sure youre following our social media for updates! https://store.steampowered.com/app/516110/ToeJam__Earl_Back_in_the_Groove/ Stay home and get funky with the homies! https://bitly.com/TJESteam Due to the popularity of the sale we will be launching the 1.6.1 update a bit early in beta form to Steam as we gather feedback and make sure its ready to launch on consoles. Here is what is coming in the update which will be available later this week: Build: 1.6.1-BETA (Steam only for now) ========================================================= Updated Unity (2017.4.16f1) Updated German dialogue Santa won't drop locked stuff now Santa always acts surprised when caught Spring Shoes only disable when actually near Elevators Ledge jumping now works correctly for all kinds of edges with Hitops Remove Swap Bodies present from Online games Prevent Big Sneeze from moving some earthlings like Sharks and Dolphins out of water Big Sneeze knocks back presents, money and food now as well Sneezed presents and food that go into the water will poof away Dropping a present on water makes it poof away Football player stops attacking if he hits an Earthling along the way Added XP for popping humans. XP rewarded depends on the enemy type. No XP rewarded for popping Friendly Earthlings Allow shooting/throwing tomatoes from an innertube in water Adjust present timer to show when multiple presents are running Amped Present Freeze now makes players fall out of sky when used in air Enable present menu when wearing rocket skates Fix Duplicate Present from duplicating itself Remove level cap on presents in all modes. This means you can find ALL presents from the beginning of the game. We originally had some of the better/more evil presents (Icarus Wings, Total Bummer, Promotion, etc) only available after you reach a certain level. New Feature: These presents can run simultaneously now: Armored/Innertube, Tomatoes, Slingshot, Spring Shoes, Icarus Wings, Mean/Rocket Skates, Rose Bushes, Hi-Tops, Timed Teleport, Invisibility Paint, Big Sneeze, Earthling Disguise, Flashlight, Torch, Funk Fu Blast, Gassy Tummy, Present Freeze, Burnin Up, Rootbeer, Protection Bubble, Here I Am New Feature: Added new synergies when certain presents are used together: Innertube + Spring Shoes = hop on water! Tomatoes/Slingshot + Funk-Fu Blast = tomato blast! Tomato Rain + Funk-Fu Blast = tomato downpour! Added 3 new HIDDEN synergies: Hidden Synergies are present combinations that when used the correct way will provide new effects. ????? + ????? + ????? = KABOOM! ????? + ????? = FUNKZILLA! ????? + ????? (On Ice Levels Only) = X-MAS TIME! Find the hidden synergies and reach out to us when you do! We may have a special surprise for you! You can check out some of the synergies in action on our Twitter page! https://twitter.com/toejamandearl/status/1234336098316378113 https://twitter.com/toejamandearl/status/1241895364044652544 Again once we are sure everything isnt going to implode on us we will begin launching this update out on all consoles. Coming with the final release of the update will be an all new and improved version of the Dancing Mini Game to make it a bit easier for players to land those perfects and get funky with flawless performance! Please report any bugs or suggestions to our Canny: https://tjande.canny.io/ In case you guys missed it. Greg Johnson, main funklord of ToeJam & Earl, got the Kickstarter for his upcoming card game Outta Our Shells funded in less than 12 hours!! YAAAY, go Greg!!
He is really close to hitting that first stretch goal, so if you havent checked out the Kickstarter page yet we would truly appreciate it if you would head over there and check it out! https://bitly.com/OuttaOurShells Well we hope youve enjoyed this March update Earthlings and hope we shined a little happiness into the lives of those in need of an extra funkiness boost right now. Stay home, stay healthy, stay funky. <3 Best wishes, ToeJam & Earl

Hey all, we just wanted to send a quick reminder that Greg Johnson's new campaign for his card game Outta Our Shells is now LIVE today! Anyone who backs at $5 or more within the first 48 hours will get this jammin' ToeJam & Earl & Animal Friends magnet! Outta Our Shells is a super simple card game that lets friends and family get to know each other better in a playful way. It breaks down barriers with laughter and gets everyone involved. The world is a crazy place, not just now, always. We need some time away from all the stress to relax and get connecting. Time is precious, don't waste it. We hope you'll check out Outta Our Shells! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/humanaturestudios/outta-our-shells

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is officially 1 year old! YAAAY! We are really proud of our team and we hope we delivered on everything we promised in the Kickstarter. But we aint stopping yet! We still have one really big update we wanna get into your hands. In this update we are trying out a new feature: PRESENT STACKING! This allows some presents to be used at the same time instead of overwriting. You can see it in action here: [previewyoutube=PNwrEyUH51I;full][/previewyoutube] You can try this new feature out for yourself RIGHT NOW and all the quality of life changes as we roll them out on the Beta branch with the password funkerdunker. Instructions on how to access that are in the description of the video. We would love to hear your feedback on this!
You may have noticed we didnt get a chance to launch Outta Our Shells in February. After gathering some feedback we wanted to make sure we got everything just right. So, the new launch date is. TOMORROW! The super funky news for all our ToeJam & Earl fans is we have created a very special magnet only available for the first 48 hours of the campaign that has ToeJam, Earl and all our new animal friends on it. The magnet will be available to anyone who donates $5 or more within the first 48 hours of the campaign! Check it out:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/humanaturestudios/outta-our-shells This game is created entirely by Greg and he has been fine tuning it for a while now. The reception from playtesting has been amazing and we hope youll check it out! Thats all for now. We have a lot of cool stuff planned for ToeJam & Earl in the future. Thanks for chilling with us for a full year!

wassup Earthlings? Hope youre having a funky February so far. TRA-LA-LA! !slortnoc ruoy esrever dna worra na htiw uoy tih t'ndid dipuC yllufepoH. Whoops, sorry about that. That stupid Cupid!! As always we come with a smrgsbord of delectable treats for you. The ToeJam & Earl JUMBO plushies are finally here from The Yetee and they look great! Check out the super funky video they did for the release here: https://youtu.be/0NRyzyvHiHI
https://theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl/products/toejam-earl-plush-set Theyre definitely some big boys coming in at 15 inches each! We hope you love them as much as we do. As for Back in the Groove the game itself, we have gotten it into a much better state since launch but we see a few more things wed like to address before we completely wrap up development on the game. We will be addressing a few remaining bugs and making adjustments to certain things to bring them more in line with their intended design. We will be removing Swap Bodies from online play as it is the source of a lot of frustration and confusion. Also removing the extra height the player gets from 'Hat of Sure Walking to reduce confusion of where youre standing. Those are just a few examples of the things we wanna look into. If you feel anything is important be sure to report it on our Canny or vote on things youd like to see addressed: https://tjande.canny.io/ As always we appreciate your patience as we work through this. We are keeping ToeJam & Earl on low simmer right now as Greg will be launching a new Kickstarter this month for a card game he has been using as an ice breaker at parties for a long time. Its called Outta Our Shells!

and thanks to fan suggestions we will be calling these two little homies SlowJam & Urtle!! But this game isnt really about them, its about YOU and getting OUTTA YOUR SHELL. If youre interested in learning more please follow our Kickstarter. We will be launching later this month and will send out another update when we go live. We would truly appreciate it if you check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/humanaturestudios/outta-our-shells Speaking of Greg, he would like to thank you all for the birthday wishes. If you havent been to our super funky fan art page lately be sure to stop by, we are at over 600 pieces of art now!! Its so cool to see we have so many talented fans! https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/

Thats all for now homies! We are coming up on the 1 year release of Back in the Groove. Very exciting!!! Thanks for jammin with us for so long! <3 -ToeJam & Earl & GREG!

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove SUPER FUNKY SOUNDTRACK $1 during Steam's Soundtrack Sale https://store.steampowered.com/app/1087290/ToeJam__Earl_Back_in_the_Groove_Soundtrack/ 2/11/20 - 2/14/20 Pump up the jams and get funky all for a buck!

yo! sup funky friends? Hope yall have been having a great start to the new year. We are getting very close to the One Year Anniversary of the release of ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! We hope weve been able to deliver a jammin experience that everyone was happy with in 2019.
The game has just been released in Japan and the reception so far has been great! The Japanese language option is patched into all versions of the game, so if you prefer to get your funk delivered in another language, download the recent patch and select your preferred language from the main menu. Along with enabling Japanese language the new update comes with some small fixes, a brand new hidden Easter Egg and an increased framerate for the PlayStation version! More on that in a bit. We have a special announcement that we would like to share with y'all. Over the past 10 years co-creator of ToeJam & Earl, Greg Johnson, has been working on a new card game that he is finally ready to unveil to the world! Well.. its not really a game, but there are definitely cards involved, we can promise you that.
Wed like to introduce our two new homies that will essentially be the stars of this new project. We arent exactly sure what to name them yet. Do you have any ideas? Let us know what you think! We are considering Kickstarting this new card game, so for more info please make sure you are receiving our future Kickstarter updates and be sure to follow us on any of our social media accounts where we will be revealing more information on Gregs new card project in the future! Well back to the main funk boys ToeJam & Earl. Here are the patch notes for the recent update: Build 1.6.0J ========================== Enabled Japanese language Jam Out Easter Egg (Press A+B on player picker screen. Use your D-Pad to jam out. Press start to exit jam out) [Steam only for now] Framerate performance enhancement [PS4 only for now] Updated Credits Spring Shoes stop near elevator instead of inside Amped Present Freeze can't be paused in Elevator (prevents softlock) This update is now live on all versions of the game, except Xbox where we are still working on releasing the game in Japan. The Jam Out Easter Egg is only in the Steam version, and is just a small sample of what we wanna do with this feature. (Please feel free to give us feedback!) The framerate performance enhancement is live on the PlayStation 4 version of the game, we will try to bring these enhancements to the other console versions of the game in the future. What do you think of this update and our two new homies? Feel free to drop us a line in the comments or email us at support@humanaturestudios.com. As always, thanks for all your support and we look forward to updating you next month as we get closer to the One Year Anniversary of ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! Stay funky, HumaNature Studios Team

Image source: Justin Roiland yo! yo! yo! Merry Funkmas everyone! We did it! We finally caught Santa before he could fly away it only took us a few weeks. But look at all these funky presents he spilled all over the Earth when we grabbed him! He was carrying so many cool ToeJam & Earl thingies and sales for Back in the Groove! Who wouldve thought?! Okay thats enough yelling!!! Our throats are really starting to hurt!!! Lets peep what Santa dropped. Firstly he dropped some holiday sales for the game: FREE with Twitch Prime: https://twitch.amazon.com/tp Don't forget this is only available for December, so tell a homey if they have Amazon Prime they can link with Twitch and get our game for free! Steam: 12/19/19 - 01/02/2020, 30% off http://bit.ly/TJESteam Switch: 12/23/2019 - 01/01/2020, 50% off http://bit.ly/TJESwitch Sony: 12/20/2019 - 1/17/2020, 50% off http://bit.ly/TJESony Sorry we wont be on sale on Xbox One this holiday season. We hope you enjoyed our previous sale last month though!


Unfortunately its not all holly jolly this year. We will be pulling down the Funkotron Shop at the end of this month. All remaining stock will remain promotional items only, no longer able to be purchased. http://bit.ly/FunkotronShop The cost of shipping from Funkotron to Earth was a lot of bucks. So spread the funk while it lasts! Be sure to visit our Funkotron Shop where we have the PC Backer Box edition which comes with The Game, Stickers, Pins, a Magnet and CD Soundtrack all in one collectible box all for $14.99! We also have the Rapmaster Rocket vinyl figure ($9.99!) and a T-shirt!
Missed out on our Vinyl? EnjoyTheRide Records has got you covered! This new vinyl repressing comes in 6 different variants, pick your favorite! EnjoyTheRide Variant: http://bit.ly/ETRVinyl HNS Variant: http://bit.ly/HNSVinyl Links to other variants: http://bit.ly/VinylVariants Looking for some super funky stocking stuffers? Head on over to the YeteeMart where you can grab exclusive stickers, pins, t-shirts coffee mugs and of course the plushies!


http://bit.ly/TJEYetee Plushies are still coming soon, thank you for your patience! It's getting chilly out. Make sure you bundle up with this dope jacket from NERDS Clothing!
http://bit.ly/TJExNERDS Guaranteed to keep you warm and styling this holiday season. Also functions as a beacon to transmit funkwaves from our home planet Funkotron. Speaking of Funkotron. Don't forget to grab this sweet t-shirt from the aliens over at Fangamer!
http://bit.ly/TJEFangamer The funky artwork on this one was created by Jim Mahfood! and for the true gamers out there. Be sure to let the world know you're a pro with a custom ToeJam & Earl controller!
Controller Chaos Customs: http://bit.ly/TJEControllerChaos
Kustom Kontrollerz Customs: http://bit.ly/TJEKustomKontrollerz Cover ToeJam & Earl in your sweat today! As always be sure to follow us on all social media! Instagram: instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ Discord: https://discord.gg/TJE Twitter: twitter.com/toejamandearl Facebook: facebook.com/toejamandearlofficial/ Well, thats all the presents we have for now. We are truly unsure what 2020 will bring for the funk boys. But we wanna thank yall for rocking with us this year. We hope we were able to spread a little bit of joy and funk into your lives. Thank you so much for your support and your patience while we made Back in the Groove all it could be in 2019. Onward to 2020!
Image source: Ian Jones-Quartey

yo! yo! yo! Merry Christmas! uhhh, what? Too soon? Our bad. We just get so excited around the holidays because we get a chance to finally catch Santa. Just when we think we got him he always flies away with his jetpack dang! But he always comes bringing presents and this year hes leaving behind some real goodies for the ToeJam & Earl fam.
We are proud to announce that ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove will be available with Decembers Twitch Prime subscription! Twitch Prime is a service offered by Twitch for Amazon Prime members, it comes with a lot of cool stuff so if you have Amazon Prime be sure to link your Twitch account so you can get our game! https://twitch.amazon.com/tp The coolest thing about this version of the game is it includes the Twitch Crowd Control feature. Which allows viewers of your stream on Twitch to apply random effects to the player by donating bits. If you enjoy streaming our game its about to get a whole lot more wild! The Crowd Control feature will remain exclusive to the Twitch Prime version during the month of December and we hope to bring it to our other versions of the game in early 2020. This holiday season you can also pick up Back in the Groove for 50% off on Steam and Xbox. But act fast because this deal wont last long! (Sorry for the late heads up, holiday seasons are always so busy!)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/516110/ToeJam__Earl_Back_in_the_Groove/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove/9nvc78lkgmrr?activetab=pivot:overviewtab We will hopefully have some more discounts to offer you in the future, especially for our Switch and PS4 homies as well, so dont worry if you miss out on this one.
For our Steam homies! Please vote for us for The Better With Friends Award this year here: https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/nominations Looking for some holiday presents to grab for your homies this year? TJ&E has got you covered!
Check out this super funky jacket now available at NERDS Clothing! https://www.nerdsclothing.com/collections/frontpage/products/toejam-earl-back-in-the-groove-jacket
Be sure to read our previous update here which covers our Vinyl reprint and the upcoming plushies at the Yetee as well: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578116861/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove/posts/2690835 Weve updated our Instagram with a ton more fanart!! https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ Follow us on all social media! Discord: https://discord.gg/QrkcPGe Twitter: twitter.com/toejamandearl Facebook: facebook.com/toejamandearlofficial/ Also check out our super funky merch! Fangamer: fangamer.com/products/toejam-earl-shirt The Yetee: theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl The Funkotron Shop: thefunkotronshop.com Until next time Earthlings. Stay funky, ToeJam & Earl

You asked for it. We heard you. It took us a bit, but theyre finally (mostly) here. What are we talking about? The same thing were always talking about, the two funkiest aliens this side of funkotron, ToeJam & Earl! Well more specifically, we have a vinyl repressing of our soundtrack with brand new artwork by Eddie Mauldin (@eddiemauldin on Twitter) inspired by De La Soul, some of the funkiest homies to ever bless the mic, so it only seemed fitting! There are 6 different variants and they are all EXTREMELY limited.
Enjoy The Ride Records (@EnjoyTheRideRES) were nice enough to make a little promo video showcasing all the variants and the awesome comic they made of our intro video for their gatefold here: https://twitter.com/toejamandearl/status/1195393178842603520 Enjoy The Ride Exclusive Variants: -Grey with Yellow Screen Printed D Side (150 copies) -Loading Screen Pink with Blue & Green Splatter A/B Side & Yellow with Blue & Pink Splatter C/D Side (200 copies) Retail Variants: -Neon Pink (FYE Exclusive - 250 copies) -Orange/Red Swirl (Bull Moose/Zia Exclusive - 250 copies) -Latisha/Lewanda Split A/B Side & ToeJam/Earl Split C/D Side (Humanature Studios Exclusive - 100 copies) -Neon Yellow (general retail variant) You can find these using the various links:
Enjoy The Ride Records Exclusives: https://enjoytheriderecords.com/collections/enjoy-the-ride-records/products/toe-jam-earl-back-in-the-groove-soundtrack-etr0101 Where you can find the Green with Yellow and Retail versions, the normal Neon Yellow retail variant which will be available at various record stores, and their exclusive Elevator Background inspired variant!
They also have an exclusive Test Press bundle that comes with their exclusive variants and a Test Pressing housed in alternate colored artwork (Hand-numbered out of 24 total copies) https://enjoytheriderecords.com/collections/enjoy-the-ride-records/products/toe-jam-earl-test-press-bundle FYE Exclusive: https://www.fye.com/cody-wright-nick-stubblefield---toejam-earl--back-in-the-groove%21-soundtrack-exclusive-2lp-with-screen-printed-d-side-on-magenta-vinyl-fye.000000843563120941.html Red & Orange Swirl - Limited to 250
Zia Records & Bull Moose Exclusive (Limited To 250): https://www.ziarecords.com/p/9862571/
HumaNature Studios Exclusive:
https://humanature-studios.myshopify.com/ Latisha/Lewanda Split A/B Side & ToeJam/Earl Split C/D Side and packed lovingly by the sweaty palms of the real actual aliens at HumaNature Studios! For those of you that werent able to grab our Limited Run Games Collectors Edition with the cassette tape, well Enjoy The Ride Records has you covered there as well! Limited to 100 each, you can find their exclusive Mega Drive/Genesis inspired cassette here:
https://enjoytheriderecords.com/collections/enjoy-the-ride-records/products/toe-jam-earl-etr101-cassette-tape Plushies!!
Guess who is showing up this holiday season? Thats right! The funk boys are back just in time for Xmas... in plush form. Brought to by our homies over at The Yetee you can sign up to be notified when the plushies go live, (and it should be very soon!) so dont miss out. https://theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl/products/toejam-earl-plush-set MORE Game Updates?! Yup, were still working on them. Heres a little peek at whats coming down the pipeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ7JilftcuY We are adding in the Twitch extension Crowd Control for our fans that enjoy streaming. This will allow viewers in the chat to donate bits to add effects to the streamer. Is the streamer doing really well and you wanna knock them off the level? Use the Drop Level effect, or donate to make the player fall in love from a Cupid arrow and watch as they walk themselves off the map! With Crowd Control the viewers are in control of what they watch. When we have this ready we plan to do a few streams showcasing the feature. We were able to get Greg to stop Hula Dancing for a bit down in Hawaii and agree to show up to the stream as well. More info on when that will be soon! Thanks for rocking with us yall as we make the game as great as it can possibly be! Weve updated our Instagram with a ton more fanart!! https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ Follow us on all social media! Discord: https://discord.gg/QrkcPGe Twitter: twitter.com/toejamandearl Facebook: facebook.com/toejamandearlofficial/ Also check out our super funky merch! Fangamer: fangamer.com/products/toejam-earl-shirt The Yetee: theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl The Funkotron Shop: thefunkotronshop.com Love always, ToeJam & Earl

Hey y'all! Just wanted to give a quick update that we are now available during the Day of the Devs Humble Bundle for October! For just $9 you can grab ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove as well as 5 other spooky games and a VIP Ticket to the 6th Annual Day of the Devs on November 10! The VIP Ticket allows you to get in 1 hour early, skip the line if you get there a bit late as well as 20% off at the pop-up shop. If you don't plan on going to to the event you will also get 20% off at iam8bit.com! Don't forget it's for a good cause too! By buying this bundle you'll be supporting Extra Life and charity: water or choose to donate to other listed charities of your choice by selecting 'choose a new one' at the bottom of the page. You can even pick how much of your donation goes to charities or the publishers. Just use the 'Choose where your money goes' drop down to divide it up however you'd like! "But ToeJam & Earl isn't even a spooky game!" Not spooky you say? Have you ever been down to your last life and heard the ominous honking of the Phantom Ice Cream Truck? Or how about wandering a dark level searching for that missing ship piece while a Boogeyman runs up behind you and BOOGEY-BOOGEY-BOOGEYs you right off the map? Or how about those devils with pitchforks? TERRIFYING! (Well, those are pretty cute more than scary...) Already have the game? Tell a homey and spread the funk! More cool stuff coming soon! Love, ToeJam & Earl

Hey all! Just wanted to give a quick update that at the time of this post the patch is now live on ALL platforms. Dont forget we also dropped the price down to $14.99 on all platforms as well. Our offer of a signed copy of one of the physical Limited Run Games editions of our games (for Switch or PS4) is still valid. All you need to do is provide screenshots of you completing Extreme and Endless and we will send you a copy of the game signed by the OG funklord himself Greg Johnson. As always, please be sure to drop all bug reports here: https://tjande.canny.io You can vote on updates or features youd like to see and we will prioritize the most important ones. Weve updated our Instagram with a ton more fanart, be sure to check it out!! https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ Follow us on all social media! Discord: https://discord.gg/QrkcPGe Twitter: twitter.com/toejamandearl Facebook: facebook.com/toejamandearlofficial/ Also check out our super funky merch! Fangamer: fangamer.com/products/toejam-earl-shirt The Yetee: theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl The Funkotron Shop: thefunkotronshop.com

Sup yall?! Were back! Some would say, BACK IN THE GROOVE!! Did we use that joke already? Its hard to keep up! We hope youve all been keeping funky while weve been working on rolling out these console updates.
CONSOLE UPDATES? Where are they? You said September! ...we did, and we apologize for not hitting that deadline. Extreme World was pretty easy to polish up and get ready as its just some simple number and balance changes, but keeping the console versions from not crashing during Endless World was more of a challenge for our small team than we expected. We are developing simultaneously for multiple platforms with a team of less than 5 people now, and your patience is much appreciated. But the good news is, they are absolutely ready now and they should all be rolling out this week!!! As always you can get caught up on the changes for Extreme and Endless Worlds in our previous update here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578116861/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove/posts/2553797. We highly recommend reading this if you plan on completing Extreme World, which contains over 100 fan requested balance changes. Some information that has changed in this post are the issues listed in the beginning, they have been ironed out already and we have changed Endless World from unlocking by reaching Extreme World Level 15 to unlocking at Level 10 based on player feedback. If youre still having a hard time unlocking Endless try playing with a friend or hopping online to meet some new homies! Greg has said that if anyone can beat Extreme and Endless Worlds and provide proof he will gladly sign your copies of the game. So if youd like to attempt that madness feel free to email us at support@humanaturestudios.com with your proof and we will hook you up with some signed copies of our Limited Run Games PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch physical releases! Other than these new modes coming here is a list of small changes and fixes we have added in the meantime between 1.4 and 1.5. New Extreme Mode New Endless Mode Fixed softlock that occurs when picking up a telephone while rolling a hat Players loading into the game will be temporarily immune to damage for a few seconds Fixed present menu breaking enemy aggro Prevent searching for 2 seconds after immediately opening a present (prevents accidentally searching) Fixed NPCs not Amping/Fixing present when they reward you Fix broken effect on presents overlapping player models Fix Latin American Spanish button in language screen Always freeze presents when in elevator Join network game has public tab first Swap Bodies swaps difficulty as well Fix searched presents getting stuck in midair when inventory is full Make telephones trigger smaller Make telephones add grace if triggered from elevator Fix Earthlings popping back up in the air Wile Coyote style before falling off a level Fix Earthlings getting stuck on hills Network: Fix elves being shaken out and disappearing on clients Remove Hula Girl and UFO from the Good Earthling present Fix telephones from presents making no sound Fix invisibility paint not working against Troll and Tourist Fix Santa dropping Sushi Backer credits fixes In-Game Manual fixes In-Game text fixes These changes will bring the console versions more in line with the Steam version now. We are considering adding the ability to see the level below to console versions as an option for players who prefer to see it over having optimal performance. Whats that? MORE UPDATES? Yup, we are hoping to keep this train going as long as we can. The game is doing well enough that we can continue at the pace were currently chugging along at. But the better the game does the longer we can continue to support it.
Which brings us to our next big announcement, we are dropping the price from $19.99 to $14.99! Obviously this is less exciting for all our loyal fans who already have the game. We wanted to bring the price down because we noticed a lot more sales around this price point during out previous sales. If you havent been able to find homies to jam out with online nows the time to hop back in with a friend and get funky! Speaking of funky, check out our new trailer here: [previewyoutube=cC-vm8VqQX8;full][/previewyoutube] PLUSHIES AND MERCH
Where are those plushies, when are they coming?! The answer is very soon. We have approved the final designs for them and The Yetee hopes to have them available by the end of the year. We love how they look so far and we hope you love them as much as we do! In the meantime, be sure to check out the rest of their ToeJam & Earl collection here: https://theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl.
Due to popular demand we have added the individual Rapmaster Rocket to our Funkotron Shop at just $14.99 with free shipping. Speaking of our Funkotron Shop, we are nearing the very end of our inventory and we will be closing it very soon. Stock is extremely low on the remaining items. We plan on doing one final push around Black Friday but no promises they wont sell out before then.
Have you picked up the Genesis Mini yet? The reviews are in and we are proud to have the very first ToeJam & Earl game included on the best Mini Console to release yet! If you havent picked one up yet we hope you do soon and get to experience all the funky nostalgia of these amazing titles. Follow us on all social media! Discord: https://discord.gg/QrkcPGe Twitter: twitter.com/toejamandearl Facebook: facebook.com/toejamandearlofficial/ Instagram: instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ Got a bug report or a feature request? Submit it to our canny at: https://tjande.canny.io Also check out our super funky merch! Fangamer: fangamer.com/products/toejam-earl-shirt The Yetee: theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl The Funkotron Shop: thefunkotronshop.com
Thanks for your time yall! ONWARD TO FUNKOTRON!! Love always, ToeJam & Earl

Hey all, just wanted to give a quick heads up that today ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is available during PlayStation 4's Totally Digital Sale for $13.99 until September 17th! Tell all your homies and spread the funk! Click here to purchase

Build: 1.5.8J - Steam ============================= Always freeze presents when in elevator Join network game has public tab first Swap Bodies swaps difficulty as well Fix searched presents getting stuck in midair when inventory is full Hide the cursor on Steam Added new settings for disabling seeing the level below Make telephones trigger smaller Make telephones add grace if triggered from elevator Fix Earthlings popping back up in the air Wile Coyote style before falling off a level Fix Earthlings getting stuck on hills for consoles Network: Fix elves being shaken out and disappearing on clients Fix Amped Organic Food staying in inventory Remove Hula Girl and UFO from the good human present Make human agro wait until broken present meter is done (prevents enemies hitting you while opening broken presents) Fix telephones from presents making no sound Fix Fudge Sundae present not healing Fix XP for endless. Every time you go beyond Funklord it adds 1000XP required per rank and increases every time you prestige Game pauses while hitting Home button on consoles Fix invisibility paint not working against Troll and Tourist Fix being unable to read powerhat info at Lamont Fix Santa dropping Sushi Prevent ever making flying present for a non-locked present (fixes unlock present number) Fix Timely Splash achievement Reimport the manual Reimport text Fix tutorial messages repeating

Yo, wassup faithful Earthling fans! How yall been? Sorry we been a bit quiet lately but rest assured we have been hard at work on a bunch of new things! Extreme Mode & Endless Mode for Console (1.5)
It turns out getting 1,000 levels to work on consoles wasnt as easy as it sounded... but we are very close to having these ready for release! The Switch edition needs one more round of testing before we can officially move into cert, and then PS4 and Xbox versions will follow shortly. We were able to launch these on Steam last month in a beta state since its the quickest and easiest to patch, and since then weve been able to get it fully functional by August and then switched gears over to the console versions. We hope to have the console version out by the end of September. Thank you for your patience console homies, we promise its coming very soon and we hope you enjoy it! For those of you wanting to catch up to what Extreme and Endless has to offer, be sure to check out our July update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578116861/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove/posts/2553797 CONTEST! Time to Win!
We have a special contest going on right now where you can win a Limited Run Games PlayStation 4 Collectors Edition! Check here for more info: https://gleam.io/MKnu3/win-a-toejam-earl-back-in-the-groove-limited-run-games-playstation-4-collectors-edition Events: PAX, TGS and TJ&E in Japan! Were doin meetings at PAX and TGS. If you are gonna be there, hit us up! Well bring some stickers. Well also be releasing the game in Japanese before the end of the year! Wow!
TJ&E Merch: Shipping costs & PC Limited Edition WAKE UP! Weve got another update on the Funkotron Shop! Weve heard the feedback that the shipping costs were too high, so we decided to bite the moldy bread and offer free shipping to anywhere in the US and severely reduced the cost of shipping overseas!
In regards to the PC edition, we understand some backers' concerns that these were intended to be backer-exclusive items and we apologize for not conveying that these are only extras that we had to make to fulfill a factory minimum. When moving into production we had to order a minimum number of units to fulfill our promises, but we only needed a certain amount to reward to our backers, we are just selling off the extra that we needed to purchase. These are not restocks of the items, and we will NEVER restock these after they have been sold out. So if you want them, make sure you put on your Hitops and move quickly, because this is the absolute last call for them! Speaking of merch, we have finally approved the designs for the plushes and upcoming vinyl repressing of our soundtrack. Stay tuned for more info shortly. We also have a super funky jacket coming from Nerds (Nobody Ever Respects Dorks Society) Clothing.
Dont forget we are on the Sega Genesis Mini releasing September 19th! Relive all that beautiful nostalgia when you grab one and launch the first-ever ToeJam & Earl game released in 1991! We are gonna do some fun contests around this release! Keep an eye out! Lastly We have a ton of upcoming announcements, possibly some new content to be added into the game before the end of the year, new merch and tons of giveaways. Huh, what? Did we say new content and new merch uhhh maybe. Youll just have to stay tuned to find out what thats about! Thanks again for believing in us, and helping the game sell over 101,000 copies in just 5 months -- were on the road to break-even, and we wouldnt have been able to do it without all of our backers, fans, and funklords. Lets keep on jammin!!! Love, ToeJam, Earl, Greg and everyone at HumaNature Studios.

sup y'all? We've heard the feedback on the shipping costs on The Funkotron Shop, especially for international shipping. As we near the end of our stock, we have decided to reduce the shipping costs going forward. This will still apply after our Summer Sale has ended. So if you were on the fence about any of these products, now will be the time to grab them as once they are gone they will never be restocked. Thank you all for your understanding and support! https://www.thefunkotronshop.com/

Build: 1.5.7G ============================= Endless Fixed presents removed from inventory Fixed infinite elevators and falling down Fixed Ship Pieces reloading on save Fixed not allowing you to go beyond Funklord Fixed Dark Levels not loading Fixed Cosplayer Nerds not showing up Fixed stuff spawning in hills instead of on top Added new funky colors every time a skill is maxed Changed unlocking Endless requirement to reaching level 10 in Extreme Added a warning when starting Endless that your present become unidentified every 50 levels Fixed Mystery Presents not getting unidentified every 50 levels Fixed presents getting unidentified every time you reach the level, only happens first time you arrive Removed Extra Life from Ship Piece wheel Mailboxes destroy themselves after usage, use em or lose em! Players who join in progress matches online in Endless will copy over the stats of the host Present Skill scaling so effects dont happen as often when ranking Enemies now increase in damage the further you go, as well as speed Doubled the XP required to rank up per rank every time you go beyond Funklord Added special levels at certain numbers, try and find them! All Modes Fixed soft lock that occurs when picking up a telephone while rolling a hat Players loading into the game will be temporarily immune to damage for a few seconds Fixed present menu breaking enemy aggro Prevent searching for 2 seconds after immediately opening a present (prevents accidentally searching) Fixed NPCs not Amping/Fixing present when they reward you Fix broken effect on presents overlapping player models Added VSync and FPS Cap Fix Latin American Spanish button in language screen

Hey Earthlings and Funkotronians! We wanted to make sure our funky backers had first dibs on our big Funkotron Shop Summer Sale! Weve got some old stuff, some new stuff, all up to 55% off and once we are sold out of these items they are NEVER coming back. So fuel up your Rocket Skates and BE QUICK, you dont wanna miss out on these! PC Backer Box This is it, this is your LAST CHANCE to get a PC Physical Backer Box! The box comes with a copy of the PC version of the game on disc, the soundtrack on CD, full color manual, pins, a magnet, stickers, a steam code and a soundtrack code (for those of you who prefer mp3s), all bundled in a gorgeous unique box! Stock on these are very low, so strap on your Hi-Tops and run on over and grab them!

Mugs, Rockets, Keychains, Shirts, and more! We have taken the remaining stock on the store and promoted the Peanut Pack into the FUNKLORD PACK. This JAMMIN PACKED bundle comes with the last of our Rapmaster Rockets, Mugs, Keychains, Posters and includes digital downloads for the soundtrack and digital artbook all bundled into a low low price. This is your LAST CHANCE to buy most of the awesome goodies at the store. We expect all items to sell out and once theyre gone thats it! So put on your Icarus Wings and get to flying over to our shop is anyone else getting Deja Vu?

Best Buy Switch Release Greetings again, all our Earthling fans! We just wanted to stop by and drop a few updates on our upcoming merch. First off, we wanted to let everyone know that our friends over at Limited Run Games have partnered with Best Buy to release a variant cover of the Switch version if you missed out on the release from their website, which had the exclusive holographic cover.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/toejam-earl-back-in-the-groove-nintendo-switch/6355663.p?skuId=6355663 If you already own the game and are just interested in the Best Buy variant cover you can order just the cover directly from Limited Run Games here:
https://limitedrungames.com/collections/cover-sheets/products/toejam-earl-back-in-the-groove-best-buy-exclusive-cover-sheet Nintendo Switch Sale
Next, we wanted to let everyone know that our game is currently on sale on the Nintendo eShop for the lowest price its ever been! Pick up an extra copy for Switch to take on the go with you or tell a friend! If digital aint your thing dont forget you can always get the physical at Best Buy as mentioned above! Collectors Edition Were excited to say that people have been receiving shipping confirmation on their Limited Run Games Collectors Editions! Thank you all for your patience while we made this the best product it could possibly be, we hope you enjoy setting up the board with all the diorama pieces, be sure to Tweet us @toejamandearl with your funky designs! Funkotron Sale
We will be having a sale on https://thefunkotronshop.com on the 15th of this month! Some of the original Kickstarter items will be on sale and this will probably be your LAST CHANCE to get them, and at new low prices! We will also be adding 2 new items to the shop our leftover PAX Promo TJ Chain T-shirt and Kickstarter Backer Boxes. Both these items will be discounted during our Summer Sale!
We currently have less than 50 TJ Chain T-shirts and less than 500 Backer Boxes and once theyre gone they arent coming back. So get em now while theyre discounted or you may never get the chance again! Please spread the word, we dont want anyone missing out! Future things! In case you missed it, we will have a vinyl reprint and plushies coming soon! We have approved designs for the vinyl so those should be on their way and we are still working on the prototypes for the plushies to make sure they are ready for release. We hope you enjoy them when theyre ready! In the game zone of things, we just released version 1.5.0 on Steam which included Endless and Extreme! Once we get a few things ironed out we will be ready to release on consoles. Thanks console fans for your patience as we get 1.5.0 prepared and polished for yall! As always you can find us: Email: support@humanaturestudios.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/toejamandearl Discord: https://discord.gg/QrkcPGe Twitch.tv: https://www.twitch.tv/toejam_earl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toejamandearlofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/

Hey all! Time for the FUNKY JULY UPDATE with some bug fixes and Extreme and Endless Worlds!! And the good news? Its launching tonight on Steam! Extreme Mode is ready to go but Endless comes with a few issues we would like to bring to your attention before we get started with this update: -Infinite loading Elevators causing a softlock. Must restart game to fix. -Closing the game will remove your entire inventory. This can be prevented by dropping your inventory on the ground before you save and close. -If you get stuck in an Elevator that won't go up and won't let you out of it while playing online, you may have to kick the players in your game and have them rejoin, or Save & Quit and restart. Since the Steam version is much easier to patch than the console versions we will be pushing 1.5.0 out onto Steam first with a warning that Endless is still in beta. Once we get all these bugs sorted out we will then push a new update out with all the fixes to Steam and consoles in the form of 1.5.1. Console players, thanks for being patient with us as we get this sorted out! So for those of you that havent heard, we agreed to create two new modes just for our most hardcore dedicated players. The players that want more of a challenge that was introduced in the first game, while also keeping the pace and new mechanics introduced by Back in the Groove... THIS MODE IS FOR YOU!! We understand that some players already feel Hard Mode is Hard enough so instead of making changes to that mode all these new changes will be applied to Extreme Mode with only a few making it into Endless and only the quality of life changes getting brought into Fixed/Normal/Hard. First off, how Extreme World and Endless World are unlocked. Extreme World is unlocked by completing Hard World, if you have already completed Hard World you may have to complete it again for Extreme to unlock, and Endless is a reward for players who are able to get to Level 15 in Extreme Mode. Endless World starts exactly like any Random World, but at Level 50 all your presents get un-identified and some Extreme World changes will start to be applied. Every 50 levels after that your presents will continue to be un-identified, so be careful! Endless World has infinite Promotions as well, so your character can go beyond Funklord! This means in Extreme World the enemies are OP but in Endless World YOURE going to be OP! When you get to the character select screen in Extreme you may notice the characters have been rebalanced a bit for this mode, here are a couple of the buffs and nerfs they have received: All characters have been given a special focus on what makes them unique. We have also increased a bunch of their stats to hopefully help you max out one or two during your Extreme playthough. Players felt that even though they are achieving Funklord rank, that none of their skills would ever get maxed out. Because of this we have introduced the auto search feature that occurs at Max Search rank to begin around Rank 6 Search Skill instead of only applying on Max. This means that when you search there is a very small chance that items will automatically pop out of their surroundings. This chance increases the more your Search Skill increases. Earl & Old Skool Earl have had their speed, health and inventory size increased. Both Earls have been given reduced Damage to Broken Presents (trust us, youre gonna need it in this mode!) Regular Earl has been given an increase in Search Skill specifically, while Old Skool Earl is now buffed in Present Skill. Flo gets similar buffs to both Earls but with a focus on support. We have kept Flos passive increased Hi-Five health (especially with Earl!!) but also given her increased heal on Good Food. Earl gets a small health increase when he picks up bad food and Old Skool Earl still gets his 2 for 1 Sushi, but we have increased the health of Sushi in this mode. So essentially Old Skool Earl is given a tiny pocket heal he can carry, while Earl gets his extra healing from bad food on the floor, YUCK! We have increased GeekJams speed to be on par with his cousin ToeJam while also making him a great scout character as he gets a larger detect radius when he searches and he also has a chance to Identify a present on pick up. Of course he retains his random stat boost when opening a School Book present. Latisha and Lewanda are now really skilled with presents, Latisha having a higher present skill and much more deadly tomatoes and Lewanda having more Luck and extra ability to Fix a present on pickup. Latisha is now very good at clearing out a level for safe searching, while Lewanda retains her free coin meters (coin meters have also been given a bit of a buff). Peabo has been given buffs to his stats but also retains his slow movement speed making him more of a Hard Mode character. Due to his small size though we have given him a new passive, he is less likely to be noticed by Earthlings! So although Peabo is small and slow there is more of a chance of you sneaking around an Earthling to secure those extra presents and bucks lying on the ground. And now for some disappointing news we have decided to hit ToeJam with some nerfs in this mode. We know, we know, we love our homeboy TJ too, but he has been the dominant choice in the game since the first one. So we have decided to reduce his movement speed by one, keeping the Jam family (Old Skool form and his cousin GeekJam) the fastest characters in the game. In order to do this we had to reduce Latishas movement speed by 1 making her more in line with all the other characters while keeping TJs family the fastest. We also removed the double time to both ToeJams on their mobility presents (Hitops, Rocket Skates and Spring Shoes) as we felt this provided too much of an advantage to just blast through levels. Instead ToeJam is given a chance to Amp a present on pick up (based on Present Skill) and Old Skool ToeJam is given increased speed with Hitops. ToeJam is still the most viable character in the early game, which is really useful for gathering presents before the game starts to get tough, but most other characters only need to roll 1 speed upgrade to catch up to him. Earl Increased Speed by 1 Increased Life Bar Size by 2 Increased Search Skill by 4 Increased Inventory Size by 1 Increased Luck by 1 Add new passive: Reduced damage from broken presents Old Skool Earl Increased Speed by 1 Increased Life Bar Size by 2 Increased Present Skill by 2 Increased Search Skill by 1 Increased Luck by 1 Add new passive: Reduced damage from broken presents Flo Increased Life Bar Size by 2 Increased Present Skill by 2 Increased Search Skill by 2 Increased Inventory Size by 1 Add new passive: Good Food heals more Adjust Hi-Five passive for chance of super heal GeekJam Increased Speed by 1 Increased Life Bar Size by 1 Increased Present Skill by 3 Increased Luck by 1 Add new passives: Increased detect radius and increased chance of identify on pickup Latisha Decreased Speed by 1 Increased Life Bar Size by 2 Increased Present Skill by 1 Increased Search Skill by 1 Increased Inventory Size by 1 Increased Luck by 1 Add new passive: Tomatoes do much more damage and have more range Lewanda Increased Life Bar Size by 1 Increased Present Skill by 2 Increased Search Skill by 2 Increased Inventory Size by 1 Add new passive: Increased chance of fixing a present on pick up Peabo Increased Life Bar Size by 1 Increased Present Skill by 1 Increased Search Skill by 1 Increased Inventory Size by 2 Increased Luck by 1 Add new passive: Reduced chance of being noticed by Earthlings ToeJam Decrease Speed by 1 Increased Life Bar Size by 2 Removed passive: Double time with Spring Shoes and Hitops Add new passive: Chance to Amp present on pickup Old Skool ToeJam Decreased Speed by 1 Increased Present Skill by 2 Increased Luck by 2 Removed passive: Double time with Rocket Skates and Hitops Add new passive: Increased movespeed with Hitops All Extreme Mode Balance Changes: Increased chance of Broken Presents 40% Reduce chances of finding presents and food from bushes and trees 40% Increase chances of bad food and bowling balls by 50% Reduced presents and money spawned on the ground by 50% Reduced Wizard, Opera Singer, Mad Inventor spawn rate by 30% Reduced Wiseman spawn rate 40% Wiseman will no longer be walking around the map after Level 18. (Wiseman still has a rare chance of being spawned from bushes after Level 18) Wiseman is no longer on every level Decreased Santa spawn rate by 30% Reduce Sunflowers by 60% Reduce chance of a present spawning on Backer Island by 50% Backer Island now has a chance to spawn bad presents on it as well as all mobility presents (Spring Shoes, Hitops, Rocket Skates, etc) Disabled Power Hats Disabled Santa Presents Disabled Level 0 Removed all Starting Presents Removed Presents from Level 1, except on the secret Present Island All Earthlings are now their Deadly variant from Level 2 onward All Earthlings have increased damage, notice range and speed. These stats have been individually adjusted per Earthling. Replaced all Dolphins with Sharks Starting lives reduced from 3 to 2 Removed the level cap on when Good and Bad Presents would appear, all presents available from Level 2. (Previously presents like Extra Life and Promotion wouldnt appear until Level 6) Decrease chance of finding Promotion present 25% Decrease chance of finding Extra Life present 25% Decrease chance of finding Duplicate Present present 25% Increase chance of finding Total Bummer present 25% Increase chance of finding Major Randomizer present 25% Increased chance of Broken Presents exploding on you Decreased chance of Identifying or Fixing a present automatically on pick up Decreased chance of Luck stat keeping you alive after a fatal blow Movement speed in water reduced 50% Movement speed in water is now capped for all aliens (it would scale on Speed rank) Increased rate health drains in water by 30% Decreased chance of Rhythm Matching Dance games spawning by 30% Rhythm Matching Dance games capped at 1 use instead of 2 Enemies are now allowed on Ice during Ice levels Reduced movement speed provided by Ice Reduced healing provided by Good Food 30% Increased damage provided by Bad Food 30% Increased damage of Bowling Balls 15% Removed the aggro break that would occur after opening a Broken Present Reduced chance of Golden Mailbox spawning by 30% Reduced chance of Normal Mailbox spawning by 20% Decrease XP rewarded by Bad Presents to 175 XP Increase XP rewarded by Good Presents to 350 XP Limit Cosplay Nerds to 3 rolls Change Cosplay rewards to $2-5 Decrease chance of NPCs offering you free items by 75% Capped Ship Piece cash bonus at $2-5 Increase damage of Rain Cloud 15% Removed default Flashlight from Dark Levels Added ability for Auto Search to happen at Search Rank 6 (chance increases with rank) Fixed XP not being rewarded by resources revealed from Auto Search Fixed a few enemies being able to hit you while Present Menu is up Increase health provided by Sushi by 25% Remove ability to use Change, Duplicate, Amp presents on Broken Presents Duplicating a present now only duplicates the base present and does not duplicate Amped effect Decreased Coin Meters from spawning 30% Capped Coin Meters chain at 6 uses Increased chances of Coin Meters paying out Money, Good Food, Presents Removed Bad Food from Coin Meters Decreased chances of HFZ, Secret Doorway and Devil spawning from Coin Meters Limited the presents spawned from Coin Meters to either be REALLY good or pretty bad Increased cost of Coin Meters to 20 cents Removed HFZ from spawning on the ground, it can only be accessed from Coin Meters now Made Secret Level and North Pole more evil Reduce Telephones spawning by 10% Increase time Telephones ring for by 10 seconds Increased damage of Tomatoes and Slingshot (to better deal with the harder enemies) Removed Aggro Break from School Book present Removed Aggro Break that occurs when sleeping Caveman will now aggro you if holding Tomatoes, Slingshot or Tomato Rain Removed free Elevator Teleport that occurs in 3-4p games Amped Amp 5 now Amps 6 presents instead of 8 Increased Health of Opera Singer to withstand 1 bowling ball hit (pops when hit by 2) Increased Health of King Tut to withstand 2 bowling ball hits (pops when hit by 3) At Level 15 all Earthlings get a 5% speed increase At Level 20 all Earthlings get a 10% speed increase We cant wait to hear what you all have to say about our new modes. We made all these changes based on user feedback so we are very excited to get them into the hands of all players. We are glad to see backers are starting to get their PC Physical Collectors Edition delivered. If you missed out on this we will have a few of these on sale on our Funkotron Shop at a later date, we will update when those are live. We created only 2000 of these and 1600 are going to backers which means there will only be around 400 or so going up on the store. Dont miss out! Also the Limited Run Games Collectors Editions are due to ship out this week and should be arriving shortly. Thanks for your patience on these items! Funkotron Shop: https://www.thefunkotronshop.com/ And our Steam Summer Sale discount is now live at 33% off which is the low price of $13.39 all to get funky with some alien homies, whoa!! Be sure to tell a friend thats been waiting for the perfect moment to join the party, because this is it! Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/GNjXpxS Twitter: https://twitter.com/toejamandearl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ Tune into our streams every Tuesday and Friday at 4PM PST/7PM EST at: https://www.twitch.tv/toejam_earl Thank you all for your support and taking this journey with us to get the game just perfect for ToeJam & Earl history!

Hey all, just a quick update. The Kickstarter Physical PC edition will be shipping out this week, the PS4/Switch Collector's Editions will be shipping out next week. We apologize for the delay and thank you all for your patience. Our Steam Summer Sale discount is now live at 33% off which is the low price of $13.39 all to get funky with some alien homies, whoa!! 1.5.0 with Extreme and Endless should be launching July 1st for PC and then come to consoles shortly after. We will be opening up a small beta on Steam to test Extreme and Endless before we go live, stay tuned for more info on that. Once again we wanna thank you all for helping bring back the funk boys for another round of gaming, we know it's been a bit of a bumpy road so we really appreciate your patience with us as enter Back in the Groove into ToeJam & Earl history!

Yoyo! How bout that Funkothon yall?! Hope you enjoyed it! We had a lot of fun getting the two homeboys back.. home.. to Funkotron! If you missed out you can always peep the video on demand here: Our Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/430274725 BunnyEars YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7vJDRka8IU In case you missed it here are some of the things we announced during the telethon:

• 1.4.0 coming to consoles with 4 player local co-op and huge optimization and balance adjustments
• 1.5.0 coming soon to all platforms which includes Endless Mode and EXTREME Mode
• New Cookbook coming from some of the folks that brought you Mothers Cookbook!
• New vinyl reprint by Enjoy The Ride Records inspired by De La Souls 3 Feet High and Rising
• New T-shirts and merch up on The Yetee with plushes coming soon!

• Unique box
• Game on Disc (Special edition)
• Soundtrack CD
• Manual
• Stickers pack
• Magnet
• Pins
• Steam codes for the game and soundtrack

Ring ring! Hello? Who is this? Oh Its ToeJam & Earls Super Funky Telethon! Happening TODAY!
The time has come folks! ToeJam & Earl came back to earth to help make Back in the Groove the best it could be, but in typical TJ&E fashion, we all have to help them get home. But before we do, ToeJam & Earl -- with the help of some funky Earthlings friends -- are throwing the weirdest live party this side of the galaxy. There will be stunts, special guests, giveaways, gaffs, goofs, a live phone bank, and way way more! Make sure to tune iiiiiin and send your Funkotronian friends home in style. How to Watch (the Whens & Wheres) The Date: Sunday, May 26th (TODAY!!!) The Time: Noon-4pm (PST) / 3pm-7pm (EST) Twitch: twitch.tv/toejam_earl YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsCw3J3T3XFLgKm2te7TrTQ Mixer: mixer.com/caketrap Awesome stuff happening during/around the show
We have so many things planned for this show, we cant even fit it all into one day! We have digital game sales, merch sales, NEW merch announcements.. The list just keeps going. Check out some of what you can expect to see this weekend
Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Steam 25% OFF from May 24th to June 3rd! Xbox One 25% OFF from May 21st to May 27! -Exclusive Switch Physical Edition: May 26 10AM-6PM (PST) at Limited Run!
Were re-openning preorders for the LRG standard edition physical switch copies for ONE DAY only! If you missed your chance, you only got one more try at it to get this exclusive variant. A separate version with an alternate cover will be available at Best Buy at a later date. We also have a very special promo item going up every hour during our telethon, youll have to tune in to see exactly what it is! Limitedrungames.com -20% off shirts and pins and a FREE STICKER at The Yetee!
Well have a Jammin sale over at The Yetee for our retro ToeJam & Earl Tee! And whats this? A free sticker with every order? Alriiiiight! Well be announcing some new Yetee merch during the show too so keep an eye out. theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl -$4 OFF TJ&E shirt at Fangamer during the show!
Our Fresh-as-heck Fangamer Tee -- Designed by Comic Artist, Jim Mahfood -- will also be on sale this weekend. Isnt it cool?! https://www.fangamer.com/products/toejam-earl-shirt -Get it while it lasts! Last of the stock at the Funkotron Shop!
Last chance to grab the legendary Rapmast Rocket vinyl figure, the posters and the Wiseman keychain. https://www.thefunkotronshop.com/ -20% Discount on Shirts at SevenSquared with code TOEJAM20% during the event, courtesy of your alien homeys! Well be doing some shirts with these fine folks real soon.
https://www.sevensqua.red/ -Vinyl reprint at Enjoy the Ride Records! (more info during the event)
https://enjoytheriderecords.com/ -TJ&E Controllers at Controller Chaos! (more info during the event)
https://www.controllerchaos.com/ 48 hour pre-show by G FUEL at https://www.twitch.tv/gfuelenergy
ToeJam & Earls homies over at G FUEL will be doing a 48-hour long pre-show for the telethon, ending with a good ol Back in the Groove playthrough! Theyll also be giving away all sorts of G FUEL product during the Telethon, see what you can wiiiiiin. ALL THAT AND MORE AT THE STREAM so dont be a dufus and sleep on this wild show! Make sure you check it out, watch it, think on it, dream about it, and see all the funky stuff weve put together for you!

Hey all, quick update on Steam. We've fixed the NPC pathing issue for friendly Earthlings that are supposed to follow you. Make sure your version reads 1.4.1 on the bottom left. Sorry for the inconvenience, enjoy! We are currently in the final stages of packaging up the console versions and they're on their way to Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft (Xbox) -- hopefully 1.4 will be approved asap and you'll be playing a 3-4 local, faster, more balanced game!

Hey all! Just wanted to give a quick update that 1.4.0 is currently live on Steam. We will begin submitting these patches to consoles for verification very soon as we hope to the get 3-4p changes live on consoles around the time of our telethon. Here is a not-so-quick run down of all the fixes and changes you can expect to see in 1.4.0: Build: tje_1_4_0 ============================== New Tomato & Slingshot throwing Frame rate and streaming changes Fix double elevators on consoles 4 player on consoles Fix real bad bug introduced in 1.3.0 where only 1 playable player will unlock (not in 1.2.3, not on 1.3.0 on XB1) Fix "P1" icon floating in level 0 Backer islands now have (up to) 6 different presents that spawn (Hitops, Spring Shoes, Timed Teleport, Mean/Nice Rocket Skates, Icarus Wings) instead of just Icarus Wings Broken present damage up to 7, was 4 (7 is about 75% of what it was during beta, which was 9) Swimming without an innertube reduces movement speed by 30% Amped Icarus Wings last 35 seconds, down from 45 Amped Icarus Wings increase speed by 30%, down from 50% Peabo special ability for Icarus Wings increases time by 50%, down from 100% Amped Show Wiseman present now teleports to a Wiseman on the level, rather than staying in inventory Amped Show Elevator present now teleports to the elevator on the level, rather than staying in inventory Show Elevator and Show Wiseman temporarily bring up the big map when they do the reveal Change "Jump to Ship Piece" to "Show Ship Piece". Shows ship piece on minimap, amped effect jumps player to ship piece location Amped Effect for uncover map rewards Double XP for all tiles revealed Amped Promotion gives 1 Promotion and 5000 XP, instead of two promotions Amped Extra Life gives 1 Life and +1 boost to Health Bar size, instead of 2 extra lives Increase minimap tile radius for presents that reveal icons Reimport text assets Old Skool ToeJam starts with Decoy, instead of Amp Present Football player does 9 damage, down from 13. Humans specify push force. Football players push 1.6x as much (or 30% more than they used to) Sushi heals players by 3, up 50% from 2 Shark is more aggressive when wearing hat of fish, instead of player being immune to sharks Increase the range of Hat of Friend Protection to 1.5, was .5 Reduce damage of broken presents by 50% when wearing Hat of Breaking. Add sparkle for the effect too Fix Lamont Disguise + Earthling Disguise fighting Fix Peabo remix not making trees dance for clients Prevent clients from dropping toddler presents Present Menu shows players presents dropping, and shows correct present list after clients Amp, Duplicate or Change presents Update Present screen inventory count number when dropping presents Fix Lamont Head present not getting a skin assigned to it Prevent Lamont Head from giving XP Greatly improve frame rate/garbage from opening present menu with large amount of presents (10x reduction in garbage generated, ~3x improvement to frame rate) Fix unlocking flying presents introduced in 1.2.3 :( Unlock flying present achievements if already obtained (rare cases) 3-4p splitscreen defaults to fixed. Can be toggled in settings menu Togetherness Go/Call fix for placing players underground Fix bug in Randomize Presents where a presents mysteryPresentType could be assigned to Mystery Present Add rumbles to opening presents and getting shared presents Fix joining online game bug where when successfully joining a players game, it would return players to online game menu, instead of waiting for player picker Fix North Pole not animating Fix streaming bugs with Local join from beta v7 Fix streaming issues from previous beta versions (v6 and older) - level drawing and infinite elevators Players no longer fall asleep when falling Fix button prompts on main menu Aggro changes - present menu and free chat pause human chase Aggro changes - jumping into water and pressing meters/buttons don't break aggro, allow being attacked Dance Meters allow aggro to break (prevents bad things happening when getting hit while dancing) Fix settings GUI so buttons don't overlap Settings GUI dynamically adjusts size based on number of option Projectiles that target players freeze midair when players go into present menu (prevents exploiting damage, and prevents dying in present menu) Fog disabled to help increase frame rate Fix Santa dialog calling players "0" instead of player name Lamont Head not affected by Power Hats Fix double "over here" speech bubbles Fix troll speech bubbles hanging around Fix landmass thing on funkotron Fix cupid behavior when standing directly under Better cupid pushing when colliding in air [Steam only] If player had achievement unlocked locally, but not on steam, then steam gets achievement [Steam only] If player had achievement unlocked on steam, but no locally, then local gets achievement Fix players teleporting to secret level from door Fix Dance Game vs. Teleporting bug Did you get all that?! Good! Now get out there and help our funky boys return to Funkotron safe and sound. Also dont forget to tune into our Telethon on May 26th!
LAST CALL for any of our fans that want to create a short video wishing the boys a safe trip back home feel free to submit that to us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/toejamandearl Here are some other cool places you can check us out: Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/GNjXpxS Instagram: https://instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ Tune into our streams every Tuesday and Friday at 4PM PST/7PM EST at: https://www.twitch.tv/toejam_earl Also, itd be super helpful to report any bugs or leave suggestions for features on our Canny: https://tjande.canny.io/. You can vote on the bugs or features to push them higher in the priority for us to focus on. See y'all soon on May 26th!

Sup yall, didja miss us? Dont worry wed never leave you hanging without dropping a line about the physical editions we promised yall! Just checking in with our favorite Earthlings real quick to let yall know we have moved into production this month on physical editions for the PS4, Switch and the Kickstarter exclusive PC big box, and theyll be shipping out in the next 2-3 weeks. Our homies over at Limited Run Games will be handling the PC big boxes now! Theyve been super helpful and lending a hand while we get these physicals produced and in the hands of our fans ASAP. They are also handling the PS4 and Switch physical editions which have also moved in production and shipped out by the end of the month. So if we owe you a physical edition of any kind - dont worry! They will be arriving very soon. To ensure we get the Kickstarter PC Boxes shipped out though we need everyone to make sure their addresses are correct on BackerKit by May 19th as we will be locking them in once were ready to ship. So head on over to BackerKit to log in and make sure all your deets are nice and neat ready for us to ship out into the streets! If youre having any trouble feel free to contact us at support@humanaturestudios.com and we will be happy to take a look for you! Version 1.4.0 is coming soon!
You want to know more about ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! We get it! We originally wanted to update consoles to version 1.3.0 but we ran into a few issues, and decided to wrap our 1.4 updates in and do one MEGA UPDATE. This MEGA UPDATE, called 1.4 or as some people call it, Super Funky Fun Multiplayer Update includes 3-4 player co-op on all console versions, brand new tomato/slingshot throwing controls, balance tweaks to some presents and hats. Additionally, we have dramatically changed the way levels load/stream, which should make playing on Switch (especially, but all platforms!) much better. Hopefully this will shake the meta up a bit to reward returning players with a fresh experience. So if you havent peeped the game in a while, when you see the update hit, thats a great time to get those purty little Earthling eyeballs on what should feel like a fresh ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove experience. We are really excited to get this out starting with PC in the next week and across consoles over the next few weeks to hear what everyone thinks! After that, we will be working on Version 1.5 which will prepare the game for our upcoming Japanese launch, add ENDLESS MODE (more details at the telethon) and more!! Super Funky Telethon!
RING RING. Whats that? Is that the ominous ring of a telephone in the distance? Whos on the other line? Is it the mad dentist calling you in for another visit? Nope. Its the ToeJam and Earl Super Funky Telethon calling! Making sure you tune in on May 26th on Mixer, Twitch and YouTube as we help send the dynamic duo back to their home planet Funkotron. If any of our fans want to create a short video wishing the boys a safe trip back home feel free to submit that to us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/toejamandearl Here are some other cool places you can check us out: Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/GNjXpxS Instagram: https://instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ Tune into our streams every Tuesday and Friday at 4PM PST/7PM EST at: https://www.twitch.tv/toejam_earl. Also, itd be super helpful to report any bugs or leave suggestions for features on our Canny: https://tjande.canny.io/. You can vote on the bugs or features to push them higher in the priority for us to focus on. and a Happy (late) Mothers Day to all the funky Moms out there who have been introducing a new generation to our groovin aliens. We appreciate yall spreading the funk!
OK! Thats it for now, stay tuned for more info on when the physicals actually go out, telethon news, and much more! Love, Your boyz

Greetings Hello to our favorite Earthlings!
Weve been working hard over here at ToeJam & Earl HQ to continue supporting Back in the Groove. As you all continue to play and give us feedback, we are continuing to improve the game, fix nasty bugs, fine-tune presents, and balance Earthlings and the overall difficulty of the game. We are here to talk about a few of those exciting changes making their way into version 1.4.0 of the game. Weve already released a larger patch for all platforms (v1.2.3), but we have plans to release more very soon! The next patch 1.3.1, out today on PC, will support the Peabo and Lamont Surprises, for all you backers who pledged at a tier or higher that included these in-game items. Weve begun rolling out BackerKit emails that include redeemable Steam codes for the Peabo Surprise and the Lamont Surprise! Make sure to keep an eye out for those. If you are expecting these codes and do not receive them about a week after we post this update feel free to contact us: support@humanaturestudios.com Peabo/Lamont Surprise DLC
Now what do these surprises consist of exactly? Well, in case you missed it in our previous update heres a short run through: Peabos Surprise is the ability to dance on command. You activate this by using the Quick Chat menu and selecting Dance. When this happens all the trees and bushes around you will dance as well (similar to what happens when you open a Boom Box). When you do this the music track will also change. We cant wait to see yall bust some funky moves online. And now for the Funkopotamus himself - Lamonts Surprise! This is a super cool Lamont costume headpiece that all the Funkotronians can wear! While wearing the Lamont head you will also get some special dialogue that unlocks while wearing it. This functions similarly to Earthling Disguise where you can still wear your Power Hats under it. We are aware that some of these may be sought after by those of you who didnt back to unlock them. We are considering giving these rewards away to contest winners and outstanding/active members of the community. Stay tuned for more info on that! Currently the Peabo/Lamont DLC only works for the Steam version of the game. We are looking into making the DLC work for consoles at a later update but unsure if we can make this happen. For now this is how you redeem the codes on Steam: Please make sure ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! is fully closed and do not launch the game until the download is finished. 1. Launch the Steam client software and log into your Steam account. 2. Click the Games Menu. 3. Choose Activate a Product on Steam on the bottom left of the window. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process. Up to Speed with 1.3.0
So with that out of the way lets talk version 1.4.0. The consoles that do not currently have 1.3.0 will have all the fixes and improvements introduced in those versions which include: Fixes for Difficulty not being chosen when starting a new game, no more double Elevators spawning on top of each other, speeding up Santas dialogue a bit, fixes the Level 0 Mini Map glitch, Ghosts should be revived when reaching Funkotron and no longer haunting the game from ending, sound going missing on the Secret Level, Spanish (European) language options, volume adjustments for some of the louder sound effects, and a bunch of other small tweaks. Slingshot/Tomato Present NEW Aim Control
You may have noticed that we have yet to roll out the new Slingshot and Tomato controls. We are sorry this is taking longer than usual but due to the changes we made we had to redo all the animations for each character family, this delayed them a bit but we are very excited to get these into your hands. Currently the new controls for the Tomato Present make the throwing function similar to Game 1 where your character stays rooted in place while firing. The Slingshot Present functions more as a run-and-gun similar to what we currently have but with a reduction on movement speed while firing so you dont bump into the Earthling youre trying to pop. Both presents now retain the direction youre facing while firing, no more snapping to face the screen when you let go of the directional input. Also, both presents allow you to hold A to stay rooted while you pick a direction and fire away! 1.4.0 Content Update
So now for the moment youve all been waiting for: version 1.4.0. Well what exactly is it? OUT WITH IT!! Fine, we will tell you, stop poking us with that stick. Version 1.4.0 is shaping up to be the definitive Back in the Groove experience, especially for console players. With this update we will be introducing 3-4 player local play on all versions of the game. They said it couldnt be done, but just like getting split screen to work with the original ToeJam & Earl, we were determined to make it happen. In order to get this to work we unfortunately had to limit the amount of distance between players if they fall a level. The game will now only allow players to fall 3 levels apart from other players in multiplayer. If you jump off that third level you will be transported back to the start of it, meaning players who would rather jump than take a hit still have that option. And if you guys find a present that will help you get to Level 0 you can both jump down together to visit the secret area. 1.4.0 Balance Updates
1.4.0 also comes with a ton of balance changes. Weve been hearing that a lot of our veteran players find the game too easy if they use all the new mechanics to their intended effect. There are a ton of changes coming and most of these are in mind of making the game a little more difficult without making it too difficult for our casual players. First up is Present changes. We are changing all Amped Show X presents to be Jump To presents instead of staying in your inventory. This means that instead of Amped Show Wiseman giving you two uses, the Amped version will jump you directly to the Wiseman. This applies to Show Elevator as well and we have changed Jump To Ship Piece to Show Ship Piece with the Amped version being the current Jump To Ship Piece present. Amped Show Hidden Paths will reveal the Hidden Paths and reward you with an XP Boost based on our Present Skill stat. We are making these changes because players would keep the Show X presents in their inventory the entire run hoping it would become Amped-This-Level so they could use it throughout their run infinitely. These changes will hopefully make the presents more unique and balance out the unintended behaviors they were providing. We are also reducing the time you have Icarus Wings for by 10 seconds in regular and Amped versions and a slight move speed decrease only on the Amped. We have been hearing from players that this present makes it too easy to clear multiple levels without touching the ground. The regular version of Icarus Wings is now intended to get you out of sticky situations and clear gaps if you get stranded on an island. The Amped version is now intended to be the present you use if you want to clear out a level or two. Another change regarding Icarus Wings is that Backer Islands will no longer always have free Icarus Wings on them, they will have a random mobility present such as Hi-Tops, Spring Shoes, Rocket Skates, Timed Teleport, etc. This change is to make it so players dont just land on the island to collect the free wings then safely fly through the rest of the game. The present was only there in order to help get you off the island when you visit the Backer. But hopefully these new presents will help you out. We know the Football Player has been the cause of numerous frustrating deaths. This Earthling will now do a reduced damage but knock you really far to make him more unique and less frustrating to deal with. These are just a few of the balance changes we have coming up and we have many more we are excited to share with you. We will be closely monitoring these changes and eager to hear any feedback you may have. PS4 Theme (Americas) As some of you know, weve been trying to get PS4 themes for folks! We have now gotten them for the Americas and they should be popping in your email inbox in the same place you got your game PS4 codes. Unfortunately, that being said, we were not able to create codes for the European version of the game. The folks at Playstation have been absolutely awesome in helping us get the codes for the Americas, however the system in Europe handles themes completely differently and making codes for them is not possible. If this is a Total Bummer for you please contact us at support@humanaturestudios.com and we will try to make it right. We never wanna leave folks hanging! Hyperlink Madness!
Wow you made it this far! You deserve to be rewarded with some hyperlinks! Our Instagram is still going strong with tons of fan submissions at https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ - be sure to drop a follow or just swing by to peep all the crazy dope artwork all our fans have been creating. Feel free to submit all artwork to us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/toejamandearl where we will ALWAYS retweet your submissions then add them to the Instagram. We also get into some crazy shenanigans there! As always dont forget to tune into our streams every Tuesday and Friday at 4PM PST/7PM EST at: https://www.twitch.tv/toejam_earl. Maybe we will do something cool for our 2,000 follower milestone like some cool giveaways and have Nap shave his head live on camera. He is definitely due for a haircut. Be sure to join our community Discord and chill out with all the fans or leave some feedback: https://discord.gg/GNjXpxS Also, itd be super helpful to report any bugs or leave suggestions for features on our Canny: https://tjande.canny.io/. You can vote on the bugs or features to push them higher in the priority for us to focus on. Oh yeah! We will be at BitSummit in Japan June 1-2 as we gear up to launch Back in the Groove in Japan! Come hang out with us in Kyoto. Telethon May 26 Dont forget we are still doing the Telethon on May 26th. Its looking like Mixer will be home base for this event. We have tons of wacky mini games planned to mess with our celebrity guests as well as giveaways and prizes to win. Be sure to tune in and witness gaming history!

Hey everyone, were back (some might say Back in the Groove!) with a brand new update for yall! Weve been listening to everything youve been saying and decided to push forward with a few important changes that will begin to be rolled out at the end of this week called Update V1.3.0. Update V1.3.0 The first big update in V1.3.0 is that Steam users who backed the game on Kickstarter will be able to unlock Peabo Remix and Lamont Surprise! We are working on adding these to consoles at a later date - these are fun little cosmetic additions we hope our backers enjoy! Check your emails if you bought those tiers or higher, as youll be getting a code to unlock the DLC through Steam. Looking at our Canny, which you can find at: https://tjande.canny.io , we saw the most requested change was to improve the way Tomatoes and Slingshot are firing. Well, we did that! We think the new system works much better, but we want your feedback -- Once 1.3.0 rolls out be sure to let us know what you think of the new controls so we can get this absolutely jammin! Were really excited to announce a brand new language option - European Spanish. Yep! In our recent Switch update you may have noticed a few optimizations in the way the game loads and now handles, we hope youve been enjoying these changes but rest assured were not done yet. Were going to continue to work on framerate on Switch until it gets to a really good place perhaps even good enough for 4 player local in the future?? A big bug we fixed was that console local co-op game maps should no longer be broken with Level 0 stuck on top and no tiles being revealed. Thats all for now! Huh.. theres more? Oh yeah are you ready to speed up a certain characters dialogue on a hidden level? Well without spoiling it for those of you who havent found it, were going to be decreasing the speech bubbles for this character so the end game wont go into super overtime. We got a bunch of smaller things coming in, updates to the credits with some names we missed, fixes to the manual (if you see any more typos let us know, PLEASE!), fixes to the way achievements and the game title are displayed on console, updating the achievement text in German for PS4 and Xbox One, not being able to start a game on Toddler/Easy Farty on the PC version, a nerf to the secret Golden Funky Mailbox, disable presents being opened in the Hot Tub which was causing some issues, lowered a few sounds that were too loud, and reduced the rumble on the Switch version. *phew* Well that should be all for the upcoming patch. Be sure to let us know what you think about it once it rolls out! After that, well begin working on v1.4!
Physical Editions We have started ordering the different elements for the IndieBox PC version and have begun finalizing numbers and pieces for Limited Run Games. The plan is to ship the games starting in May, once v1.4 is finished and complete - this will include a variety of fixes that improve the game vastly over the launch version, as well as a few new surprises ;) We know people are eager to get their hands on these right away, but we want to make sure we give you the very best product before we ship the game -- we know that digital distribution may not be around forever, and so if youre going to be going back to the game in 10 or 20 years, we want to make sure we get all the bugs fixed and it's the most solid product it can be. Well be allowing people to update their address one last time on backerkit and were excited to get these into your hands soon! ToeJam & Earls Super Funky Telethon
Yo! ToeJam & Earls Super Funky Telethon is going to be LIVE and in your house on May 26th on Twitch -- filled with your homies ToeJam & Earl, super cool celebrity guests and much more!! Be sure to tune in for all sorts of prizes and mayhem. Well what about it? More info to come about this telethon - we have lots of big surprises! Just make sure you mark your calendar for May 26th.. Yo! During ToeJam & Earls Super Funky Telethon, we will be doing a ONE DAY FINAL purchase for our Limited Run Games physical edition for those of you that opened a school book and snoozed through the last preorder. SO WAKE UP WAKE UP WAAAAAAKE UUUUP and make sure you catch it before its gone!
Thanks for making the launch a success! We had a killer first month, shipping over 50,000 copies digitally! Thank you so much for your support and love and helping revive ToeJam & Earl. It means the world to us. We still need help getting to our 150,000 copy break-even mark, so please consider telling a friend about our game! With the upcoming improvements, telethon and your support, we know we can get there!
Housekeeping We are still working hard to make this game all it can be, you can help by submitting bugs and voting on the most important improvements you wanna see on our Canny at: https://tjande.canny.io/ https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ - be sure to drop a follow or just swing by to peep all the crazy dope artwork all our fans have been creating. Feel free to submit all artwork to us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/toejamandearl where we will ALWAYS retweet your submissions then add them to the Instagram. As always dont forget to tune into our streams every Tuesday and Friday at 4PM PST/7PM EST at: https://www.twitch.tv/toejam_earl where we are super close to hitting 1,500 followers and do tons of giveaways as well as a chance to chat directly with the devs and ask your questions! Maybe we will do something cool for our 2,000 follower milestone. Be sure to join our community Discord and chill out with all the fans: https://discord.gg/GNjXpxS Also dont forget we have Pins and a new T-shirt over at The Yetee https://theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl Tell your friends about our game so we can keep making cool stuff! YAY!

Build: tje_1_2_3 ============================== [internal]fix cmd error in JNetworkPlayer::SetSand and JNetworkPlayer::SetDeepSnow move around some elevator code to get level streaming to happen after the lift off sequence [PS4/XB1] fixes for PS4 and XB1 trophy/achievement unlocks when resetting in-game [internal] Fix achievement manager up [PS4/Switch] Potential friends search fix making them not public anymore. Fix for online infinite RM game Speculative fix for infinite ship prize spin by removing "XP and Spin" prize from the ship spinner increase texture size on memorial wall and AS credits-planet fix falling for client causing no overlays to appear Khalil Laltoo back in credits (Needs testing on console): Fix GetEmAll achievement better Steam Achievement integration Gotta pop em all, achieveable Only count earthling pops as tomato pops. Everything else doesnt count. Makes pacifist victory easier. Fix amped mystery present exploit Fix Amp5 sharing exploit Fix long loading screen in non-network games (network games probably need it still) Fix DisableMovies for linux and for command line args [internal] Replace old trello key with one with way less permissions Update steam icon Reduce volume of two piercing-sounding sfx [internal] fix line endings in PS4MatchMakingManager "After" is no longer a bad word (came from german) tsvInkTemplateToLang supports non-sequential key,value pairs in google sheets Update text Launch/Sales Data Launch was good. Good reviews, def some bugs but were working hard to squish them all. As of right now, we can only give general sales data, but we can say that physical and digital combined, were at over 25,000 units sold on Switch,12,000 on steam and PS4 each, and around 5,500 on Xbox, for a total of around 53,500 units sold between presales and launch. So far so good! As weve mentioned before, we need to sell around 150,000 lifetime to break even as we do have money that needs to get paid back (this game was in development for a long time!), so we have a little way to go, but thats a great start and we think if we can keep momentum rocking, we can do this! Platform Availability of Updates As of writing, here is where the current platforms are with build numbers -- were trying to keep things as in parity as possible, but some certification processes take longer than normal PS4 -- 1.2.3 Steam - 1.2.3 Switch -- 1.1.2 (1.2.3 on Thursday) Xbox One -- 1.2.2 (working on 1.2.3) Lamont/Peabo Surprise So weve been pretty tight lipped about Peabo and Lamont stuff but were finally ready to reveal what these two bad boys are! First, Peabos Surprise is the ability to dance on command! You activate this by the Quick Chat menu and select Dance. When this happens all the trees and bushes around you will dance as well (similar to what happens when you open a Boom Box). We cant wait to see yall bust some funky moves in front of the Wiseman after you just went on a popping spree with the Slingshot! And now for the Funkopotamus himself - Lamonts Surprise! This is a super cool Lamont costume head piece that all the Funkotronians can wear! While wearing the Lamont head you will also get some special dialogue that unlocks while wearing it. This functions similarly to Earthling Disguise where you can still wear your Power Hats under it. Can you fool those silly Earthlings into thinking that the great Funkopotamus is chillin on Earth? We are aware that some of these may be sought after by those of you who didnt back to unlock them. We are considering giving these rewards away to contest winners and outstanding/active members of the community. Stay tuned for more info on that! Road Map Willie hears ya, and Willie DOES care. We love all the feedback and bug reports that have been coming in, KEEP IT UP! If you spot something that doesnt feel right feel free to shoot us an email at bugs@humanaturestudios.com and we will do our best to address it. We also have a Canny set up over at: https://tjande.canny.io/ where you guys can upvote the most common bugs or most requested features and those will be the ones we prioritize. Also - as always feel free to join our Discord and discuss these feedback and bugs reports here: https://discord.gg/4TuKvgT Also you may have noticed we rolled an update out on Steam that was causing some crashes. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused and we worked quickly at reverting it to the previous version. This was because a Unity update caused some wonkiness in our build and Dark Levels were crashing for a high number of players. Going forward we are considering adding an Update Test Branch to Steam so we can test updates a bit before rolling them out to everyone. Aside from fixing the Dark Levels, we have many other fixes we are looking into. Such as a number of issues on Switch where players are experiencing crashes when using the Elevator online, inconsistencies when loading previous saves, and increasing the performance in split screen multiplayer. We are also considering limiting how far players can actually fall down levels in multiplayer so that there will be less stability issues across the board. By making it so that players cant fall more than 1 or 2 levels, there will be less levels loading in and should result in an increase in framerate. Let us know what you think about this idea in the comments. There are a number of manual fixes coming as well, but if you see a typo or anything wrong be sure to let us know so we can get this thing perfect for yall before we print it for our physical collectors. There are also some smaller (although very frustrating) fixes coming like the map not working in multiplayer by always showing Level 0 and no tiles being revealed. Problems with Swap Bodies and the Secret Level causing sounds to disappear. If there is anything you think should be given priority be sure to mention it in the bugs@humanaturestudios.com email or the Canny/Discord links mentioned above. Were gonna do our best to make this game perfect for you, thanks for your patience on this journey. Limited Run/KS Special Editions Dont forget you only have about 5 days left to place a preorder for our Switch or PS4 Physical editions! Were going to do a VERY special stream on the last day, were really excited to have more info about that soon. Additionally, well have more info on the KS boxes soon -- were finalizing all the items that are going into them, and well have a post specifically focused on that after PAX East. PS -- Well be at PAX east! Instagram/Socials Thanks for all the love your showing our funky aliens! We have decided to share all our artwork on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/toejamandearlart/ - be sure to drop a follow or just swing by to peep all the crazy dope artwork all our fans have been creating. Feel free to submit all artwork to us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/toejamandearl where we will ALWAYS retweet your submissions then add them to the Instagram. As always dont forget to tune into our streams every Tuesday and Friday at 4PM PST/7PM EST at: https://www.twitch.tv/toejam_earl where we are super close to hitting 1,500 followers and do tons of giveaways as well as a chance to chat directly with the devs and ask your questions! Maybe we will do something cool for our 2,000 follower milestone. Be sure to join our community Discord and chill out with all the fans: https://discord.gg/GNjXpxS ------- PHEW! Wow! Thanks for reading -- have any issues? Email us at whatever@humanaturestudios.com -- we wanna talk to you! Thank you so much for all your support so far, believing in the game when it was just an idea, and sticking with us through the rough patches.. We think this is just the beginning and were eager to keep doing cool stuff with the boyz and you! <3 HumaNature Studios

Build: tje_1_2_2 ============================== Fix powerhat presentskill and regen speech bubble staying up on network fix HFZ goober achievement not unlocking in worlds other than tutorial Fix Steam achievements only unlocking when the game closes. Steam achievements now unlock on Steam in-sync with the in-game ones Fix Elevator lift-off sequence framedrops (hidden behind elevator sequence) Hopefully fix infinite hfz looping Fix unlocking "visit all backers" achievement Fix unlocking "worst possible luck" with non-mystery versions of Total Bummer, Instant Demotion and Major Randomizer Magic togetherness go only in multiplayer Rebooting goes right to main menu, skips intro AND company bumps prevent rare occurence of corrupted saves Fix saves getting deleted on clients

We're here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yo! Guess what Earthlings? Were coming to your consoles and computers this week on March 1st!
**BACKER STUFF** WHEN AM I GETTING MY CODE (for backers) Codes to backers will be out by Noon PST on Friday! Theyll be sent out via email shortly before they go live in the stores and theyll have instructions on how to redeem them. Make sure you pay attention to the email address that you used for your BackerKit/Kickstarter and if you need any help or are having any issues please reach out to support@humanaturestudios.com. KS Exclusive Special Edition (for backers) During the month of March well be debuting the IndieBox contents, and final box art for those of you who got the Kickstarter box set! Since the box wont be ready for shipping on 3/1, were making sure that anyone getting one will also be getting an extra Steam key on March 1st, so you can hop right in. Excited to show you all the goodies soon! Peabo Special & Lamont Surprise (for backers) For those of you who got the Peabo/Lamont surprise from the Kickstarter, please be aware that this will be a PC-only DLC, and will go out in the next few weeks after launch. Those will be going out by email the same way that the codes will be! We will have more info about this soon, we really wanted to get it in by launch but there were a few small things we need to tweak and teststay tuned! **BACKER STUFF END** Get your physical edition on PS4 and Switch!
Get your physical version of the Switch/PS4 game over at Limited Run before the end of March! Please be aware that we do not have access to these at all, so if you want them the only way to get one is to head over to this link: https://limitedrungames.com/collections/toejam-earl Special Celebrity Guest Producer Announcement & New Trailers Launching This Week!
Wowee!!!!!! Who could it be??? Announcement coming right before launch, probably. Join us on ToeJam & Earl Tuesdays, especially on the 26th, for prizes, gameplay and fun! Greg will be joining this week! twitch.tv/toejam_earl -- starts at 4 PM PST Dont forget that if you have any issues at all, just email support@humanaturestudios.com and well get you taken care of! Lots of funky love, Your Boys
PS: Please consider wishlisting us, or telling your pals to! More pals playing, more people to play online with! Thankz

don't forget Collector's Edition and Physical Edition go on sale on PS4 and Switch TOMORROW at 7PST/10EST yooo!!!!!!!!!!
Game comes out on all platforms in March 1st... 14 days! What are you most excited for funky earth friends???

Yo! Our game is launching on Steam (and all platforms) on march 1! On Computer, you get up to 4-player local, 4 player online, and level-below, making you the coolest kid on the block. - Wanna get the physical edition on PS4/Switch? It launches on Limited Run Games on Friday! Check it out!

We can't wait to show you what we've been working on these past... 4 YEARS?!??! - Follow us @toejamandearl on twitter, join our twice-weekly stream at twitch.tv/toejam_earl at 4PST to check out the game, and hit us up at whatever@humanaturestudios.com if you have any issues! - Check out this silly 90's ad we did.. will Rio EVER get to play? *yes in 15 days* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud5-q9XX-Yc Anyhoo, coming in 2 weeks -- really excited to show you all ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! burgzone

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We haven't been very good at updating you all here on Steam, but that's going to change as of right... now! Wow! Why? Cuz we have a final release date we're 100% locked on -- March 1!. We're so excited to show you what we've been working on and thank you for your unlimited patience and love. The final product is going to be something we're really proud of and not one we rushed to hit a deadline without making sure everything is the way we want it to be. More info to come, but.. stay hyped and wishlist us if you haven't! :D Some more news: Guess what! We have a contest going on where YOU can win a PS4 and way more! Going on on twitter right now! Follow @toejamandearl and RT to win! https://twitter.com/toejamandearl/status/1076157850945183745 A few weeks ago we debuted a new animated trailer for ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove at the Kinda Funny Games Showcase. We hope some of you were able to catch the live stream! We were in great company, with many phenomenal indie games showing off new trailers of their own! For those who weren't able to tune in, here is a video of our portion. What? WOAH! A wild Freddie Prinze Jr. appears! It's very effective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGXRDRax6Gw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVI8BPPCMvg ALSO this month, CNet unveiled a fun video interview and retrospective with Greg about ToeJam & Earl for their new show "So Retro". Take a look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbALuQBRy0 And finally, Back in the Groove is now LIVE for pre-order on PS4 & Nintendo Switch. Got family? Got friends? Got a dog who somehow has a job and can guy their own video games? Do us a favor and let them know about these pre-order options. ---> Switch Pre-orders ---> PS4 Pre-orders We've run into some technical hurdles with EU switch pre-orders but they are on the way. And Xbox One pre-orders are not too far off either! As always, thank you all for your wonderful support. We're in the homestretch now and we can't wait for you all to get Back in the Groove! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rPHMw5F-GU TLDR: If you're a backer, you have until Jan 8 to update your survey if you don't want a steam code (HAH) or want to update your KS limited edition physical edition address Game come March 1 - We think it'll be p good Follow on @toejamandearl on twitter to see us say dumb stuff - TJ & E sans