Hey all it's been a while!

To celebrate our retro SEGA Genesis Cartridge charity auction going live, we are opening up the 1.7.0 Beta to everyone on Steam with the new Fixed World maps inspired by the level design of the first game. That means bigger maps to explore with more secret paths!
To Access:

• 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

Full patch notes at the bottom of this post!

Wait, what charity auction?

That's right! We also wanted to drop a heads up that the ToeJam & Earl Custom SEGA Genesis Cart Charity Auction by Mid49.com is now up. The auction will only run for one week, so don't miss out!! Here's the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-ToeJam-Earl-Elevator-Cartridge-with-Display-Stand-1991/143783658185
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Wow that's cool, but now I'm hungry!

Yeah us too, funny how ToeJam & Earl always does that right? Tons of weird and funky foods in there. Oh hey, if you're interested in learning how to cook those delicious edible treats, why not check out our friends on Kickstarter who are trying to fund a ToeJam & Earl themed cookbook! They just broke $20K!! AWESOME! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/funkyfreshfoods/toejam-and-earls-funky-fresh-foods-of-funkotron-cookbook

Full Patch Notes

1.7.0 [Still in the Groove Update] ============================================================ Fixed movies not playing on Linux version Speed up Elevator streaming to next level All new Fixed World with much larger maps Removed the very small maps that would appear on Level 8 and Level 19 in Fixed+Random Reduced Earthling density by around 65% across all levels in Fixed+Random Reduced Bush/Tree density by around 50% across all levels in Fixed+Random All Earthlings will now chase you to the very edge of the map, edges of water/ice and can now walk down revealed secret paths Remove level cap on presents in all modes. This means you can find ALL presents from the beginning of the game Many under the hood improvements to memory usage Fixed an issue where players could go beyond Level 25 when an Endless save was active Fix everything bunched up on Funkotron in Endless Fix No Ship Piece on Level 25 in rare cases Fix Lamont showing up on Level 28 of Endless Optimized all assets in the game Adjustments to camera while falling down levels Present timer now pauses when falling All inputs disabled while falling (prevents players opening presents and teleporting) Fix Torch breaking present timer Fix other PlayerStates (like Cupid effect) breaking present timer Fix 'Jump To' invulnerability exploit Removed multiplayer presents from showing in single player games Fixed an issue where Elf could spawn infinitely from a bush Removed hit box offset on Hat of Sure Walking Added XP Notification to bottom left of HUD Adjusted XP Bar Colors to hopefully be more noticeable to new players Fix the amount of XP rewarded for picking up a ship piece Fixed FPS Cap not remembering every time you load the game Added 100 FPS Cap option Man In Black will no longer chase if you have no presents Tornado is now more aggressive once player gets in range Earthlings now have a random chance of dropping aggro when players are under water Button/Coin Meter chains are maximum 4 presses Speed up animation when pressing button/feeding coin meter Removed forcing the player into position when feeding Coin Meters/pressing Buttons Removed forcing the player into position when speaking to a friendly Earthling Various fixes for Earthling pathfinding in Networked and Endless Fix Sushi not always providing heal Mailbox Monsters will stay off secret paths Fix Ghandi not providing his safety is another Ghandi was nearby Power Hats will no longer be automatically gifted to player when stepping off the Elevator Power Hats must be found on the level by searching bushes and trees Power Hats now sparkle when they are nearby Power Hats now provide XP when picked up Hat of Breaking no longer makes all presents broken Hat of Breaking now makes present blow up sometimes when you drop them Hat of Breaking now prevents damage from Broken Presents Hat of Breaking now blows up all nearby Earthlings when a present breaks on the player
Artwork by SmokeySpew from Discord

[ 2020-10-13 18:33:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove is an all-new adventure developed by the co-creator of the OG ToeJam and Earl games, which famously infused hip-hop stylings with rogue-like game play.

Crash land on Earth and protect yourself with funky power-ups against dangerous Earthlings on an adventure to find all the lost pieces of the Rapmaster Rocketship. Play with up to three of your friends online or couch co-op and discover all the secret locations and powerful tools. ToeJam and Earl probably shouldn't have taken the Rapmaster on an intergalactic joyride, but at least they'll find all the pieces of it before Lamont notices that it's missing ... right? Right.

Back in the Groove is a mash-up of the very best features of the classic console games with a ton of fresh features. Get a blast of funky nostalgia or play ToeJam and Earl for the very first time.

FEATURES:

• Nine playable characters including: ToeJam and Earl, Latisha, Lewanda, GeekJam, Peabo, and Earl’s mom, Flo
  
• Randomly-generated stacked levels to make every play through feel different in advanced mode
  
• Discover new secret locations and terrain types
  
• Jam to 15 re-makes of old favorite songs and 15 new songs in the same funky style
  
• Dynamic split-screen for couch co-op play, as well as online play -- supports up to 4 players
  
• Enter the Hyperfunk Zone in multi-player co-op, too
  
• A huge number of new presents, Earthlings, player character stats, character-specific dialogue, permanent power-hats, and many features that enhance cooperative play and make this the best Toejam & Earl yet