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P r o u d l y   P r e s e n t s

Title : ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! (Update v1.7.2)

Publisher : HumaNature Studios          Platform : Nintendo Switch
Developer : HumaNature Studios            Origin : eShop
Genre : Adventure / Multiplayer     Title ID : 0100B5200BB7C800
Date : May 2021                      Format : 49x50MB / NSP

R e l e a s e   N o t e s

ToeJam and Earl have crash-landed back on Earth in ToeJam & Earl:
Back in the Groove!, a funky fresh roguelike adventure infused with
old skool hip-hop and jam-packed with awesome throwbacks to the
1991 classic. Original Funk Lord (and co-creator) Greg Johnson is
back at the helm with the sequel that ToeJam and Earl fans have
been waiting for!

The iconic '90s duo is back in the groove with all-new presents to
help them navigate this wack planet "Earth" and retrieve all the
lost pieces to the Rapmaster Rocket. Team up for 4-player co-op
play to discover secret locations, hidden presents, and new friends
as you make your way through a constantly changing and
unpredictable world!

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! is a mash-up of the very best
features of the classic console games with a ton of fresh
improvements. Grab some homies and get ready for a blast of funky
nostalgia as you help ToeJam and Earl return once again to
Funkotron.

Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and
Portuguese.

Update Notes: v1.7.2 (v524288). Firmware 12.0.1 and master key 6.2
are required.

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is getting a pretty big patch
on Switch. Known as "Still in the Groove", the update features
new bigger Fixed World maps, changes to Earthlings behavior,
Power Hats hidden on the map, and more

[Map Changes]

All new Fixed World with much larger maps

Removed the smaller maps that would appear on Level 8 and Level
19 in Fixed/Random/Endless Worlds (these smaller maps still
appear in Extreme as a 'pit stop' to farm up)

[Earthling Changes]

Reduced Earthling density by ~50% across all levels in
Fixed/Random Worlds

Reduced Bush/Tree density by ~40% across all levels in
Fixed/Random Worlds

Reduced Earthling speed and notice range

Earthlings now have a random chance of dropping aggro if a player
is under water

Increase chance of Earthlings dropping aggro if the player gets
too far

Earthlings will now chase you to the edge of the map and edges of
water/ice

Earthlings can now walk down revealed secret paths

Mailbox Monsters will stay off secret paths

Man In Black will no longer chase if you have no presents

Fix Ghandi not providing his safety if another Ghandi was nearby

Various fixes for Earthling pathfinding in Networked games

[Power Hat Changes]

Power Hats will no longer be automatically gifted to players when
stepping off the Elevator

Power Hats must be found on the level by searching bushes and
trees

Power Hats sparkle while hiding

Power Hats will fly around like flying presents when found, they
will land after a short time

Power Hats now provide 100XP when picked up

Power Hat weights adjusted to make some hats more rare and some
more common

Removed hitbox offset while wearing Hat of Sure Walking

[Balance]

Ship Pieces now reward correct XP when picked up

Remove level cap on presents in all modes. (This means you can
find ALL presents from the beginning of the game)

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

Adjustments to camera while falling down levels

Present timer now pauses when falling

All inputs disabled while falling (prevents players opening
presents and teleporting)

Added XP Notification to bottom left of HUD

Adjusted XP Bar Colors to hopefully be more noticeable to new
players

Removed multiplayer only presents from showing in single player
games

[Fixes]

Many under the hood improvements to memory usage

Speed up Elevator streaming to next level

Fix movies not playing on Linux version

Fix No Ship Piece on Level 25 in rare cases

Fix issue where players could go beyond Level 25 when an Endless
save was active

Fix everything bunched up on Funkotron in Endless

Fix Lamont showing up on Level 28 of Endless

Fix Sushi not always providing heal

Fix Torch breaking present timer

Fix PlayerStates (like Cupid effect) breaking present timer

Fix 'Jump To' invulnerability exploit

Fix Elf spawning infinitely from a bush

Fix FPS Cap not remembering every time you load the game

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Quartex . Quasar . Rising Sun . Scoopex . Sneakers . Triforce

VENOM - Back to the funky 90s! Since 2001.