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		<title>ToeJam &amp; Earl secret islands</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading this I was inspired to relive the fun and frustration of the classic Sega Genesis game &#8220;Toejam &#038; Earl&#8221;. TJ&#038;E is an early 90s hip-hop inspired game where you play as a couple of &#8220;funky&#8221; aliens who have crashed on Earth and must collect the pieces of their ship to return home. After [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After reading <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/8u8dm/toejam_earl_full_opening_sequence/">this</a> I was inspired to relive the fun and frustration of the classic Sega Genesis game &#8220;Toejam &#038; Earl&#8221;.  TJ&#038;E is an early 90s hip-hop inspired game where you play as a couple of &#8220;funky&#8221; aliens who have crashed on Earth and must collect the pieces of their ship to return home.</p>
<p>After playing for a bit, I&#8217;ve come across some areas that I never knew existed:</p>
<p><strong>Present Island: Level 1</strong></p>
<a href="http://chungkingmansions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Picture-2.gif"  rel="lightbox[1654]"><img src="http://chungkingmansions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Picture-2.gif" alt="Presents Island" title="Presents Island" width="463" height="218" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1710" /></a>
<p>Apart from a little island where you start, the first level is primarily made up of water.  If you go swimming here to explore, you&#8217;ll end up drowning.  However, if you come back to Level 1 after collecting some items like rocket skates, an innertube, wings, or anything that will enable you to get past a massive area of water, you&#8217;ll be able to reach the first hidden area, &#8220;Present Island&#8221;.</p>
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<p><em>How to get there</em></p>
<p>From the starting point use an innertube, rocket skates, etc. and head towards the top-right area of the map.  It doesn&#8217;t hurt to carry extra presents in case you get lost and have to use a second present to get across the water.  Right before you reach the end of the map, you&#8217;ll come across a small island.</p>
<p><em>What&#8217;s there?</em></p>
<p>This island is full of some very useful presents (usually includes wings and always seems to include an &#8216;unfall&#8217;).  Once you&#8217;ve collected all the items, you can head back towards the starting Level 1 island, or use an &#8216;unfall&#8217; to go back to Level 2.</p>
<p><strong>Hot Tub and Lemonade Stand: Level 0</strong></p>
<a href="http://chungkingmansions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Picture-1.gif"  rel="lightbox[1654]"><img src="http://chungkingmansions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Picture-1.gif" alt="Toejam &amp; Earl" title="Toejam &amp; Earl" width="340" height="239" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1655" /></a>
<p>The other island on Level 1 leads to the mysterious &#8220;Level 0&#8243;.</p>
<p><em>How to get there</em></p>
<p>Using the same method above to get to &#8220;Presents Island&#8221;, if you explore the bottom left corner of the first level&#8217;s map, you will eventually get to another little island.  Instead of presents, this island only contains a pit.  Drop down this pit and you will land in Level 0.</p>
<p><em>What&#8217;s there?</em></p>
<p>A small island in the middle of space with a lemonade stand and a hot tub with some hula girls.  You can drink lemonade to fill up your life, and hang out in the hot tub.  Other than that, not much else.  Still, a cool little Easter egg.  Drop off this island to return to Level 1.</p>
<p><strong>Trixie&#8217;s Island: End game</strong></p>
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<p>After you beat the game, you return to TJ&#038;E&#8217;s home planet of &#8220;Funkatron&#8221; where you can wander around.  The main road leads to TJ&#038;E&#8217;s families&#8217; homes.  They greet you and then &#8220;tHe ENd&#8221; is displayed on the screen.  However, there is still more to explore.</p>
<p><em>How to get there</em></p>
<p>Water again.  This time however, you won&#8217;t die so you can swim without a care in the world.  Go to the right-most part of the screen and head down to the bottom-right.  Eventually you&#8217;ll reach &#8220;Trixie&#8217;s Island&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>What&#8217;s there?</em></p>
<p>Trixie&#8217;s Island contains a couple of flag poles, and uh&#8230; &#8220;Trixie&#8221; who is a big green mermaid who is &#8220;ever so lonely&#8221;.</p>
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