The Earthworm Jim games are known for being a little on the odd side.
Really.
For instance, in the first game for the SNES if you pause the game anywhere
And press:
Y, A, B, B, A, Y, A, B
You'll be greeted with this!
It goes on like this for a few minutes, with a message for Mr. Jones. And then takes you back to the title screen. So you probably don't want to do this if you've already made significant progress in the game.