Jingle-Bell Ed is an Ed, Edd n Eddy game developed by Denki for Sky digital satellite TV boxes. It is a follow-up to Night of the Living Ed. It was released in December 2005 for the Sky Gamestar service in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[note 1][1] Payment was required to access the full version of the game.
In 2023, Denki made the game freely playable online on their website.
Synopsis[]
Ed, Edd n Eddy are back with another money-making-scam!
Christmas is fast approaching - but not fast enough for some of the eager kids of the cul-de-sac. Ed in particular just can’t wait. He wants Santa to come so desperately that he takes it upon himself to be…, well, Santa himself!
Ed, in full Santa guise, rummages through Double D’s defective gadgets cupboard looking for presents. With a sack full of metallic junk and defective toys he careers around the cul-de-sac playing at being Jolly Old Saint Nick.
Double D, fearing for the welfare of his fellow cul-de-sac companions, begs Eddy to save them. Eddy, (in-between fits of laughter at Ed’s antics), sees the potential for making a fast buck freeing the kids from the wonky toys and fizzing hunks of metal currently terrorising them.
Take control of Eddy and with the help of Double D’s gadgets, destroy the defective toys and junk, explore the cul-de-sac, free the kids and earn enough cash to keep yourself, Monobrow and Sockhead in Jawbreakers for life!
Run, Jump, Trade, Search, Throw and Shoot your way through the cul-de-sac. Collect enough cash to exchange for new, more powerful weapons and gadgets from Double D to aid you in your task.
Ed, Edd n Eddy's: "Jingle-Bell Ed" is exclusive to the Sky Active games channel.[3]
Plot[]
Edd: "Eddy? EDDY! Am I glad to see you!"
Eddy: "What's up Double D? What's got your sock in a twist?"
Edd: "It's Ed, He couldn't wait for Christmas! He's taken the defective gadgets from Father's Garage and is giving them out as presents to all the kids."
Eddy: "So! What do you want me to do about it? If Monobrow wants to be Santa I don't see why we should stop him..."
Edd: "But Eddy, those gadgets could be dangerous."
CRASH!! BANG!! SMASH!!
Ed: "HO HO HO! I AM SANTA!!"
Edd: "Oh my, Eddy. Ed's gone crazy! He thinks he really is Santa Claus. And the presents he's giving out are tearing up the neighbourhood!"
Eddy: "Alright, way to go! You're an animal Ed! Look Double D. Those presents are going crazy and terrorising the kids, A few have even wrapped some of the kids up!
HA HA HA!"
Edd: "Oh no! Eddy... You have to help... I feel morally responsible for those kids welfare."
Eddy: "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever! Wait a minute! Double D, think of it. I can go around the neighbourhood and charge all the kids for removing the presents. What a SCAM! Think of all the JAWBREAKERS!"
Edd: "So you will help? Oh Eddy, you are doing the right thing. I am so proud of you."[4]
The game begins with Ed putting on a Santa costume for Christmas. Believing that he is the real Santa Claus, he gives out presents to the neighborhood kids, which are actually defective gadgets he found in Edd's garage. The gadgets terrorize the children, trapping them by wrapping them up like a Christmas present. Eddy decides to try and free the children, as he is motivated by the prospect of receiving money in return. Edd aids him in his quest by creating gadgets for Eddy to use.
Gameplay[]
The game is a top-down action-adventure game. The player explores the cul-de-sac. The player must find keys to unlock various garden gates, which will allow the player to access new areas. The player also collects money and jawbreakers. The player can exchange jawbreakers with Edd for various gadgets, which are used to attack the enemies roaming the cul-de-sac. Taking hits from enemies will cause the player to lose health points; if all of the player's health is lost, Eddy will be defeated. The aim of the game is to free the stuck kids and to defeat Ed in the final boss battle.
In the multiplayer mode, two players compete to score the most points within the time limit of three minutes per player. The multiplayer gameplay is not simultaneous - only one player can play at a time.
When played on its original hardware, the game could be controlled with either a Sky remote control or the Sky Gamepad.
Trivia[]
- Some of the neighborhood kids in the game are generic characters never seen in the actual show.
- The game's title was originally planned to be "The Ed Before Christmas", and this title can be seen on the Help screen of Denki's online version of the game. According to the game's developer Aaron Puzey, the game's name was changed shortly before it was released.[5]
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Jingle-Bell Ed on the Denki website
- Jingle-Bell Ed on the STB Records website
- Footage of the game being played on the original hardware: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Notes[]
- ↑ Sky Gamestar was later rebranded as "Sky Games" in 2007.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DENKI Published Products List. Shared by Aaron Puzey from Denki.
- ↑ Denki Product Portfolio (2001-2008)
- ↑ Denki website - Internet Archive
- ↑ Text from the in-game Help screen.
- ↑ Discord screenshot