Sunday, December 26, 2010

Good old times: Worms


Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17 and released in 1995. It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms.

Worms is a turn based game where a player controls a team of worms against other teams of worms that are controlled by a computer or human opponent. The aim is to use various weapons to kill the worms on the other teams and have the last surviving worm(s).


WWorms are a turn based artillery game, similar to other early games in the genre such as Scorched Earth. The game is set on a two-dimensional field. The players control a team of worms, each consisting of four members. The objective is to kill every member of the opposing team(s) within a set time limit per round. Each turn, which lasts from 45 to 100 seconds, a player may move a selected worm and use one or more of the available weapons and tools.

The weapons include simple firearms like the shotgun and uzi, alongside a variety of heavy weapons such as the bazooka (the default selection), cluster grenades and airstrikes. The game also includes a number of 'secret' weapons (available through cheat codes on options screens or 'weapon drops' during the game) such as the Banana Bomb and exploding sheep, for which the series has become famous.

Also available are various tools such as the 'girders' - primarily used to add protection - as well as the 'drill', 'blowtorch' and 'ninja rope', which are primarily available for greater mobility across the playing field.




Enjoy your time :)

23 comments:

  1. I just loved Worms! I remember when I got Worms Armageddon for my old N64, I did the campaign and got like 20 missions without a single fail, and then a friend played it and failed.. I was so angry.

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  2. i remember when Worms first came out. damn.

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  3. OMG I love worms. I loved the first game so much

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  4. I've played lot of versions, even the 3D, it's a really funny game

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  5. We used to play this a lot! It's fun. The 3D version is not good however.

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  6. I remember playing the hell out of worms back in the day, but it wasn't the original.

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  7. Good ol worms. Great game back in the day. Haven't played it recently though. :/

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  8. Nostalgia...
    I still have this on my phone!

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  9. wow i haven't seen this in ages man! as teutorix said... NOSTALGIA

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  10. I loved 5th grade projectiles on an inclined plane.

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  11. reminds me so much of weekends get together and play this game until morning.

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  12. Never heard of this particular game but I am a fan of the genre.

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  13. I loved Worms. In fact, I remember I was playing it on new years eve during y2k.

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  14. I never really played worms, but the couple of short times I did it seemed fun.

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  15. Oh man...I haven't played worms in years.

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  16. i remember playing this in elementary school! good stuff, very nostalgic

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  17. Man, I remeber playing this way back. But it could never hold a candle to 'Scorched Earth' now THAT was an old school artillery game. Almost as old school as QBASICs 'gorillas'

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  18. Truly a classic game; I still play it to this day. By far, my favorite weapon is the banana bomb; just way too much fun.

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