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{{Short description|1983 video game}} |
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| developer = Cheshire Engineering |
| developer = Cheshire Engineering |
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| title = Worm Whomper |
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| publisher = [[Activision]] |
| publisher = [[Activision]] |
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| designer = Tom Loughry<ref name="giantlist"/> |
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| platforms = [[Intellivision]] |
| platforms = [[Intellivision]] |
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| release = 1983 |
| release = [[1983 in video gaming|1983]] |
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| genre = [[Action game|Action]] |
| genre = [[Action game|Action]] |
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| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] |
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] |
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|image = Worm Whomper cover.jpg |
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| ⚫ | '''''Worm Whomper''''', released in 1983 by [[Activision]], was one of six of the original games that Cheshire Engineering developed for [[Intellivision]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Activision Titles for Intellivision|url=http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/credits/activision.shtml|website=Intellivisionlives|accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref> The game was written by Tom Loughry,<ref name="giantlist"/> who also wrote ''[[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and ''[[The Dreadnaught Factor ]]'' for Intellivision.<ref name="giantlist"/> |
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The cover art is a parody of [[Grant Wood]]'s painting, ''[[American Gothic]]''. |
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==Gameplay== |
==Gameplay== |
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| ⚫ | The game centers around a farmer called Felton Pinkerton who took his wife to the fair instead of spraying his corn crop with pesticide to protect it from insects. The player controls Felton who is armed with a spray gun to get rid of the bugs that are now trying to eat his corn. Felton's crop of corn is displayed in the left side of the screen and the bugs approach from the right. These bugs include inchworms, moths, caterpillars and slugs. If the bugs get past Felton, they will eat part of his corn crop. Players progress to the next level by getting rid of all of the bugs. In each level, the bugs become faster and there are more of them.<ref name=manual/> |
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| ⚫ | The game centers around a farmer called Felton Pinkerton who took his wife to the fair instead of spraying his corn crop with pesticide to protect it from insects. The player controls Felton who is armed with a spray gun to get rid of the bugs that are now trying to eat his corn. Felton's crop of corn is displayed in the left side of the screen and the bugs approach from the right. These bugs include inchworms, moths, caterpillars and slugs. If the bugs get past Felton, they will eat part of his corn crop. Players progress to the next level by getting rid of all of the bugs. In each level, the bugs become faster and there are more of them.<ref |
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<ref name="giantlist">{{cite web|title=The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers|url=https://dadgum.com/giantlist/|last1=Hague|first1=James}}</ref> |
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<ref name="manual">{{cite web|title=Worm Whomper Manual|url=https://archive.org/details/Worm_Whomper_1983_Activision|website=archive.org|year=1983 }}</ref> |
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[[Category:1983 video games]] |
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==Trivia== |
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[[Category:Activision games]] |
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[[Category:Farming video games]] |
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[[Category:Intellivision games]] |
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[[Category:Intellivision-only games]] |
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[[Category:Video games about insects]] |
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[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Single-player video games]] |
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If a score of 75,000 points or higher was earned, players could send Activision a photo of the screen and they would receive the "Activision Worm Whomper" patch in return.<ref>{{cite web|title=Worm Whoppers Trivia|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/intellivision/worm-whomper/trivia|accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 2 February 2023
| Worm Whomper | |
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| Developer(s) | Cheshire Engineering |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Designer(s) | Tom Loughry[1] |
| Platform(s) | Intellivision |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Worm Whomper, released in 1983 by Activision, was one of six of the original games that Cheshire Engineering developed for Intellivision.[2] The game was written by Tom Loughry,[1] who also wrote Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and The Dreadnaught Factor for Intellivision.[1]
The cover art is a parody of Grant Wood's painting, American Gothic.
Gameplay
[edit]The game centers around a farmer called Felton Pinkerton who took his wife to the fair instead of spraying his corn crop with pesticide to protect it from insects. The player controls Felton who is armed with a spray gun to get rid of the bugs that are now trying to eat his corn. Felton's crop of corn is displayed in the left side of the screen and the bugs approach from the right. These bugs include inchworms, moths, caterpillars and slugs. If the bugs get past Felton, they will eat part of his corn crop. Players progress to the next level by getting rid of all of the bugs. In each level, the bugs become faster and there are more of them.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ "Activision Titles for Intellivision". Intellivisionlives. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Worm Whomper Manual". archive.org. 1983.
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