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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>{{cite web|title=Worm Whomper|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/worm-whomper|website=Mobygames|accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref> |
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>{{cite web|title=Worm Whomper|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/worm-whomper|website=Mobygames|accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref> |
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The cover art is a parody of [[Grant Wood]]'s famous painting, <i>[[American Gothic]]</i>. |
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Revision as of 16:07, 6 October 2017
| Developer(s) | Cheshire Engineering |
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| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Designer(s) | Tom Loughry[1] |
| Platform(s) | Intellivision |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Worm Whomper was released in 1983 by Activision and 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]
Gameplay
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]
Cover
The cover art is a parody of Grant Wood's famous painting, American Gothic.
References
- ^ a b c "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". dadgum.com.
- ^ "Activision Titles for Intellivision". Intellivisionlives. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Worm Whomper". Mobygames. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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