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Worms (ワームス) is a turn based strategy game developed by Team 17, and was originally published by Ocean Software for the Amiga in 1995. It is the first in a long-running series of Worms games, and was ported to a variety of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn.
Gameplay
The game involves the player controlling a team of worms supplied with a variety of different weapons, with the aim is to eliminate all the enemy worms on a 2D playfield. Worms was revolutionary at the time due to its use of randomly generated and fully destructible landscapes; an explosion for example will leave a round crater, thus limiting the area worms can stand on and potentially creating the need for a different strategy.
As a turn-based game, the game allows up to 16 players to take control of units (though there is only ever a maximum of four teams).
While the gameplay is largely the same between the Mega Drive and Saturn versions of Worms, the Saturn version benefits from a number of graphical upgrades and an in-game soundtrack. The Mega Drive version is also missing some weapons.
Weapons
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Bazooka
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Grenade
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Cluster Bomb
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Shotgun
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Uzi
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Fire Punch
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Dragon Ball
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Dynamite
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Airstrike
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Teleport
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Blowtorch
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Drill
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Kamikaze
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Skip go
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Surrender
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Exploding sheep
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Banana bomb
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Minigun
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Prod
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Homing missile
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Saturn version only.
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Landmines
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Saturn version only.
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Ninja rope
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Saturn version only.
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Bungee
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Saturn version only.
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Girders
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Saturn version only.
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Production credits
- Coding+Add.Design: Pieter Opdam, Gary Symons
- FMV+Add.Coding: Karl Morton
- Concept+Design: Andy Davidson
- Sound+Music: Bjorn Lynne
- Graphics: Rico Holmes
- Add.Graphics: Simon Butler
- FMV Animation: Cris Blyth
- Add.Animation: John Allardice
- Testing+Qa: The Wolves
- Production: Martyn Brown
Source: In-game credits (JP)[9]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Worms/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in
Consoles + (FR) #51: "Février 1996" (1996-0x-xx)
Print advert in
Mega Force (FR) #48: "Mars 1996" (1996-0x-xx)
Print advert in
Velikiy Drakon (RU) #60 (2002-09-05)
also published in:
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #61 (2003-02-07)[10]
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
Mega Drive, EU
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![Worms md eu cover.jpg](/images/thumb/3/3e/Worms_md_eu_cover.jpg/189px-Worms_md_eu_cover.jpg) Cover
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![Worms MD EU Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/f/f8/Worms_MD_EU_Cart.jpg/50px-Worms_MD_EU_Cart.jpg) Cart ![Worms MD EU Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/3/3e/Worms_MD_EU_Manual.pdf/page1-50px-Worms_MD_EU_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Mega Drive, UK
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![Worms MD UK cover.jpg](/images/thumb/3/32/Worms_MD_UK_cover.jpg/86px-Worms_MD_UK_cover.jpg) Cover
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Saturn version
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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GamesMaster (UK)
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86
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№39, p62/63
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Saturn, JP
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![Worms Saturn JP Box Back.jpg](/images/thumb/c/c0/Worms_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg/102px-Worms_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg) ![Worms Saturn JP Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/1/10/Worms_Saturn_JP_Box_Front.jpg/80px-Worms_Saturn_JP_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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![Worms Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg](/images/thumb/6/6e/Worms_Saturn_JP_Spinecard.jpg/29px-Worms_Saturn_JP_Spinecard.jpg) Spinecard ![Worms Saturn JP Disc.jpg](/images/thumb/2/2e/Worms_Saturn_JP_Disc.jpg/50px-Worms_Saturn_JP_Disc.jpg) Disc
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Saturn, US
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![Worms Saturn US Box Back.jpg](/images/thumb/e/e3/Worms_Saturn_US_Box_Back.jpg/105px-Worms_Saturn_US_Box_Back.jpg) ![Worms Saturn US Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/1/18/Worms_Saturn_US_Box_Front.jpg/71px-Worms_Saturn_US_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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![Worms Sat US disc.jpg](/images/thumb/6/63/Worms_Sat_US_disc.jpg/49px-Worms_Sat_US_disc.jpg) Disc ![Worms sat us manual.pdf](/images/thumb/4/43/Worms_sat_us_manual.pdf/page1-29px-Worms_sat_us_manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Saturn, EU
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![Worms saturn eu cover.jpg](/images/thumb/2/25/Worms_saturn_eu_cover.jpg/165px-Worms_saturn_eu_cover.jpg) Cover
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![Worms saturn eu cd.jpg](/images/thumb/1/1b/Worms_saturn_eu_cd.jpg/50px-Worms_saturn_eu_cd.jpg) Disc
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Saturn, DE
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![Worms Sat DE cover.jpg](/images/thumb/c/cf/Worms_Sat_DE_cover.jpg/90px-Worms_Sat_DE_cover.jpg) Cover
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![Worms saturn eu cd.jpg](/images/thumb/1/1b/Worms_saturn_eu_cd.jpg/50px-Worms_saturn_eu_cd.jpg) Disc
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Saturn, PT
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![Worms Sat PT Disc.jpg](/images/thumb/6/64/Worms_Sat_PT_Disc.jpg/50px-Worms_Sat_PT_Disc.jpg) Disc
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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Build Date |
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Comments |
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✔
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CRC32
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b9a8b299
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MD5
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0d53ce8f8d060900805b798a1d9d2579
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SHA-1
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1a15447a4a791c02b6ad0a609f788d39fe6c3aa6
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2MB
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Cartridge (EU)
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?
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CRC32
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1d191694
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MD5
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e56d724a1423ba8cce333c598b320c6d
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SHA-1
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23127e9b3a98eea13fb97bed2d8e206adb495d97
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2MB
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EPROM cartridge
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Page
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✔
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509,257,392
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CD-ROM (EU)
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T-16403H-50 V1.000
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✔
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525,300,384
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1997-01-27
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CD-ROM (JP)
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T-22405G V1.001
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?
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509,255,040
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CD-ROM (US)
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T-16403H V1.000
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References
- ↑ File:Worms Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-11), page 53
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-05), page 64
- ↑ http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/other/june-n.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-06-06 05:51)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/mWd1tfu0z2Q/m/j1eryuvwWXYJ
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 86
- ↑ http://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-25 19:48)
- ↑ File:Worms_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.png
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 2003-02-07), page 68
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 268
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 125
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 238
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 80
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 363
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 62
- ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 74
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 62
- ↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 84
- ↑ Mega Fun, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 68
- ↑ Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 99
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 12
- ↑ Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 23
- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 51
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "29 October 1996" (UK; 1996-10-16), page 10
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 227
- ↑ Video Games, "2/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 86
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 124
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ Fun Generation, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-12), page 53
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 5 May 1996" (US; 1996-04-xx), page 64
- ↑ GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 68
- ↑ Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 40
- ↑ Hacker, "02/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 61
- ↑ Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 86
- ↑ Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 144
- ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 74
- ↑ Mega Fun, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-20), page 81
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 68
- ↑ Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 120
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 106
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 5" (JP; 1997-02-28), page 140
- ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 54
- ↑ Secret Service, "Marzec 1996" (PL; 1996-03-01), page 21
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1996" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 80
- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 48
- ↑ Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 46
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-08 (1997-03-21)" (JP; 1997-03-07), page 140
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 69
- ↑ Última Generación, "Marzo 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 54
- ↑ Video Games, "2/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 68
- ↑ VideoGames, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 63