Worm Whomper is an arcade developed by Cheshire Engineering, released 1 October 1983 on Intellivision.
What Worm Whomper is
Worm Whomper is an arcade game developed by Cheshire Engineering and released in 1983. It was published by Activision. It is available on Intellivision only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Felton Pinkerton wanted to take his wife to the fair, so he didn't get a chance to spray pesticide on his crop of corn. But due to his laziness, all of the bugs have now arrived and are trying to eat every last bit of corn! You control Felton who is armed with a spray gun. Your crop of corn is displayed on the left side of the screen, and you need to protect it from the incoming hoard of inchworms, moths, caterpillars, slugs, and other assorted bugs which approach rapidly from the right. If any of the bugs sneak past you, they will eat part of your corn crop. The game ends when all of the corn has been eaten. On each level you need to spray all of the bugs that appear in order to move on to…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Worm Whomper launched on 1 October 1983, within three weeks of Track & Field and Stop the Express.
Released around the same time: Track & Field, Stop the Express.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Worm Whomper — frequently asked questions
When did Worm Whomper come out?
Worm Whomper was released on 1 October 1983 for Intellivision.
Does Worm Whomper have multiplayer?
Yes. Worm Whomper supports multiplayer.
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