Worms (1995) [MS-DOS]

Worms is an artillery strategy video game developed by Team17 and released in 1995. It is the first game in the Worms series of video games.

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).

The game was originally created by Andy Davidson as an entry for a Blitz BASIC programming competition run by the Amiga Format magazine, a cut-down version of the programming language having been covermounted previously. The game at this stage was called Total Wormage (possibly in reference to Total Carnage) and it did not win the competition. Davidson sent the game to several publishers with no success. He then took the game to the European Computer Trade Show, where he met with Mark Foreman – Head Games Buyer at GEM Distribution. Mark suggested to Andy that he should speak to Ocean/Team17 as they would be an ideal partner – they also had a stand at the show. Team17 made an offer on-the-spot to develop and publish the game.

The game's graphics and sound design is primarily 'cartoon-like' (though less so than the later games in the series). Levels designs are randomly generated by the use of alpha-numeric strings as their seeds. The object and landscape sets used to generate the field are arranged into 'themes' including forests, martian landscapes, beaches and 'hell'.

Worms is the first in the Worms series of games. A remake, also called Worms, for the Xbox 360 was released in 2007. It has since been released to the PS3, in April 2009, and on the iPhone on July 11, 2009.

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Nostalgic value for retrogamers in the Highest HD quality you can find on Youtube! All in 1080p and 60fps!

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[iseeu-fppo]

Man I loved this game so much as a kid! I later played some of the sequels but I still think this one is the best. Ah, the nostalgia.

[TylerMcNamer]

The formula has never changed ever since!

Team 17 knew exactly what they were doing and they stuck to it!

[Imtheslime]

the BEST worms.. I have sunk so many hours into the original Worms back in the 90´s its ridiculous. Now my son who is the same age as me when i played it, loves it.. We play it again everytime he is at my place..
Classic!!!

[nicholasalbeck]

To me this is clearly better than the sequels.

[xenos_n.]

One of the best multiplayer games ever made. I don't remember this version. I'm in America and played it a ton when it first came out PC, this one definitely has some differences. My favorite is Worms 2 but this is a close second. I miss the art style of the original, but part 2 was excellent with the amount of customization, online play, and level editing. It would be really cool if they made a retro version of the game with this sprite art and huge amounts of weapons & customization with online play.

[ralgore]

I'm 110% sure that the weapon drop airplane sound is just the devs blowing raspberries =P

[Daemeous]

I love the irony with the names. Fall fell into the water, Spring teleported onto a spring.

[RonZhang]

Looking back at the original Worms, I can see why this 1995 game was so revolutionary for its time.

[darrendiego]

Worms Toonz Voiceclips #2
6:50 Why you?!
9:02 Why you had it coming!
10:21 (laughs)
14:41 Oh, You'll be sorry!
15:45 See ya!
16:13 Bag covey! I think we wo- Worm #2: Oh dear. Other Footage can be here: Worms #2 Gameplay
23:20 Grrrreat shot!
7:26 Grenade!

[guyrocketram]

as a 19 year old who has never played this game before watching this video at 3 am the dolphin at the beginning of the ocean logo scared the ever loving shit out of me

[rcecil]

Classic! Fond memories playing this as a kid i. 1995 :)

[HerecomestheCalavera]

Originally, Worms included a Dragon Punch and a Fire Ball as weapons, complete with Street Fighter II sound effects. The final release
changed the weapons to a Dragon Ball and a Fire Punch with different sounds. This was most likely changed for legal reasons.

[MaiCaulk]

My first time seeing the original. Shocking to see how little has changed

[xenslavescombinecoffe]

I cant be the only one who likes the original desings better

[LeachOnSociety]

Andrew Whyment aka Kirk Sutherland from Corrie turning into a worm!

[SevenEllen]

X-D I forgot how funny these guys were!

[jeremyryannoel]

So I had this on a Win95 machine, but it didn’t have the enhanced audio as this video. Still a lot of fun.

[RonZhang]

0:53 me when I saw the new Thomas reboot

[infotration]

Love and support 😢😢😢 ❤️ of my childhood and to developer of that time.. 😢😢.
I used to go to school and when i came back i use to play This game regularly. One of my friend always asking me about This game especially the miss voice of This game.
Now i find it and i will play now again 😂. Using AI Gemini i found it. It's like finding my childhood.😅

[magpiestudent]

This is the version I remember! But I never, ever got to try out a mole bomb. I remember the option being greyed out. Sad face.