1983 · Cheshire Engineering · Arcade · Shooter

Worm Whomper

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.

Released: 1983
Platforms: Intellivision
Genres: Arcade Shooter
Developers: Cheshire Engineering
Publishers: —
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Languages: English

About

Worm Whomper, released in 1983 by Activision, was one of six of the original games that Cheshire Engineering developed for Intellivision.

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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.