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rkangel 46 minutes ago [-]
Anyone got any thoughts on which Worms I should be buying on Steam?
Worms Armageddon is on there, which is the one I remember from my childhood. Or am I better off with Worms WMD?
chaps 23 minutes ago [-]
Played a lot of Worms Armageddon when I was a kid. WMD is the best one by far and carries Armageddon's spirit. The others lost the script trying to make cooler games.
lawn 24 minutes ago [-]
I'd say WMD is the best.
hnlmorg 4 hours ago [-]
I had Worms United (I think it was called) which was basically an expansion to the original DOS game that allowed for custom levels and SFX.
I created some worms sound packs loosely based on some of the pop songs on that era.
Fun times.
I never quite got into the later Worms games. Visually they looked great and the controls felt similar, but it was all a bit too cartoonish for my liking. However that might just have been because I was used to the original DOS games. But even now, I still crave that pixel art aesthetic in games (not just Worms).
chriswarbo 2 hours ago [-]
> the original DOS games
"Total Wormage" was on the Amiga, which became the original Worms. It was ported to other machines after:
Not sure about DOS versions, but Worms: The Director's Cut is a heavily-expanded version of the original: more weapons, custom levels (allowing 16 colours instead of 8, IIRC), etc. Highly recommended!
hnlmorg 2 hours ago [-]
Yeah you’re right. I completely forgot about its Amiga heritage.
I never owned an Amiga when they were relevant but I keep thinking about buying one now for my retro hardware collection.
Twey 2 hours ago [-]
You might enjoy Liero (or its modern descendent OpenLieroX) which is similar to Worms but with real-time play (and kept the pixel vibes).
bananaboy 3 hours ago [-]
Same - I always preferred the pixel art look to the smooth cartoony look!
But I'm so excited to play Worms with my kids when they're old enough. My sister and I _endlessly_ played the same level in a worms 2 demo almost 30 years ago.
kombookcha 2 hours ago [-]
Hell yeah, my siblings and I did the same. Insane replay value for a single level like that.
noir_lord 2 hours ago [-]
Scorched Earth for me and my brother, I loved that game and it was one of the few times we ever got on.
4 hours ago [-]
Markoff 1 hours ago [-]
I would not get my hopes very high, it's my favorite game to play with kids on PS3 (Worms Armageddon), but they don't seem to like it as much as me, they would rather play Sonic All Stars Racing, Rayman Legends, NHL or other games, they don't share my love for Atomic Bomberman either and it's not about old graphics, they really liked TMNT Turtles in Time or Sunset Riders on emulator
hypercube33 1 hours ago [-]
This was before broadband and pocket computers were big so we had to split screen or hot seat multiplayer on the family computer. It was a lot more in person and social and that may have been a big factor.
Markoff 25 minutes ago [-]
Nothing to do with internet or smartphones, all mentioned games are split screen/coop on one TV, yet they still for some reason dont like Worms (Armageddon), I didn't even bother trying the old graphics Worms.
konart 35 minutes ago [-]
>This speechbank contains content some may consider offensive. The 90s, eh? It was a different time.
Good old times...
reformd 24 minutes ago [-]
same times, y'all non-rich non-poor 90s and 00s kids just went face down ass up too much, is all. FU for being good boys, I thought that was a daddy issue kind of girl thing
mdrzn 41 minutes ago [-]
Worms 2 and then Worms World Party were BANGERS. I've given both hundreds of hours if not more. Still love 'em.
igleria 4 hours ago [-]
I remember being 10 and getting worms world party. I really was convinced that was going to be the best game I'd play for the rest of my life. Ahhh the nostalgia...
rbinv 4 hours ago [-]
Well... has it been the best so far?
Izmaki 3 hours ago [-]
It's definitely up there on the ladder, surely... :P
wartywhoa23 4 hours ago [-]
One of the best games ever made. I played since the first DOS version!
ziofill 2 hours ago [-]
Haaalleluja … BOOOOM!!
tomkarho 1 hours ago [-]
Worms is such a masterpiece it is used to predict elections.
xorcist 4 hours ago [-]
TIL that the Worms soundtrack was by Dr. Awesome / Crusaders. Still loving it!
jimbob45 4 hours ago [-]
I had a babysitter that worked through the WWP campaign with me and we enjoyed it. It really became more inventive than you’d expect a campaign like that to be. For example, you get the bow, infinite weapon firing per turn, and infinite ammo. You’re meant to shoot arrows until you create a bridge to the next platform.
luqtas 4 hours ago [-]
sometimes people violated the rules and used the donkey in local matches. some of them used to get pretty mad
archerx 3 hours ago [-]
I remember bringing worms 1 on a diskette to my schools computer lab and playing with classmates, we all got hook and had good times. Then Worms Armageddon came out many days after school were enjoyed blasting each other with bazookas, sheep and holy hand grenades.
jdw64 2 hours ago [-]
If you don't want to destroy a precious friendship, don't use the 'concrete donkey.'
infl8ed 3 hours ago [-]
Why is this remix album so good?
doublerabbit 3 hours ago [-]
More the nerdy side of things but the multiplayer element used IRC as communication and matchmaking infrastructure. Command & Conquer RA2 series too utilised IRC for matchmaking, Dreamforge IRCd to be exact.
Worms Armageddon was the bomb and the PlayStation One version brought original epic fun.
Worms Armageddon is on there, which is the one I remember from my childhood. Or am I better off with Worms WMD?
I created some worms sound packs loosely based on some of the pop songs on that era.
Fun times.
I never quite got into the later Worms games. Visually they looked great and the controls felt similar, but it was all a bit too cartoonish for my liking. However that might just have been because I was used to the original DOS games. But even now, I still crave that pixel art aesthetic in games (not just Worms).
"Total Wormage" was on the Amiga, which became the original Worms. It was ported to other machines after:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_(series)#Development
https://worms2d.info/Total_Wormage
> an expansion to the original
Not sure about DOS versions, but Worms: The Director's Cut is a heavily-expanded version of the original: more weapons, custom levels (allowing 16 colours instead of 8, IIRC), etc. Highly recommended!
I never owned an Amiga when they were relevant but I keep thinking about buying one now for my retro hardware collection.
1999: https://web.archive.org/web/19990125104610/http://www.worm.n...
But I'm so excited to play Worms with my kids when they're old enough. My sister and I _endlessly_ played the same level in a worms 2 demo almost 30 years ago.
Good old times...
Worms Armageddon was the bomb and the PlayStation One version brought original epic fun.