Line #3 Trivia/Worms


1	* CashCowFranchise: For Creator/Team17, especially during TurnOfTheMillennium, when the games were releasing at least once a year and very little of their production was not related to ''Worms'' (At least until early 10's, when the company started prioritising publishing duties for indie developers).
2	* DevelopmentHell: A 3D ''Worms 5'' did officially enter development shortly before the release of ''Worms 4: Mayhem'', but never progressed beyond the early planning stages, with the developers trying various ways of adapting the series' formula to 3D gameplay, but never finding anything they liked. With the series reinvigorated in the early [=2010s=] by a new TwoAndAHalfD style, [=Team17=] finally pulled the plug on ''Worms 5'' around 2014 and have since confirmed that there will never, '''ever''' be another fully-3D ''Worms'' game.
3	* DuelingGames: ''Armageddon'' vs. ''VideoGame/HogsOfWar''. ''Armageddon'' won by a landslide becoming one of the most beloved computer games of all time, though to the credit of ''Hogs Of War'' it has since become a CultClassic.
4	* FranchiseZombie: ''Worms Armageddon'' was going to be the last in the series during its development and was also the last to involve the series creator Andy Davidson, who departed due to CreativeDifferences[[note]]Although he would temporarily return in 2012, just in time for the release of ''Revolution''[[/note]]. ''Armageddon'' was extremely successful and is still the most well-acclaimed entry, so the series would eventually continue with the release of ''World Party'', followed by more games down the line.
5	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: ''Worms 4: Mayhem'' is a particular case, as the game got an UpdatedRerelease as ''Worms: Ultimate Mayhem'', which includes content from ''Worms 3D'', updated graphics and better compatibility with modern systems, but also a few differences such as a completely new soundtrack and voice acted cutscenes, whereas the annellids in the original ''Worms 4'' spoke with their signature "me-me" language. ''Very'' nostalgic players who care more about the original experience rather than technical improvements will have a hard time finding copies of the old ''Worms 4'' since it hasn't seen yet a digital release.
6	* PortOverdosed: The very first ''Worms'' game was ported to just about every contemporary game system of its era with few exceptions, like Platform/VirtualBoy and Platform/Sega32X ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen A ports that were planned at some point, but scrapped]]).
7	* PreOrderBonus:
8	** ''Worms Reloaded'' comes with extra maps, bonus hats, a discounted price and early access for preorders. There was also an exclusive hat for the Soldier in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', the Lumbricus Lid that replaced his usual grenades with Holy Hand Grenades. It even plays the same Halelujah sound clip should you perform the suicide taunt with The Equalizer.
9	** Those who preordered ''Worms Revolution'' on Platform/{{Steam}} got a free copy of ''Armageddon'', alongside various cosmetics for the main game.
10	** ''Worms WMD'' came with ''All Stars Pack'' which included hats, vehicles, weapons and few missions from other video games. [[labelnote: Specifically]]''VideoGame/RocketLeague'', ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' (Steam only), ''VideoGame/YookaLaylee'', ''VideoGame/{{Broforce}}'', ''VideoGame/GoatSimulator'', ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'', ''VideoGame/{{Unturned}}'', ''VideoGame/OrcsMustDieUnchained'', ''VideoGame/TheEscapists'' and various titles by Creator/{{Rare}} (Xbox One only)[[/labelnote]] All of it's content became available to everyone later on.
11	* PromotedFanboy:
12	** Four members of Creator/AchievementHunter, Geoff Ramsey, Jack Patillo, Creator/GavinFree and Creator/MichaelJones, have lended their voices to some of the worms in ''Worms W.M.D.''
13	** By that same token, Smith, Trott and Ross of LetsPlay/HatFilms lent their voices to a voice bank of their own, as did fellow LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} member LetsPlay/InTheLittleWood.
14	* ReferencedBy: The ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'' has several references to ''Worms''.
15	** At the end of the earpiece route of ''Infiltrating the Airship'', the government's helicopter can shoot a banana bomb at the Toppat's airship.
16	** In the Bounty/Operative route of ''Completing the Mission'', Henry can use the Suicide Bomber attack from ''Worms Armageddon'' against the Right Hand Man. He will even leave a [[InstantGravestone tombstone]].
17	** At the beginning of the Executive/Dead route of ''Completing the Mission'', Henry can use a ninja rope to climb a cliff. The game will then suddenly have ''Worms Armageddon'''s physics.

Context Trivia / Worms