At the time it was released, Worms 3D was among one of the only games on the market that allowed those levels of destruction in a three-dimensional space. The main issue for the game’s developers was the production of technology that allowed for the implementation of fully destructible environments. The 3D Worms game spent years in the conceptualising phase for several years before ever seeing the light of day.Ī number of prototypes were created as a proof of concept for both the technology as well as aiming and firing in a 3D space. If you held your nerve and didn’t retreat, everyone had a tense moment waiting to see if it was a dud. What wasn’t widely publicised was if players landed on a mine and tried to run/jump/slide away it would always excitingly blow up. In Worms Armageddon and Worms Party, when a worm landed on a mine the fuse started burning, which either led to the explosive blowing up (unless you’re lucky and it was a dud… if duds were turned on), this is common knowledge. Sadly, the Hollywood Walk of Fame didn’t come to pass.(Image credit: Team17) 5.
Team17 was in discussions with the production company so that Mel Gibson’s character of Martin Riggs would be playing Worms 2 at some point during the game. In addition to featuring in this cinema ad (‘starring’ a young Andrew Whyment of Royle Family and Coronation Street fame) for the original title, the Worms very nearly featured on the silver screen in 90s action sequel, Lethal Weapon 4! In addition to the likes of Matt Berry (Toast of London, The IT Crowd) and Katherine Parkinson (Humans, The IT Crowd) who have both provided voice-overs for titles in the franchise, there’s even been a cereal superstar – the voice of Tony the Tiger has recorded some lines. Over the years, there have been a number of voice actors featured for Worms games. Team17 actually got very far into developing Worms Battle Rally, which started life as a Mario Kart clone with Worms and later evolved into a Twisted Metal-style, vehicular-based combat deathmatch game. There have also been other games featuring the creatures that didn’t make the cut. Over the years, there have been a number of Worms-related spin-off games, including Worms Blast, Worms Pinball and Worms Crazy Golf (there’s also a Worms-themed course in Golf With Your Friends, developed by Blacklight Interactive and released under Team17’s games label.)