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Worms

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151
games
46
platforms

Features legless animals that biologists call worms (but not caterpillars, or legged insects)

Notable people involved: Alexander Shuskov, James Dollar, Doug Church, Jay Fenlason and Kenny Woodland

Alternate names: Annelide, Leeches, Nematodes

Related:
* Worm protagonist
"Worm" is commonly used in biology to refer to a large variety's of animals, not just annelids, earthworms, and bristle worms. Flatworms, tapeworms, nematodes, hookworms, threadworms, roundworms, eelworm, guinea worms, and even some insect larva are called "worms". They are not limited to living in soil, water and inside other animals are common places for worms to live.

Most people are referring to an insect or a very unworm-like insect larva when they use the term "bookworm". Worm Protagonist does not apply in this case unless the character in the game is obviously portrayed as a worm and not an insect, despite being called a bookworm. Ringworm is actually a [[gametag:fungus fungus]] and not at all worm-like, so this tag is not for them either. Caterpillars, including inchworms and silkworms, have legs, and thus not worm-like, they are [[gametag:invertebrates invertebrates]] and [[gametag:insects insects]]. No legs allowed for this group. Many worms have bristles, fins, antennae, and even numerous tiny feet, but no legs. Insect applies in most legged cases. Note that Insect and Worm may both apply occasionally.

Computer worms, wyrms, and wurms do not count.

If a worm is a protagonist, use [[gametag:wormprotagonist Worm Protagonist]]

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Child group

Giant worms

Games by year

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The first Worms video game was released in 1982.

Ocean, THQ, Ubi Soft and Atari published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux30
Windows26
MS-DOS12
Mac OS X8
NES8
BSD5
PS5
PS24
Amiga3
Mac OS Classic3
Unix2
PSP2
Atari ST2
Nintendo DS2
Wii2
OS/22
iOS2
GBA2
BeOS2
GameCube2
Dreamcast2
Saturn1
Xbox1
Tandy Coco1
Atari 52001
QL1
Amiga CD321
Apple II E1
TI991
Atari 26001

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