ACTIVITION@
WORM WHOMPER TM
VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE
INSTRUCTIONS
ACTIVISION@
----- WORM WHOMPER BASICS -----
Wave after wave of hungry pests are zeroing in on Felton Pinkerton's field of
golden sweet corn. There's worms and snails. There's slugs and bugs. There's
millions of 'em! Quick, grab a spray gun and start pumping pesticide. Roll
pulverizing plough balls -- squish! Help Felton save his corn.
1. Insert game cartridge into your video game console with power OFF. Then,
turn power ON.
2. Slip Worm Whomper TM game overlays onto hand controllers.
3. Select number of players by pressing 1 or 2 on hand controller.
- Solo player may use either hand controller.
- In two player version, play shifts after a player eliminates an entire
wave of attacking pests.
- Player 1 uses left controller.
Felton Pinkerton wears blue overalls.
- Player 2 uses right controller.
Felton Pinkerton wears black overalls.
4. To begin or start a new wave, press top button on either side of the hand
controller. To start a new game, press Reset Switch on game console.
5. Use of the Controller.
- To race Felton up, down, left or right, tap the top, bottom, left or
right rim of disc.
- To spray Formula B*U*G pesticide, press either upper button. Hold button
down for continual spray.
- To roll pulverizing plough balls, press either lower button. Hold button
down to roll multiple plough balls.
8. Scoring: You earn points for every pest you eliminate. (See "Pest
Guide".) Bonus points are awarded at a value of 50 times the wave number for
each corn plant on-screen at the end of the wave.
7. TURN POWER OFF BEFORE REMOVING WORM WHOMPER TM CARTRIDGE.
----- SPECIAL FEATURES OF WORM WHOMPER TM -----
Formula B*U*G pesticide. Every spray gun is filled with more pesticide than
you could ever use. Each wisp of Formula B*U*G hits only the first pest in its
path.
Plough balls. Plough balls eliminate every pest in their path. You start with
three and are awarded three more for every wave of attacking pests that you
exterminate.
Tool shed. Whenever any pest, other than an inchworm, touches a spray gun, the
gun dissolves. Fortunately, so does the unlucky pest. To grab a replacement
gun, rush Felton to his tool shed, and a new gun automatically appears in his
hands. You have an unlimited supply of spray guns.
Snail shells and slug slime. Snails have a tendency to cluuter up the corn
field by dropping their shells. Formula B*U*G pesticide cannot penetrate these
shells. Plough balls not only eliminate snail shells, but also all the
unfortunate critters lurking behind the shells. Slugs sometimes leave slick
slime trails in their wake. Inchworms that travel over slime trails
momentarily pick-up speed. Wisps of Formula B*U*G pass right through slime
trails, but plough balls are your only means of cleaning up the mess.
Moth eggs. Moths don't actually eat corn. In fact, they don't eat anything.
However, they do lay eggs that become inchworms. And the closer the moth lays
its eggs to the corn, the closer the inchworm is to a corn meal. Moth eggs
cannot be destroyed by either Formula B*U*G pesticide or plough balls.
Withering corn. Corn plants shrink, wither and die when touched by any pest
other than a moth or an inchworm. When an inchworm reaches a corn plant, the
plant changes color from golden-yellow to brown. The second inchworm to touch
the plant makes the plant wither and die.
Bonus corn plants. A new corn plant springs to life after every four waves of
pests are exterminated. Felton's field can never exceed 10 plants. So, if his
corn field already has 10 plants when you earn a bonus plant, the bonus plant
will grow when there is room.
Pest pause. If you are distracted from helping Felton protect his field of
corn because you notice a pest of your own slithering under the sofa or feeding
on some fruit, press 1 and 9 or 3 and 7 at the same time. Your TV screen will
go dark. To resume the agricultural action, press the controller disk.
[Activision-style fake screenshot of the game screen. Arrows point to "Reserve
Plough Balls," "Snail Shell," "Score," "Plough Ball," "Wave Number," "Corn,"
"Felton Pinkerton," "Spray Gun," "Reserve Corn Plants," "Formula B*U*G Spray,"
"Pests," and "Tool Shed."]
[Illustration of a hand controller with the overlay inserted. Arrows point to
"Formula B*U*G" (Top side buttons), "Plough Balls (Bottom side buttons), and
"Move Farmer" (Disc). Below is the caption, "Hand Controller with Overlay."]
----- PEST GUIDE -----
Twelve types of bug invaders attack Felton's corn field. The number of sprays
of formula B*U*G pesticide required to exterminate each type of bug varies.
Only one plough ball is needed to exterminate any pest. The point value for
each type of bug exterminated varies.
Pest Points Number Of Sprays To Eliminate
Inchworm 1 x Wave # 1
Horned Caterpillar 25 1
Snail 50 2
Millipede 75 2
Banana Slug 100 3
Green Moth 100 1
White Moth 200 1
Slithering Cornsnake 500 3
Big Brown Moth 500 3
Ravenous Red Slug 700 4
Big Black Snail 700 5
Giant Purple Moth 1000 7
----- JOIN THE ACTIVITION@ "WORM WHOMPERS" -----
If you score 75,000 points or more at Worm Whomper TM by Activision, then you
are invited to become a member of the worthy Worm Whompers club. Just pop a
photo of your worm whomping, corn-saving score (TV screen) and mail it to:
Peg Pinkerton
c/o Activision, Inc.
Drawer No. 7287
Mountain View, CA 94039
[Illustration of the Worm Whompers patch.]
It'll be Peg's pleasure to send you a bona fide Worm Whomper patch.
----- HOW TO BECOME A WORM WHOMPER TM -----
[Photo of Tom Loughry.] Tips from Ton Loughry, designer of Worm Whomper TM.
Tom Loughry has quickly established himself as a superb and versatile game
designer for Activision. In addition to Worm Whomper TM, Tom designed The
Dreadnaught Factor TM for Intellivision @.
"As you will undoubtedly discover, protecting corn from invading bugs can be a
full-time chore. And even then, there will always be at least one hungry bug
that will survive the battle. Here's some pointers to help you control the
number of bugs and increase the productivity of your crop.
"First of all, remember to spray the larger bugs first. They move the fastest
and take the most spray to destroy.
"Also, it is especially important to exterminate the moths as soon as they
appear. Although they don't actually destroy the corn themselves, they do lay
eggs that mature into hungry caterpillars. If moths have the chance to lay
their eggs close to the corn, the caterpillars will only have a short distance
to travel and feast.
"Another strategy is so save your plough balls for the later waves of attack.
All of the bugs will be moving much faster and that's when you'll need the
plough balls most.
"Finally, only defend those sections of the field that have corn growing on
them. Don't even worry about the sections of the field that have lost their
corn, unless new stalks appear.
"I hope you reap a big harvest this year and when you get the chance, drop me a
line. I'd love to hear from you. May God bless you."
[Signature, "Thomas J. Loughry."]
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