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Worms Armageddon (Game Boy Color)

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This page details one or more prototype versions of Worms Armageddon (Game Boy Color).

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

An extremely early demo of the Game Boy Color Worms Armageddon was released by Hidden Palace on January 1st, 2022.

General Differences#

  • The ROM uses a placeholder header of "TITLENAME".
  • Boots straight to gameplay.
  • No audio of any kind.

Gameplay Differences#

  • The only weapon is the grenade, though the HUD will always say "bazooka".
  • There are no enemy worms.
  • The only way of dying seems to be by drowning, which crashes the game.

Graphical Differences#

Proto

Final

  • The weapon name in the HUD is much larger.
  • Jump animation has less frames.

Text Differences#

Aside from the HUD, the only text in the demo is a couple of early death messages.

The first is shown at the top of the screen when booting into the game:

Original

Translation

VINCE NOUS A QUITTE MAIS NOUS NE L OUBLIERONS JAMAIS
VINCE LEFT US BUT WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIM

The second one isn't seen in-game:

Original

Translation

VINCE A MORDU LA POUSSIERE
VINCE BIT THE DUST