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Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game

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Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game

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Post by solardev »

gliptic wrote: post #7
solardev wrote: post #3

Is this an open source clone of the Worms games by Team17? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28series%29?wprov=sfla1

No, Liero is a real-time game somewhat inspired by Worms perhaps, but mostly by Molez. This has several versions, some of which are (reversed engineered) open source versions of the original game.

Interesting! It looks like Worms 1 came out in 95, then MoleZ a few years later, then Liero. It definitely seems like the same genre of game... the ninja rope definitely brings back some nostalgia :)

The real-time is a cool twist though.

Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game

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Post by gagagaga7 »

rixrax wrote: post #6

Loved playing Worms as a kid, not so much Liero. But before Worms, it was really Scorched Earth[0] that got me introduced to the genre. And with which I must have spent untold hours. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_(video_game)

Loved scorched earth as a kid!

Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game

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Post by imperialdrive »

aidos wrote: post #9
rixrax wrote: post #6

Loved playing Worms as a kid, not so much Liero. But before Worms, it was really Scorched Earth[0] that got me introduced to the genre. And with which I must have spent untold hours. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_(video_game)

I loved Scorched Earth! Don’t know anyone else who ever played it.

Played A-LOT of it :)

Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game

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Post by madaxe_again »

rixrax wrote: post #6

Loved playing Worms as a kid, not so much Liero. But before Worms, it was really Scorched Earth[0] that got me introduced to the genre. And with which I must have spent untold hours. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_(video_game)

We had seriously limited options at my boarding school until we figured out how to root the machines and get quake and GTA running with serial cables… gorilla.bas all the way.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorillas_(video_game)

Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game

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Post by imjonse »

rixrax wrote: post #6

Loved playing Worms as a kid, not so much Liero. But before Worms, it was really Scorched Earth[0] that got me introduced to the genre. And with which I must have spent untold hours. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_(video_game)

Scorched Earth was a nice upgrade from GORILLA.BAS :)

Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game

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Post by trenchgun »

solardev wrote: post #11
gliptic wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, Liero is a real-time game somewhat inspired by Worms perhaps, but mostly by Molez. This has several versions, some of which are (reversed engineered) open source versions of the original game.

Interesting! It looks like Worms 1 came out in 95, then MoleZ a few years later, then Liero. It definitely seems like the same genre of game... the ninja rope definitely brings back some nostalgia :) The real-time is a cool twist though.

It is the same theme, but a different genre.
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