Vermin

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This article is about the Game & Watch game. For the microgame from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, see Vermin (microgame).
Vermin
File:MT-03 Game Front.jpg
Developer Nintendo Research & Development 1
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Game & Watch, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS
Release date Game & Watch:
Template:Release Nintendo DSi (DSiWare):
Template:Release Nintendo 3DS (eShop):
Template:Release
Genre Platformer
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
Mode(s) Single player
Input
Game & Watch:
Nintendo DS:
Nintendo 3DS:

Vermin is a Game & Watch game released as part of the Silver series on July 10, 1980. Another version of the game was also released that year, under the name The Exterminator.[1] It is a game in the Gallery Corner in the original Game & Watch Gallery. It is also featured as a minigame in Game & Watch Gallery 2, which includes an updated "Modern" version of the game.

Gameplay

Classic version

Vermin in Game & Watch Gallery 2
The Classic version of Vermin

Moles pop out of the ground, attempting to get into the player's garden. To keep them out, the player must move left and right and smack them with hammers. The player earns a point for every mole they hit. As the game progresses, the moles move faster. If any moles are left untouched for a few seconds, the player gets penalized with a miss. The player receives a Game Over when they have three misses. Game A features four different positions the moles come from, while Game B features five different positions.

Misses cannot be cleared at all in this Game & Watch title, which means the player needs to be very cautious.

Modern version

The Modern version of Vermin (Game Boy Color)

The Modern version of this game features Yoshi (depicted as an Orange Yoshi in the Game Boy Color version) guarding six Yoshi Eggs from incoming Para Troopas, Fly Guys, and Boo Buddies. Different types of enemies move at different speeds. The Boo Buddies do not move if Yoshi is looking at one. If any of the baddies are left unattended, they start pounding the eggs. Each egg can take up to only three hits. If an egg gets completely broken, the enemy that broke the egg mocks Yoshi, and the player gets a Game Over. Every 200 points, the player gets rewarded with a bonus depending on how many unbroken eggs are on the field, and all the unbroken eggs also break themselves to reveal something good (i.e., Yoshi Cookies at 200 points, fruits at 400, Baby Yoshis at 600, coins at 800, and Super Stars at 1,000, with the cycle only continuing after that). Monty Moles also appear at 200, 500, and 700 points to lay a heart on the field. Hitting the heart with a hammer recovers a third of the damage done to the eggs. Unlike in the Classic version, music is featured, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.

Controls

Classic version

  • +Control Pad (left and right): Move
  • B Button: Move left
  • A Button: Move right

Modern version

  • +Control Pad: Move
  • B Button: Move left
  • A Button: Move right

Appearances in other games

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Vermin on DSiWare
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Vermin's DSiWare icon

The game has been remade for the Nintendo DSi in the DSiWare. It was released on April 5, 2010, for the United States; April 9, 2010, for Europe; and July 15, 2009, for Japan. It was later rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS's Nintendo eShop.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker information

Name Image Artwork from Effect in The Subspace Emissary
Vermin A Sticker of Vermin in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Game & Watch [Weapon] - Attack +15
Usable by: Mr. Game & Watch

Gallery

Modern version

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese 害兽[2]
Hàishòu 		Harmful Beast

Trivia

External links

Vermin coverage on other NIWA wikis:

References

  1. ^ Vermin info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames Retrieved 13 November 2010
  2. ^ From the iQue DSiWare release
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Game & Watch games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Mario Bros. (1983, MS) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, TT/NWS) • Mario's Bombs Away (1983, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, CrS | 1987, Sp | 1988, NWS) • Mario the Juggler (1991, NWS) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, CoS)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, NWS | 1983, TT & PS) • Donkey Kong II (1983, MS) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, MVS) • Donkey Kong Circus (1984, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS)
Miscellaneous Green House (1982, MS)
MS: Multi Screen • TT: Table Top • PS: Panorama Screen • NWS: New Wide Screen • MVS: Micro VS. System • CrS: Crystal Screen • Sp: Special • CoS: Color Screen
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Nintendo DS games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario 64 DS (2004) • Mario Kart DS (2005) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006) • Mario Party DS (2007) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010)
Donkey Kong franchise Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi Touch & Go (2005) • Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
Wario franchise WarioWare: Touched! (2004) • Wario: Master of Disguise (2007) • WarioWare: D.I.Y. (2009)
DSiWare Bird & Beans (2008) • Dr. Mario Express (2008) • Paper Airplane Chase (2008) • WarioWare: Snapped! (2008) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009) • Mario Calculator (2009) • Mario Clock (2009) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009) • Donkey Kong Jr. (2009) • Mario's Cement Factory (2009)
Other Yakuman DS (2005) • Super Princess Peach (2005) • Tetris DS (2006) • Game & Watch Collection (2006) • Itadaki Street DS (2007)
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