Worms games are very known for their J2ME versions apart from their console releases. There have been lots of different J2ME releases of Worms game, all thanks to the success of the first version from 2003.

Unused text

Game has some unused strings inside the *_UTF8.txt files, and the text initializing function in i.class.

Ammo names

The first strings from *_UTF8.txt files correspond to the ammo names. This ammo names are never shown in the game.

Back button

Following the ammo names in *_UTF8.txt, there's a string for a "back" option in the menu, but an icon is used instead.

Team names

At the end of *_UTF8.txt, there are strings for the team names. These strings aren't used, as a "Red team won!" / "Blue team won!" string is used instead.

Press joystick

The last string from *_UTF8.txt is an unused press/move joystick string.

i.class

Inside i.class, there's a text initialization function where we can see more unused strings. If we decompile the file, we can see some of the previous unused strings are loaded ingame, and then ignored, and others are not even loaded.
These unused strings are:

The "Weapon" string:

Worms

Here is the decompiled function from i.class:

  private void decompiled_text_initializing_function()

  {

    try

    {

      String strings_file_name;

      switch (language)

      {

      case 1:

        strings_file_name = "fr_utf8.txt";

        d_class.HUD = new Player_HUD("/player_strip_fr.png", 3);

        weapon_string = "Arme";						//string initialized but unused!!

        break;

      case 2:

        strings_file_name = "es_utf8.txt";

        d_class.HUD = new Player_HUD("/player_strip_es.png", 3);

        weapon_string = "Arma";						//string initialized but unused!!

        break;

      case 3:

        strings_file_name = "de_utf8.txt";

        d_class.HUD = new Player_HUD("/player_strip_de.png", 3);

        weapon_string = "Waffe";					//string initialized but unused!!

        break;

      case 4:

        strings_file_name = "it_utf8.txt";

        d_class.HUD = new Player_HUD("/player_strip_it.png", 3);

        weapon_string = "Arma";						//string initialized but unused!!

        break;

      default:

        strings_file_name = "en_utf8.txt";

        d_class.HUD = new Player_HUD("/player_strip_en.png", 3);

        weapon_string = "Weapon";					//string initialized but unused!!

      }

      InputStream localInputStream = getClass().getResourceAsStream(strings_file_name);

      DataInputStream localDataInputStream = new DataInputStream(localInputStream);

      localDataInputStream.readUTF();						//"Bazooka" is skipped!!

      localDataInputStream.readUTF();						//"Mortar" is skipped!!

      localDataInputStream.readUTF();						//"Cluster Bomb" is skipped!!

      localDataInputStream.readUTF();						//"Grenade" is skipped!!

      localDataInputStream.readUTF();						//"Dynamite" is skipped!!

	  

      String str1 = "Worms";						//"Worms" string initialized but unused!!

      String str2 = localDataInputStream.readUTF();			//"Back" string initialized but unused!!

      String str3 = localDataInputStream.readUTF();			//"Start"

      String str4 = localDataInputStream.readUTF();			//"Options"

      String str5 = localDataInputStream.readUTF();			//"Instructions"

      String str6 = localDataInputStream.readUTF();			//"About"

      exit_String = localDataInputStream.readUTF();			//"Exit"

	  

      this.menu_Strings_Array[1][0] = str3;					//"Start"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[1][1] = str4;					//"Options"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[1][2] = str5;					//"Instructions"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[1][3] = str6;					//"About"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[1][4] = exit_String;				//"Exit"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[2][0] = localDataInputStream.readUTF();		//"Player vs. Player"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[2][1] = localDataInputStream.readUTF();		//"Player vs. Phone"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[3][0] = localDataInputStream.readUTF();		//"Sound"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[3][1] = localDataInputStream.readUTF();		//"Vibration"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[6][2] = localDataInputStream.readUTF();		//"Red team won!"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[6][3] = localDataInputStream.readUTF();		//"Blue team won!"

      this.menu_Strings_Array[4][0] = localDataInputStream.readUTF();		//Intructions content

      this.menu_Strings_Array[5][0] = localDataInputStream.readUTF();	//About content

	  //"Red team", "Blue team" and "Press joystick" strings get unread!!

    }

    catch (Exception localException)

    {

    }

  }