Centipede
type: shooter
genre: Fixed shooter
series: Centipede Series
perspective: side view
player options: single player
languages: eng
genre: Fixed shooter
series: Centipede Series
perspective: side view
player options: single player
languages: eng
3.8/5
Official description
Atari's Centipede game is a one or two-player game with a color raster-scan monitor.
The fast-moving action includes a variety of creatures dropping down from the top of the screen or flying in from its sides, most of them to attack the player.
The player's shooter is represented on the screen by a some- what humanoid head.
The player's goal is to shoot at and destroy as many of these creatures and mushrooms as possible for a high point score, before the player's lives are used up.
Players can maneuver their Trak Ball control anywhere within approximately the bottom fifth of the screen.
However, they must move around mushrooms, since these are fixed, not "transparent", objects.
A fire button shoots individual shots upwards, or fires a hail uſ shuts if pressed constantly. (Only one shot appears on the screen at a time.)
# 2021-12-25 15:19:35 - official description
The fast-moving action includes a variety of creatures dropping down from the top of the screen or flying in from its sides, most of them to attack the player.
The player's shooter is represented on the screen by a some- what humanoid head.
The player's goal is to shoot at and destroy as many of these creatures and mushrooms as possible for a high point score, before the player's lives are used up.
Players can maneuver their Trak Ball control anywhere within approximately the bottom fifth of the screen.
However, they must move around mushrooms, since these are fixed, not "transparent", objects.
A fire button shoots individual shots upwards, or fires a hail uſ shuts if pressed constantly. (Only one shot appears on the screen at a time.)
# 2021-12-25 15:19:35 - official description
Technical specs
Editor note
Rather odd trackball-controlled Space Invaders imitator.
One of very few early video games designed by a woman; this one is in fact the first.
Most successful Atari arcade game of 1981.
(Zerothis) - # 2006
One of very few early video games designed by a woman; this one is in fact the first.
Most successful Atari arcade game of 1981.
(Zerothis) - # 2006
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Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 (Saturn)
Centipede (PS)
Arcade Classics (Mega Drive)
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 (SNES)
emulated by
Atari Vault (Linux)
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 (PS)
has influenced
Bug Battle (Apple II E)
Gridrunner (ZX Spectrum)
Gridrunner (Atari 400/800)
Gridrunner (VIC-20)
Gridrunner (C16/Plus4)
Gridrunner (Atari ST)
Gridrunner (C64)
has this clone
Color Caterpillar (Tandy Coco)
Wiggle Worm (Tandy Coco)
Megapede (VIC-20)
Scorpion (VIC-20)
ported to
Centipede (Atari 400/800)
Centipede (BBC)
Centipede (ColecoVision)
Centipede (Intellivision)
Centipede (Apple II E)
Centipede (VIC-20)
Centipede & Millipede (X360)
Centipede (MS-DOS)
Centipede (Atari 7800)
Centipede (C64)
Centipede (Atari 2600)
Centipede (Atari 5200)
Centipede (TI99)
prequel of
Millipede (Arcade)
Millipede (NES)
version of
Centipede (Atari ST)
Centipede (GBC)
Centipede (Intellivision)
Centipede (Lynx)
Centipede (Atari 400/800)
Centipede (ColecoVision)
Centipede (GB)
Centipede (VIC-20)
was remade as
Centipede (Mac OS Classic)
Centipede & Millipede (X360)
Centipede (Tiger Game.COM)
Centipede: Recharged (Windows)
Centipede (Windows)
Centipede (PS)
Centipede (Dreamcast)
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