<s>
Centipede	B-Device
is	O
a	O
1980	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Dona	O
Bailey	O
and	O
Ed	O
Logg	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
commercially	O
successful	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
with	O
a	O
significant	O
female	O
player	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
shoot	O
all	O
the	O
segments	O
of	O
a	O
centipede	B-Device
that	O
winds	O
down	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
sequel	O
,	O
Millipede	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centipede	B-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
own	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
Atarisoft	O
label	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
(	O
as	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
)	O
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superior	B-Device
Software	I-Device
published	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
were	O
also	O
produced	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
short-lived	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Handheld	B-Application
Games	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
moved	O
around	O
the	O
bottom	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
and	O
fires	O
small	O
darts	O
at	O
a	O
segmented	O
centipede	B-Device
advancing	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
through	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
mushrooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
centipede	B-Device
becomes	O
a	O
mushroom	O
when	O
shot	O
;	O
shooting	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
middle	O
segments	O
splits	O
the	O
centipede	B-Device
into	O
two	O
pieces	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
centipede	B-Device
head	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
segment	O
behind	O
it	O
becomes	O
the	O
next	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
centipede	B-Device
starts	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
traveling	O
either	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
higher	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
can	O
become	O
increasingly	O
crowded	O
with	O
mushrooms	O
due	O
to	O
player/enemy	O
actions	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
centipede	B-Device
to	O
descend	O
more	O
rapidly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
centipede	B-Device
reaches	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
it	O
stays	O
within	O
the	O
player	O
area	O
and	O
one-segment	O
"	O
head	O
"	O
centipedes	B-Device
will	O
periodically	O
appear	O
from	O
the	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
continues	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
eliminated	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
centipede	B-Device
and	O
all	O
heads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
all	O
the	O
centipede	B-Device
's	O
segments	O
are	O
destroyed	O
,	O
another	O
one	O
enters	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
centipede	B-Device
is	O
10	O
or	O
12	O
segments	O
long	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
head	O
;	O
each	O
successive	O
centipede	B-Device
is	O
one	O
segment	O
shorter	O
and	O
accompanied	O
by	O
one	O
detached	O
,	O
faster-moving	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
pattern	O
continues	O
until	O
all	O
segments	O
are	O
separate	O
heads	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
it	O
repeats	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
full-length	O
centipede	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
encounters	O
other	O
creatures	O
besides	O
the	O
centipedes	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiders	B-Protocol
move	O
across	O
the	O
player	O
area	O
in	O
a	O
zig-zag	O
pattern	O
and	O
eat	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mushrooms	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
worth	O
300	O
,	O
600	O
,	O
or	O
900	O
points	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
close	O
the	O
player	O
shoots	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpions	B-Application
move	O
horizontally	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
turning	O
every	O
mushroom	O
they	O
touch	O
into	O
poison	O
mushrooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpions	B-Application
are	O
also	O
worth	O
the	O
most	O
points	O
of	O
all	O
enemies	O
with	O
1,000	O
points	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
centipede	B-Device
touching	O
a	O
poison	O
mushroom	O
will	O
attack	O
straight	O
down	O
toward	O
the	O
bottom	O
,	O
then	O
return	O
to	O
normal	O
behavior	O
upon	O
reaching	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
poisoned	O
"	O
centipede	B-Device
can	O
be	O
both	O
beneficial	O
and	O
detrimental	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
destroy	O
them	O
rapidly	O
as	O
it	O
descends	O
down	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
very	O
challenging	O
to	O
avoid	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
already	O
split	O
into	O
multiple	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dona	O
Bailey	O
and	O
Ed	O
Logg	O
developed	O
Centipede	B-Device
for	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bailey	O
had	O
only	O
recently	O
discovered	O
video	O
games	O
when	O
she	O
heard	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invader	I-Application
"	O
(	O
1979	O
)	O
by	O
The	O
Pretenders	O
and	O
then	O
played	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
American	O
women	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
with	O
experience	O
in	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centipede	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Application
VCS	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Centipede	B-Device
sold	O
1,475,240	O
cartridges	O
during	O
1982	O
to	O
1983	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
11th-best-selling	B-Application
Atari	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
significant	O
female	O
player	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
How	O
to	O
Win	O
Video	O
Games	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
estimated	O
that	O
half	O
of	O
its	O
players	O
and	O
60%	O
of	O
Pac-Mans	O
were	O
women	O
,	O
while	O
95%	O
of	O
Defender	B-Application
players	O
were	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
Softline	O
readers	O
named	O
Centipede	B-Device
ninth	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Top	O
Thirty	O
list	O
of	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
programs	O
by	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
1984	O
Best	O
Computer	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
where	O
the	O
judges	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"pack[ing]	O
a	O
real	O
roundhouse	O
punch	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
some	O
"	O
insist	O
that	O
[	O
the	O
Centipede ]	O
Atari	O
cartridge	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
home-arcade	O
edition	O
you	O
can	O
buy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
H	O
.	O
Ahl	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	B-Application
Games	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
"	O
delightful	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1984	O
Video	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Bill	O
Kunkel	O
and	O
Arnie	O
Katz	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
graphic	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	O
crimp	O
the	O
style	O
"	O
and	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
interfacing	O
with	O
trackball	B-Device
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
15th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
as	O
number	O
84	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
cool	O
concept	O
,	O
trackball	B-Device
control	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
accessible	O
enough	O
that	O
"	O
any	O
human	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
can	O
play	O
it	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
enjoy	O
it	O
"	O
yet	O
"	O
hard	O
enough	O
that	O
even	O
excellent	O
gamers	O
find	O
it	O
challenging	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Centipede	B-Device
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
Master	O
System	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Arcade	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
3.x	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
package	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Midway	O
Games	O
published	O
Arcade	B-Application
's	I-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Atari	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
1	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Centipede	B-Device
3D	O
remake	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
mode	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Atari	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
1	O
,	O
Atari	B-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Application
:	I-Application
80	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
in	I-Application
One	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
unlockable	O
minigame	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Terminator	B-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rise	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
once	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
beaten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
in	O
both	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
versions	O
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Atari	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
's	O
Atari	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
version	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
Millipede	B-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
an	O
"	O
evolution	O
mode	O
"	O
,	O
featuring	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
like	O
motion	O
blur	O
,	O
trails	O
,	O
and	O
particle-based	O
explosions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glu	O
Mobile	O
released	O
a	O
licensed	O
cellular	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
Centipede	B-Device
that	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
updated	O
gameplay	O
,	O
skins	O
,	O
and	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Atari	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Retro	B-Device
Atari	I-Device
Classics	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
1	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
2600	O
versions	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
Atari	B-Application
Vault	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Arcade	B-Application
Collection	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centipede	B-Device
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Millipede	B-Application
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Atari	O
Games	O
developed	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
called	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
for	O
their	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Missile	O
Command	O
2	O
and	O
Super	O
Centipede	B-Device
with	O
co-op	O
2-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Dark	O
Science	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Centipede	B-Device
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
after	O
acquiring	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
Atari	O
from	O
then-owner	O
JT	O
Storage	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	B-Device
new	I-Device
version	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
game	I-Device
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Atari	O
,	O
SA	O
released	O
Centipede	B-Application
:	I-Application
Infestation	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
GameTaco	O
released	O
Centipede	B-Device
:	O
Cash	O
Blast	O
for	O
iOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
revamped	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Centipede	B-Device
:	O
Recharged	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Application
VCS	I-Application
with	O
exclusive	O
content	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Centipede	B-Device
concept	O
was	O
widely	O
cloned	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
home	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Centipede	B-Device
was	O
published	O
by	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centipede	B-Device
appears	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Emmett/Furla/Oasis	O
Films	O
closed	O
with	O
Atari	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
finance	O
both	O
Centipede	B-Device
and	O
Missile	O
Command	O
movie	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamite	O
Entertainment	O
started	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Centipede	B-Device
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
record	O
score	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Centipede	B-Device
was	O
16,389,547	O
points	O
by	O
Jim	O
Schneider	O
of	O
the	O
USA	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donald	O
Hayes	O
of	O
Windham	O
,	O
New	O
Hampshire	O
,	O
scored	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
7,111,111	O
points	O
under	O
tournament	O
rules	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Centipede	B-Device
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
