<s>
Millipede	B-General_Concept
(	O
stylized	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
in	O
western	O
releases	O
and	O
Milli-Pede	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
1981	O
's	O
Centipede	B-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
more	O
gameplay	O
variety	O
and	O
a	O
wider	O
array	O
of	O
insects	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
score	O
as	O
many	O
points	O
as	O
possible	O
by	O
destroying	O
all	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
as	O
it	O
moves	O
toward	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
eliminating	O
or	O
avoiding	O
other	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
and	O
a	O
single	O
fire	O
button	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
held	O
down	O
for	O
rapid-fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Millipede	B-General_Concept
was	O
initially	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
then	O
later	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
no	O
longer	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Bug	O
Blaster	O
"	O
from	O
Centipede	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
elf	B-Application
called	O
the	O
"	O
Archer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
that	O
advances	O
downward	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
travels	O
horizontally	O
until	O
it	O
either	O
hits	O
an	O
obstacle	O
or	O
reaches	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
it	O
drops	O
one	O
row	O
and	O
reverses	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
it	O
enters	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
gray	O
maneuvering	O
area	O
,	O
it	O
stays	O
there	O
and	O
extra	O
heads	O
appear	O
at	O
intervals	O
until	O
both	O
they	O
and	O
the	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
are	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shooting	O
a	O
body	O
segment	O
splits	O
the	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
in	O
two	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rear	O
portion	O
sprouting	O
its	O
own	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
moves	O
faster	O
and	O
its	O
head	O
segment	O
is	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earwigs	O
replace	O
scorpions	O
from	O
Centipede	B-Application
,	O
making	O
mushrooms	O
poisonous	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
will	O
charge	O
straight	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
after	O
touching	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bees	O
replace	O
fleas	O
from	O
Centipede	B-Application
,	O
leaving	O
mushrooms	O
in	O
a	O
vertical	O
line	O
and	O
requiring	O
two	O
shots	O
to	O
destroy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiders	B-Protocol
behave	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
in	O
Centipede	B-Application
,	O
moving	O
in	O
zig-zag	O
pattern	O
across	O
the	O
player	O
area	O
and	O
eating	O
mushrooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
spiders	B-Protocol
can	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
on	O
higher	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ladybugs	B-Application
crawl	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
area	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
then	O
climb	O
up	O
and	O
leave	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
turning	O
any	O
mushrooms	O
they	O
touch	O
into	O
indestructible	O
flowers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragonflies	B-Application
drop	O
mushrooms	O
while	O
zig-zagging	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mosquitoes	B-Algorithm
bounce	O
off	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
as	O
they	O
descend	O
diagonally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DDT	B-Operating_System
bombs	O
are	O
triggered	O
when	O
shot	O
,	O
destroying	O
all	O
enemies	O
and	O
mushrooms	O
within	O
the	O
resulting	O
cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
regular	O
intervals	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
a	O
bonus	O
level	O
with	O
a	O
swarm	O
of	O
enemies	O
(	O
bees	O
,	O
dragonflies	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
instead	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
millipede	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Millipede	B-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
in	O
1984	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
port	O
following	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Milli-Pede	O
:	O
Kyodai	O
Konchū	O
no	O
Gyakushū	O
,	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Millipede	B-General_Concept
:	O
Super	O
Arcade	O
Hit	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
its	O
1988	O
US	O
NES	B-Language
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
and	O
NES	B-Language
versions	O
,	O
earwigs	O
do	O
not	O
poison	O
the	O
mushrooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
version	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
was	O
completed	O
in	O
1984	O
but	O
not	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
listed	O
by	O
Cash	O
Box	O
magazine	O
as	O
America	O
's	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1983	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Millipede	B-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
together	O
with	O
Centipede	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
Arcade	O
Classic	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
Centipede	B-Application
/	O
Millipede	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Arcade	B-Application
's	I-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Atari	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
rereleased	O
in	O
the	O
2005	O
Atari	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Millipede	B-General_Concept
and	O
Centipede	B-Application
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donald	O
Hayes	O
,	O
of	O
New	O
Hampshire	O
,	O
USA	O
,	O
scored	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
10,627,331	O
points	O
playing	O
Millipede	B-General_Concept
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest	O
Millipede	B-General_Concept
score	O
played	O
under	O
tournament	O
settings	O
is	O
495,126	O
points	O
,	O
also	O
by	O
Hayes	O
.	O
</s>
