Centipede
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Centipede is a classic fixed-shooter arcade video game from the early 1980s, known for its fast-paced insect-blasting gameplay and iconic status in Atari’s golden age lineup.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atari arcade game
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arcade video game ⓘ fixed shooter ⓘ |
| cabinetType |
cocktail arcade cabinet
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upright arcade cabinet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer |
Donna Bailey
NERFINISHED
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Ed Logg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy |
centipede
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flea ⓘ scorpion ⓘ spider ⓘ |
| gameMode |
single-player
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two-player alternating ⓘ |
| genre | fixed shooter ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Centipede: Recharged NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inputDevice | trackball ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a classic of the golden age of arcade video games ⓘ |
| mechanic |
increasing speed and difficulty over time
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mushrooms change centipede direction ⓘ player shoots segments and mushrooms for points ⓘ segment-based centipede that descends through mushrooms ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colorful mushroom-filled playfield
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fast-paced gameplay ⓘ prominent female co-designer Donna Bailey ⓘ trackball controls ⓘ |
| obstacle | mushroom ⓘ |
| originalPublisherRegion | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atari golden age lineup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | top-down ⓘ |
| platform |
Apple II
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Atari 2600 NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 5200 NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 7800 NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED ⓘ ColecoVision NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM PC NERFINISHED ⓘ Intellivision NERFINISHED ⓘ arcade ⓘ various home computers ⓘ |
| playerControls | small shooter at bottom of screen ⓘ |
| publisher | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| setting | mushroom field ⓘ |
| successor | Millipede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | insects ⓘ |
| visualStyle | 2D raster graphics ⓘ |
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