About Centipede
Centipede is a vertically-oriented shoot 'em up arcade game produced by Atari, Inc. in 1980. The game was designed by Ed Logg along with Dona Bailey, one o
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The Enchanted Forest Once upon a time in a misty, enchanted forest, there lived a colony of good elves. These elves had a major problem, though. Their prized mushroom garden was infested with pests--a giant Centipede, a poison-spreading scorpion, a mischief-making spider, and a pesky flea. The good elves tried everything they could to rid their garden of these bugs. But nothing worked. One day, an elf named Oliver was hacking away at a poisoned mushroom in the garden. Suddenly, he saw an unusual stick gleaming in the dirt. Just as Oliver picked up the stick, a spider jumped out from behind a mushroom and rushed at him. When Oliver waved his hands wildly to try to scare the spider away, sparks flew from his stick and the spider disappeared! "How did that happen?" Oliver wondered out loud
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About Centipede
Centipede is a game developed by Atari and published by Sanritsu Denki Co., Ltd.. Released in 1981, Centipede falls under the Shooter and Arcade genres. It holds an overall rating of 71/100 based on 60 ratings.
The game is available on Arcade, browser.. Game modes include Single player, Multiplayer.
The game explores themes of Action, Science fiction and is played from a Bird view / Isometric perspective.. Players who enjoy Centipede might also like the 8 similar games listed above.