Talk:Centipede (video game)

Aren't poisoned mushrooms a good thing?

When the centipede touches a poisoned mushroom, it flies down to the bottom of the screen in a nearly straight line. This gives you the chance to blast the whole centipede in a row very quickly. -- Myria 05:04, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

• Sure... if you're good enough. Crotalus horridus 16:02, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Attack of the clones

We need more Centipede clones for the list. Anyone who knows of one, please add it (preferably with a URL source). Crotalus horridus 16:02, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

I added TONS of Arcade clones and info on Part 3 called Super Centipede which was never released but was made as a prototype.

You can see it here: http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=6904

--4.250.63.149 04:21, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

I just added two more and links for all--4.250.63.149 04:39, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Clones should be limited to actual historical commercial products, not every single homebrewed play-alikes. --Marty Goldberg 17:37, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

PS1 Version

It says nothing about the PS1 version of the game.

It auctually says a little bit about it; also, note that the PS1 version was also ported to the PC (It would be better if you were to sign your name).

--TomasBat 17:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Gnome?

I believe the "gnome" reference originally stems from from the mini-comic that came with the Atari 2600 version of the game [1], but even there they're called "elves", not gnomes. The "magic wand" was apparently a cover-up for the fact that the player's sprite in the home version had been changed from its original form into a block (the "wand"). I always thought the player sprite in the arcade resembled a snake's head, myself (and it seems I'm not the only one). - Wrassedragon 23:05, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 12:37, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Centipede arcade.png

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BetacommandBot 02:00, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Trap Method?

I've tried finding discussions online as to what the "trap method" is that seems to be commonly employed in the non-tournament playing of the game, but was unable to find a worthwhile source of information. Is there any way to elaborate on this method? Justwes (talk) 22:15, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

That's a game strategy, and beyond the scope of a Wikipedia article. We don't allow game guide material here. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 23:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

PC Version

A PC version of this was released in 1983 titled "IBM Centipede", by R.J. Grafe. I assume it's not an official release? 2fort5r (talk) 17:02, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

The only official version would have been the one released by Atarisoft. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 17:16, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Not so, as back in the 1980s and even into the 1990s, is was common for major companies to obtain licenses to re-release games under their own names, even though the game was originally developed by somebody else. Companies like Atlus and Working Designs lived off of this concept. Nintendo even does this today for European Wii releases. The most famous example is either PC Jr. version of King's Quest, released by IBM under license from Sierra, or Street Fighter Alpha 2 for the SNES, licensed to Nintendo, which is the opening screen, by Capcom. Coffee5binky (talk) 03:57, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Ports

Using MobyGames, here's a list of ports and/or adaptations:

• iPhone
• Apple II
• Atari 2600
• Atari 5200
• Atari 7800
• Atari 8-bit Computers (i.e. XEGS)
• ColecoVision
• Commodore 64
• Game Boy
• Game Boy Color
• Intellivision
• A "PC Booter" Title
• TI-99/4A
• VIC-20
• Dreamcast
• game.com
• Apple Macintosh
• PlayStation
• Windows (multiple releases and versions)
• ZX Spectrum as "Centi-Bug"
• Xbox 360
• Game Boy Advance
• and renamed different DOS version called "Champ Centiped-Em"

See if the ports section can be cleaned up using the information I just provided here. MobyGames has the citations for each different version of the game.

Coffee5binky (talk) 03:54, 1 December 2009 (UTC)