About the Game
History
How to Play
Geneology
Imitations
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Original Release
Arcade

Other Releases
Apple II
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari 8-Bits
Atari ST
Commodore 64
Commodore VIC-20
ColecoVision
Game Boy
Intellivision
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Super Famicom / SNES
TI-99/4A

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Title
Level 1
Level 3
Flea
Scorpion
Extra Heads
Extra

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Extra Life

This Game Is Full of Bugs!

In addition to the original Pong, three arcade games from the original Atari are among the indisputable classics of the industry: Asteroids, Missile Command and Centipede. The latter holds a particularly special place in history, for it was the first arcade game co-designed by a woman, Dona Bailey, working with Ed Logg. Logg himself was no slouch, having also co-developed Asteroids. Unlike that earlier game, however, Centipede was very successful with female players, for which Bailey gets recognition.

Though very profitable when released in 1980, Centipede didn't quite cause any cultural shifts the way Pac-Man or Space Invaders did. Nevertheless, the game became something everyone wanted to play and arcade owners had to have. Home editions soon followed, with Atari handling conversions not only for their own home systems, but for just about every console and computer available at the time. An arcade sequel then followed in 1982, named Millipede. Further home editions and the occasional new sequel have continued to be released well into the new century.