Have you ever played the arcade classic Centipede?

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An insidious invasion of multiplying insects (centipedes, jumping spiders, poisonous spiders, and frenzied fleas) pose different perils to the mushroom patch. You must repeatedly blast enraged creepers and stubborn obstacles or lose your enchanted fungus. Remember to listen for the distinctive sounds of the attacking bugs; and watch out for blasted centipede segments, each one grows a new head!

MrOracle · Accepted Answer

Of course. I grew up in the 80s, so I played all of the classic video games on their original hardware. Those were the days when Chuck E. Cheese was more of a video game arcade than anything else and the target audience was teens (that ended in the 90s, and since then, they target the 5-10 demographic).

I used to seek out tourist trap places that had big arcades, often with strange old mechanical games as well as vintage video games. You could find places like that in the 80s, but the rise of home game consoles killed them off - the cost of maintaining those games is too high to make them profitable unless it's a real tourist trap (as of a few years ago, there was an old arcade on the Santa Cruz boardwalk).

And places like Dave & Busters only have a small number of classic arcade games, devoting most of their space to massive driving simulators that cost several dollars a play. It's just not the same.

GoldenAxer · Accepted Answer

A few times in the US when I visited there for summers or Christmas as a kid. I don't think I saw the arcade cabinet for it in Japan for some reason.

There was also this arcade game I tried a few times that I found very interesting for its controls but I only have a vague recollection of it. I'm wondering if you might know. If I recall correctly, it was like a tank game except a single player got two joysticks instead of one, kind of like Smash TV (a game I played like crazy back then).

karaspara · Accepted Answer

I have played this one though I doubt it was the original it was on a handheld neo geo I think

Cherry234 · Accepted Answer

I'm glad I haven't heard of this game bc you know I hate centipedes. Ugh!

DonkeyDan · Answer

I believe I've played a home port on the BBC but couldn't tell you what it was called.

RolandCuthbert · Answer

Could never get into it. But I loved some Millipede.

coachTanthony · Answer

It was in the arcade as a kid but Galaga was my jam.

exitseven · Answer

Yes, there were two arcade games at a bar I used to drink at. Space Invaders and centipede.

MTC29 · Answer

I played it in the arcade many times.

beebella · Answer

I don't think I've ever played it.

IncognitoBandito · Answer

The Spider in that game is an annoying SOB

Gwenhwyfar · Answer

Actually yes

Nightroads · Answer

Yay, my fav.

JosyJosy · Answer

Nope :)

Shamiah02 · Answer

Nope

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