Rating: 71.7%

Platforms: Arcade and Web browser

Genres: Shooter and Arcade

Themes: Action and Science fiction

Keywords: retro, shoot 'em up, classic, giant insects, high score, spider, centipede, animal antagonist, launch titles, single-screen level, titular antagonist, cga graphics, digital rights management, never-ending, poisoning and secret achievements

Perspective: Bird view / Isometric

Developer: Atari

Publisher: Sanritsu Denki Co., Ltd.;Atari

Centipede

Summary:

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 of the few female game programmers in the industry at this time. It was also the first arcade coin-operated game to have a significant female player base. The player defends against swarms of insects, completing a round after eliminating the centipede that winds down the playing field.