The History of Centipede - arcade console documentary

The history of Atari's iconic shooter

[Invidente]

Funny thing, in the comic book adaptation of centipede the main characther is actually the villian of the story, just like they made donkey kong a good guy in his cartoon.

[kendrickkelly]

I love how 40-ish years later, if I find a Centi/Millipede arcade cabinet, I can still play a decently long game on one quarter.

Muscle memory and all of those play strategies are a little rusty, but are still there!

[oaf-]

That side art is my favorite example of vintage arcade art

My favorite centipede clone was Slay the Nereis for the TRS-80

[erikglennrosenquist]

PatmanQC, I can never, ever thank you enough for playing this fine video. Centipede is a timeless classic.

[JesterEric]

There is a version for the Atari Lynx. It was unfinished/unreleased with no sound. It has had the sound added and been released as a cart

[shareofmoney]

As a kid, I always got Millipede and Centipede mixed up! Thanks for including that Saturday morning bumper! Good memories

[Cafeman_D]

I appreciate the thorough review of multiple versions. The arcade original, and the 5200 port, are the highlights. Thank you for the hard work and hours to entertain us!

[wanderandargo]

Centipede is always fun! It's timeless. My favorite version is the Atari 2600, probably because it's the one I grew up with, on an Atari 2600 we found at Goodwill. Beyond that the audio in that version is so great - The way that the laser/arrow/(whatever it is) sounds is perfect. Sidenote: Your videos are awesome! I love how you always go through the console and home PC ports - It's so cool to see all the different versions.

[MrKanjidude]

Another great video Patman! I have no idea why so many people don't subscribe to channels they enjoy. Centipede is a game I somehow never got into back in the day; all the fast creepy crawlies and hindering mushrooms makes it look rather stressful to me.

[SomeOrangeCat]

That 2600 version was an early example of "Graphics alone don't make the game!"

[jamescorvett]

i have the Atari 5200 w/trackball and i think it looks and plays as well as the arcade. Plays a lot better than public arcades because the trackball was always dirty and never worked 100% imo. Lol Loved this arcade as a kid when it was released. This and Galaga took all my quarters until the 5200 was released. Thanks for sharing!

[oldschoolcompsci]

How can you not be subscribed to this channel is the question? These videos are more addictive than drugs

[b.o.]

Thank you for telling the true story of centipede. For too long it’s as though it was a one person show. I’ve heard most of this before but nice to have the story out there. It’s my wife’s favorite game. Awesome video.

[PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It has come to my attention that there are no different modes in the cocktail version. Sorry for the erroneous info.

[joegalford]

WOW the “we’ll be right back” guitar guy brought back some memories. Another fine video sir 👍

[storiedworlds]

Centipede was one of my arcade favorites when I was a kid. Such a great game.
Love your videos, man.

[Freakinger]

Great Video! This "Club Centipede" ad was pretty damn weird, though. 😄

[BlackburnBigdragon]

Oh my god. Looking at that first picture of the kids in that arcade. The machines! I recognize them all and I played every single one of them. My favorite at this time period was "Star Castle". I always wondered why, since this game was such a hit at the arcades, it never received a console or home computer port, except to the Vectrex. You would think that this game would have been on everything at the time.

[TMALATERALUS]

Dayum, those old comercials are so bizzare to the point of sometimes being disturbing

[ThunderWarrior]

I found a cabinet in a scrap yard back in the late 90’ and bought it with another really cheap.
Now in 2021 I own a bartop arcade machine that runs Hyperspin and the very first game i added to favourites and 9/10 times what i play first is Centipede..and earlier this month i bought the Centipede/ Millipede double pack on Xbox…after all these years it’s still a highly loved game that I’m so, so thankful i was around when it first came out…..and I’m going deep here now.. it honestly brings me to tears that there is gonna be a time when I’m no longer here to play it as well as so many other games & movies and be with family and our beautiful planet with the amazing nature we have. Sorry about that. My cat died and it’s hit me hard.. PatmanQC 4 Life coz he’s just too sweet 🤘