Talk:Centipede (video game)

message: 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)
thread_title:  Aren't poisoned mushrooms a good thing? 

message: 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)
thread_title: Attack of the clones

message: 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)
thread_title:  PS1 Version 

message: I believe the "gnome" reference originally stems from from the mini-comic that came with the Atari 2600 version of the game , 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)
thread_title:  Gnome? 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Centipede arcade.png

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message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:   Trap Method? 

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

message: 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)
thread_title:  Ports 

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message: Just purchased the Replicade version which started on Kickstarter but got it at Best buy. I think it would qualify as an official release as it is licensed and includes the original artwork and ROM. Cshepley (talk) 02:28, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should Replicade 1/6th scale be included as official release? 

message: According to Dona Bailey, the "fleas" are actually ants.  As she designed, drew, and programmed them, I'd say she's a pretty authoritative source on the matter.  Ed Logg mistook them for fleas and was too stubborn to let Dona correct him.
ZoeB (talk) 14:25, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The source code consistently refers to them as ants, which makes sense given that they run in a straight line (vs. hopping around).  However, the graphics are clearly fleas, and that's how the service manual describes them. Fadden0 (talk) 19:14, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  The ants