Cover of Centipede

Centipede

Centipede
Year1981
Release platformArcade
Genresshooter
DeveloperAtari
CountryUSA
EraArcades, 1958 to 1983
Importance

Why it matters

Shooting splits the centipede into independent parts, while the mushrooms left behind change its route: destroying the target reshapes the battlefield.

Sources

In collections