Millipede (video game)
| Millipede | |
|---|---|
North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer | Atari, Inc. |
| Publishers | |
| Designer | Ed Logg |
| Programmer | Ed Logg Mark Cerny
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| Artists | 2600 Jerome Dourmat |
| Series | Centipede |
| Platforms | Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, NES, Game Boy |
| Release | |
| Genre | Fixed shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Millipede (stylized as millipede in western releases and as Milli-Pede in Japan) is a 1982 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades; in Japan, it was distributed by Namco. It is the sequel to 1981's Centipede, with more gameplay variety and a wider array of insect enemies. The objective is to score as many points as possible by destroying all segments of a millipede that moves toward the bottom of the screen, as well as eliminating or avoiding other enemies. As with its predecessor, the game is played with a trackball and a single fire button which can be held down for rapid-fire.
Millipede was ported to the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computers, and later to the Atari ST and Nintendo Entertainment System.