Atari 8-bit Centipede (prototype version) - glitch and score rolled @ScottithGames

Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

A prototype version exists that is copyright dated 1981 and is easier to play than the released version. The prototype version boots to a light-green mushroom field and always starts with a purple field with a blue centipede and blue reserve lives; the released version boots to a white mushroom field and always starts with a green mushroom field with a red centipede and red reserve lives. The centipede in the prototype always appears complete and in the center of the screen; the centipede in the released version has a separate segment each time it appears and always starts to the right of center, with the separate segments to the left of center. It eventually appears with all the segments separate and will never appear complete again. The scorpion and spider also appear more frequently in the released version, and the spider becomes more aggressive and erratic.

BUG: When using the tunnel strategy, the head of the centipede will sometimes break off and jump down when you’re shooting at it.

Atari 8-bit Centipede (prototype version) - glitch and score rolled

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