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[Ikrananka]

Centipede





An insidious invasion of multiplying insects (centipedes, jumping spiders, poisonous scorpions, and frenzied fleas) pose different perils to the mushroom patch.

Game Information

Game Name: Centipede
Released by: Atarisoft, 1983
Original arcade game by: Atari
CV HSC High Score: N/A
TwinGalaxies High Score: 62,257 by Ron (Dec 2000)
Settings: Skill 2 - Standard
This game was suggested by: roadrunner

Contest Ends

Saturday, 8 October 2011 at 1:00AM EST


Quick-Start-Bonus-Info and HSC Rules


Final High Scores

1. skosh 56,173 [+10]
2. Mangia-Boy 54,900 [+9] [+2]
3. JacobZu7zu7 52,705 [+8]
4. jblenkle 51,511 [+6]
5. ed1475 50,841 [+4]
6. rmaerz 35,461 [+2]
7. Ikrananka 35,359 [+1]
8. centiqueen81 34,383 [+1]
9. roadrunner 32,569 [+1]
10. chuckwalla 30,510 [+1]
11. patbb 23,859 [+1]
12. 1982VideoGames 14,791 [+1]


Leaderboard

1. patbb [42] (6) 1
2. Mangia-Boy [41] (6)
3. jblenkle [31] (6) 1
4. ed1475 [29] (6) 1 1
5. atariron82 [29] (4) 1
6. Ikrananka [16] (6)
7. chuckwalla [15] (2)
8. Ms. Do [13] (1) 1
9. purenergy [10] (2)
10. retroillucid [10] (1) 1
11. JacobZu7zu7 [9] (5)
12. ColecoDan [6] (1)
12. ChuckH [6] (1)
14. Yurkie [5] (2)
15. roadrunner [3] (3)
16. rmaerz [3] (2)
17. cmart604 [1] (1)
17. NIAD [1] (1)

[ ] = Points
( ) = Rounds Played
BLUE = Rounds Won
GOLD = Seasons Won

Edited by Ikrananka, Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:26 PM.

[Ikrananka]

Okay, I'll get the ball rolling - 20,252

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[patbb]

Anybody using the roller controller to play this one.

I will try my Wico trackball this weekend, I'll keep you posted.

[Mangia-Boy]

I don't have a roller controller.
This is again a good game choice by Ikrananka, level 2 is very tough to play.
My score: 54.900. One great run in about 10 tries.

[roadrunner]

I missed the last round but i'm back.

23,926

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[rmaerz]

patbb, on Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:03 PM, said:

Anybody using the roller controller to play this one.

I will try my Wico trackball this weekend, I'll keep you posted.

I do. If you don't have one I would recommend picking one up. You can use it for more than the traditional trackball games like Star Wars, Space Fury, Carnival & SubRoc.

[ed1475]

40,896

Using the roller controller.

[jblenkle]

Centipede - 13,182

[Ikrananka]

My thumb hurts

28,976 with the standard joystick. Will try with the Roller Controller next.

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[rmaerz]

35,461

I would've snapped a pic but I played the easy version first which was on the high score list. (yeah I know - I could've power-cycled but I was too lazy at the time).

[Ikrananka]

rmaerz, on Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:40 PM, said:

35,461

I would've snapped a pic but I played the easy version first which was on the high score list. (yeah I know - I could've power-cycled but I was too lazy at the time).

So, just to confirm - your score was from Skill 1 - Easy and therefore not valid for this HSC.

[rmaerz]

Ikrananka, on Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:54 AM, said:

rmaerz, on Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:40 PM, said:

35,461

I would've snapped a pic but I played the easy version first which was on the high score list. (yeah I know - I could've power-cycled but I was too lazy at the time).

So, just to confirm - your score was from Skill 1 - Easy and therefore not valid for this HSC.

That is incorrect.

I started my gaming session on Easy then switched to Standard. Because my High Score listed was over 50K achieved on Easy, I did not snap a photo.

So therefore, my score achieved on Standard difficulty is 35,461.

[Ikrananka]

rmaerz, on Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:20 AM, said:

Ikrananka, on Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:54 AM, said:

rmaerz, on Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:40 PM, said:

35,461

I would've snapped a pic but I played the easy version first which was on the high score list. (yeah I know - I could've power-cycled but I was too lazy at the time).

So, just to confirm - your score was from Skill 1 - Easy and therefore not valid for this HSC.

That is incorrect.

I started my gaming session on Easy then switched to Standard. Because my High Score listed was over 50K achieved on Easy, I did not snap a photo.

So therefore, my score achieved on Standard difficulty is 35,461.

Understood - sorry for my misinterpretation.

[jblenkle]

Centipede - 32,945

[JacobZu7zu7]

skill 2... 28,342

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Edited by JacobZu7zu7, Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:38 PM.

[roadrunner]

Woo Hoo over 30k

32,569

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[skosh]

34,077

[JacobZu7zu7]

Virtual Colecovision, is not a good emulation... I'm not gonna use that for HSC... centipedes collision detection is, twice as difficult.

Got much better score with MEKA Sega emulation it's also a Colecovision...

SKILL 2: 35,691

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[skosh]

43,196

Edited by skosh, Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:12 AM.

[chuckwalla]

30,510

That spider makes the game SO difficult - can we get a hack to include some DDT to whack that guy?

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[skosh]

The way the spiders behave in this version makes me play the game entirely different from the arcade. Spiders should not be allowed to crawl along the bottom like that. Is it just me or is it overall faster than playing the arcade? Perhaps it is just due in part to having less rows to traverse and the fact I am getting old. In this setting you get scorpions immediately and makes for a challenge right away.


56,173

[JacobZu7zu7]

40,872 50,029 just hit 50ks...!

I like this centipede because it's faster and a bit different, yet... I am slighty annoyed by the fact it's different and not like Atari console versions. lol

This game is an a-hole basically.

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Edited by JacobZu7zu7, Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:20 AM.

[1982VideoGames]

14,791 (no camera right now)
I need to get back into playing the colecovision.

[Ikrananka]

35,359

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[jblenkle]

Centipede - 40,578

Edited by jblenkle, Tue Oct 4, 2011 5:36 PM.