Achieved at : 2023-04-30
Rank : 2
(55% worse)
Lups : 83
Approved :
Yes
Voting completed : 2023-05-22
| General Rules: |
Game must be played on the actual hardware. Play with default settings unless otherwise specified. No code modifications that give the player an advantage over other players. 1 credit. No continues. 1 player mode only. No use of trainers, cheats, auto-fire (when not default present in-game) , game saves, or cheat codes. Can be overruled by the Specific Rules. It is discouraged and may lead to voters not accepting your score to - excessively point farm - use glitches or other game exploits |
| Specific Rules: |
Play in Game Mode 1: Standard Play. No Teddy Bear icon will be shown in the score area. |
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Released for the 2600 / VCS in 1983, this port of the Atari arcade game for the home became an instant classic. The in-game graphics may not be the best - a limitation of the Atari hardware rather than the programmer's ability - but the gameplay is excellent. The complete set of enemies is here - Centipedes, Spiders, Fleas and the Scorpion. The game mechanics are also maintained and the Centipede will drop to the bottom of the screen if it touches a mushroom poisoned by the Centipede.
Programmed by David Payne (Vanguard on 2600) and Josh Littlefield (Ms Pac-man and Atari Video Cube on 2600), this is one of the best games for 2600. The title screen is particularly impressive, allowing the programmer's to show what they could do when not being hindered by the limitations of the hardware during play.
This run was played using the Steam version of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration on PC. The date of play was the 30th April 2023. The game mode was Standard Play - the only other option is "Childrens Version" which shows a teddy-bear icon in the score. The difficulty switches have no effect in this game. The final score was 29,192 points.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is just that, a celebration of 50 years of Atari. Although there have been many Atari game compilations over the years, this one is the best yet, lovingly put together with many documents and features within it. It's like visiting an interactive museum.
Time stamps:
00:30 Loading Centipede for 2600 from the game library.
00:36 Game loaded.
00:38 In-game options (left and right difficulty are N/a and Game Variation is "1. Standard Play".
00:53 Game Options - nothing to adjust here.
00:58 Reshowing in-game options.
01:08 Game start.
02:21 Extra life awarded for reaching 10,000 points.
02:52 First life lost.
03:42 Second life lost.
03:48 Third life lost.
03:55 Extra life awarded for reaching 20,000 points.
04:09 Fourth life lost.
05:10 Fifth life lost. Game Over. Final score 29,192 points.
Programmed by David Payne (Vanguard on 2600) and Josh Littlefield (Ms Pac-man and Atari Video Cube on 2600), this is one of the best games for 2600. The title screen is particularly impressive, allowing the programmer's to show what they could do when not being hindered by the limitations of the hardware during play.
This run was played using the Steam version of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration on PC. The date of play was the 30th April 2023. The game mode was Standard Play - the only other option is "Childrens Version" which shows a teddy-bear icon in the score. The difficulty switches have no effect in this game. The final score was 29,192 points.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is just that, a celebration of 50 years of Atari. Although there have been many Atari game compilations over the years, this one is the best yet, lovingly put together with many documents and features within it. It's like visiting an interactive museum.
Time stamps:
00:30 Loading Centipede for 2600 from the game library.
00:36 Game loaded.
00:38 In-game options (left and right difficulty are N/a and Game Variation is "1. Standard Play".
00:53 Game Options - nothing to adjust here.
00:58 Reshowing in-game options.
01:08 Game start.
02:21 Extra life awarded for reaching 10,000 points.
02:52 First life lost.
03:42 Second life lost.
03:48 Third life lost.
03:55 Extra life awarded for reaching 20,000 points.
04:09 Fourth life lost.
05:10 Fifth life lost. Game Over. Final score 29,192 points.