Classic Game Room - CENTIPEDE for Atari 2600 review

[eggertstwart]

destroy the damn poison mushrooms.

[falariem]

5:08... Well, Mark, what I THINK you were gonna say was that the OTHER game to bring along would be Yars' Revenge. :)

[ChildsViewReviews]

This port was made by people who don't know how to design sprites.

[ChildsViewReviews]

@ChildsViewReviews The 2600's capabilities really could've done better. There was more detail in the sprites for the space invaders.

[OmarSuperMario1000]

This is my all time favorite atari game !!!

[asombrosodios]

I have this for DS.

[sublimenese]

i fucking love this game

[GoodNewsJim]

I like how he doesn't trash this game. I probably played more 2600 than any person on Earth has or ever will. Most people are all about trashing 2600 games.

[KartKing4ever]

This game is full of BUGS!

[ImagesByDavid]

one of my fav games of long ago!

[spinamajig]

Damn! My 5200 in on fire...

[jtomally9681]

My Dad and I use to have competitions playing this all the time.

[bazfanv2]

This is one of those fucking hell moments. kodak as nothing on me.

[jutubaeh]

its not a cursor, its a mushroom?

[TheXtro101]

The last time I played this Atari classic was back during the summer of 1984 and at the same time a song call,"Centipede",by Rebbie Jackson was released on the radio(I would listen to that song and play this game at the same time).

[MedleyCrew]

Why is the newer 3D centipede so unknown?

[superfresh333]

@MedleyCrew caues its on xbox live

[Evilmonkey66699]

@MedleyCrew because it has such awkward controls, ridiculous shoot 'em up style boss fights which is also a pain since the way the game controls and your ship's response time doesn't suit those types of encounters and the 3D enviroment doesn't suit a game like this as enemies keep getting behind you or you back up into a enemy and you wont know it till they kill you because it's so hard to see alot of times. That's why.

[illustriouschin]

@Evilmonkey66699 Are you referring to the Dreamcast version?  Because the XBLA version played fine to me.

[ClassicGamer88]

this game has kickass sound effects

[ilikemewaffle]

i just got an atari 2600!! but i only have like 6 good games : defender, miss pac-man, centipede, dig dug, missile command, and frogger. does anyone know of good games i can get for cheap.

[lowes48impala]

@ilikemewaffle combat , air sea battle , pole position , pitfall and check out some shooting games on CGR :)

[bazfanv2]

@ilikemewaffle Millipede , Private eye , Moon sweeper , Moon patrol , Fantastic voyage , Jnr Pacman , River raid , yars revenge, Sea hawk , Battlezone, Empire stirkes back, Space invaders, Galaxian, and many many more.

[aniellotama83]

NO SPOT!

[pazks723]

i honestly have no idea what the difference between millipede and centepede is

[geforcefly1982]

Speaking of easy, it's entirely possible that you could get the game in such a situation where you're shooting every last centipede every 2 seconds almost indefinitely if you're in a certain spot on the playfield. Good game though, although the 7800 version is the best.

[Nachotype908]

this game is also for the PS1

[CrazynathanToday22]

I did a let's play on this game.

[Binkysuperstar]

The graphics were my least favorite on the 2600 version

[TheCastellan]

My favorite controller for Atari is this joystick with the button on the top.

[gluserty]

such a great game; i have this version for the Atari flashback2.

[zdog95ster]

at the end I highly doubt that but it is possible and you could bring a generator

[CapoeiraLifestyle]

Agreed...Centipede is one of the best games of all time.

I was on a flight to London and they had it...Airplane + GAMING :D

[FoxHound212]

Too bad my 5200 IS on fire

[koisanjie]

@FoxHound212 Mine, too, especially after my cousin Urd used her destructive thunder magic on it.

[notyoursavior78]

haha I loved the ending. "Hopefully you'll have a cellphone and you could call for help and while you are waiting for the cruise ship to arrive you can download centipede. If you are really lucky the cruise ship will have the arcade version of centipede."

[CountYorik]

I love CGR's videos. It's friday morning, I've got a hangover and feel like shit, but when I stick some GCR reviews on everything seems better.

[midiman22000]

Did you know there was also a more recent "Centipede" ? it was in 3D, it had a story, and sucked majorly. I bought it for the cheap price of 2 bucks for the PC, but really, maybe you should give it a chance :P

[hazzardwantcookies]

thats the dreamcast version he talked about. its actually quite fun to me but we all have our opinions

[dougd1015]

And for that matter, wouldn't you need Wifi to download something onto you Cell?

[sdmitch16]

Why can't you download by radio?

[hwen123456789]

I looked under my bed last week and found this game to bad i dont have a atari

[richardclayton2007]

@hwen123456789 wow when was the last time u cleaned under there hehehe

[ViciousAlienKlown]

I use to have the trackball controller for the 5200 and was one of the few controllers that worked and didn't break. Also Centipede on the 5200 is superior to the 2600 in everyway....if you have the trackball controller.

[dougd1015]

Can you play non track ball arcade attired game with it?

I'm sick of dysfunctional ATARI 5200 controllers.

[ViciousAlienKlown]

You can try it and see which game works better, some didn't work at all but it does play quite a few games though. There is some after market controllers that would be your best bet.

[iheartdonut]

does anybody remember the story of centipede? something about a prince and his sick/dying father, and a wizard who makes the forest really big... something something, the prince has magic arrows?

[Guttermouth]

The first game I ever played. Man, does this bring back some memories!

[delfmeek]

You need to try the Atari 5200 version with the Trackball...I prefer it over the 7800 version.

[DontBeRidikalus]

Why would you need a trackball if you only go left to right?

serious question

[radajan]

I think in other versions you can move up and down.

[The28thplatypus]

@DontBeRidikalus 1:40.

[rickyjshiznit]

u can go up a little bit too

[AoFparson]

well u would thing paddles would do the job but in this game u also can go up a bit not all the way. thats for dodging the centipede when their on the bottom

[acrichardson1]

We have three copies of Centipede for our Atari 2600. One of them is still in the box. And the box is still in the original shrinkwrap.

[atmosphirplayer]

:D yay

[tanman228]

its on ds on the game called retro atari classics chek it out and review it you might like it

[rune133]

This game needed Flamethrowers

[neofunface]

@rune133 sorry for the -1 i want a +1 but my mouse slip :P +1 +1 +1

[fingerboarding007]

@rune133 or maybe flamethrowers needed this game :0

[totrice]

@rune133 how did you know?

[rune133]

@totrice Lol that comment was a year ago 0_o

[therealKINDLE]

Such a classic game. Me n my old man would be on this for hours at a time!

[headbangermat930]

if only it had flamethrowers....

[siwy2501]

how long he can talk about game like this ohhhhhhhhhhhh

[tribeisone]

Why not do some commodore 64 reviews???

[TokoBotzor]

oh no unlucky me my atari 2600 is on fire... O.o

[mm2tracks]

I remember playing Centipede on the PC when I was really young. It looked better then this version though. I never liked it that much though, it was fun but not that fun.

[lorden95]

there is noooo way im waysting my ms points on this not even for 80 ms im geting serius sam HD but thats a old game so waht do u expect ?? xD

[Random90sKid]

@lorden95 this,my friends...is a modern generation kid.

*sigh*

[ignika98]

@Random90sKid well ima moder gen kid and have a sega genesis nes and snes and i think there more enjoyable than my 360

[GummyMarky]

shit looks boring

[bangity]

oi oii... why the Chopin's walt C# Minor at the end? lol.. It's weird. The performer plays a bit fast though. Should be slower.

[natal1711]

I'm sorry, but this game looks like crap! The moving parts jumping all over the place at random. It would make me furious to play this.

[Danny77uk]

Go back to your books, grandad!

[nintygamer23]

Great but insaneley hard!

[AloisSenefelder]

I had a weird dream last night that Mark came over and loaned me a banana, but it was bruised. I needed it to defeat the alligator in my hallway. It had snakes in its mouth... Uh... yeah.

[MrStarForgeX]

Wtf xD

[bazfanv2]

I thought Ed log created Centipede and the first game created by woman (carol shaw) was River raid (also a top notch 2600 game). I love Centipede on the 2600, but i think Millipede was the better game (more nasties and on screen action).

[Doom2Guy]

Meh, I never liked Centipede, not my thing

[ZSSolomon]

LOL on the cruise ship with the centipede machine. :D Very nice review! Keep it going, and don't let the idiots bother you. "Your" the best... :P

[EelcoDeW79]

Cheers again Mark, awesome review =D

[sotelo6666]

better than al loooooot of games out there in present day.... what a well made game, it would last for ever.

[DawnClover]

too...much...nostalgia...can't­...breathe...

[NazgulPrince]

Wow 6 minutes on an extremely simple but fun game.

[dav956able]

review spore for the pc

[Infendo]

Why? Spore sucks....

[outrunracer82]

damn right !

[9esferas]

great spacecraft design lol xD

[1Morka1]

u know what atari 2600 is and when it was released?

[9esferas]

ummm yeah, and i've finished Solaris (check my channel), proably the best graphics until its date (Atari 2600 game)

belive me, Atari 2600 can handle an spacecraft shape (and a lot of other things), it doesnt mind at all in cencipede (graphics? whats this) but as i've said, its lol

[MrMadmike888]

man i love that game i had that as my first atari wicked sound

[04AiZ]

what is the "HD" button doin here!?!??? LMAO

[nephildevil]

centipede! my fav game on the 2600 together with defender

back in the early 80s

[nutherefurlong]

I loved the physics of Centipede. Fleas create mushrooms; scorpions poison mushrooms which, if a centipede touches it, means they come straight down to the bottom of the screen;spiders get rid of mushrooms; dead centipede segments create mushrooms; dead centipede heads do not. Makes for an interesting board every time.

[rawm2000]

Good review

[13beastoz]

omg I hate Centipedes they are so ugly...makes me thirsty for their blood... <:)

[WCWite]

Centipede always made no sense to play on 2600 when they had Millipede which was better in every way.

[AfroedNinja]

Nice score.. I spent many, many hours playing this version back in the day. Along with 2600 Defender. Awesomeness!!

Great review!

[rorydog02]

me to great game

[jdigitalseven]

These Atari games bring back lots of memories. Im an 80's kid, but still remember Atari games. Myself I never liked nintendo until the 64, I had lots of goodtimes with Warlord, Grand Prix, Donkey Kong, Kung Fu(think it had a different name for Atari???), and all the great game selection. My favorite was probably Keystone Kapers, I hope to see a review o that!!  PS I had ET but no instruction manual and had no clue how to beat it in the late 80's/early 90's.

[progrocker69]

Millipede for the 2600 is absolutely unbelievably good. I'd recommend people go for that game because it's more challenging and just an awesome arcade port for the 2600.

Although, Centipede certainly isn't bad.

[gojira12345678910]

I loved the bit about the island at the end mark

[ezekielishappy]

man i loved this game when i was a kid me and my dad would go to the aracade and play this game all the time i remember one time he got highscore and the power of the game went off :|

[Tomass2010ll]

As asked before what's track ball? Is it like, a lack of artificial intelligence? or maybe its more like a large amount of data is being used at once? Idk i'm just guessing...

[ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

A trackball is a pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes—like an upside-down mouse with an exposed protruding ball. The user rolls the ball with the thumb, fingers, or the palm of the hand to move a cursor. Large tracker balls are common on CAD workstations for easy precision

[JerryTerrifying]

A track ball is a controller. It's a ball that you roll around for analog control. CGR did a review of the Track Ball for the Atari yesterday.

[Tomass2010ll]

Well i was WAY off lol thank you for the insight

[mooglemog4]

whats track ball?? lol

[DanteDMCry]

look at his last review

[19psi]

No console beats the 5200 version when used with the trackball controller.

[MrTechnoSqueek]

heck yes at Quakecon 07 they had the Centipede arcade machine with the track ball it was sweet

[Torqegood]

The only flaw of the game...you are not a centipede.

[crammage]

the gameboy centipede/millipede is perfect!!!

[Arwingpilot]

When the player gets 600 points, it looks more like "boo".

[lasange]

love this stuff

[worldbattle39]

medal of honor airborne for ps3

[S3iG4kU]

*system

And worldbattle. Airborne was multiplatform.

[Defolto]

please review metal head for the 32x

[TreyRust]

you would want an iphone so you could call for help, watch some ipod reviews by the classic game room, then download the games :P

[Dedalwedal]

well, you could try. (turns on iphone)

"Dammit!" (No service.)

[fletcherhf73]

did you know that centipede was the first game made by a woman

[sparrow1133]

i Love your channel !!! keep making these great videos . i'd love to see some nes game reviews :)

[sexdrgsndordonez]

HERP DERP I OWN (PS3/XBOX 360) AND HAS MUCH SMARTNESS!!! (PS3/ XBOX 360) IS SHIT ONLY FAGGOTS BUY IT!! (PS3/XBOX 360) FTW!! DERRRRRP.

There, i summed up 3 years worth of debate in a paragraph.

[S3iG4kU]

Those are what you would call Fanboy comments :P. I just wonder if there was ever a time without fanboyism.

[torifreak50]

Consolefags, take the fight elsewhere.

No one wants to have a comments section filled with console addicts argueing over which console is better.

[S3iG4kU]

Alright lolz I was wondering the same thing anyways, cept I started talking about it.

See that Apocalypse guy below? That comment couldn't have been more irrelevant to this video considering the consoles were never mentioned in the entire video.

[wintersrain86]

PS3 and Xbox 360 are not identical.

[300tunes]

19 comment yay=D

[Joorum]

"...if your Atari 5200 isn't on fire" lol

[JOESONYNERD]

This is my most meomerable game on the 2600

[Necrodracul]

Cool Beans !

[ApocalypseNow012]

this video couldnt be more proof on why the 360 is better than ps3, thanks.

[systmdfect]

lol

[arn0ldaar0n]

My stepkid went through 4 xbox 360s.If you like wasting alot of money,than yes,the 360 is better.Red ring of ass.

[ApocalypseNow012]

had mine for over a year. looks like you fail.

[S3iG4kU]

I didn't want to waste my money on the PS3 upon release. Know why? Because its glutton of a price tag. I would buy one now though since its cheaper.

And oh arnoldaaron, you must be not very well informed. Although 360s break easily (Had mines for 2 years so far, STILL no problems), you don't waste money on it. You send it to microsoft and they fix it FOR FREE. I don't see how buying a 360 is any different than a PS3 considering both consoles are near identical.

[TreyRust]

its different because of the games, I prefer the games on the PS3 though

[Musicmatttheonly1]

agreed

[S3iG4kU]

No. Identical. If you're talking about exclusives, screw those. I found almost every PS3 exclusive crap except for two. Haze was shit. Socom was shit. Killzone 2 was shit. MGS4 and Resistance 2 were the only good ones. Same with Halo. Screw all the exclusives.

Disregarding those, they're near identical. Devil may cry? Call of duty? They're all multiplatform. Better graphics? They're identical. Reason why I bought a 360 is because I prefer XBL over PSN. Nothing else. I aint a fanboy.

[BillyCauseyjr]

@S3iG4kU meh, I got a ps3 and 360. Ps3 for exclusives and for fightng games (I prefer the ps3 controller for them) and 360 for most everything else (except Sacred 2... I liked the PS3 version better for some reason.. dunno why.)

[NitrogenKing]

@S3iG4kU-play games other than fps's, you are a discrace to us real gamers. until then you cant complain about anything

[S3iG4kU]

I play Fallout 3, Dragonball Z Burst Limit, BlazBlue, Devil May Cry, Call of Duty, Mass Effect, Ninja Gaiden,Tales of Vesperia and the list goes on. Now what was that about me playing other games than FPS and me being a disgrace to so called" Real" gamers?

[S3iG4kU]

Oh and NitrogenKing, name one time I complained. I didn't complain about ANYTHING.

[Reubin57]

what about uncharted 1 and 2?

littlebigplanet?

ratchet and clank a crack in time?

plus you have to pay to use xbox live

i agree halo is just another shooter it doesnt offer anything new

plus killzone 2 is great

[S3iG4kU]

Yes thank you for reminding me. Uncharted. Good. LBP also good. Xbox live. 50 bucks a year. Thats nothing. Halo I used to love, now I just play it to bond with friends. And no in my opinion, Killzone 2 isn't very good.

[unknown2594]

Killzone 2 is fun :o

[TreyRust]

I disagree, your just not playing the right games, everyone is obssed with FPS and gore... I don't really mind those games, but have you even seen ratchet? I don't have a PS3 yet, but the ratchet games are amazing... I have the PS2 ones...

but aside from that, the PS3 is my pick between the 360 and ps3... but I think the Wii is still the better console overall, for me at least, because I LOVE platformers, the the wii is chalked full of 'em....

[S3iG4kU]

BlazBlue, Tales of Vesperia, and DBZ have little to no gore. Yes. I still have Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal. True masterpieces. And the 360 isn't the only game I play ya know. I have a DS. And I recently purchased Might and Magic:Clash of Heroes. And TreyRust, games these days have NOTHING but gore. Not to mention, the "better" games are always rated M for mature.

[TreyRust]

depends on what you mean by "better"

the new ratchet games have no gore, games like de blob and a boy and his blob (their killing me with these "blob" names) are some of the better games to come out this generation, and they have no gore at all

[S3iG4kU]

If you're talking about the Wii that is. And text is hard to understand if you know what I mean TreyRust. I attempted to express sarcasm when putting quotations in the word "better". By "better" I mean the more mainstream games. I'm not saying they're better though. Look at the "Tales of" series like the recent Tales of Vesperia. It has as many games as final fantasy, but doesent get as much recognition. And guess what? Its better.

[TreyRust]

yeah, I agree 100% with that comment, text is hard to understand when it comes to emotions...

[kilrmax]

i have to disagree with you not all "better" games are mature, littlebigplanet, battlefront, and street fighter dont have blood and gore or are mature and they are amazing games, sure i am seriously looking forward to God of War 3, but a game doesn't have to be M or have blood.

[AxiomofDiscord]

and if your going FPS the Wii would be the best controller by far playing Metroid Prime reveals that it actually is a controller that makes sense. I wonder who ever thought aiming with an Analog stick was a smart idea? Too bad FPSs are poor sellers on the Wii. Overall I don't see the PS3 or 360 much of a good buy considering if your on youtube you probably have a computer already.

Aberran of the Axiom of Discord

[TreyRust]

not a big PC gamer, I just prefer a standard console controller... and yeah, I agree, the wii is probably the best controller for FPS

[AxiomofDiscord]

Well a PC can be displayed on a TV and use all kinds of controllers the one I got is rather standard... rather it have 6 standard faces buttons as well, but only 4... I rather despise how that became the standard. I just did not think maybe I should go online and find a controller i really want. Instead just went to the local store and bought something.

So that is my advice there go online for a good controller that you'll be happy with if you pick that route.

[TreyRust]

I know it can, its just, I prefer the console games, because their is a striking lack of platformers for the PC...

all that being said though, I do LOVE the freeware indie market on the pc, their are plenty platformers if you go that way...

so yeah, I have been planing on getting a real nice controler for my computer, and just play freeware with it... and I agree, their should be more face buttons on standard controllers... not THAT big a deal, but it would be nice to have a couple more.

[AdamDallas]

IF you have a PS3/360 controller you can use them with your PC/Mac, Xbox controller is pretty much plug and play with PC, but for PS3 you gotta get drivers, quick search will find 'em though!

On Mac you can even use the PS3 controller through bluetooth :)

[DaBomb1]

Uh...I'm sorry, but how the fuck can you take out of this video that the 360 is better than the PS3...? Neither were even mentioned once in the entire video. That's one of the most retarded things I've heard in awhile.

[superlugia3]

@DaBomb1 It's supposed to be stupid because it's funny.

[SM2lgy]

I think it's because he mentioned Centipede is on Xbox Live Arcade...

[S3iG4kU]

Did he? Hmmm...If so, definitely worth checking out. I used to play centipede quite often in the arcades.

[S3iG4kU]

Your comment couldn't be any more irrelevant to this video, thanks.

[Axe995]

olo

[Nelsy4]

cool

[RetroVGamer]

The 5200 port was a amazing. A near identical arcade port.

[chickenfried1returns]

nice!!!

[harrypotter7fan]

hey how come you don't review great n64 titles like ocarina of time and super mario 64

[LordOfJoy]

cos everybody know these games ;)

[paulwarnstedt]

@harrypotter7fan they did perfekt dark waaaay back

[MoltenPlastic]

Give him time, give him time.

[ElChubbaChubba]

@ElChubbaChubba lol

Very nice