Classic Game Room HD - CENTIPEDE for Atari 7800 review

[EastCoastDude99]

I love the Atari 2600, just hooked it back up. But I GOT to find me a 7800. Only played it a few times back in the day but I loved it.

[AtariMaxx]

So I ordered an Atari 7800 awhile ago and I just noticed it still had a plastic strip over the silver area. When I removed, it was so shiny. so awesome.

[roytje1993]

its kinda wierd, if this thing came out after the NES then what the hell is up with the graphics

[Evilmonkey66699]

@roytje1993 The 7800 was released after the NES yes but it was made years before, it was actually made to be Atari's answer to the Colecovision but didn't get released due to the home console market crash of 1984. So when Nintendo finally brought over the NES stateside and revived the home console market Atari decided to dust off the 7800 pro system. It's also interesting to note that Atari almost had the rights to release the NES here in the states but the crash killed that deal. .

[roytje1993]

@Evilmonkey66699 Ok, thank you for the information! :D

[ReiAyanami06]

@Evilmonkey66699 LATE POST

but yeah luls. The deal actually fell apart because Atari discovered that Nintendo also published Donkey Kong on the ColecoVision, which was one of Atari's competitors ^^;

[bazfanv2]

A time when games were played for fun and the only achievement you cared about was being number 1 in the Hall of Fame.

[cookie123456789012]

Better than xbox 360 :D

[aylesburyapeboy]

I have a centipede running up my wall.

[0M9H4X]

i found a copy of centipedefor the 2600 on ebay for a euro.

its awesome. since i dont have a 7800, i still enjoy it on my psp using emulators.

its just a great game

[youngbmoni]

theyre comming out with a centipede for wii

[denzal689]

i have centipede for pc and millipede

[Cheetah1251]

I love Centipede. It's one of my favorite arcade games ever. I just recently played it on the Atari 7800.

[museman9876]

i had the 5200 version which seemed graphically superior to me. anyone else notice? strange cuz the 5200 came out prior to the 7800...

[DrArchivist]

@museman9876

Yes, I had both. Centipede on the 5200 was actually closer to the arcade than this version. But one thing that isn't really showing up here on youtube is that the mushrooms on the 7800 version actually have a kind of 3-d effect that neither the arcade or the 5200 version had. The 7800 version also allowed for 2 players to play together at the same time and not just alternating turns. It was way cool.

[museman9876]

i had the 5200 version and it seemed graphically superior to me! anyone else notice?

[bazfanv2]

I like this version of centipede, but i was brought up on the 2600 version and thats the one i have the soft spot for. Millipede was much better tho.

[killdroid93]

Wow very different to his newer reviews... :D

[ardalsgirl]

Centipede is my favorite video game hands down. :)

[Luigi84289]

My fav. is still the 2600 version.

[crazylevipinball]

Good version but this game just isn't the same without a track ball.

[pokemonmaster175]

My friend has the actual arcade system of this game. It is so much fun.

[ballistikcoffeeboy]

These comments have *nothing* to do with this review. Why bother ppl? Anyway, great review! I love this version of the game... The 7800 is just great.

[SmoothHourglass]

ausome.

[morgangamer22]

COOL

[WWJD85]

my first ever console.

[seanobi777]

Centipede/Millipede are my favorite classic games, ever since I was a kid. I find it challenging, and very fun. Worth coming back to over and over again all the time. It's awesome!

[VicGeorge2K6]

Another pretty good game for the 7800.

[WebVMan]

I have a Sears Video Arcade II, possibly the best 2600 made, but is it worth it to upgrade? The 7800 has awesome graphics and is backwards compatible, but it has a small library of games I already own perfectly emulated on PS one, PS2, 360, etc. The 5200 can't play the old games and the graphics aren't as good as 7800, but the library is so unique and I find it interesting how the games aren't lame as 2600, yet not as official looking as the 7800 games.

[Dinosaurprince]

You didn't comment on the best part, the 2 player mode.

[phonedork]

You should have metioned that the 7800 centiped has exclusive 2 players co-op.

[milesshrog]

Yea the PS3 does play psx and ps2 games

[Mexi20000]

I have an old Atari Club Magazin from 1984. There is a record from a german Centipede Atari 2600 Player (World Final).

Attention!!!The Score is: 297517 in 20 minutes. I dont think that the X-Box 360 and PS3 Player with her High-resolution-graphics can play this highscore today. Her hands are much to slow. That this highscore is possible shows the record. All NEW X-Box and PS3 Gamer dosen't comes in the near of this record. The Atari Gamers from the 80' are the real Videogame-Masters!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gdement]

The 360 doesn't really have much invested in HD-DVD. It's just an addon.

[sinistermoon]

Well the 7800 came out AFTER the NES. My friend bought his and we loved it. But mainly since we could play the 2600 games on it as well the 7800 games. Cool video!

[ClassicTVMan81]

It was initially supposed to be out in 1984, but when Jack Tramiel took over Atari that July 2nd, he initially dismissed it at the time so as to concentrate the company's resources towards its computer division.

[tigerscope]

the ps3 is accualy compatiple with psx and ps2

[lollnternets1]

Not the newer models only the ones before the 60gb.

[piplupZero]

well the more expensive models anyway which can be really annoying.I mean why do I need a 60gb version just for the backwards compatibility why can't I just use the 20gb?

[outatime21]

Your dvd is Fu*king Awosome!!!!

[zidaneff]

As I have said, Sony wants to continue support for the PS2, which is good, I don't beleve everyone wants to fully jump to the PS3, depsite how Sony tries to market their Playstation products (PS3 and PSP) they're game systems, so all the extra features to play movies, mp3s, surf the web, are all not necessary, yes, it is a great features, but, most of us get PSP or PS3 or even PS2 for one thing, and thats games.

[TheCastellan]

One reason I like Gamecube so much.....was just a gaming machine, and nothing else.

[Vyse195]

same here