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Centipede
1981
Atari's 1981 trackball shooter built on the MOS 6502, co-designed by Dona Bailey.
Centipede Online Emulator
Play Centipede using JavaScript directly in your browser.
Controls
Boots straight to Centipede attract mode -- the demo game plays itself on the mushroom field. The trackball is mapped to the on-screen D-pad (and the arrow keys); Fire is Space (or Ctrl), insert a coin with 5 (or C) and start with 1. Click the screen first so it captures the keyboard. Open the debugger to single-step the 6502, read and write registers and memory, watch the playfield and motion-object RAM, and set breakpoints and write watchpoints. A sibling config boots Millipede (1982) on the same core.
Boots straight to Centipede attract mode -- the demo game plays itself on the mushroom field. The trackball is mapped to the on-screen D-pad (and the arrow keys); Fire is Space (or Ctrl), insert a coin with 5 (or C) and start with 1. Click the screen first so it captures the keyboard. Open the debugger to single-step the 6502, read and write registers and memory, watch the playfield and motion-object RAM, and set breakpoints and write watchpoints. A sibling config boots Millipede (1982) on the same core.
Configurations
| Configuration | Emulator | Machine | OS | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centipede | Centipede | Centipede | grey | Open ⛶ | |
| Millipede | Centipede | Centipede | grey | Open ⛶ |
Downloads — ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centipede | game | 0 | grey | Download ↓ |
| Millipede | game | 0 | grey | Download ↓ |
Machines › Arcade › Atari › Centipede
Centipede
1981
Atari's 1981 trackball shooter built on the MOS 6502, co-designed by Dona Bailey.
Centipede Online Emulator
Play Centipede directly in your browser.
Controls
Boots straight to Centipede attract mode -- the demo game plays itself on the mushroom field. The trackball is mapped to the on-screen D-pad (and the arrow keys); Fire is Space (or Ctrl), insert a coin with 5 (or C) and start with 1. Click the screen first so it captures the keyboard. Open the debugger to single-step the 6502, read and write registers and memory, watch the playfield and motion-object RAM, and set breakpoints and write watchpoints. A sibling config boots Millipede (1982) on the same core.
Boots straight to Centipede attract mode -- the demo game plays itself on the mushroom field. The trackball is mapped to the on-screen D-pad (and the arrow keys); Fire is Space (or Ctrl), insert a coin with 5 (or C) and start with 1. Click the screen first so it captures the keyboard. Open the debugger to single-step the 6502, read and write registers and memory, watch the playfield and motion-object RAM, and set breakpoints and write watchpoints. A sibling config boots Millipede (1982) on the same core.
Configurations
| Configuration | Emulator | Machine | OS | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centipede | Centipede | Centipede | grey | Open ⛶ | |
| Millipede | Centipede | Centipede | grey | Open ⛶ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centipede | game | 0 | grey | Download ↓ |
| Millipede | game | 0 | grey | Download ↓ |
Chips
Emulators
| Emulator | Type | License | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centipede | online | Public domain | Website ↗ |