Atari Centipede Arcade Game Download
Games are the future. They are our salvation, our church of geekiness, and the best thing ever. Many critics have tried to write off the importance of video games since their inception, but I truly believe that they changed the landscape of the 80s as surely as the Internet changed the 90s, and that their sovereign reign has just started to begin. You can imagine the scene, then when Atari Arcade Classics came into work -- it was my religious duty to do some worship, and pay homage to our forefathers and saviors. I couldn't wait to play some perfect classics on my system, since previous attempts to capture the feel of the original titles had that 'not quite right' feel about them (Microsoft's Arcade series in particular), but I was a bit apprehensive. Did modern-day heathens taint the source material, adding and tweaking what made the originals so fantastic? In a word, nuh-uh.*
The best thing about the Digital Eclipse kids is that they don't mess around. The developers have made a name for themselves translating classic arcade hits to the Game Boy as well as console systems, and once again they've come through for we the geeks on the PC. Though there are only six games included in this compilation, there's so much extra love packed into the title that you won't feel like you're missing a thing (and in case you are, there's the inevitable Atari Arcade Hits Volume 2 coming your way).
The six games covered in the Arcade comp are Asteroids, Tempest, Pong, Super Breakout, Missile Command, and Centipede, and each of them play nearly identical to the original. In fact, the game goes so far as to give you the option of simulating vector flare in the vector games as well, something that made me actually pass out, then get back up, then pass out again. The thing that separates this title from the compilation bunch is the meticulous attention to detail that makes the games as similar to the originals as possible. When you play Missile Command, you'll see, hear and feel it exactly as you did in the arcade. The flat buzzes and fantastic fuzzes are all there, as well as the same scroll rates, animations.. everything. Even the AI is identical, which means that playing original Pong is a laughable experience, but so nostalgic that you won't mind a computer-opponent that plays like he's been drinking from his own lithium battery supply. So they weren't perfect, but they were the best of their time, and besides, it brings me to the second addition to the games: customization.
You can tweak everything from the AI to the score needed for extra lives, as well as a pivotal option that allows you to play an enhanced version of all the games, which changes depending on what you're playing. Centipede, Missile Command, Pong and Super Breakout get a slight graphic update in enhanced mode, but Asteroids and Tempest offer you a pot of gold. Enhanced Asteroids lets you to play with the original paper background -- yeah, you heard that right. You can also play in a 'trippy' mode, which allows the vector images to bleed across the screen in colors, and basically plays like a digital version of Yellow Submarine. Yummy. Even more important, enhanced Tempest gives you Tempest Tubes, a game that was sorta kinda released but was never really seen by the public at large.
Did I mention the part where you can also have the original cabinets appear with the game? Or how about the fact that the Digital Eclipse team has created an archive full of interviews with Nolan Bushnell (god of gaming and creator of Pong), related art for each of the games, as well as additional facts about the glory days of Atari? I found an Atari belt buckle in the files which has become my new life's purpose to own (replacing my last purpose, which was to re-unite Heart for a mall tour), and I learned that Missile Command had the best cabinet of all time. They've also, as a bonus to the bonuses, included desktop themes for each of the games so you can dress your screen up in style.
What I'm saying here is that I'm an unabashed super-freak who is in the games industry because games are my life, and this is what I've been looking for for a very long time. The games are pixel perfect, and as long as you get past the disappointing fact that there are only six games included, you'll find yourself happy you made the purchase. And kids, the best thing about this is that it's educational as well. Promote this as a history lesson about the beginning of the video game industry, and you just might weasel a free copy out of your parent's ample pocketbook. And the best thing is, you won't even be lying.
Download Atari Classic Arcade Free Game 100% Six Arcade Games in One Pack. Enjoy the classic arcade games from the '70s and '80s all in one place! Play by yourself or challenge a friend for some classic fun. Classic Arcade Amusement. Play Centipede and blast down fast-moving centipedes through mazes of mushrooms before they get you first. Graphically, these games fare well by Game Boy standards, though Centipede resembles the Atari 2600 version more than the arcade game. Super Game Boy colors don't add much except cool borders designed to look like the original arcade machines. Like the graphics, the sound captures much of the flavor of the original games.
Besides, when the gaming revolution happens and this becomes the bible from which we shall quote verses, you can say you were back there when it all went down.
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Description of Centipede Windows
Read Full ReviewFollowing on from their most recent 'arcade classic' remake, Frogger, Hasbro have released an all-new, 3D enhanced Centipede that they hope will appeal to both the current generation of action gamers, plus those with a more vivid memory of the 80's seeking a satisfying retro fix. Did Leaping Lizard modify enough of the simplistic arcade game to warrant the more nineties-compliant $40 price tag?
The premise
Since the original game was, um, rather lacking in any plot whatsoever, Centipede opens with a professionally produced cutscene, very light-hearted in tone, where an old man narrates of a legend: every 100 years, huge bugs sleeping within the bowels of the Earth come out of their hibernation to follow their master (ie. the big centipede you gotta shoot). Just before you launch into the game, you're also rewarded with a short movie that explains how you were picked to be the 'hero' in the shooter device; basically you were the unlucky wretch who was rudely awakened one morning by a cooky wizard with a crooked stick that he claims led him to you. Mystic powers decided you were the chosen one. 'Bah to that!' I'd say, but that's just selfish little me.
Anyway, you are offered the option of two gameplay modes before you begin: arcade and adventure. I won't get into a semantic argument here, but rest assured, 'adventure' mode is no Grim Fandango. Arcade is essentially a recreation of the original Centipede from the arcades -- you remain on the one 'map' throughout and progress through the levels, each getting consistently more difficult due to more enemies, faster centipedes etc. The objective is completely pinball-esque in nature -- get a high score. Fun for a little while, but this was obviously gameplay best suited to the 'have a go, move on to the next' nature of an eighties coin-op.
Something new
The 'adventure' game is the main bulk of this new Centipede and is actually surprisingly fun. You advance your way through the varying levels in five different environments of the Weedom's kingdom (the Wee citizens are who you're protecting from the dreaded centipede -- no I'm not turning Scottish). Now unlike the arcade version, each level is a fully 3D environment -- you can play from a few different viewpoints which can be toggled between at any time: top-down, from directly behind, and actually in the cockpit.
Centipede is a slight mix of regular shoot 'em up and platform game. Many of the levels have 'secret' areas away from the main playing field, usually reached by jumping on ledges. They're often not too hard to find, just a little exploration is necessary. It's quite a nostalgia trip playing in this 3D world, but seeing all the familiar elements of the original arcade game up close and from all different angles; including the centipede itself, that annoying spider that hovered around your shooter ship at the bottom of the screen, the scorpion, and the actual mushrooms the centipede would zig-zag through.
Also new to this version are the extra weapons and powerups available. There's about 18 altogether ranging from laser upgrades which run on a time limit, shields that can be stockpiled so that you can survive beyond one 'hit', and 'special weapons' which you fire on command and can scroll through if you've acquired more than one.
Your primary objective in each level is to destroy the advancing centipedes (of course), but you also have additional objectives which change in each scenario. These vary from rescuing the Wee citizens which flee from their housing periodically throughout the level (just run into them and they're transported to safety by special technology attached to your ship -- hey is any of this game plausible?) -- some of whom actually help you by attacking the bad guys themselves, but suffer from limited powers -- along with protecting houses and special crystals which some creatures can suck the lifeforce out of. These objectives are never criteria for your success in each mission, but they do reward you with additional points, which consequentially results in more lives.
Gameplay is certainly fast and furious, especially on the later levels as you have all manner of creatures coming at you from all angles. Unlike the original, where nothing ever happened behind you, this game has you constantly watching your sides and back. The radar provided is invaluable, and color coded to let you know if a bug is approaching, there's a power-up nearby or a Wee person to save. As is tradition, at the end of each gameworld, you're pitted against the 'big boss guy', who usually requires a lot of firepower, agility and some thinking to defeat.
Additionally, there's a multiplayer mode for those of you gamers who aren't so addicted to your PC that you've actually spent the time necessary to develop real-life relationships with people (as pointless as that may seem sometimes). The fun part is, you can play split-screen, which is an admirable quality to implement in any game these days. There's also the option to play over LAN or Internet. Unfortunately, there are very few game types available: 2 player and co-op only (players are invulnerable to each other's shots in the game so there'll be no 'makeshift deathmatches' going on either). I wasn't able to find an opponent on the Internet to test the stability and quality of modem netplay, sadly, since co-op games tend to fare badly with the Internet gaming community.
Pacman's graphics rulez!
Centipede sports some heavily updated graphical effects along with its new 3D engine work-over. Visually, the game is actually fairly impressive, taking advantage of the 3Dfx cards (Glide only folks, no OpenGL or D3D here -- sorry TNT owners!). The whole land is extremely colorful and cartoony, enemy creatures are made up of rather jagged looking polygons but the effect works ok and the textures are detailed. In fact, using the cockpit or bumper viewpoints and seeing these insect-like creatures coming right at you can actually land quite a scare. Speed is very smooth and fast, and should run great even on lower-end Pentium systems.
Audio effects are nothing to write home about, but probably because they're trying to pay homage to the original blips and blops of the coin-op era. There are a few additional effects like speech from the villagers when they cry for help and thank you for being saved. Strangely, there's no sound that acknowledges any sort of impact -- for example, when your ship is destroyed or your lasers make contact with the centipede. It would be nice to hear a satisfying explosion or whump, but tis not to be.
Conclusion
Centipede is a fun and reasonably addictive experience. The gameplay is not original by any means but does a lot to extend the world of Centipede from the coin-op version. If you or someone you know is a 'true' arcade gamer that can handle the frantic pace (and cutesy graphics) then you could do far worse than this very polished game from Leaping Lizard. My main quibble is with the asking price -- this is certainly not just a typical cash-in to rip off the community of ignorant casual gamers looking for a retro fix, but it's a shame the game wasn't selling in the standard budget price range of $20, rather than its current $40 listing. At $15-$20, I would issue a deserved recommendation to any trigger-happy arcade fan looking for a simple diversion -- and with the split-screen mode, they could even bring a friend.
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To the previous comments, alot of games that are windows 98 and older dont like to run on anything past XP as the 16 bit system was removed. If you have an old XP disk lying around, or have a friend with one, along with a working key, you can use virtualbox to emulate windows xp within a newer windows and then run the game. I am about to try the game myself once it downloads, if I have an issue I will post again.
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I also got a pop up saying it's corrupted :(
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Also got pop up saying the disc image file is corrupted. Any way to fix this?
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