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{{GameInfobox |image = Millipede2600.jpg |developer = Atari |publisher = Atari,HAL Labs,Nintendo |designer = Ed Logg |engine = |na_rel = {{Release|1984}} |genre = Shoot 'em up |features = Single-player, 1-2 Players Alternating |players = 1-2 |platforms = Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System |media = Atari 2600 Cartridge |requirements = |arcade_input = Trackball, Button |input = Atari 2600 Joystick }} '''Millipede''' is an arcade game released in [[1982 in gaming|1982]]. It is the sequel to [[Centipede]]. The game was later ported to the [[Atari 2600]] and [[Atari]]'s line of home computers, and then later to the NES and the Gameboy. ==Gameplay== The gameplay of ''Millipede'' is similar to ''Centipede'' but differs mostly in enemies: *Earwig: same as the scorpion in ''Centipede'', making mushrooms poisonous so that the millipede will charge straight to the bottom of the screen. *Bee: same as the flea in ''Centipede'', dropping mushrooms in a vertical line and requiring two shots to kill. *Spider: same behavior as in ''Centipede'', bouncing irregularly across the lower portion of the screen. Multiple spiders can appear at the same time on higher levels. *Inchworm: when hit, slows all enemies for a short period of time. *Beetle: crawls around the player area for a while, then climbs up and leaves the screen, turning any mushrooms it touches into indestructible flowers. When hit, everything on the screen scrolls down one row. *Dragonfly: similar to the bee, but zigzags down and can be destroyed with a single shot. *Mosquito: bounces off the sides of the screen as it descends. When hit, everything on the screen scrolls up one row. *[[DDT]] bomb (stationary): can be blown up with one shot, destroying all enemies and mushrooms within the blast radius. Whenever the mushrooms scroll down, a new bomb is added at the top of the screen. Up to four bombs can be in play at one time. All flowers and poisoned/partially destroyed mushrooms revert to normal, whole mushrooms when the player loses a life. At regular intervals during the game, the player will face a swarm of enemies (bees, dragonflies, etc.) instead of the usual millipede. Each enemy destroyed awards increasing points, maxing out at 1000 points per enemy; this attack ends when either the entire swarm has passed or the player loses a life. Also, at intervals new mushrooms will grow on the field while others die off, in a pattern similar to [[Conway's Game of Life]]. == Ports == ''Millipede'' was ported to Atari's 8-bit and ST computer line as well as the [[Atari 2600]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Millipede Review|url=http://gamefreaks365.com/review.php?artid=1629|accessdate=2009-07-04}}</ref> A version for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] was also developed and published. It was released along with ''Centipede'' on the [[Xbox 360]] via [[Xbox Live Arcade]] on May 2, 2007. On March 24, 2010, the Atari 2600 port of ''Millipede'' was one of the launch titles for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[Games for Windows LIVE]] service, ''[[Game Room]]''. The arcade version of ''Millipede'' was made available in ''Game Room'' on May 26, 2010. ==Highest scores== Donald Hayes, of New Hampshire, USA, scored a world record 10,627,331 points playing ''Millipede'' on December 26, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web | url= http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=3232&vi=1373 | title=Twin Galaxies' Marathon Millipede High Score Rankings | date=Retrieved 27 December 2009}}</ref><!-- Note: Guiness World Records source their Arcade world records scores from Twin Galaxies --> The highest ''Millipede'' score played under tournament settings is 6,995,962 points, also by Hayes.<ref>{{Cite web | url= http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=3232&vi=6673 | title=Twin Galaxies' Tournament Millipede High Score Rankings | date=Retrieved 27 December 2009}}</ref> In the default high-scores table of the arcade, the initials "FXL" and "ED" can be read. They refer to "Ed Logg" (designing and programming)) and "Franz Lanzinger" (who helped a bit in designing and testing). They had to appear this way because in that time Atari didn't allow their programmers' full names to be in credits of the game<ref>[[Retro Gamer]] issue 76, page 27 (Q&A)</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{KLOV|id=8698|name=Millipede}} *[http://games.atari.com/playgames/arcade/millipede/millipede_400.jsp Atari's official online version of ''Millipede''] *{{MobyGames|id=/millipede|name=Home versions of ''Millipede''}} *{{StrategyWiki|Millipede}} *[http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=3232&vi=1373 Twin Galaxies High Score Rankings for Millipede (marathon play)]
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