Centipede

Centipede
Companies	Atari, Inc.
First release date	Jun 1981
Original platform(s)	Arcade
Current official platform(s)	Official emulation: Mobile, Steam (Atari Vault)
Shmup
Atari's second most successful hit of the golden age of arcades. Fast paced and chaotic shooting action, with some surprisingly deep strategy involved in surgically blasting mushrooms out of the way in order to "maze" the centipedes in the direction you want them to go. A proper gameplay experience requires a trackball controller; joysticks are no substitute!
Key people	Ed Logg, Dona Bailey