Atari, Inc.

Centipede

Game

Game details

First release year
1981

Platforms

Genres

  • fixed shooter
  • action game*
  • shooter game*
  • Fixed shooter · Centipede*

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • Single-player · Centipede*
  • multiplayer · Centipede*

Series

  • Centipede
  • Centipede · Centipede*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Atari, Inc.
  • Atari*
  • Atari, Inc. · Centipede*

Publishers

  • Atari, Inc.
  • Atari
  • Superior Software
  • Atari, Inc. · North America · Centipede*
  • Sanritsu/Kiwako · Japan · Centipede*

Release history

  • 1981-06
    Date precision
    Month
  • 1982
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    BBC Micro
  • 1983
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    BBC Micro
  • 2010-11-03
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2010-11-03
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2010-11-03
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1983 · ColecoVision · USA*
    Release date
    1983*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    ColecoVision*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1982 · Atari 5200 · USA*
    Release date
    1982*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 5200*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1982 · Atari 2600 · Japan*
    Release date
    1982*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 2600*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1982 · Atari 2600 · USA*
    Release date
    1982*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 2600*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1982 · Atari 2600 · Europe*
    Release date
    1982*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 2600*
    Market
    Europe*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 28 fields
Release region · ColecoVision
USA*
Release region · Atari 5200
USA*
Release region · Atari 2600
Europe*
Release region · Atari 2600
Japan*
Release region · Atari 2600
USA*
Release date · Atari 2600 · Europe
1982*
Release date · ColecoVision · USA
1983*
Release date · Atari 2600 · Japan
1982*
Release date · Atari 2600 · USA
1982*
Release date · Atari 5200 · USA
1982*
Developers · Atari 2600 · Japan
Atari*
Developers · Atari 2600 · USA
Atari*
Developers · ColecoVision · USA
Atari*
Developers · Atari 2600 · Europe
Atari*
Developers · Atari 5200 · USA
Atari*
Genres and style · ColecoVision
Action,Shooter,Static*
Genres and style · Atari 5200
Action,Shooter,Static*
Genres and style · Atari 2600
Action,Shooter,Static*
Platform
ColecoVision*
Platform
Atari 2600*
Platform
Atari 5200*
Release date · ColecoVision · USA
1983 · ColecoVision · USA
Release date
1983*
Date precision
year*
Platform
ColecoVision*
Market
USA*
Release date · Atari 5200 · USA
1982 · Atari 5200 · USA
Release date
1982*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 5200*
Market
USA*
Release date · Atari 2600 · Japan
1982 · Atari 2600 · Japan
Release date
1982*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 2600*
Market
Japan*
Release date · Atari 2600 · USA
1982 · Atari 2600 · USA
Release date
1982*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 2600*
Market
USA*
Release date · Atari 2600 · Europe
1982 · Atari 2600 · Europe
Release date
1982*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 2600*
Market
Europe*
Developers · Atari 5200 · USA
Atari
Atari*
Genres and style · Atari 5200
action game
action game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Specifications 2 · 8 fields
Release history
Edition / product
Centipede*
Details
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    August 1981*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    1981*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    March 1983*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    : 1982*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    5200*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    : February 1983*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    2600*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    : March 1983*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    C64, ColecoVision, TI-99/4A*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    : November 1983*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    Intellivision*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    : December 1983*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    IBM PC*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    : July 1984*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    7800*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Atari 8-bit*
    Value
    : May 15, 1986*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Game Boy*
    Value
    December 1992*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Game Boy*
    Value
    1992*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Game Boy Color*
    Value
    1998*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Game Boy Color*
    Value
    1998*
  • Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Game Boy Color*
    Value
    Game.com*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • August 1981*
    • Game Boy Color*
    Value
    1999*
Genres and style
Edition / product
Centipede*
Details
  • Fixed shooter*
Play modes
Edition / product
Centipede*
Details
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*
Developers
Edition / product
Centipede*
Details
  • Atari, Inc.*
Publishers
Edition / product
Centipede*
Details
  • Region
    North America*
    Value
    Atari, Inc.*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Value
    Sanritsu/Kiwako*
Designers
Edition / product
Centipede*
Details
  • Dona Bailey*
  • Ed Logg*
Series
Edition / product
Centipede*
Details
  • Centipede*
Platforms
Edition / product
Centipede*
Details
  • Scope
    • Arcade*
    Value
    Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, TI-99/4A, Intellivision, VIC-20, Apple II, BBC Micro, IBM PC, Atari 7800, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game.com*

* Provisional data