History
Here we have the game Millipede – if you’ve ever played the popular Atari game Centipede then you likely know where this game originated. The focus of the game remains the same in that players are required to destroy segments of a slowly approaching (not so slowly as the game goes on) insect as well as defend themselves from the onslaught of other insects that appear in the game. Players in this game are able to control their characters via a trackball and a single button that they use to fire (rapid-fire if held down) at the different segments on the Millipede.
Video of Millipede gameplay
Gameplay
A few things have changed in the follow-up game to Centipede. The main thing you want to pay attention to is that players no longer play as the Bug Blaster that would sit at the bottom of the screen and shoot at sections of the Centipede – now players are able to play as an Archer, an elf who shoots at the Millipede as it advances towards the player (it advances side by side and doesn’t move down until it touches something or one of the sides of the screen)As soon as the Millipede manages to enter the area that the elf, Archer resides in extra heads appear and it will stay there until it’s destroyed.
*if you manage to shoot at a body segment the insect will split in half (just like in centipede) and if you touch an enemy you die, simple.
You can play the game online below
Fun Facts about Millipede
- Archer’s sole purpose in the game is supposed to be to protect his forest of mushrooms from insects using his magical arrows
- The main enemy in the game is supposed to be much faster than the centipede and have a more difficult head section to hit than it as well
- The fleas in centipede are replaced by bees in Millipede
- There are inchworms in the game who move along the sides of the screen and slow down the enemies in the game
- When you lose a life in the game all flowers (the indestructible ones) and poisoned mushrooms will change back to normal
- There’s a DDT bomb in the game that can destroy all enemies when hit (at least in a certain blast radius)
- There’s a port for the game that was made for the Atari 5200 that was never released
Conclusion
And there you have it, all you need to know about the popular game Millipede (popular, just not as popular as the original game). If there’s any more information you feel should be added feel free to leave a comment below and we’ll make sure to add it if it’s relevant.
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