Excellent port of the Atari arcade classic, with some only slight differences.. the spider, flea and scorpion look noticeably unlike their arcade counterparts but not to any negative effect. Also, the centipede itself; when it reaches the bottom plane of the screen, it looks like it may not quite be able to reach you, but it can. The bouncing pattern of the spider is a bit different from the arcade game (and perhaps more difficult to avoid), and when the centipede descends quickly after touching a poisoned mushroom, it goes down to the bottom plane and starts its upward path from there, instead of moving back up a few planes or so like in the arcade original. But aside from these little differences (none of which are particularly bad) the game is a wonderful, fun port and it even has the musical cue for an extra life from the arcade! The 2nd and 3rd skill levels have an earlier scorpion appearance, faster spiders, faster centipede, earlier appearance by the flea, less charitable extra life scores, etc. Centipede fans rejoice!
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