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Centi-Bug

This is a straightforward clone of the arcade game Centipede. A long slithering alien being gradually moves down a gridded playing area and must be shot out before it can reach the bottom, with the ability to…

31 December 1983

Centi-Bug is an arcade developed by dk'tronics, released 31 December 1983 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Centi-Bug is

Centi-Bug is an arcade game developed by dk'tronics and released in 1983. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is a straightforward clone of the arcade game Centipede. A long slithering alien being gradually moves down a gridded playing area and must be shot out before it can reach the bottom, with the ability to move your ship in all 4 compass directions. Curiously, it doesn't seem to be possible to get a joystick to work in this, despite the chance to define keys.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Centi-Bug launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Centi-Bug come out?
Centi-Bug was released on 31 December 1983 for ZX Spectrum.

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