Amiga Centipede?

mr_a500 · 20 January 2005, 19:29

I'm looking for an Amiga version of Centipede. I've been looking off and on for a few years and all I've come up with is a half-finished PD version (which isn't bad, but it's.. half-finished).

Not that it's my favourite game or anything, but I've got a trackball almost exactly the same as the arcade Centipede and I'd like to "relive the moment".

Duke · 20 January 2005, 19:34

Maybe Rollerpede?

mr_a500 · 20 January 2005, 19:49

No, I tried that years ago but didn't like it. I'm looking for something closer to the original.

Tim Janssen · 20 January 2005, 19:58

CU Amiga magazine ran in 1992 a top 100 of PD-games, and one of them was a Centipede clone. Thing is I forgot that name! It is called Amigapede or something similar. I'll dive into the mag this weekend.

Chuckles · 20 January 2005, 20:01

This one wasn't PD, but it is a Centipede clone:

http://hol.abime.net/?id=2882

mr_a500 · 20 January 2005, 20:12

@Chuckles

I just played that 10 minutes ago and it's pretty bad. Maybe that's why nobody ever made an HD install for it.

I was hoping somebody made a good Centipede copy, like all those Bignonia games (whatever happened to those guys?).

Chuckles · 20 January 2005, 21:44

Well, I'm not much of a Centipede fan, so I think all of the versions I've seen are pretty bad, including the original. I just knew about Evil Garden because I had an original, which I probably picked up only because it was most likely dirt cheap (being a lousy game). If there is a better version of Centipede for Amiga though, I haven't seen it, so good luck finding one. Sure would be handy if there was a search option in HOL that would allow you to search for games similar to an entered game name, but I'm sure that adding the info to the database that would be needed to make it work would be a nightmare.

Galaxy · 21 January 2005, 02:41

Renaissance 1 includes a centipede clone http://hol.abime.net/?id=1221

mr_a500 · 21 January 2005, 03:31

Thanks for the link Galaxy. The game looks promising and I actually found a copy, but it doesn't work. The menu screen works and the opening screens for games work, but then it freezes when starting the game. There doesn't seem to be any available HD installer. So much for that.

mr_a500 · 21 January 2005, 03:59

I figured it out. I used skick to boot 1.3 and now everything works. It's disappointing though. The game is actually crap.

I've noticed that a lot of Amiga versions of classic arcade games are actually UGLIER than the originals. You'd think that the people making the games would either exactly recreate the game (like the Bignonia games) or make it much better (like MasterBlazer and MegaPhoenix). I wonder what these people were thinking.

I really appreciate the links though, guys. I would definitely never have found these games on my own. (although I would like to find better games...

)

girv · 21 January 2005, 10:25

Anyone got an original of this ?

[edit]

Got one. BETA-1 WHDLoad installer:

http://www.girvnet.org.uk/Renaissance1WHD.lha ( 27Kb)
http://www.girvnet.org.uk/Renaissance1HD.lha (621Kb)

FIXES:
- keyboard timing fixed
- decrunchers moved to fast memory
- high score saving added

High score saving is available only to registered WHDLoad
users. High scores will only be saved if you return to the
compilation menu after a game (press 'Q') .

Still looking for the Classic-4 budget re-release version! [thread]

andreas · 01 July 2006, 05:48

@mr_a500

You might want to check out PTC too!

s2325 · 25 April 2013, 22:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Renaissance 1 includes a centipede clone http://hol.abime.net/?id=1221

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s2325 · 03 February 2015, 17:52

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Michael Sykes · 03 February 2015, 22:19

You can try MAME 0.34.1 to run the real arcade rom on your Amiga.
I guess you will need a fast CPU(maybe 040 is enough) but it's as close to the original as possible.
It runs fine under WinUAE in the background while type this.
Played a few rounds but I allways die on 3rd wave.
It was set to "easy" in the service menu.^^
MAME(gui) didn't find the rom with autoscan, however if it's in the rom path and Show All is selcted it works.

Minuous · 04 February 2015, 02:33

@Michael_Sykes:

I have MAME 0.35.12, but not this game. Any chance you could put it in the Zone? It is hard to find ROMs for such old versions of MAME now...

liviux76 · 04 February 2015, 07:31

Maybe this could be interesting... it's called Wormout 2097 and it is PD/Freeware but I don't know where to find it...

Superman · 09 February 2015, 12:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by liviux76

Maybe this could be interesting... it's called Wormout 2097 and it is PD/Freeware but I don't know where to find it...

Some links :

http://www.oldgamesfinder.com/?m=2&q=Wormout%202097

It needs kickstart 2.0 and above though as I have just tested it.

It is more of a snake clone than Centipede for what its worth.

liviux76 · 09 February 2015, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superman

Some links :

http://www.oldgamesfinder.com/?m=2&q=Wormout%202097

It needs kickstart 2.0 and above though as I have just tested it.

It is more of a snake clone than Centipede for what its worth.

Thanks so much, you are right, it looks more like Snake than Centipede...

20 January 2005, 19:29	#1
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Amiga Centipede? I'm looking for an Amiga version of Centipede. I've been looking off and on for a few years and all I've come up with is a half-finished PD version (which isn't bad, but it's.. half-finished). Not that it's my favourite game or anything, but I've got a trackball almost exactly the same as the arcade Centipede and I'd like to "relive the moment".

21 January 2005, 10:25	#11
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,109	Anyone got an original of this ? [edit] Got one. BETA-1 WHDLoad installer: http://www.girvnet.org.uk/Renaissance1WHD.lha ( 27Kb) http://www.girvnet.org.uk/Renaissance1HD.lha (621Kb) FIXES: - keyboard timing fixed - decrunchers moved to fast memory - high score saving added High score saving is available only to registered WHDLoad users. High scores will only be saved if you return to the compilation menu after a game (press 'Q') . Still looking for the Classic-4 budget re-release version! [thread] Last edited by girv; 27 January 2005 at 03:01.

20 January 2005, 19:34	#2
Duke HOL-Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 520	Maybe Rollerpede?

20 January 2005, 19:49	#3
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	No, I tried that years ago but didn't like it. I'm looking for something closer to the original.

20 January 2005, 19:58	#4
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	CU Amiga magazine ran in 1992 a top 100 of PD-games, and one of them was a Centipede clone. Thing is I forgot that name! It is called Amigapede or something similar. I'll dive into the mag this weekend.

20 January 2005, 20:01	#5
Chuckles The Ancient One Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas City/USA Age: 68 Posts: 685	This one wasn't PD, but it is a Centipede clone: http://hol.abime.net/?id=2882

20 January 2005, 20:12	#6
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	@Chuckles I just played that 10 minutes ago and it's pretty bad. Maybe that's why nobody ever made an HD install for it. I was hoping somebody made a good Centipede copy, like all those Bignonia games (whatever happened to those guys?).

20 January 2005, 21:44	#7
Chuckles The Ancient One Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas City/USA Age: 68 Posts: 685	Well, I'm not much of a Centipede fan, so I think all of the versions I've seen are pretty bad, including the original. I just knew about Evil Garden because I had an original, which I probably picked up only because it was most likely dirt cheap (being a lousy game). If there is a better version of Centipede for Amiga though, I haven't seen it, so good luck finding one. Sure would be handy if there was a search option in HOL that would allow you to search for games similar to an entered game name, but I'm sure that adding the info to the database that would be needed to make it work would be a nightmare.

21 January 2005, 02:41	#8
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	Renaissance 1 includes a centipede clone http://hol.abime.net/?id=1221

21 January 2005, 03:31	#9
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Thanks for the link Galaxy. The game looks promising and I actually found a copy, but it doesn't work. The menu screen works and the opening screens for games work, but then it freezes when starting the game. There doesn't seem to be any available HD installer. So much for that.

21 January 2005, 03:59	#10
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	I figured it out. I used skick to boot 1.3 and now everything works. It's disappointing though. The game is actually crap. I've noticed that a lot of Amiga versions of classic arcade games are actually UGLIER than the originals. You'd think that the people making the games would either exactly recreate the game (like the Bignonia games) or make it much better (like MasterBlazer and MegaPhoenix). I wonder what these people were thinking. I really appreciate the links though, guys. I would definitely never have found these games on my own. (although I would like to find better games... )

01 July 2006, 05:48	#12
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	@mr_a500 You might want to check out PTC too!

03 February 2015, 17:52	#14
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Creepy Crawlies [ Show youtube player ]

03 February 2015, 22:19	#15
Michael Sykes WinUAE end user Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Bremen Age: 44 Posts: 649	You can try MAME 0.34.1 to run the real arcade rom on your Amiga. I guess you will need a fast CPU(maybe 040 is enough) but it's as close to the original as possible. It runs fine under WinUAE in the background while type this. Played a few rounds but I allways die on 3rd wave. It was set to "easy" in the service menu.^^ MAME(gui) didn't find the rom with autoscan, however if it's in the rom path and Show All is selcted it works.

04 February 2015, 02:33	#16
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,630	@Michael_Sykes: I have MAME 0.35.12, but not this game. Any chance you could put it in the Zone? It is hard to find ROMs for such old versions of MAME now...

04 February 2015, 07:31	#17
liviux76 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: BO/Italy Posts: 711	Maybe this could be interesting... it's called Wormout 2097 and it is PD/Freeware but I don't know where to find it...

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