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  • They Actually STUDIED ATARI'S CENTIPEDE to Make This Board Game

    From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to alt.games.atari,rec.arts.tv,rec.games.board,rec.games.video.atari on Mon Sep 21 04:04:13 2026
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    Turning AtariAs Centipede into a board game sounds like a questionable ideaubut Milton Bradley did far more than paste familiar artwork onto
    an unrelated childrenAs game.

    In this video, I set up and play the officially licensed 1983 Centipede
    board game, explore designer Bruce WhitehillAs unusual arcade research,
    and see how the segmented centipedes, mushrooms, cannons, spider and
    scorpion translate to the tabletop.

    The result includes some genuinely clever strategy and a wonderful
    sense of movement, although the spinner can occasionally leave one
    player at the mercy of some very unlucky turns. It may not recreate the
    speed of the arcade classic, but it clearly understands what made
    Centipede recognizable.

    Did you play this oneuor another board game based on a classic arcade
    game? Let me know in the comments!

    #atari #tabletopgaming #retrogaming #genxgrownup

    https://youtu.be/37WJ1svkUIE?si=n3ERJ9B2PmNf497X
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  • From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to rec.arts.tv,rec.games.board,rec.games.video.atari on Mon Sep 21 19:25:06 2026
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    Turning AtariAs Centipede into a board game sounds like a questionable
    idea - but Milton Bradley did far more than paste familiar artwork onto
    an unrelated childrenAs game.

    In this video, I set up and play the officially licensed 1983 Centipede
    board game, explore designer Bruce WhitehillAs unusual arcade research,
    and see how the segmented centipedes, mushrooms, cannons, spider and
    scorpion translate to the tabletop.

    The result includes some genuinely clever strategy and a wonderful
    sense of movement, although the spinner can occasionally leave one
    player at the mercy of some very unlucky turns. It may not recreate the
    speed of the arcade classic, but it clearly understands what made
    Centipede recognizable.

    Did you play this one - or another board game based on a classic arcade
    game? Let me know in the comments!

    #atari #tabletopgaming #retrogaming #genxgrownup

    https://youtu.be/37WJ1svkUIE?si=n3ERJ9B2PmNf497X
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    love this country.

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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv,rec.games.board,rec.games.video.atari on Mon Sep 21 17:06:44 2026
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    On 2026-09-21 7:25 p.m., Ubiquitous wrote:
    Turning AtarirCOs Centipede into a board game sounds like a questionable
    idea - but Milton Bradley did far more than paste familiar artwork onto
    an unrelated childrenrCOs game.

    In this video, I set up and play the officially licensed 1983 Centipede
    board game, explore designer Bruce WhitehillrCOs unusual arcade research,
    and see how the segmented centipedes, mushrooms, cannons, spider and
    scorpion translate to the tabletop.

    The result includes some genuinely clever strategy and a wonderful
    sense of movement, although the spinner can occasionally leave one
    player at the mercy of some very unlucky turns. It may not recreate the
    speed of the arcade classic, but it clearly understands what made
    Centipede recognizable.

    Did you play this one - or another board game based on a classic arcade
    game? Let me know in the comments!

    #atari #tabletopgaming #retrogaming #genxgrownup

    https://youtu.be/37WJ1svkUIE?si=n3ERJ9B2PmNf497X


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