Turning Atari?s Centipede into a board game sounds like a questionable idea?but Milton Bradley did far more than paste familiar artwork onto
an unrelated children?s game.

In this video, I set up and play the officially licensed 1983 Centipede
board game, explore designer Bruce Whitehill?s 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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Turning Atari?s Centipede into a board game sounds like a questionable
idea - but Milton Bradley did far more than paste familiar artwork onto
an unrelated children?s game.

In this video, I set up and play the officially licensed 1983 Centipede
board game, explore designer Bruce Whitehill?s 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

--
Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
love this country.


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On 2026-09-21 7:25 p.m., Ubiquitous wrote:

Turning Atari?s Centipede into a board game sounds like a questionable
idea - but Milton Bradley did far more than paste familiar artwork onto
an unrelated children?s game.

In this video, I set up and play the officially licensed 1983 Centipede
board game, explore designer Bruce Whitehill?s 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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is based on the clock on the poster's computer. In that case YOUR clock
is somewhat fast. You may want to adjust it; your computer can do some
weird things if the time isn't accurate....

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