Goggin: Web sites that offer suitable games for kids Nov 11, 2009
Asteroids, Centipede and Pac-Man never failed to keep me entertained as long as my mother could stand it. Mastering a new level and beating my own high score was a challenge I welcomed no matter how long the process would take. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Brutal Legend: Being brutally honest Oct 27, 2009
BIG CENTIPEDE: Boss levels are fun, but these are sadly few and far between, while most levels are more like real-time strategy games. General Lionwhyte on the other hand, is an archetype of glam metal, with eye shadow and lipstick and hair so luxuriant he can use it to fly. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
The games people play at Play Date Oct 18, 2009
Oakland's Aug. 15 event - held at the Marriott Convention Center - saw Pictionary, Foosball and arcade games like Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede. "San Francisco has its own personality," Johnson said, "and so does Oakland. We really like to showcase that in the games.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jelly Belly Launches Gag Gift Candy Site Oct 15, 2009
A mix of Centipede and Rotten Egg flavored jelly beans makes the perfect Halloween party mix--and yes they really do taste like their names ... Strawberry Jam might also be Centipede flavor. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Atari To Publish Project Runway Video Game On Wii(TM) Oct 10, 2009
Atari benefits from its global brand and an extensive catalogue of popular games based on classic owned game franchises (Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Lunar Lander), original owned franchises (Test Drive, Backyard Sports, Deer Hunter), MMO games from Cryptic Studios (Star Trek Online, Champions Online) and third party franchises (Ghostbusters, Project Runway, Dungeons and Dragons). For more information please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Rockin' in the free world Sep 20, 2009
Atari, Namco Bandai and others have released plug-and-play versions of "Centipede," "Ms. Pac-Man" and similar classic video-game titles ... Atari, Namco Bandai and others have released plug-and-play versions of "Centipede," "Ms. Pac-Man" and similar classic video-game titles. (New York Post -- Business)
Pawlenty Raises Specter of Appeasement... Sep 19, 2009
"Who cares what Palin says? She has less brain than a centipede." ... She has less brain than a centipede. (The Drudge Report)
Dream Day Wedding Miami ... Sep 17, 2009
I-play's interactive television group, formerly PixelPlay, creates and distributes games featuring top brands including Centipede. Missile Command, Asteroids, Monopoly, Scrabble, Boggle, and Yahtzee. (IGN Wireless Games)
Martin Flanagan In Cairns, the number of kids playing Australian Rules has nearly tripled in the last four years. Read more Sep 12, 2009
A kingfisher with a kookaburra's beak and iridescent blue touches on its wings swoops and takes a long centipede from the grass and swallows it after bashing it to death on a branch ... Hanlon was also the one who spotted the large centipede (which can, apparently, bite) among the kids' bare feet, picking it out of the grass and flinging it away. (The Age, Australia)
Black Market Gear: Deals of the Week Aug 13, 2009
SECTIONS CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. The hottest deals on the web including limited edition controllers, Blu-ray players, HD camcorders and much more. (IGN Gear)
Scamp artwork helping 'foster curiosity' Jul 23, 2009
Although, Eveland said a "rhino or a centipede would be interesting too.". For more information on the art project, go online to http://publicartstpaul. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
'Light-switch' moment Jul 11, 2009
Spinning that roller ball, wiping out that quickly descending centipede with master firepower -- I had to marry this girl. Here are four more modern-day men who privately disclose that "kick-in-the-pants" moment when each of them determined "this is it". (CNN)
Grant WahlINSIDE SOCCER Jul 10, 2009
Then there was Higuita's famed "scorpion kick," in which he would parry an incoming shot by falling forward in the manner of a break-dancer doing the centipede and flick his legs up in the air behind him to strike the ball. Genius. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Exhibit is a fun way to take in the trash Jul 9, 2009
A huge centipede built out of discarded Bundt cake pans ... Nemo Gould s Centipede, more than 4 feet long, undulates across the wall in Bundt-cake swells; nested with green LEDs, it casts a delightfully eerie glow. (Boston Globe)
Your Mac is Atari Jul 5, 2009
should be hitting store shelves today with updated versions of Breakout, Centipede and Pong available for OS X. More details from the press release:In Breakout, you must help Bouncer rescue his girlfriend Daisy from the evil Batnix and his henchmen ... Defend the Wee village against those pesky centipedes, spiders, scorpions, fleas, and other garden nuisances in Centipede ... Centipede and Breakout require a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X v10. (IGN Mac)
The other Jacksons? bad. Jul 2, 2009
Rebbie Jackson, Centipede : The plot goes something like this: A lady in a painting (Rebbie, Michael s oldest sister) comes to life, walks around through fog, and shoots bolts of lightning out of her fingers and elbows at a lot of men dressed in tuxedos. A poorly taxidermied cobra also shoots lightning bolts from its fangs, and no one seems concerned, least of all Rebbie, who looks incredible in a form-fitting scarlet red dress. (Boston Globe)
Titans of the big screen hope to conquer a smaller screen: video games Jun 2, 2009
"Video games are this generation's rock 'n' roll," said Tull, 38, who grew up playing Centipede and Galaga on arcade machines as a teenager in Binghamton, N.Y.. As chief executive of Legendary Pictures, he has been executive producer on such big-budget films as "The Dark Knight" and "Watchmen" and is working on movie versions of bestselling games Gears of War and World of Warcraft. (FOX59, IN)
Turbo Subds on iPhone May 30, 2009
I-play's interactive television group, formerly PixelPlay, creates and distributes games featuring top brands including Centipede, Missile Command, Asteroids, Monopoly, Scrabble, Boggle, and Yahtzee. I-play is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Seattle, San Mateo, London, and Dunfermline, Scotland. (IGN Wireless Games)
Pinball wizards, Frogger fanatics flock here May 10, 2009
Tempest, Tetris, and Centipede. Photos of Hall of Fame gamers show top scores in such vintage games as Frogger (589,350) and Donkey Kong (985,600). (Boston Globe)
Aisha Tyler jokes at Cobb's Comedy Club May 8, 2009
Her days were spent in the School of the Arts at McAteer High School, and afternoons were spent with her divorced father at the huge arcade near the downtown bus terminal, dropping quarters into Defender, Centipede and Tempest games. "To this day, my father will call me and hold the phone next to a Ms. Pac Man machine," Tyler says. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ottumwa, video game capital? May 7, 2009
Walter Day, who owned the Twin Galaxies video game arcade in town, says Ottumwa was considered the Dodge City of video games, since its where all the top players would come to compete on Asteroids or Pac-Man or Centipede ... Itll have the obvious ones like "Pong," "Pac-Man," "Donkey Kong" and "Centipede," as well as the historical ones like "Space Wars" and "Night Driver." The games will be accompanied by museum-caliber storyboards and graphics. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Gamer Threads Apr 16, 2009
To be a true proponent of gaming culture, you need to be willing to slap a shirt across your chest or beanie on your head that proudly proclaims "Look out ladies, I play Centipede". To help you decide what gear belongs in your closet, IGN Gear is happy to present our newest episodic feature, Gamer Threads. (IGN Gear)
Cheers! Americas best beer pubs Mar 21, 2009
With more than 20 mostly American craft brews on tap and even more 1980s arcade games, Barcade gets packed with tight-jeaned, shaggy-haired 20-somethings, drinking great beer and trying to impress girls with their high scores on Centipede. What to drink: Anything from Southampton Ales, Sixpoint Craft Ales or the Chelsea Brewing Company. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Improper pruning of crape myrtles invites pests Mar 6, 2009
A: I am totally against fertilizing zoysia, bermuda, centipede or St. Augustine lawns when they are not green. You waste money and you may harm the grass if it is fed too early. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Making autoportraits easier Mar 5, 2009
It is, in fact, a trackball, the kind featured prominently in the arcade game Centipede but now in a considerably smaller and more aesthetically pleasing package ... Interestingly, it has a rugged USB cable clad in nylon fabric and the entire package looks like it could survive the beating those old Centipede games used to take, a comforting thought for retro gamers. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Lock & Load With 50 Cent Mar 1, 2009
Although he owns the latest in gaming technology (a Playstation 3 and an Xbox 360) his fave games are Tetris, Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede. 50 asked the "Blood on the Sand" programmers to make him the most powerful character. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
I-play Partners with James Patterson to Launch Second Women's Murder Club Interactive Game Feb 25, 2009
I-plays interactive TV group (formerly PixelPlay) creates and distributes games featuring many top brands including Centipede, Missile Command, Asteroids, Monopoly, Scrabble, Boggle, and Yahtzee. I-play is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Seattle, San Mateo, London, and Dunfermline, Scotland. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Game Inspired Ties Feb 10, 2009
Now there's nothing left to do except wait anxiously for the release of the Donkey Kong fedora and Centipede cufflinks. Sure, you played Fallout and Madden in 2008. (IGN Gear)
