Arcade Classic 2: Centipede and Millipede
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Developed_By:
The Code Monkeys
Published_By:
Nintendo
Released On:
01 Jan 1995
This is an arcade-style shooter where the player, lost in a dangerous forest, must use magic arrows to fight off a giant millipede and other creatures. The game involves navigating a mushroom-filled maze and shooting enemies to survive. Players can select difficulty and choose between one or two-player modes.
UPC-A:
045496730437 (Australia)
Part #:
DMG-ACPP-AUS (Australia)
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is an arcade-style shooter where the player, lost in a dangerous forest, must use magic arrows to fight off a giant millipede and other creatures. The game involves navigating a mushroom-filled maze and shooting enemies to survive. Players can select difficulty and choose between one or two-player modes.
Story
The Millipede
You are lost in a dark, perilous forest. Dangerous mushrooms are quickly pushing up through the forest floor, snaring you on every side. Something slimy flashes through the mushroom maze, moving in on you.
The MILLIPEDE, a gigantic monster, is attacking you. All you have to fight back with are your trusty magic arrows. Shoot his head to turn him into mushrooms.
This is not the only thing attacking you. There are many more creepy, crawly, buzzing, stinging and swarming creatures in this forest. Keep fighting with your magic arrows, and if you're lucky, you may survive.
Getting Started
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Insert the Centipede/Millipede Game Pak (label side out) into the Game Boy unit.
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Turn the Power Switch to the "ON" position.
Main Menu
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When the title screen appears, press UP/DOWN on the Control Pad (or the A Button) to choose Millipede.
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Press the START Button to access the main menu.
Player Selection
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Select one or two players by pressing UP/DOWN on the Control Pad.
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Press the START Button.
Difficulty Level
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Choose your difficulty level by pressing LEFT/RIGHT on the Control Pad to adjust starting points.
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Starting points range from 0 points (easy) to 100,000 points (hard).
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Press the START Button to begin play!
How to Play
INTRODUCTION
You're trapped in the perilous Enchanted Forest. Dark, dangerous mushrooms push up through the squishy forest floor, surrounding you on every side. Threatening thumps and evil buzzings fill the air.
Something slimy flashes through the mushrooms, closing in on you. Suddenly, glaring eyes and quivering antenna jump right out at you! Sparks fire from your magic wand again and again, destroying the Centipede before its diminishing body can grow new heads.
But more perils lurk in the forest: fierce Centipedes, deadly Spiders, venomous Fleas and poisonous Scorpions. You pick up two more wands. Armed with these magic wands, you just might make it out alive...
GETTING STARTED
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Insert the Centipede/Millipede Game Pak (label side out) into the Game Boy unit.
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Turn the Power Switch to the "ON" position.
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Press UP/DOWN on the Control Pad (or the B Button) to choose Centipede.
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Press the START Button to access the Main Menu.
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Press UP/DOWN on the Control Pad to choose the desired game Mode.
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Adjust the game's Difficulty Level by pressing LEFT/RIGHT on the Control Pad from the Main Menu.
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Press the START Button again to enter the game!
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2-Player Competition (Game Link) - In this game, you and your opponent try to shoot the same creatures simultaneously. The one with the highest individual score wins.
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2-Player Team (Game Link) - The same idea as the competitive mode, except that you and your partner start with a combined total of 4 wands (lives), and you work together to achieve the highest possible combined score.
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Credits - Displays the development team responsible for programming you this game.
CHOOSE YOUR GAME LEVEL
While on the Main Menu, press LEFT/RIGHT on the Control Pad (or the SELECT Button) to scroll through the following Game Levels:
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Novice - This is the slowest level. To make it even easier, you won't see any fleas until the third wave, and there are no scorpions until the fifth wave.
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Standard - Slightly faster than the Novice level, but you begin at Wave 10 - meaning that you get to meet the fleas right away. The scorpions are right behind in Wave 11.
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Advanced - This level is faster yet, and begins at Wave 19. Both the fleas and scorpions are waiting for you the moment you start.
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Expert - It doesn't get any faster - or harder - than this. The game begins with Wave 28. And the fleas are everywhere. You have been warned!
When the desired game mode is selected and the game level you want is displayed, press the START Button to begin the action.
PLAYING CENTIPEDE
You start the game with three magic wands, which you use to spark the vicious critters that are constantly descending upon you.
If the fleas, scorpions or centipedes manage to bite you, you become temporarily paralyzed and lose a wand. They all move fast, so you'll have to think and act even faster.
SCORING
Here's how you accumulate points in Centipede:
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10 POINTS - Centipede Body Segment
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100 POINTS - Centipede Head
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200 POINTS - Flea
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300 POINTS - Spider - from long range
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600 POINTS - Spider - from medium range
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900 POINTS - Spider - at close range
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1000 POINTS - Scorpion
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1 POINT - Mushroom - eliminated
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**5* POINTS** - Mushroom - shot 1 to 3 times
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1 POINT - Poison Mushroom - eliminated
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**5* POINTS** - Poison Mushroom - shot 1 to 3 times
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**5* POINTS** - Poison Mushroom - untouched
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These points are awarded after you lose your current wand.
Bonus wands are awarded after every 12,000 points. You can have up to six wands total, although only three of them will be displayed on the screen at one time. When you lose your last wand, the game is over.
HIGH SCORES
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MARK: 100000
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SIMON: 60000
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TOM: 35398
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JOE: 30000
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TOMMY: 16308
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ELLIOT: 10000
Controls
B BUTTON
Fire Magic Wand
A BUTTON
Fire Magic Wand
CONTROL PAD
Move and Aim Magic Wand
START BUTTON
Pause Game
SELECT BUTTON
N/A
CONTROL PAD UP
select a game mode
CONTROL PAD DOWN
select a game mode
Enemies & Characters
The Centipede
The Centipede attacks from the top of the screen winding towards you at the bottom of the screen. When you spark any part of it with your wand, the segment you destroy turns into a harmless mushroom but the segment behind it turns into the head of a new Centipede.
Spiders
These arachnids are both friend and foe. They jump about the forest in an unpredictable manner and destroy any mushrooms they come in contact with.
Fleas
Fleas will drop straight down, creating mushrooms as they fall. You need to shoot the fleas twice to eliminate them, but after you shoot them once, they fall twice as fast!
Scorpions
These pests can ruin your day without even touching you. They scurry across the middle of the screen, poisoning every mushroom they touch.
Mushrooms
The mushrooms that dot the forest floor are your best friends and worst enemies. While they shield you from the onslaught of insects, they also help speed the Centipede along by directing it one level closer to you.
Poison Mushrooms
These are a different shade (usually lighter) than the normal mushrooms on your screen. When the Centipede bumps into one, the poison causes it to go nuts and plow straight down through the forest, heading directly for you!
Millipede
Your main antagonist.
Caterpillar
She chases you everywhere.
Mayfly
No description provided, only points.
Ladybug
No description provided, only points.
Dragonfly
Attacks from above.
Mosquito
No description provided, only points.
DDT Bomb
Shoot this to release a deadly cloud of pesticide.
Longicorn
No description provided, only points.
Tips & Maps
Create a corridor
Blast away mushrooms in a straight line upwards to create a 'corridor' for the Centipede to move straight down and be easily picked off.
Zap Centipede heads
Zap the Centipede heads to create new heads from the body segments left behind, as heads are worth ten times more points than body parts.
Set up a mushroom shield
Set up a 'mushroom shield' by not shooting the mushrooms closest to your wand to keep fleas from striking, as they only appear after most mushrooms are destroyed.
Recognize creature sounds
Each creature makes its own distinctive sound; recognizing these sounds will help you know what's attacking you and where it is without looking.
Know your territory
Your movement area is limited to the bottom of the screen up to six mushroom rows, and from left to right, while creatures can move all over the entire screen.
Shoot the ladybug
The screen will change color when you shoot the ladybug, which is related to bonus points.
Shoot other creatures
Shoot all creatures other than the Millipede as soon as they appear to increase your chance of clearing the wave and scoring higher points.
Clear waves
A normal wave can be cleared by shooting the Millipede, but to clear the 4th and 8th waves, you'll need to shoot the Dragonfly.
Use the DDT pesticide bomb
Wait until the Millipede gets close to the DDT pesticide bomb, then shoot it with your arrow to set it off, which can quickly clear waves.
Beware of spiders and ladybugs
Spiders and ladybugs appear without warning and move randomly, making them very dangerous, so pay attention to them.
Strategic mushroom disposal
Strategically dispose of mushrooms to route the Millipede, creating a path for it to follow, allowing you to position your bow and shoot it from a prime location.
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