Finally got a game my wife actually asks to play.

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Yep, I know it's stereotypical but women really do seem to like Centipede for some reason! Got a deal on this one and wasn't planning to keep it originally but it's turning out so nice I think I may just hang onto it now. If I can find room....It looks like I may be getting a couple more games all the sudden and I'm already having to squeeze between stuff.
 

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My wife played Centipede when she moved in with me a couple times then that was it. So I sold it and bought a Millipede and put the Multipede kit in it. If you really need to butter her up get her a Megatouch. That's the only one of my games allowed upstairs and it allowed me to my my last three games.
 
My wife played Centipede when she moved in with me a couple times then that was it. So I sold it and bought a Millipede and put the Multipede kit in it.

I think Millipede is a far superior game. But Centipede is a much more recognizable classic and I think more accessible. I'm thinking eventually I will get a Millipede board and throw in this cab with an adapter and then get the Multipede kit so it can be played either way. Seems like it would work anyway.

If you really need to butter her up get her a Megatouch. That's the only one of my games allowed upstairs and it allowed me to my my last three games.

I don't know if I've ever really played a Megatouch. Or not much anyway. I'll have to check one out and see.
 
I so agree about Millipede. I never played it BITD because I would get killed really quick. When I play it now I like it way better than Centipede. Don't get me wrong I like Centipede too, but I prefer the Multipede so I can play both and save cabinet space. Trust me on the Megatouch. When I got the EVO for the bar my wife hijacked it and had me take the original one I got her to the bar. It is a very wise investment and will save you money in the long run.
 
Nice- I miss my Centipede sometimes. You're right, chicks do tend to like this game. My wife, who hates all of my games, actually played a few games of Centipede with the kids once... ONCE.
 
Nice PEZ collection.

Thanks. :) It started by accident and got out of control.

Speaking of control....anyone out there have a spare control panel overlay they want to sell before I go look for one? Who's is the best? I see ArcadeShop and QuarterCade have them for similar prices.
 
speaking of Centipede, it was in the movie " going the distance" with Drew Barrymore.
 
Whats with the black cloth on the trackball?

My wife has a germ phobia so she lays a black cloth over the machine before she will touch it.


Actually, that's just a worn off spot of the control panel and the reason I was asking for a new CPO.
 
My wife has a germ phobia so she lays a black cloth over the machine before she will touch it.


Actually, that's just a worn off spot of the control panel and the reason I was asking for a new CPO.

LOL I could not tell if it was wear or a cloth..
 
Wasn't Centipede created by a woman?
Nope, Ed Logg is the brains behind Centipede.

It's a frequently perpetuated half truth, likely emphasized by Atari in a misguided effort to get more girls interested in playing arcade games. Donna Bailey supposedly worked as a programmer on the game but according to other employees, coding wasn't her strong suit.
 
I like Millipede because I can play it for a while then move over to Centipede and actually feel like I am playing decently.
 
Nope, Ed Logg is the brains behind Centipede.

It's a frequently perpetuated half truth, likely emphasized by Atari in a misguided effort to get more girls interested in playing arcade games. Donna Bailey supposedly worked as a programmer on the game but according to other employees, coding wasn't her strong suit.

Ed Logg takes all the credit, yes. But Dona Bailey even picked out the concept (Bug Shooter, which came from a bunch of ideas from various brainstorming sessions). Ed Logg can say he did everything all he wants, but the fact is he has never made another game that appeals to females the way Centipede did, probably because he doesn't know how, and never did. There is a tendency for higher-ups to steal ideas and take credit from those below them that are more talented, I've experienced it myself.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1659/the_original_gaming_bug_centipede_.php?print=1

"Did things change once you'd done Centipede?

Yes, but I'm not sure it was for the better! There was a lot of surly attention after that. It's not always popular to do something [like] that -- the first thing that happened, I was not ready for at all, and I still haven't figured out how to deal with this part -- people just started, y'know... the typical kind of thing that people would say was, either it was a fluke or I didn't really do it, somebody else did it. I'm a very peaceful person, and I felt sick of fighting, so I really just disappeared, and I haven't had contact with the industry for at least twenty years."
 
Ed Logg takes all the credit, yes. But Dona Bailey even picked out the concept (Bug Shooter, which came from a bunch of ideas from various brainstorming sessions). Ed Logg can say he did everything all he wants, but the fact is he has never made another game that appeals to females the way Centipede did, probably because he doesn't know how, and never did.
Nobody knows how and nobody ever will. :) If all it took was getting a woman involved, the industry would have had tons of games that "appeal to women." And if Bailey had that magic touch, then the industry would have gone back to her with whatever salary she wanted to come up with another hit that appealed to women. She couldn't do it either because there's no magic formula, it's a fluke when it happens. Women enjoy playing Ms. Pac and Galaga too, neither was designed by a woman. What about the reverse? Carol Shaw designed River Raid, but plenty of men like that game and you never hear about how it appeals to women.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1659/the_original_gaming_bug_centipede_.php?print=1

"Did things change once you'd done Centipede?

Yes, but I'm not sure it was for the better! There was a lot of surly attention after that. It's not always popular to do something [like] that -- the first thing that happened, I was not ready for at all, and I still haven't figured out how to deal with this part -- people just started, y'know... the typical kind of thing that people would say was, either it was a fluke or I didn't really do it, somebody else did it. I'm a very peaceful person, and I felt sick of fighting, so I really just disappeared, and I haven't had contact with the industry for at least twenty years."

Everyone agrees she was involved, the disagreements stem from who did what. In fairness to all, none of us were there when it was developed. But still, ideas are a dime a dozen. Executing an idea, that takes some know how and some good old fashioned work. If she didn't do that work, did she really create the game? IMO the fairest way to posit it is to say that Centipede is a game designed by Logg, based on an idea by Bailey.
 
She only ever made one game, so how can you definitely call it a fluke? A fluke is when you are lucky once out of many tries. She nailed it on her first try and never tried again because of the dumb masculine attitudes that were rampant (and still are) in the game industry. She left the industry because of people like you calling it a fluke and trying to give all the credit to a man.
 
What other games do you plan to get?

Centipede and Tetris are both games women love to play. A study found women prefer these games as it allows them to have a sense of order and to make things tidy. Guess it goes back a bit to the domesticated housekeeping desire, not sure.
 
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