Centipede arcade machines

Updated Oct 1, 2026 · By Retro Field Guide research team

Two home machines in our listings include Centipede. Arcade1Up's Atari Centipede Counter Series is an 8-inch countertop unit at $184.99 on sale, and AtGames' Legends Ultimate CE-HD is a full-height cabinet with 300 games at $899.99, both on their makers' stores as of October 1, 2026. Both have a trackball, the control Centipede was built around.

The Centipede machines compared

The Counter Series is built around Centipede. Its page names five Atari games: Centipede, Millipede, Liberator, Avalanche and Super Breakout. It has a built-in trackball, needs some assembly and runs from an AC adapter. Arcade1Up gives $249.99 as its compare-at price.

On the AtGames cabinet, Centipede is one of 300 built-in games, alongside Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble and Missile Command. It adds spinners, joysticks and a pinball kit to the trackball. Walmart listed it at $629 on September 30, 2026.

What to check before you buy

• Size. The Counter Series is low and wide, about 7 inches tall, and sits on a table. The CE-HD stands 66.44 inches and needs a floor spot about 30 by 22 inches. See countertop machines and upright cabinets.
• Players. The Counter Series states 1 player. The AtGames page does not state a count.
• Licensing label. Both show "Official titles named, licensor not stated". Each page names the games but not the company that licensed them. See licensing labels.
• Availability. As of October 1, 2026, the Counter Series was available on Arcade1Up's store and the CE-HD was sold out on AtGames' store. Arcade1Up's larger Atari Centipede Deluxe is marked discontinued, so it is not listed.

We cover new machines only and do not price original cabinets.

The original game

Atari, Inc. developed and published Centipede for arcades, released in North America in August 1981 (Wikipedia, checked October 1, 2026). Another Atari trackball game in our listings has its own page: Missile Command arcade machines.

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