Millipede (GCC Version)

This prototype is the version that GCC did before getting permission from Atari.  It's not 100% clear why GCC decided to go keep going ahead with their own version after discovering that Atari was doing one internally, but they probably figured that if they upstaged the internal Atari programmers and got their version to marketing first Atari would go with it (a similar incident had happened with Battlezone).  However in this case Atari decided to stick with their own programmers and chose to release Dave's version instead.

While the GCC version has a spiffier title screen and plays faster, it's really hard to call it the superior version.  Both versions have their pros and cons, and in the end it's all a matter of personal taste.  Atari would have done just as well had they released this version instead, but by backing their own team they  gained some much needed brownie points with the disgruntled Atari programmers.

According to Doug Macrae, Millipede shares about 50% of its code with Centipede.  This isn't surprising given that GCC also developed the 2600 port of Centipede and that Millipede plays quite similarly (being the sequel and all).

	Atari Version	GCC Version
Player
Mushroom
DDT Bomb
Millipede
Spider
Bee
Beetle
Inchworm
Mosquito
Earwig
Dragonfly