Caterpillar

Caterpillar is a 1-player Centipede clone for the BBC Micro.

The player controls a character that moves in all directions at the bottom of the screen and fires vertically. A large caterpillar enters from the top of the screen moving laterally and, when it hits an obstacle, it moves down one row and reverses direction. When the player shoots a caterpillar, it breaks into multiple pieces that continue to move. When all caterpillar segments are destroyed, the player moves on to the next stage.

Mushrooms block the player's path, and a new mushroom appears when a caterpillar segment is hit. Spiders move across the bottom of the screen to threaten the player. The player starts with three lives.