Bug Blaster Screensaver
Bug Blaster is a self-playing arcade screensaver inspired by the 1981 mushroom-field shooter. A centipede snakes down and splits where it's hit while a spider skitters and a blaster strafes. It's a free, original homage, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Bug Blaster screensaver works
Bug Blaster is an original tribute to the mushroom-field shooter — original art and name throughout.
A centipede snakes down through a field of mushrooms, dropping a row and reversing whenever it hits one or the edge.
A self-playing blaster strafes the base and fires upward; each hit turns a segment into a mushroom and splits the centipede in two.
A spider skitters along the bottom eating mushrooms, and a flea drops new ones — clear the centipede and a faster one descends.
A worked example
The centipede winds down between pink mushrooms; the blaster slides under its head and fires, the chain splits in two and keeps coming, a purple spider bounces across the base, and a flea drops fresh mushrooms into the field.
Settings & tips
- It runs in attract mode — the blaster aims and fires on its own.
- Shooting a middle segment splits the centipede into two shorter ones.
- Mushrooms reshape the centipede's path as it descends.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this Centipede?
- No. It's an original homage inspired by the 1981 shooter, with its own art and name — nothing copyrighted is copied.
- Can I play it myself?
- Right now it runs in self-playing attract mode, like an arcade demo screen. A keyboard-playable mode may be added later.
- Does it need a connection?
- No. It's computed entirely on your device, so it runs fully offline.
- Why does the centipede split?
- Hitting a middle segment turns it into a mushroom, breaking the chain into two independent halves — just like the original.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.