Centipede has a small set of messages that appear at fixed positions. Each is available in English, German, French, and Spanish. A few additional messages, such as the copyright notice and those used in the self-test code, bypass the message table.
There are a few special glyphs, for (C) and (P), but nothing from the iso-latin set.
Each character glyph occupies one 8x8 playfield cell. Position (0,0) is at the bottom-left corner, with Y increasing to 31 at the top of the screen. "Pos" is the position in normal orientation, "FlipPos" is the position when the screen is flipped for player 2 on a cocktail cabinet.
| Num | Lang | Pos | FlipPos | Message |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | en | 11,14 | 18,17 | PLAYER |
| de | 11,14 | 18,17 | SPIELER | |
| fr | 11,14 | 18,17 | JOUEUR | |
| es | 11,14 | 18,17 | JUGADOR | |
| 1 | en | 8,19 | 21,12 | 1 COIN 2 PLAYS |
| de | 7,19 | 22,12 | 1 MUENZE 2 SPIELE | |
| fr | 7,19 | 22,12 | 1 PIECE 2 JOUEURS | |
| es | 7,19 | 22,12 | 1 FICHA 2 JUEGOS | |
| 2 | en | 8,19 | 21,12 | 1 COIN 1 PLAY |
| de | 7,19 | 22,12 | 1 MUENZE 1 SPIEL | |
| fr | 7,19 | 22,12 | 1 PIECE 1 JOUEUR | |
| es | 7,19 | 22,12 | 1 FICHA 1 JUEGO | |
| 3 | en | 8,19 | 21,12 | 2 COINS 1 PLAY |
| de | 7,19 | 22,12 | 2 MUENZEN 1 SPIEL | |
| fr | 7,19 | 22,12 | 2 PIECES 1 JOUEUR | |
| es | 7,19 | 22,12 | 2 FICHAS 1 JUEGO | |
| 4 | en | 11,15 | 18,16 | GAME OVER |
| de | 11,15 | 18,16 | SPIELENDE | |
| fr | 8,15 | 21,16 | FIN DE PARTIE | |
| es | 7,15 | 22,16 | JUEGO TERMINADO | |
| 5 | en | 5,11 | 24,20 | ENTER YOUR INITIALS |
| de | 1,11 | 28,20 | GEBEN SIE IHRE INITIALEN EIN | |
| fr | 4,11 | 25,20 | ENTREZ VOS INITIALES | |
| es | 4,11 | 25,20 | ENTRE SUS INICIALES | |
| 6 | en | 7,17 | 22,14 | BONUS EVERY |
| de | 7,17 | 22,14 | BONUS JEDE | |
| fr | 6,17 | 23,14 | BONUS CHAQUE | |
| es | 7,17 | 22,14 | EXTRA CADA | |
| 7 | en | 10,29 | 19,2 | HIGH SCORES |
| de | 6,29 | 23,2 | HOECHSTERGEBNISSE | |
| fr | 8,29 | 21,2 | MEILLEURS SCORE | |
| es | 12,29 | 17,2 | RECORDS | |
| 8 | en | 9,12 | 20,19 | GREAT SCORE |
| de | 4,12 | 25,19 | GROSSARTIGES ERGEBNIS | |
| fr | 7,12 | 22,19 | SPLENDIDE SCORE | |
| es | 8,12 | 21,19 | GRAN PUNTAJE | |
| 9 | en | 10,18 | 19,13 | CREDITS |
| de | 10,18 | 19,13 | KREDITE | |
| fr | 10,18 | 19,13 | CREDITS | |
| es | 10,18 | 19,13 | CREDITOS | |
| 10 | en | 7,16 | 22,15 | 2 CREDIT MINIMUM |
| de | 1,16 | 28,15 | GELDEINWURF FUR 2 SPIELE | |
| fr | 7,16 | 22,15 | 2 JUEX MINIMUM | |
| es | 7,16 | 22,15 | 2 JUEGAS MINIM0 |