Centaur (pinball)

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Centaur
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Manufacturer Bally
Release dateOctober 1981
DesignJim Patla
ArtworkPaul Faris
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Production run3,700 units (Centaur), 1,550 units (Centaur II)

Centaur is a pinball machine designed by Jim Patla and produced by Bally. The game was inspired by the classic Bally's 1956 Balls-A-Poppin that was the first flipper pinball machine with multiball. [1] [2] Because of its success, the pinball machine was re-released in 1983 as Centaur II. The re-release has only a different backbox and was otherwise unchanged. [3]

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Description

The artwork of Centaur features black and white horror design with flashy red and yellow light. The ultimate goal of the pinball machine is to destroy centaur - a half-man half-motorcycle creature. [3]

Reasons for the success of the game include its well made sound effects including speech, 5-balls multiball, a playfield magnet and fast but fair gameplay. [3]

Digital versions

Centaur is available as a licensed table of The Pinball Arcade for several platforms.

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References

  1. "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Bally 'Centaur'".
  2. "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Bally 'Balls-A-Poppin'".
  3. 1 2 3 Spiel- und Bedienungsanleitung. Centaur (in German)