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| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Defunct | 1990 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Bologna, Italy |
| Products | Pinball and arcade machines |
| Owner | Marino, Franco and Natale Zaccaria |
Zaccaria, (later briefly reorganized under Mr. Game before ending production) was an Italian company of pinball and arcade machines that existed in Bologna from 1974 until 1990. [1] The factory was sold to tecnoplay. [2]
The company was founded as a manufactory for pinball arcade games in Bologna by the three brothers Marino, Franco and Natale Zaccaria. The logo consists of their initials. Zaccaria was led by Marino Zaccaria, a former manager of a bar near Bologna. [2]
At their best time, Zaccaria was the third largest company of pinball machines in the world after Bally and Williams. The company also entered into the video arcade game sector in the late 1970s. Therefore, they licensed games and developed some games with their own designs. [2]
There are at least 47 different Zaccaria pinball machines known to exist although some are just variations of the same game. [3] [4]
| Zaccaria Pinball | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Magic Pixel Kft. |
| Publisher(s) | Magic Pixel Kft. |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 |
| Release | iOS
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| Genre(s) | Pinball |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Magic Pixel Kft. released Zaccaria Pinball for Android and iOS as well as Windows on Steam that consists of digital recreations of classic Zaccaria pinball machines. Versions for OS X as well as Linux were released on August 31, 2017. [17] In July 2018, it was released for Nintendo Switch, [18] April 2019 for Xbox One, [19] and August 2020 for PlayStation 4. [20]
There are 42 digital tables released.
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| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| Defunct | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Bologna, Italy |
| Products | Pinball and arcade machines |
Zaccaria was briefly reorganized under the label Mr. Game before ending production. [1] The company Mr. Game produced pinball machines from 1988 until 1990. Under the Mr. Game label, the company introduced a radical redesign of the traditional pinball cabinet. The commonly known rectangular cabinet containing the 'playfield' was updated into a more modern look with a different shaped box, and trigger buttons for flipper control. The legs were also more angular in support compared to the mostly vertical legs used by other manufacturers. Additionally, the 'backbox' eliminated the traditional numeric or alpha-numeric score and status displays in favor of a small color TV screen, sometimes containing video game elements. [21] [22] [23]
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| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | San Marino |
| Products | Pinball and arcade machines |
| Website | tecnoplay |
After bankruptcy, the factory in Bologna of Zaccaria was sold to tecnoplay in San Marino, that produced pinball machines from 1987 - 1989 and is still in business as an importer, reseller and maintainer of pinball machines, spare parts, arcade and vending machines and other amusement games. Tecnoplay is managed by Mauro Zaccaria, the son of Marino Zaccaria, one of the founders of the company Zaccaria. [2] [25] [26]
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