Centuri
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- For the town in France, see Centuri, Haute-Corse.
- Not to be confused with Century.
Centuri, based in Hialeah, Florida, was one of the top six suppliers of coin operated video game machinery in the United States. Many of the machines distributed in the US under the Centuri name were licensed from overseas manufacturers, particularly Konami.
Centuri in its modern conception was formed when former Taito of America president Ed Miller and his partner Bill Olliges took over a company called Allied Leisure, Inc. and renamed it "Centuri". Centuri discontinued their video game operations in January 1985. [1]
List of games
Centuri published the following arcade games in the United States:
- Clay Champ
- Chopper (arcade game) (1974)
- F-114 (arcade game) (1975)
- Firepower Tank Anti Aircraft (1975)
- Bomac (1976)
- Chase (1976)
- Daytona 500 (1976)
- Battle Station (1977)
- Battle Star (1979)
- Lunar Invasion (1979)
- Space Bug (1979)
- Star Shooter (1979)
- Eagle (1980; developed by Nichibutsu as Moon Cresta)
- Killer Comet (1980; developed in-house; licensed to Game Plan)
- Megatack (1980; developed in-house; licensed to Game Plan)
- Phoenix (1980; licensed by Amstar Electronics) (developed by unidentified "smaller Japanese developer" according to ex-Centuri employee Joel Hochberg)
- Pleiads (1981; developed by Tehkan)
- Route 16 (1981; developed by Tehkan / Sun Electronics)
- Round Up (1981; developed by Amenip); licensor: Hiraoka & Co.
- The Pit (1981; developed by AW Electronics); licensor: Zilec
- Vanguard (1981; developed by TOSE); licensor: SNK
- Challenger (1981; developed in-house)
- Voyager (1981)
- D-Day (1982; developed by Olympia)
- Locomotion (1982; developed by Konami)
- Swimmer (1982; developed by Tehkan)
- Time Pilot (1982; developed by Konami)
- Tunnel Hunt (1982; developed by Atari)
- Aztarac (1983; developed in-house)
- Gyruss (1983; developed by Konami)
- Track & Field (1983; developed by Konami)
- Munch Mobile (1983; developed by SNK)
- Circus Charlie (1984; developed by Konami)
- Hyper Sports (1984; developed by Konami)
- Mikie: High School Graffiti (1984; developed by Konami)
- Badlands (1984; developed by Konami)
References
- ^ "Financial Desk: Company Briefs", The New York Times, January 17, 1985. (subscription required). "Centuri Inc., Hialeah, Fla., said it would discontinue operations of its video games division and close its National Interport Services Inc. boat repair facility in Hampton, Va., resulting in a $2.5 million charge against 1984 results."
