Centaur , Pinball by Bally Mfg. Co. (1981)

Pinball published 43 years ago by Bally Mfg. Co.

Listed in MAME

Info

TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.

Bally MPU AS-2518-35 (Squawk and Talk + Say it Again)
Model Number : 1239

Main CPU : M6800 (@ 475 KHz)
Sound CPU : M6802 (@ 895 KHz)
Sound chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 895 KHz), DAC, Texas Instruments TMS5220 (@ 640 KHz), SAD4096

This game also used a 'Say it Again' reverb board (hooked up to the Squawk and Talk board) which added echo effects to the sound.

TRIVIA

Released in October 1981. 3,700 units were produced.

The development of this game took 9 months.

Centaur was inspired by the classic Bally's 1956 "Balls-A-Poppin".

The names PATLA (Jim Patla) and GOLEN (Emil S. Golen) appear on the playfield below the flippers near the figure of a woman.

Centaur was re-released by Bally/Midway in 1983 as "Centaur II".

STAFF

Designer : Jim Patla
Artwork : Paul Faris
Software : Emil S. Golen

SOURCES

Game's ROM.