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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. Image File history File links Clock-green. ...


Centuri in its modern conception was formed when former Taito America president Ed Miller and his partner Bill Olliges took over a company called Allied Leisure, Inc. and renamed it "Centuri". Centuri seems to have gone out of business around the time of the video game collapse of 1983. They discontinued their video game operations in January of 1985. [1] Taito may mean: Taito Corporation, a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware. ... Ed Miller is a Noted Poker Authority. ...


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)
  • Killer Comet (1980)
  • Megatack (1980)
  • Phoenix (1980)
  • Pleiads (1981)
  • Route 16 (1981)
  • Round Up (1981)
  • The Pit (1981)
  • Vanguard (1981)
  • Challenger (1981)
  • Loco-Motion (1981)
  • Voyager (1981)
  • D-Day (1982)
  • Time Pilot (1982)
  • Tunnel Hunt (1982)
  • Aztarac (1983)
  • Gyruss (1983)
  • Munch Mobile (1983)
  • Circus Charlie' (1984)
  • Hyper Sports (1984)
  • Track & Field (1984)

Phoenix is a popular shoot em up arcade game created and manufactured by Taito in 1980. ... Vanguard can mean: A vanguard is the forward division in an army. ... Time Pilot is a 1982 arcade game by Konami and distributed in the US by Centuri , designed by Yoshiki Okamoto. ... Gyruss is a shoot-em-up video arcade game released by Konami in 1983. ... Circus Charlie is an action/platform game originally released by Konami in which you control a clown named Charlie. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ...

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."

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