Centuri

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For the town in France, see Centuri, Haute-Corse.

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 Corporation president in America 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]

[edit] 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; developed by GamePlan)
Megatack (1980; developed by GamePlan)
Phoenix (1980; developed by Amstar Electronics)
Pleiads (1981; developed by Tehkan)
Route 16 (1981; developed by Tehkan / Sun Electronics)
Round Up (1981)
The Pit (1981)
Vanguard (1981; developed by SNK)
Challenger (1981; developed by GamePlan)
Locomotion (1981; developed by Konami)
Voyager (1981)
D-Day (1982; developed by Olympia)
Swimmer (1982; developed by Tehkan)
Time Pilot (1982; developed by Konami)
Tunnel Hunt (1982; developed by Atari)
Aztarac (1983)
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)

[edit] 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."