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Centaur
Centaur
BALLY

Centaur

1981
★8.1(288 reviews)
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Unlike other Bally electronic pinball games, their documentation for this game shows the model number only as 1239, not 1239-E. Designer Jim Patla said that 'Centaur' was inspired by the classic Bally's 1956 'Balls-A-Poppin' and that Irv Grabel designed the multiball mechanism on this game. Uses a "Say it Again" reverb card in addition to the "Squawk and Talk" speech card.

IMAGES

Image # 455: Centaur Cabinet - Front View
Image # 3807: Centaur Flyer, Back
Image # 3808: Centaur Flyer, Page 2
Image # 3809: Centaur Flyer, Page 3
Image # 6526: Centaur Flyer, Front
Image # 6527: Centaur A Player's Guide - Outside Fold
Image # 6528: Centaur A Player's Guide - Inside Fold
Image # 6594: Centaur Cabinet - Front
Image # 6595: Centaur Cabinet - Left
Image # 9677: Centaur Cabinet - Full View
Image # 9678: Centaur Backglass
Image # 9679: Centaur Playfield
Image # 9680: Centaur Lower Playfield
Image # 9681: Centaur Upper Playfield
Image # 9682: Centaur Cabinet - Right
Image # 9683: Centaur Backbox - Right
Image # 11056: Centaur Press Release (Dated November 1st, (1981).)
Image # 13244: Centaur Backbox Left/Right
Image # 13245: Centaur Cabinet Left/Right
Image # 13246: Centaur Playfield - Detail
Image # 13247: Centaur Lower Playfield
Image # 14868: Centaur Backglass - Illuminated (Illuminated by sunlight.)
Image # 14869: Centaur Backglass
Image # 14870: Centaur Backglass - Reverse
Image # 26322: Centaur Instruction and Score Cards
Image # 30705: Centaur Inside Backbox
Image # 30706: Centaur Backbox Insert - Back
Image # 30707: Centaur Illuminated Backbox Insert - Front
Image # 30708: Centaur Cabinet - Front
Image # 30709: Centaur Under Playfield
Image # 30710: Centaur Inside Cabinet
Image # 52063: Centaur Playfield (The two red posts in each outlane are missing their rubber rings. The top ring can bounce a draining ball into the flipper return lane.)
Image # 52064: Centaur Upper Playfield
Image # 52065: Centaur Middle Playfield
Image # 52066: Centaur Lower Playfield (The two red posts in each outlane are missing their rubber rings. The top ring can bounce a draining ball into the flipper return lane.)
Image # 52067: Centaur Playfield - Detail
Image # 52068: Centaur Instruction Card
Image # 63636: Centaur Backglass - Artist Signature
Image # 70443: Centaur Original Backglass Artwork (Designer Jim Patla is on the left. Artist Paul Faris is on the right.)
Image # 70444: Centaur Original Backglass Artwork (Artist is Paul Faris.Acrylic on illustration board.Dimensions: same size as production backglass.)
Image # 70445: Centaur Original Backglass Artwork (Artist is Paul Faris.Acrylic on illustration board.Dimensions: same size as production backglass.)
Image # 70446: Centaur Pre-Production Backglass Artwork (Red color instructions to the film separatorto knock out red areas in production glass.Artist is Paul Faris.Ink and pencil on Vellum.)
Image # 70447: Centaur Pre-Production Playfield Artwork (Original pre-production sketch of playfieldwith call outs indicated.Artist is Paul Faris.Ink and pencil on blueprint paper.Dimensions: same size as production playfield.)
Image # 70448: Centaur Pre-Production Playfield Artwork (Original pre-production sketch of playfieldwith call outs indicated.Artist is Paul Faris.Ink and pencil on blueprint paper.Dimensions: same size as production playfield.)

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Pinside ID87
Manufactured ByBally Manufacturing Co.
DateFebruary 1981
TypeSS
IPDB ID476
Players4

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multiball
14
Hit O-R-B-S drops in order to start immediate two-ball multiball.
general
7
If the rubber is on the outlane posts you can nudge balls back into play through a gate between the inlane/outlane
multiball
6
Complete all four flipper lanes to add a ball.
multiball

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5
Lock balls with O-R-B-S drops (out of order). Release all locked balls by upper left standup or 1-2-3-4 (in order) then upper right standup.