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Sources

OPDB and IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (4 fields)

month
OPDB 2 used IPDB 10
gameplay_feature
IPDB Multiball used IPDB 4-Bank Drop Targets ×2 used IPDB Pop Bumpers ×2 used IPDB Flippers ×2 used
theme
IPDB Motorcycles IPDB Fantasy Flipcommons Catalog Motorcycles used Flipcommons Catalog Fantasy used
credit
IPDB Irv Grabel — Mechanics IPDB Paul Faris — Art IPDB Jim Patla — Design Flipcommons Catalog Irv Grabel — Mechanics used Flipcommons Catalog Paul Faris — Art used Flipcommons Catalog Jim Patla — Design used

Sources agree (7 fields)

display_type
alphanumeric OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
solid-state OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
4 OPDB, IPDB
year
1981 OPDB, IPDB
opdb_id
GrX7q-MLWkn OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
name
Centaur OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
476 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (13 fields)

opdb.images
OPDB [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/56ca7757-773d-48a6-85ec-cf570c5c9b5d-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/56ca7757-773d-48a6-85ec-cf570c5c9b5d-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/56ca7757-773d-48a6-85ec-cf570c5c9b5d-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":831,"height":600},"small":{"width":250,"height":181},"medium":{"width":640,"height":462}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true},{"type":"playfield","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/f7aad511-710c-4fd0-b5ef-49183bc60cb9-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/f7aad511-710c-4fd0-b5ef-49183bc60cb9-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/f7aad511-710c-4fd0-b5ef-49183bc60cb9-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":792,"height":864},"small":{"width":229,"height":250},"medium":{"width":587,"height":640}},"title":null,"primary":true}] used
ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
IPDB Bally used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Bally Manufacturing Corporation used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/Front_view.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/476f1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/476f2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/476f3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-16.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-17.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-18.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-19.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-20.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-21.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-22.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-23.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-24.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-25.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-26.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-27.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-32.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-31.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-30.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-29.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-33.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-28.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-34.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-35.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-36.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-37.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-38.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-39.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/476/image-40.jpg"] used
system
IPDB bally-as2518-35 used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 1239 used
ipdb.notes
IPDB 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. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), 4-bank drop targets (2), 4-in-line drop targets, 5-ball multiball. Ball hitting recessed red target in upper right corner of playfield is held there momentarily by a magnet under the playfield. Has speech, with operator-optionable reverberation. This game has the standard ball-in-play tilt or can be operator-optioned to have two tilts per game. This means if a player activates the tilt mechanism a first time, the word "Warning" lights up on the silk-screened backglass and remains lit while the game continues for that player without penalty. However, if this player tilts a second time, even on subsequent balls in play, the game ends. In Game Over mode, pressing either flipper button causes the playfield lights to highlight each major scoring feature, one at a time, while the speech card identifies that feature by name. An Attract Mode operator option causes all five balls to automatically shoot onto the playfield every 15 minutes to interact with the pop bumpers and slingshots until they drain. A similar option appeared on Mirco Games, Inc.'s 1975 'Spirit of 76'. used
ipdb_rating
IPDB 8 used
production_quantity
IPDB 3700 used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog bally-manufacturing-corporation used
title
Flipcommons Catalog centaur used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog centaur used