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:''For the town in France, see [[Centuri, Haute-Corse]]. For Balkan media company CENTURI, use external link at the bottom of this page.''
:''Did you mean [[Century]]?''
'''Centuri''', based in [[Hialeah, Florida]], was one of the top six suppliers of [[coin-op|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]]. {{ref|nytimes}}
==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 (arcade game)|Chase]]'' (1976)
*''[[Daytona 500 (arcade game)|Daytona 500]]'' (1976)
*''[[Battle Station]]'' (1977)
*''[[Battle Star (arcade game)|Battle Star]]'' (1979)
*''[[Lunar Invasion]]'' (1979)
*''[[Space Bug]]'' (1979)
*''[[Star Shooter]]'' (1979)
*''[[Moon Cresta|Eagle]]'' (1980)
*''[[Killer Comet]]'' (1980; developed by [[GamePlan]])
*''[[Megatack]]'' (1980; developed by [[GamePlan]])
*''[[Phoenix (arcade game)|Phoenix]]'' (1980; developed by Amstar Electronics)
*''[[Pleiads]]'' (1981; developed by [[Tecmo|Tehkan]])
*''[[Route 16 (arcade game)|Route 16]]'' (1981; developed by [[Tecmo|Tehkan]] / [[Sunsoft (company)|Sun Electronics]])
*''[[Round Up]]'' (1981)
*''[[The Pit (arcade game)|The Pit]]'' (1981)
*''[[Vanguard (arcade game)|Vanguard]]'' (1981; developed by [[SNK Playmore|SNK]])
*''[[Challenger (arcade game)|Challenger]]'' (1981; developed by [[GamePlan]])
*''[[Voyager (arcade game)|Voyager]]'' (1981)
*''[[D-Day (arcade game)|D-Day]]'' (1982; developed by Olympia)
*''[[Locomotion (arcade game)|Locomotion]]'' (1982; developed by [[Konami]])
*''[[Swimmer (arcade game)|Swimmer]]'' (1982; developed by [[Tecmo|Tehkan]])
*''[[Time Pilot]]'' (1982; developed by [[Konami]])
*''[[Tunnel Hunt]]'' (1982; developed by [[Atari]])
*''[[Aztarac]]'' (1983)
*''[[Gyruss]]'' (1983; developed by [[Konami]])
*''[[Track & Field (video game)|Track & Field]]'' (1983; developed by [[Konami]])
*''[[Munch Mobile]]'' (1983; developed by [[SNK Playmore|SNK]])
*''[[Circus Charlie]]'' (1984; developed by [[Konami]])
*''[[Hyper Sports]]'' (1984; developed by [[Konami]])
*''[[Mikie: High School Graffiti]]'' (1984; developed by [[Konami]])
*''[[Badlands (laserdisc video game)|Badlands]]'' (1984; developed by [[Konami]])
==References==
* {{note|nytimes}} [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F5081EFF3F5F0C748DDDA80894DD484D81 "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."
==External links==
* [http://www.klov.com/manuf_detail.php?manuf_id=1316 Killer List of Videogame's entry on Centuri].
* [http://www.centuri.net The Centuri Arcade Database]
* [http://www.centuri.com.mk Centuri Balkan Media Company]
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