Centaur
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Download Details
| split set | centaur.zip 15.97k |
| merged set | centaur.7z 15.20k |
| standalone set | centaur.7z 15.20k |
Game Details
Pinball published 44 years ago:
Centaur (c) 1981 Bally.
- TECHNICAL -
Bally MPU AS-2518-35 (Squawk and Talk + Say it Again)
Model Number : 1239
Main CPU : M6800 (@ 475 KHz)
Sound CPU : M6802 (@ 895 KHz)
Sound chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 895 KHz), DAC, Texas Instruments TMS5220 (@ 640 KHz), SAD4096
This game also used a 'Say it Again' reverb board (hooked up to the Squawk and Talk board) which added echo effects to the sound.
- TRIVIA -
Released in October 1981. 3,700 units were produced.
The development of this game took 9 months.
Centaur was inspired by the classic Bally's 1956 "Balls-A-Poppin".
The names PATLA (Jim Patla) and GOLEN (Emil S. Golen) appear on the playfield below the flippers near the figure of a woman.
Centaur was re-released by Bally/Midway in 1983 as "Centaur II".
- STAFF -
Designer : Jim Patla
Artwork : Paul Faris
Software : Emil S. Golen
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=5253&o=2
Centaur (c) 1981 Bally.
- TECHNICAL -
Bally MPU AS-2518-35 (Squawk and Talk + Say it Again)
Model Number : 1239
Main CPU : M6800 (@ 475 KHz)
Sound CPU : M6802 (@ 895 KHz)
Sound chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 895 KHz), DAC, Texas Instruments TMS5220 (@ 640 KHz), SAD4096
This game also used a 'Say it Again' reverb board (hooked up to the Squawk and Talk board) which added echo effects to the sound.
- TRIVIA -
Released in October 1981. 3,700 units were produced.
The development of this game took 9 months.
Centaur was inspired by the classic Bally's 1956 "Balls-A-Poppin".
The names PATLA (Jim Patla) and GOLEN (Emil S. Golen) appear on the playfield below the flippers near the figure of a woman.
Centaur was re-released by Bally/Midway in 1983 as "Centaur II".
- STAFF -
Designer : Jim Patla
Artwork : Paul Faris
Software : Emil S. Golen
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=5253&o=2
Driver Details
| source | pinball/by35.cpp |
| status | preliminary |
| emulation | preliminary |
| savestate | supported |
Screen Details
Input Details
| player | 1 |
| type | keypad |
| buttons | 33 |
| directions | N/A |
Chipset Details
| name | Motorola MC6800 |
| clock | 517.58khz |
| name | Motorola MC6802 |
| clock | 3.41mhz |
| name | Speaker |
| clock | N/A |
| name | Samples |
| clock | N/A |
| name | Bally Squawk & Talk Board |
| clock | 3.41mhz |
| name | RC Filter |
| clock | N/A |
| name | AD558 DAC |
| clock | N/A |
| name | RC Filter |
| clock | N/A |
| name | TMS5200 |
| clock | 625.00khz |
| name | Speaker |
| clock | N/A |
ROM Details
| name | size | crc |
|---|---|---|
| 848-08_2.732 | 4.00k | 8bdcd32b |
| 720-53_6.732 | 4.00k | c2e92f80 |
| 848-01_3.532 | 4.00k | 88322c8a |
| 848-02_4.532 | 4.00k | d6dbd0e4 |
| 848-05_5.716 | 2.00k | cbd765ba |