Centuri


Centuri, formerly known as Allied Leisure, was an American arcade game manufacturer. They were based in Hialeah, Florida, and were one of the top six suppliers of coin-operated arcade video game machinery in the United States during the early 1980s. Centuri in its modern inception was formed when former Taito America president Ed Miller and his partner Bill Olliges took over Allied Leisure, Inc. They renamed it "Centuri" in 1980. The company's vice president was Joel Hochberg from about 1976 to 1982, before he went on to work for Rare.
Many of the video game machines distributed in the US under the Centuri name were licensed from overseas manufacturers, particularly Japanese developers such as Konami. Allied Leisure previously also manufactured pinball and electro-mechanical games, which were developed in-house.
Centuri had a close relationship with Konami, which licensed the North American rights of their games to Centuri during the early 1980s. This led to Konami acquiring 5% of Centuri's stocks in 1983, with Konami founder Kagemasa Kōzuki announcing he would become a director at Centuri. Centuri discontinued their video game operations in January 1985.

Games

Allied Leisure and Centuri published the following arcade games in the United States:
Pinball and electro-mechanical games released as Allied Leisure Monkey Bizz Unscramble Wild Cycle Sea Hunt Spooksville Crack Shot Monte Carlo Chopper Super Shifter F-114 Dyn O' Mite Daytona 500 Take Five Clay Champ Star Shooter Hearts Spades
Arcade video games released as Allied Leisure Paddle Battle, a Pong-style gameSuper Soccer, a Pong-style game, sold 5,000 arcade cabinets, among top 5 best-selling arcade video games of 1973.Tennis Tourney, Pong-style game, sold 5,000 cabinets, among top 5 best-selling arcade video games of 1973.Fire Power Chase Battle Station Battlestar Lunar Invasion Space Bug Clay Shoot
Arcade video games released as Centuri Rip-Off Targ Eagle ''Killer Comet Megatack Phoenix ; licensors: Hiraoka and Amstar ElectronicsRoute-16 ; licensor: TehkanPleiades Round-Up ; licensor: Hiraoka & Co.The Pit ; licensor: ZilecVanguard ; licensor: SNKChallenger D-Day Locomotion Swimmer Time Pilot Tunnel Hunt Aztarac Gyruss Guzzler Track & Field Munch Mobile Circus Charlie Hyper Sports Mikie: High School Graffiti