The Simpsons (pinball) game to the press as "fun – a whole package ... voices, music, artwork, great ramps." He also noted that "This game is already on its way to becoming a monster hit." In 2007, Stern said in an interview with "License!" that "While we export about one-third of our games, that first ["The Simpsons" pinball] model did especially well in the U.S." The "Simpsons" pinball machine won the award for best pinball game in 1990 by the Amusement and Music Operators Association, a group that represents coin machine operators. According to the "Chicago Sun-Times" article, pinball players have cited Data
Centaur (pinball) Centaur (pinball) Centaur is a pinball machine designed by Jim Patla and produced by Bally. The game was inspired by the classic Bally's 1956 "Balls-A-Poppin" that was the first flipper pinball machine with multiball. Because of its success, the pinball machine was re-released in 1983 as Centaur II. The re-release has only a different backbox and was otherwise unchanged. The artwork of "Centaur" features black and white horror design with flashy red and yellow light. The ultimate goal of the pinball machine is to destroy centaur - a half-man half-motorcycle creature. Reasons for the success of the game include its