Centaur
Bally, 1981
Eight Ball Deluxe
Bally, 1981
Elektra
Bally, 1981
Embryon
Bally, 1981
Fathom
Bally, 1981
Fireball II
Bally, 1981
Flash Gordon
Bally, 1981
Medusa
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Voted Centaur. True desert-island scenario I would probably choose EBD, but from an ownership standpoint in the real world (as I own none of them) I would pick Centaur. Too many EBD clones (LE, Bad Girls, Sharkey's Shootout) for me to feel it special to have the '81 version. Centaur is unique.
Flash Gorden would be close... I like it a lot. But I think Centaur is a better game.
Quoted from NicoVolta:Centaur is great... I just can't decide if Medusa is better or not. Need to play more to be sure.
Fathom edges out Centaur and EBD for me because I get two paths of in-line drop targets (one of which is awesome to hit across the top), a spinner, multiball (though Centaur's 5-ball is insane for '81!), two rows of drops, and just a beautiful unusual theme.
Flash Gordon... damn. Hate that sumbitch. Such cool art. Such unforgiving gameplay. Really, the game should either give you a credit when pushing start or pop open the coin box and punch you in the stomach at random.
I actually don't enjoy Medusa very much. Some cool ideas, but I've never enjoyed shooting it.
As for Flash Gordon, I have often had to question if I like the idea of a game that punishes you even when you *make* the shots that are ideal. But then I drop another quarter in it, so I guess the answer is "yes" and thus my internal questioning is pointless.
Looking at the list, I actually have no memory of ever playing Embryon. Surely I did somewhere, but I don't remember it.
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