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Phoenix

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Name: Phoenix
Manufacturer: Centuri
Year: 1980
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Shooter
Monitor:

  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: unique
Game Specific: Phoenix Pinout
Settings: Phoenix Dipswitch Settings

Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

  • Buttons: 2 [LeftRight]
  • Buttons: 2 [FireShield]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Cabinet Styles:

  • Upright/Standard
  • Cabaret/Mini
  • Cocktail
Phoenix


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Phoenix Description

Phoenix was produced by Centuri in 1980.

Centuri released 14 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977.

Other machines made by Centuri during the time period Phoenix was produced include Eagle, Killer Comet, Pit, The, Vanguard, Pleiades, and Battle Station.

A spaceship which moves left and right horizontally at the bottom of the screen must destroy bird-shaped spaceships, birds, and finally a mothership at the end of each level. The player's ship is equipped with a shield that requires seven seconds to regenerate before it can be used again.

Phoenix - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.58 (11 votes)

 Personal Impressions Score: 3.66

     Overall 'Like': 4.09
     Fun (Social): 2.91
     Fun (Solo): 3.82
     Collector Desire: 3.09 
Technical Impressions Score: 3.51

     Gameplay: 3.64
     Graphics: 3.73
     Originality: 3.27
     Sound/Music: 3.18

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, "Like" carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Type
Upright/Standard
Cabaret/Mini
Cocktail

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

This trick has to do with the birds as seen on the first board. As they are flying away from you in a diagonal direction that is, when they spread their wings, shoot three within two or three seconds for a 200,000 point bonus. Normally, these birds only score 200 points each. This trick will work on any board with those kinds of birds. The easiest board is the second one because of your ability to rapid fire.

Miscellaneous

Licensed to Centuri for US manufacture and distribution.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Phoenix Census

There are 11,648 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,196 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 154,157 machines (6,568 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 396 known instances of this machine owned by Phoenix collectors who are active members. Of these, 253 of them are original dedicated machines, 14 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 128 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 16 active VAPS members with Phoenix machines for sale. There are 5 active VAPS members with extra Phoenix circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 10 active VAPS members currently looking for Phoenix. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Phoenix circuit board set.

This game ranks a 82 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 19 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are NOT necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Legacy

  1. Phoenix
  2. Pleiades

Manuals

  1. Service Manual  25 Pages, 1.8 MB File.
  2. Instruction Card  1 Pages, 72 kB File.

Foto-Finder® (books)

  1. The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 99; Color photo;
  2. Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 99; Color photo; Price guide:

Video Clips


    PHOENIX (HQ) ARCADE ORIGINAL GAME BOARD

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Additional References
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  1. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #3077    
  2. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #782    
  3. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #783    
  4. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #784    
  5. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #2454    
  6. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #3863    
  7. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #6082    
  8. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #6081    
  9. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Phoenix Flyer #4824    

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1. Big Lot of Centuri Phoenix Arcade game board PCB *For Parts Not Working*

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6. Phoenix Arcade Side art decal set 2 Pc Highest Quality

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7. Phoenix NO JAMMA ORIGINAL ORCA ARCADE PCB WITH JAMMA CONVERTER

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8. 24 1/4 BY 7 1/4 original CENTURI PHOENIX sign marquee ARCADE GAME PART

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$65.00
 
9. Centuri Phoenix Sideart Set (2 pc set)

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10. Phoenix Arcade Marquee 26" x 8"

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Phoenix - Title screen image

Phoenix - Title screen image

Phoenix - Title screen image

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