Zaccaria
IndustryInteractive entertainment
Founded1974
Defunct1990
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersBologna, Italy
ProductsPinball and arcade machines
OwnerMarino, Franco and Natale Zaccaria

Zaccaria, (later briefly reorganized under Mr. Game before ending production) was an Italian company of pinball and arcade machines that existed in Bologna from 1974 until 1990.[1] The factory was sold to tecnoplay.[2]

History

The company was founded as a manufactory for pinball arcade games in Bologna by the three brothers Marino, Franco and Natale Zaccaria. The logo consists of their initials. Zaccaria was led by Marino Zaccaria, a former manager of a bar near Bologna.[2]

At their best time, Zaccaria was the third largest company of pinball machines in the world after Bally and Williams. The company also entered into the video arcade game sector in the late 1970s. Therefore, they licensed games and developed some games with their own designs.[2]

There are at least 47 different Zaccaria pinball machines known to exist although some are just variations of the same game.[3][4]

Zaccaria pinball machines

Zaccaria arcade machines

Digital recreations

Zaccaria Pinball
Developer(s)Magic Pixel Kft.
Publisher(s)Magic Pixel Kft.
Platform(s)Android, iOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
ReleaseiOS
Android
  • WW: February 21, 2015
Windows
OS X
Linux
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
  • NA: August 3, 2020
Genre(s)Pinball
Mode(s)Single player

Magic Pixel Kft. released Zaccaria Pinball for Android and iOS as well as Windows on Steam that consists of digital recreations of classic Zaccaria pinball machines. Versions for OS X as well as Linux were released on August 31, 2017.[17] In July 2018, it was released for Nintendo Switch,[18] April 2019 for Xbox One,[19] and August 2020 for PlayStation 4.[20]

Digital pinball machines

There are 42 digital tables released.

Company Mr. Game

Mr. Game
IndustryInteractive entertainment
Founded1988
Defunct1990
HeadquartersBologna, Italy
ProductsPinball and arcade machines

Zaccaria was briefly reorganized under the label Mr. Game before ending production.[1] The company Mr. Game produced pinball machines from 1988 until 1990. Under the Mr. Game label, the company introduced a radical redesign of the traditional pinball cabinet. The commonly known rectangular cabinet containing the 'playfield' was updated into a more modern look with a different shaped box, and trigger buttons for flipper control. The legs were also more angular in support compared to the mostly vertical legs used by other manufacturers. Additionally, the 'backbox' eliminated the traditional numeric or alpha-numeric score and status displays in favor of a small color TV screen, sometimes containing video game elements.[21][22][23]

Mr. Game pinball machines

Successor tecnoplay

tecnoplay
IndustryInteractive entertainment
Founded1987
HeadquartersSan Marino
ProductsPinball and arcade machines
Websitetecnoplay.com/eng/home.php

After bankruptcy, the factory in Bologna of Zaccaria was sold to tecnoplay in San Marino, that produced pinball machines from 1987 - 1989 and is still in business as an importer, reseller and maintainer of pinball machines, spare parts, arcade and vending machines and other amusement games. Tecnoplay is managed by Mauro Zaccaria, the son of Marino Zaccaria, one of the founders of the company Zaccaria.[2][25][26]

Tecnoplay pinball machines

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Zaccaria Pinball". Zaccaria-pinball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pauls Video Arcade Pages". Zzzaccaria.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Pinside Game Archive » Zaccaria (manufacturer) - Pinside Game Archive". Pinside.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "The Internet Pinball Machine Database". Ipdb.org. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Zaccaria 'Granada'". Ipdb.org. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Soccer Kings US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  7. ^ "Pinball Champ US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  8. ^ "Farfalla US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  9. ^ "Devil Riders US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  10. ^ "Magic Castle US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  11. ^ "The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game Flyers: TV-Joker, Zaccaria". Flyers.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  12. ^ "The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game Flyers: Quasar, US Billiards". Flyers.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Money Money US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  14. ^ "Shooting Gallery US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2015-09-14.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Jack Rabbit US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  17. ^ "Zaccaria Pinball :: Update #53 - Mac OS X and Linux". Steamcommunity.com. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Zaccaria Pinball Switch". metacritic.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Zaccaria Pinball Achievements". xboxachievements.com. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  20. ^ "PlayStation Store: New games launching next week". PlayStation Blog. 5 June 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  21. ^ "The Internet Pinball Machine Database". Ipdb.org. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Zaccaria Pinball". Zaccaria-pinball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  23. ^ "PINBALL MACHINE MRGAME". Zaccaria-pinball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Motor Show US brochure". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  25. ^ "The Internet Pinball Machine Database". Ipdb.org. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  26. ^ "Sale of machines and cabinets for arcades, bars and clubs". Tecnoplay.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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