Maresa was a Spanish manufacturer of
pinball
Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...
machines which was in business between 1960 and 1976.
The name stands for ''MAquinas REcreativas Sociedad Anonima'', which can be translated as Anonymous Society of
Amusement Machines.
The first two games were the electromechanical pinball machines ''King Ball'' and ''Boxing'', and their last was the western-themed ''Laramie'' in 1976. Many of the pinball machines of the company from
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
were copies of
Gottlieb
Gottlieb (formerly D. Gottlieb & Co.) was an American arcade game corporation based in Chicago, Illinois.
History
The main office and plant was located at 1140-50 N. Kostner Avenue until the early 1970s when a new modern plant and office was lo ...
games, such as ''Big Brave'', and ''Crescendo''.
List of Maresa Pinball Machines
* 2002
* 300
* 4x4
* Beisbol
* Big Brave
* Big Horse
* Bongor
* Boxing
* Bus Stop
* Can Can
* Carrusel
* Centigrade
* Chamonix
* Crescendo
* Dakota
* Dakota II
* Dardos
* Domino
* El Dorado
* Fans
* Far Out
* Flush
* Jacks Open
* Jumping Jack
* Kansas
* King Ball
* King Pin
* Kuwait
* Laramie
* Metropolis
* Music-Hall
* Nairobi
* Oxford
* Picnic
* Pim Pam Pum
* Pin
* Pro-Football
* Reggio
* Road Race
* Roller Coaster
* Rompeolas
* Royal Flush
* Skating
* Spin Out
* Sprint
* Surf Champ
* Surfer
* Tahiti
* Target Pool
* Texas
* Tiro's
* Top Card
* Top-Secret
* Wheel
* Ye-Ye Club
See also
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Zaccaria (company)
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. The factory was sold to tecnoplay.
History
The company was founded ...
, a former Italian company of pinball and arcade machines
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Taito of Brazil
Taito of Brazil (Portuguese: ''Taito do Brasil'') was a pinball and arcade manufacturer located in São Paulo, Brazil. The company originally started out as Clover Electronic Amusement in 1968, then became Taito of Brazil in 1972 by Abraham "Abba ...
, a former Brazilian company of pinball and arcade machines
*
Inder (company) Inder (Industria Electromecánica de Recreativos S.A, Madrid) was a Spanish manufacturer of pinball machines which was in business between 1970 and 1993. Francisco Maestre was the director of Inder for many years. Inder experimented with the use of ...
, a former Spanish company of pinball machines
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Sega, S.A. SONIC
Sega, S.A. SONIC (also known as Segasa and Segasa d.b.a. Sonic) was a Spanish coin-operated amusement machines company established by Sega Enterprises-related shareholders incorporated by Bertram Leroy Siegel as MD in March 1968, which lasted until ...
, a former Spanish company of pinball and arcade machines
References
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Arcade Games & Pinball Machines
Defunct manufacturing companies of Spain
Entertainment companies of Spain
Manufacturing companies based in Madrid
Pinball manufacturers
Industrial history of Spain
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