Consolidated Industries Co.

Consolidated Industries Co., later revived in Spain as CIC Play, was a niche pinball manufacturer celebrated for unconventional designs, early cocktail-style pinball tables and a small but influential catalog that appeals to vintage pinball collectors and enthusiasts of retro arcade machines. Founded in California in the late 1970s as Century Consolidated Industries, the company produced low-profile cocktail machines such as Circus Circus and Star Battle (1978) and the single-player home-oriented Star Explorer (1977), pioneering alternative form factors alongside traditional upright cabinets. In 1984 Spanish entrepreneur José María Arribas Gil relaunched the brand as CIC Play in Barcelona and the team released original full-sized titles including Galaxy Play, Kidnap and Galaxy Play 2—built on MAC S.A.’s System IV hardware and noted for inventive features like adaptive difficulty modes and motorized backbox animation—produced in limited runs with custom non-licensed themes that stand out to collectors and historians. Though the company transitioned out of pinball in the late 1980s and CIC Play formally ceased operations in 2013, Consolidated Industries Co.’s legacy lives on through sought-after machines and its catalog, currently represented by Galaxy Play, Star Explorer and Galaxy Play 2, which continue to be referenced by collectors and restoration specialists in the vintage pinball market.