1996–2007 · Capcom & Pinball Manufacturing Inc.
Big Bang Bar
Known for Main ramp, Captive balls, Alien mouths and Multi-Brawl. Deep blue night sky with white cloud wisps, bank of blue smoke across the lower half, two green searchlight beams from lamp housings at the top corners and laboratory science-fiction mood.
- Years
- 1996–2007
- Maker
- Capcom & Pinball Manufacturing Inc.
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Ramp
Main ramp
- Captive ball
Captive balls
- Lock
Alien mouths
- Multiball
Multi-Brawl
- Mode
Looped in Space
- Wizard mode
The Big Bang
2 games under this title
On the playfield
Ramp 1
- Main ramp
Orbit 1
- Inner orbit
Locks 2
- Alien mouths
- Lock post lock post
Captive ball 1
- Captive balls
Drop targets 3
- Left four-bank drop bank
- Center three-bank drop bank
- One-bank
Post or gate 1
- Ramp diverters diverters
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Bottom left, pale skin, crimson cap and red top, blue swim goggles worn low over the eyes, smiling with red lipstick, one hand at the goggle strap
- man Pale blue-skinned bare-chested man in black sunglasses, grinning, beside the woman at bottom left
- creature Centre, squat one-eyed creature with a welding visor over one eye and a coiled hose or cable across its chest
- monster Centre, red-furred ape-like monster with snarling open mouth, wearing a white coat and dark collar, raising a tall glass of dark liquid in one hand and a burger in the other
- woman Right of centre, dark-haired woman in a peaked cap leaning back with eyes closed, holding a martini glass out to the side
- creature Bottom right, small goblin-like figure with very large ears, goggles on the forehead and a toothy grin
Setting
- Deep blue night sky with white cloud wisps
- Bank of blue smoke across the lower half
- Two green searchlight beams from lamp housings at the top corners
- Laboratory science-fiction mood
Text on it
- BIG BANG
- TM
- CAPCOM
- BIG BANG BAR
- & ©
- CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- FURUKAWA
How it plays
-
Modes 5
- Looped in Space
- Ray's Ball Busters
- Tube Dancer
- Underground
- Bar modes
-
Multiballs 1
- Multi-Brawl
-
Awards 2
- Bathroom
- Double Jackpot
-
Wizard modes 1
- The Big Bang
Made by
- Design
- Rob Morrison
- Art
- Paul Mazur
- Art
- Stan Fukuoka
- Mechanics
- Mike Miller
- Mechanics
- John Boydston
- Software
- Steven King
- Music
- Jeff Powell
- Display animation
- Kevin Loza
Reference
Linked terms
- Main ramp also called Mode and lock ramp
- Captive balls also called BRAWL targets
- Inner orbit also called Inner loop
- Alien mouths also called Alien locks
- Center three-bank also called center bank
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- green
- blue
- yellow
- purple
Fingerprint: Big Bang Bar, two teal cartoon aliens in pale-blue circle center, one playing keyboard one dancing with arms flung up, yellow lightning bolts radiating behind, green flippers lettered BIG and BANG, lime-yellow habitrail tube left edge, purple lower apron with four space characters, gold BBB plaque, neon green LED lighting
Two big teal-green cartoon aliens in the middle of a pale-blue circle, one playing a keyboard and the other dancing with arms flung up, with yellow lightning bolts radiating behind them. The two green lower flippers are lettered BIG and BANG across the pair. A translucent lime-yellow habitrail tube runs the full length of the left playfield edge. A purple lower-apron card shows four cartoon space characters - an orange antennaed head, a hairy three-eyed purple monster, a boxy blue robot and a green alien in a red shirt. A gold plaque beside them reads BBB #216 and "Prusa Pinball".
Setting
- Star field of small green stars on a green ground
- Pale blue circular centre field
- Purple outer band with scattered stars
- Grey speckled space ground with colourful gems and ufos in the upper playfield
- Black void beyond the cabinet on both sides
Symbols
- Small green five-pointed stars
- Ringed planet
- Flying saucers
- Gems and marbles
- Yellow lightning bolts and exclamation marks
- Red sunburst rays
- Playing-card suit pips
- Scanner dial graphics
Notable shapes
- Large central circle with a scalloped bubble-ring border
- Tall translucent lime-yellow tube habitrail down the full left edge
- Orange sunburst insert below the centre circle
- Raised angled metal ramp crossing the upper playfield
- Chrome legs and a red-tipped plunger on the cabinet front right
Art motifs
- Retro comic bubble lettering
- Speech-bubble label clusters
- Radiating starburst
- Comic-style aliens with big eyes
- Neon green led strip lighting
Themes
- Outer space
- Aliens
- Bar
- Jukeebox
- Scanner
- Pinball pub
Title on it
- Big bang bar
Text on it
- BIG BANG BAR
- OUR BAR
- MOON GO-GO
- IS HAPPY HOUR
- CRANK SCANNER
- GET LUCKY
- LOOPED SPACE
- SCANNER READOUT
- BIG BANG
- BAR ROOM BRAVE
- RAYS BUSTERS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- HOLD RIGHT BUTTON FOR INFO
- BIG
- BANG
- RATCHET
- BBB #216
- Prusa Pinball
- CAP
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien | Left of the centre circle, teal-green skin, seated side-on at a small dark-blue keyboard/piano, facing right, playing |
| Alien | Right of the centre circle, teal-green skin, yellow top and blue leggings, three-fingered hands, leaning back with both arms raised and mouth open, dancing |
| Alien | Small blue-grey alien head printed on a white cloud-shaped insert at the lower right of the playfield, wearing a helmet |
| Alien | Orange antennae head and figure printed on the purple lower-apron card, far left |
| Monster | Hairy purple three-eyed monster with a round mouth printed on the purple lower-apron card, second from left |
| Robot | Boxy light-blue robot with a red visor and red chest panel printed on the purple lower-apron card, third from left |
| Alien | Green alien head with a pink ringed planet floating above it, in a red shirt, printed on the purple lower-apron card, far right |
| Robot | Small orange and yellow robot/mech toy sitting on the right rail of the playfield, with a domed head |
A full pinball playfield photographed through glass in a dark cabinet, lit by green, purple and blue LED strips along both side rails. Down the left edge runs a translucent lime-yellow habitrail tube, with chrome wire guides above it. The centre of the playfield is a big pale-blue circle bordered by a green star field and a purple outer band. Inside the circle two cartoon aliens in teal-green skin: on the left one sits at a small keyboard instrument in dark blue, on the right one stands and leans back with both arms thrown up, wearing a yellow top and blue leggings. Yellow lightning-bolt and exclamation-mark rays radiate behind them. A row of white circular label bubbles arcs across the top of the blue circle, and below them sit white rectangular inserts and a large orange sunburst insert. Two green flippers printed with the words BIG and BANG straddle a red-orange SHOOT AGAIN sunburst. The upper playfield carries a metal wireform ramp, two orange pop bumpers with yellow caps, and a small orange robot figure. The lower apron holds a purple card printed with four cartoon space characters, a BIG BANG BAR logo over a ringed planet, and a gold plaque reading BBB #216.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- blue
- cyan
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: Enormous yellow 3D arched title words orange extruded depth, red-furred ape white lab coat holding tall dark drink and burger mouth agape, symmetrical green searchlight cones top corners filled tumbling naked figures, woman crimson cap red top blue goggles worn low over eyes bottom left, crowned spiked robot head huge round eyes floating upper right, blue night sky, BIG BANG title
The two enormous yellow 3-D arched title words arching across the top third, with orange extruded depth. The red-furred ape in a white lab coat holding up a tall dark drink and a burger, mouth agape. The symmetrical green searchlight cones from the top corners filled with tumbling naked figures. The woman in the crimson cap and red top with blue goggles worn low over her eyes at bottom left. The crowned spiked robot head with huge round eyes floating at upper right.
Setting
- Deep blue night sky with white cloud wisps
- Bank of blue smoke across the lower half
- Two green searchlight beams from lamp housings at the top corners
- Laboratory science-fiction mood
Symbols
- Two green searchlight beams
- Metal lamp housings at the top corners
- Tall drinking glass and martini glass
- Burger
- Goggles
- Welding visor
- Spiked crown
- Coiled cable
- Saucer craft
Lettering
- Very large arched three-dimensional yellow sans-serif block capitals with orange-red extruded depth and a black outline; small compact black condensed text in the bottom right corner
Themes
- Science fiction
- Laboratory
- Monster laboratory
- Mad scientist
- Comic book
- Space
Title on it
- Big bang
Text on it
- BIG BANG
- TM
- CAPCOM
- BIG BANG BAR
- & ©
- CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- FURUKAWA
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Bottom left, pale skin, crimson cap and red top, blue swim goggles worn low over the eyes, smiling with red lipstick, one hand at the goggle strap |
| Man | Pale blue-skinned bare-chested man in black sunglasses, grinning, beside the woman at bottom left |
| Creature | Centre, squat one-eyed creature with a welding visor over one eye and a coiled hose or cable across its chest |
| Monster | Centre, red-furred ape-like monster with snarling open mouth, wearing a white coat and dark collar, raising a tall glass of dark liquid in one hand and a burger in the other |
| Woman | Right of centre, dark-haired woman in a peaked cap leaning back with eyes closed, holding a martini glass out to the side |
| Creature | Bottom right, small goblin-like figure with very large ears, goggles on the forehead and a toothy grin |
| Man | Upper left, blue-skinned man wearing goggles and a headband, mouth open |
| Man | Upper left behind the goggled man, figure with a red mohawk or spiky red hair |
| Vehicle | White saucer-shaped craft hovering at the upper left edge with a bright light underneath |
| Other | Tall glass cylinder filled with dozens of small pale figures, upper left of centre |
| Robot | Upper right, floating spherical robot head with two large round eyes, a crown-like spiked band and wires, dripping with liquid |
| Other | Numerous small nude human figures tumbling inside both green light beams at the top left and top right |
A painted comic-book style backglass dominated by a huge arched title in three-dimensional yellow block letters with orange-red extruded shading, set against a deep blue night sky. Two broad conical shafts of green-yellow light pour down from metal lamp housings at the top left and top right edges, each filled with tiny tumbling nude human figures and floating heads. Across the middle and bottom a crowd of cartoon characters rises out of blue smoke: bottom left a smiling woman in a crimson cap and red top with blue swim goggles pushed low over her eyes; beside her a pale-blue bare-chested man in black sunglasses grinning; centre a squat one-eyed robot-mole creature in a welding visor with a coiled cable across its chest; above it a red-furred ape-like monster in a white lab coat and dark collar, mouth wide open, hoisting a tall glass of dark drink in one hand and a burger in the other. To the right a dark-haired woman in a peaked cap leans back holding a martini glass, with a small goblin-like creature with big ears and goggles below her. Upper left a blue-skinned goggled man and a red-mohawked figure ride a white hovering saucer beside a glass cylinder packed with small figures. Upper right floats a crowned, spiked robot head with big round eyes. Four lines of small print and an artist signature sit at bottom right.
Backglass Standard
- blue
- cyan
- yellow
- red
Fingerprint: BIG BANG in cream-yellow block capitals, horde of grinning cartoon characters bursting from pale blue clouds, large woman in red swim cap and sunglasses, bare-chested grinning ape, lion-headed beast in lab coat hoisting silver and red drink cans, two luminous green glowing cylinders, pale blue sphere with spike crown
The most memorable element is the horde of grinning cartoon characters bursting up through pale blue clouds across the bottom half, led by a huge woman in a red swim cap and red sunglasses grinning at the viewer. A lion-headed beast in a lab coat stands out by hoisting two drink cans above its head. Two luminous green, tilted cylinders packed with tiny figures frame the left and right edges like laboratory tubes. A single-eyed spiky-crowned blue sphere floats in the top right corner against the dark sky.
Setting
- Deep blue starfield sky
- Band of pale blue cumulus clouds along the lower third
- Green glowing tilted cylindrical tubes at left and right edges
Symbols
- Drink cans
- Goggles and aviator caps
- Green glass cylinders
- Starfield
- Clouds
- Tm trademark mark
Lettering
- Curved cream-yellow block capitals with heavy red drop shadow and black outline; small plain sans-serif logo at top left
Themes
- Outer space
- Science experiment
- Laboratory glassware
- Monkey business
- Cartoon chaos
- Energy drink advertising
Title on it
- Big bang
Text on it
- BIG BANG
- TM
- CAPCOM
- FURUKAWA
- BIG BANG BABY
- CAPCOM CO., LTD. 1991
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large head bottom left, red swim cap, red-framed sunglasses worn low on nose, hoop earring, broad grin, red-gloved hand raised to the cap |
| Animal | Bare-chested ape just right of her, huge toothy grin, both arms raised |
| Animal | Monkey with aviator goggles and leather flying cap at far left, grinning, holding a circular object |
| Creature | Green-faced goggled figure with a red cape or wing behind, in the left green tube |
| Creature | Central grinning monkey-like character with round amber goggles, furry body, gripping a lever or bar with a cable |
| Creature | Lion-headed beast with red mane, open snarling mouth, white lab coat, arm raised holding a silver can and a dark red can |
| Woman | Right side, white peaked visor cap, dark hair, smiling, one arm stretched out to the right |
| Creature | Small goggled grinning creature at lower right, teeth bared, gripping a can with one arm |
| Creature | Pale blue spherical head floating top right with one round goggle eye and a crown of dark spikes |
| Creature | Small pale figures and bubbles packed inside the left green glowing cylinder |
| Creature | Small pale figure inside the right green glowing cylinder |
A painted backglass with a deep blue starry sky background and a horizon of pale blue clouds across the lower half. The main title BIG BANG arcs across the top in huge cream-yellow block capitals with a red drop shadow and a thin black outline; a small TM sits to its right. At top left is a rounded blue-outlined logo reading CAPCOM with tiny lettering beneath it. Two green, glowing, tilted cylindrical tubes frame the composition at the far left and far right, each packed with tiny wriggling figures and bubbles. A crowd of characters presses forward out of the clouds: a large woman bottom left in a red swim cap and red-framed sunglasses, grinning and touching her cap with a red-gloved hand; beside her a bare-chested ape with a wide toothy grin; in the centre a grinning goggled monkey-creature in a leather aviator cap; and to the right a red-maned lion-headed beast in a lab coat raising a silver can and a dark red can overhead. At the right edge a woman in a white visor smiles with arms outstretched, while a small goggled creature grips a can below her. Top right floats a large pale blue spherical head with a single round goggle eye and a spiky crown of spikes.