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1996 · Capcom

Breakshot

Known for Center Pockets, 8 ball saucer, Bank Shot and Super Cues. Dimly lit pool hall / bar interior, flat cyan-blue upper field behind the title, green-felt pool table across the lower half, wooden cabinet apron and score panel at the bottom and grey and white shattered-glass shards at the top edge.

Year
1996
Maker
Capcom
Type
Solid state
Display
Dot matrix
Players
4

Known for

  • Lock

    Center Pockets

  • saucer

    8 ball saucer

  • loop

    Bank Shot

  • Orbit

    Super Cues

  • Wizard mode

    Cutthroat Countdown

  • Mode

    Eight Ball

  • Mode

    Nine Ball

  • Mode

    Rotation

On the playfield

  • purple
  • magenta
  • red
  • yellow
Breakshot playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 4 pop bumpers
  • 1 spinner
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Orbits 2

  • Bank Shot loop
  • Super Cues

Hole 1

  • 8 ball saucer saucer

Lock 1

  • Center Pockets

Captive ball 1

  • Captive ball

Drop target 1

  • Drop target banks

Target 1

  • Center standup targets

On the backglass

  • blue
  • yellow
  • green
  • red
Breakshot backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • other Head of a brown horse with a white blaze down the face, flared nostrils and bared teeth, rearing in from the far left edge, cropped at the neck
  • man Young blond man, white sleeveless vest, blue trousers, grinning in right profile, crouching low and gripping a wooden pool cue with both hands, leftmost human figure
  • woman Young blonde woman, long wavy hair, torn white crop top exposing midriff and a white mini skirt, standing centre behind the table with one hand splayed upward and mouth open in shock
  • man Dark-haired bearded man in a bright yellow shirt, leaning in from behind the blonde woman, one hand raised and the other holding a drink can, smirking
  • woman Young red-haired woman in a low-cut sleeveless red dress, on the right, laughing with head tilted back, left hand raised, a string of white pearls or beads at her hip, one knee on the table edge

Setting

  • Dimly lit pool hall / bar interior
  • Flat cyan-blue upper field behind the title
  • Green-felt pool table across the lower half
  • Wooden cabinet apron and score panel at the bottom
  • Grey and white shattered-glass shards at the top edge

Text on it

  • CAPCOM
  • CAPCOM U.S.A. CORP. 1994
  • BreakShot
  • TM
  • BREAKSHOT(TM) TM & (C)
  • CAPCOM CORP. 1994
  • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • 7
  • 4,305,600

How it plays

  1. Modes 3

    • Eight Ball 8-ball
    • Nine Ball
    • Rotation
  2. Multiballs 2

    • Ball-O-Rama
    • Breakshot Frenzy
  3. Goals 3

    • Call Your Shot
    • Bankshot Bonus
    • Nine Ball Bonus
  4. Awards 5

    • Super Cue Capcombo
    • Good Shot
    • Trick Shot
    • Nice Combo
    • Moose Award
  5. Wizard modes 1

    • Cutthroat Countdown

Made by

Design
Greg Kmiec
Art
Stan Fukuoka
Mechanics
Chuck Biddlecom
Software
Tony DeFeo
Music
Jeff Powell
Display animation
Denise Wallner

Reference

Linked terms
  • Center Pockets also called Center Pockets assembly also called center lock pocket
  • Bank Shot also called Bank Shot lane
  • Super Cues also called Super Cue orbits
  • Drop target banks also called Green and Brown banks
  • Center standup targets also called 4/12 and 5/13
  • Cutthroat Countdown also called Cutthroat
  • Ball-O-Rama also called Ball-o-Rama Multiball
  • Breakshot Frenzy also called Breakshot Frenzy Multiball
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Breakshot playfield

Playfield

  • purple
  • magenta
  • red
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Breakshot, giant painted hand palm upward with all five fingers splayed occupying whole lower center between flippers, narrow ball-guide lane running up middle of palm, entire lower two-thirds lavender purple covered in small scattered outline triangles, four bright pink-magenta pop bumper domes glowing in row across top under bare metal wire ramp, curved red SHOOT AGAIN horseshoe insert and four colored circular number windows

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is a giant painted hand, palm upward with all five fingers splayed, occupying the whole lower centre of the playfield between the flippers, with a narrow ball-guide lane running up the middle of the palm. Second, the entire lower two-thirds of the wood is a flat lavender purple covered in small scattered outline triangles. Third, four bright pink-magenta pop bumper domes glow in a row across the top under a bare metal wire ramp. Fourth, the curved red 'SHOOT AGAIN' horseshoe insert and a bank of four coloured circular number windows (8, 8, 15, 10) on the right and left mid-field.

Setting

  • Dark arcade/museum room with a yellow ceiling fluorescent tube reflected in the playfield glass
  • Window frame and wall reflected along the right side of the glass
  • Painted abstract indoor playfield backdrop

Symbols

  • Playing cards
  • Scattered outline triangles
  • Red directional arrows
  • Circular number windows 8 / 8 / 15 / 10
  • A round '1' marker disc
  • Arrow-marked ramp plaques
  • A horseshoe-shaped 'shoot again' insert
  • Five-point star shapes near the pop bumpers

Notable shapes

  • A giant painted open hand with five spread fingers dominating the lower centre
  • A clear triangular ramp forming a hollow triangle at mid-right
  • Two yellow-edged triangular ramp frames flanking the centre
  • A horseshoe-shaped red insert
  • A scatter of dozens of small hollow triangles printed across the purple field
  • Four coloured circular number windows in a row

Art motifs

  • Splayed human hand
  • Triangle outline scatter
  • Card fans
  • Arrow chevrons
  • Gradient yellow-to-orange title lettering with red drop shadow

Themes

  • Sports
  • Handball
  • Multi-ball
  • Arcade
  • Action

Title on it

  • Breakshot

Text on it

  • BREAKSHOT
  • CAPCOM
  • Fliper
  • 9W
  • LONG CALL
  • CLOSE OUT JUMPER
  • GIANT ORBIT
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • MULTI-BALL
  • HOLD EITHER FLIPPER BUTTON FOR
  • Drop Targets Awards Outline Kicker
  • Super Cam
  • Start Breakout Frame (3-Ball
  • New-Ball Value And Jackpot Awarded By
  • Start Multi-Frame (2-Ball Mayhem)
  • Bonus Is Awarded By Hitting Side Pockets
  • To Advance & Collect Extra Ball
  • Bonus Multiplier
Ramps
A bare metal wire ramp spanning the top of the playfield above the pop bumpers; a clear plastic triangular ramp in the centre-right of the mid-field; two yellow-outlined triangular ramp/scoop structures left and right of centre; teal plastic guides with red arrow inserts flanking each flipper along the lower outlanes
Slingshots
Two standard triangular slingshots, one either side of the lower centre, outlined in bright yellow and red with printed lettering on their faces
Upper playfield
A raised upper deck with four pink pop bumper domes under a wire ramp, a spinner/carousel in the centre, a horseshoe 'shoot again' insert on the right and a group of painted playing cards on the left; a dark metal tunnel or scoop opening sits in the upper right corner
Apron and lower playfield
Dark teal lower apron with a large yellow-to-orange gradient title logo with a red drop shadow, a smaller white-and-yellow maker's logo beneath it, and two white instruction cards packed with black small print; the wood above the apron is lavender purple with a giant painted hand and the word 'fliper' painted on both side aprons
Who and what
Kind Description
Other A single enormous painted human hand, pale pink-tan skin with red-painted nails, palm facing upward and all five fingers spread wide, rising from the lower centre of the playfield between the flippers; no body or face is shown, only the hand and a sliver of forearm
Other Small painted human figures in dark clothing standing in the upper playfield on either side of the central spinner area, partially hidden by plastic and wire ramps, too small to resolve faces
Other A painted playing card / card-sprite motif fanned across the upper-left quadrant of the playfield art
Full description

A photographed pinball playfield seen through glass, with heavy reflections of a yellow ceiling tube and a window frame across the right-hand side. The lower half of the wood is lavender/purple, scattered with dozens of small hollow triangle outlines, and is dominated by a huge painted human hand, palm up and fingers splayed, rising from behind a pale wooden lane. Two red-and-yellow rubber-tipped flippers sit at the base, flanked by teal plastic ramp guides carrying red arrow inserts, and the word 'Fliper' is painted in red-and-yellow script on both lower side aprons. Mid-field there are two yellow-outlined triangular ramp/scoop structures, a small round plaque, a clear plastic triangle ramp, and four round pink-magenta pop bumper domes across the upper third beneath a metal wire ramp. Circular score windows showing 8, 8, 15 and 10 in white on red and orange discs are scattered around the upper playfield, and an arrow-marked plaque and a horseshoe-shaped red 'SHOOT AGAIN' insert sit right of centre. The apron below the wood is dark teal and carries a large yellow-and-orange gradient title logo with a red drop shadow above a maker's logo, flanked by two white instruction cards with dense black small print.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Breakshot backglass

Backglass

  • blue
  • yellow
  • green
  • red

Fingerprint: Four comic-book panicked pool players around green table, brown horse head rearing from left edge, BreakShot title in red-black script with 9-ball replacing letter o, two bottom corner 9-ball medallions, white starburst flashes, thick black outlines, flat cyan sky background, scored dots shown 4,305,600

Distinctive

A rearing brown horse's head with a white blaze and flared nostrils bursts in from the far left edge, staring down the panel - an oddly out-of-place element nobody would expect on a pool-hall scene. The title's 'o' is a literal oversized 9-ball, and the same 9-ball emblem is repeated as two round black-and-gold medallions in the two bottom corners. Four young people are caught mid-panic, each frozen with hands thrown up or braced on the cue, with white starburst impact flashes bursting around them. The whole thing is comic-book inked, with thick black outlines and drop-shadowed lettering over a flat cyan sky.

Setting

  • Dimly lit pool hall / bar interior
  • Flat cyan-blue upper field behind the title
  • Green-felt pool table across the lower half
  • Wooden cabinet apron and score panel at the bottom
  • Grey and white shattered-glass shards at the top edge

Symbols

  • 9-ball as the letter 'o' in the title
  • Two round 9-ball emblems in the bottom corners
  • Six white starburst impact flashes
  • Shattered glass shards
  • Wooden pool cue
  • Triangular rack of coloured billiard balls
  • Green pool table with visible pocket and rails
  • Table floor marker 7
  • Framed posters on the right wall
  • Wooden cue rack on the right wall

Lettering

  • Large slanted hand-drawn yellow script with a thick red offset shadow and black outline, the 'o' of shot replaced by a white 9-ball; small white sans-serif copyright print at lower left

Themes

  • Pool
  • Billiards
  • Pool hall
  • Comic book
  • Comedy

Title on it

  • Breakshot

Text on it

  • CAPCOM
  • CAPCOM U.S.A. CORP. 1994
  • BreakShot
  • TM
  • BREAKSHOT(TM) TM & (C)
  • CAPCOM CORP. 1994
  • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • 7
  • 4,305,600
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Head of a brown horse with a white blaze down the face, flared nostrils and bared teeth, rearing in from the far left edge, cropped at the neck
Man Young blond man, white sleeveless vest, blue trousers, grinning in right profile, crouching low and gripping a wooden pool cue with both hands, leftmost human figure
Woman Young blonde woman, long wavy hair, torn white crop top exposing midriff and a white mini skirt, standing centre behind the table with one hand splayed upward and mouth open in shock
Man Dark-haired bearded man in a bright yellow shirt, leaning in from behind the blonde woman, one hand raised and the other holding a drink can, smirking
Woman Young red-haired woman in a low-cut sleeveless red dress, on the right, laughing with head tilted back, left hand raised, a string of white pearls or beads at her hip, one knee on the table edge
Full description

Pool-hall themed backglass: four cartoonish young adults and a horse's head crowd around a green-felt pool table in a dim bar, while a huge yellow script title fills the top. Across the top, 'BreakShot' is lettered in slanted hand-drawn script with thick red and black drop shadows on a flat sky-blue field, and the 'o' of Shot is drawn as a large white 9-ball with a black circle logo on it. A white-and-blue 'CAPCOM' block logo sits upper left with tiny 'CAPCOM U.S.A. CORP. 1994' type beneath. Six white starburst impact flashes with radiating spikes are scattered across the panel, and grey and white shattered-glass shards fly around the top edge. Left: a blond man in a white sleeveless vest crouches with a cue, his face turned right in profile, grinning. Centre: a blonde woman in a torn white crop top and white shorts stands behind the table, one hand raised theatrically. Behind her, a bearded dark-haired man in a yellow shirt leans in holding a drink can. Right: a red-haired woman in a low-cut red dress leans over the table, laughing, with white beads or pearls at her hip. Far left edge: the head of a brown horse with a white blaze, rearing, mounted on the wall. The lower third is a wooden cabinet apron carrying an orange LED dot-matrix score window reading 4,305,600, flanked by two round black-and-gold 9-ball emblems. A wooden pool cue rack and framed posters hang on the right wall; a small rack of coloured balls, a pocket and a floor marker reading 7 sit on the table.

Breakshot backglass

Backglass

  • green
  • red
  • yellow
  • blue

Fingerprint: BreakShot with white starburst containing black ball, two hands splayed in shock, woman in torn white blouse recoiling, title ends in white cue ball replacing letter, billiards comic-cartoon, red-white-yellow-green-blue palette

Distinctive

A white starburst explosion containing a black ball is stamped across the middle of the pool table, with a second burst at the left throwing a red ball and a third bursting on the right rail. The centre woman in the torn white blouse has both hands thrown up with fingers splayed in comic shock, mouth wide open. The title lettering ends in a white cue ball that replaces the letter 'o', sitting inside the yellow-and-red curved logo. At the right edge a small upright machine displays the same logo on its screen with pinballs around it, a picture-within-a-picture.

Setting

  • Dim pub or pool parlour interior
  • Dark blue-black wall
  • Green felt pool table with wooden rail
  • Dark foliage silhouette along the top edge

Symbols

  • White starburst impact bursts
  • Black ball inside a starburst
  • White cue ball
  • Fan of coloured pool balls
  • Cue stick
  • Pool table with wooden rail
  • Small upright pinball machine screen showing the logo
  • Tm trademark mark

Lettering

  • Large curved mixed-case logo in yellow with a red inner stroke and white drop shadow, the letter 'o' replaced by a white cue ball; above it a smaller line of gold-outlined block capitals reading capcom; a small tm in white capitals at the right end of the logo

Themes

  • Billiards
  • Pool
  • Pub
  • Comedy
  • Pinball

Title on it

  • Breakshot

Text on it

  • CAPCOM
  • BreakShot
  • TM
  • pininside.com
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Left foreground, red-haired, white sleeveless vest with dark trim, dark blue trousers, crouching and leaning far across the table holding a cue stick, cheeks puffed in concentration
Woman Centre, red curly hair, torn open white blouse exposing midriff, short white skirt, both hands raised with fingers splayed, mouth wide open in shock
Man Behind centre, yellow short-sleeve shirt, red cap, grinning, one arm raised with hand open
Woman Right foreground, black bobbed hair, low-cut tight red dress, laughing with head tilted, both hands up and fingers spread
Full description

Illustrated backglass showing a billiards/pool parlour in comic-cartoon style. Across the top, small gold-outlined block lettering sits above a large curved 'BreakShot' logo in yellow with a red inner stroke and white drop shadow, with a white cue ball standing in for the letter 'o' and a small TM mark to the right. Below, four people gather round a green felt pool table with a wooden rail and a single white cue ball: at the left a red-haired man in a white sleeveless vest and dark trousers leans far over the table cueing a shot; in the centre a red-haired woman in a torn white blouse and short white skirt recoils with both hands splayed and mouth open; behind her a man in a yellow shirt and red cap leans in grinning with one hand raised; at the right a black-haired woman in a low-cut red dress laughs with fingers spread. White starburst impact effects containing black balls burst across the scene, one spraying a fan of coloured pool balls. The background is a dim blue-black interior with dark foliage along the top and, at the right edge, a small upright machine whose screen shows a repeat of the logo. Dominant colours are green, red, yellow and blue.