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
On the backglass
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
-
Modes 3
- Eight Ball 8-ball
- Nine Ball
- Rotation
-
Multiballs 2
- Ball-O-Rama
- Breakshot Frenzy
-
Goals 3
- Call Your Shot
- Bankshot Bonus
- Nine Ball Bonus
-
Awards 5
- Super Cue Capcombo
- Good Shot
- Trick Shot
- Nice Combo
- Moose Award
-
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.
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
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
| 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 |
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.
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
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
| 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 |
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.
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
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
| 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 |
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.