Also known as NBAFB
1997 · Bally
NBA Fastbreak
Known for NBA Finals trophy, Crazy Bob's Concessions, Trophy Multiball and Ring. Hazy orange and yellow arena crowd blur, red five-pointed stars, yellow circle behind the title, blue parallelogram speed bars, cream and red striped border and blue border band with red inset panel.
- Year
- 1997
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
NBA Finals trophy
- Lane
Crazy Bob's Concessions
- Wizard mode
Trophy Multiball
- Goal
Ring
- Goal
Power Hoops
- Multiball
Shoot Around
- Multiball
Around the World
- Goal
Stadium Goodies
On the playfield
- orange
- red
- black
- white
- 2 flippers
- 2 target banks
- 2 slingshots
Toy 1
- NBA Finals trophy
Targets 2
- 3PT targets
- Inbound Pass targets
Lane 1
- Crazy Bob's Concessions
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Bald player in a yellow and grey uniform with a large 9, leaning forward low at lower left, dribbling, white socks and shoes
- man Player in a white bulls 33 uniform leaping at upper left, one arm fully extended holding an orange ball
- man Tall player in a black rockets uniform leaping beside him, both arms raised, black knee pads and white shoes
- man Player in a red sixers 42 uniform soaring at upper right with both arms up holding a ball, legs kicked back
- man Player in a green and gold sonics 11 uniform at far right, arms raised with a ball near his head
- man Small gold-toned running figure in a sleeveless top, drawn in monochrome gold, leaping across the yellow circle to the right of the title
Setting
- Hazy orange and yellow arena crowd blur
- Red five-pointed stars
- Yellow circle behind the title
- Blue parallelogram speed bars
- Cream and red striped border
- Blue border band with red inset panel
Text on it
- Bally
- NBA
- FASTBREAK
- NBA 50
- BULLS
- 33
- ROCKETS
- SIXERS
- 42
- SONICS
- 11
- SUNS
- 32
- KINGS
- 21
- 9
How it plays
-
Modes 8
- Half Court Hoops
- Hook Shot Hoops
- Run and Shoot Hoops
- Pizza Power Shots
- Hot Dog Mania
- Trivia
- Egyptian Soda
- Million Dollar Shot
-
Multiballs 3
- Multiball Hoops
- Shoot Around
- Around the World
-
Goals 12
- Ring
- Power Hoops
- Stadium Goodies
- Combo Shots
- Tip Off
- Slam Dunk
- Alley Oop
- Fast Break
- Field Goals
- 20 Points
- Free Throw
- Power Loop
-
Awards 1
- Inbound Pass
-
Wizard modes 1
- Trophy Multiball
Made by
- Design
- George Gomez
- Art
- Kevin O'Connor
- Mechanics
- Tom Kopera
- Software
- Tom Uban
- Sound & Music
- Kevin Quinn
Reference
Linked terms
- NBA Finals trophy also called Trophy
- Crazy Bob's Concessions also called Concession also called left saucer
- Ring also called Championship Ring
- Power Hoops also called Hoops
- Shoot Around also called Shoot Around Multiball
- Around the World also called Around the World Multiball
- Stadium Goodies also called Goodies
- Combo Shots also called Combos
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange
- red
- black
- white
Fingerprint: NBA fastbreak, giant mirrored steel ball guides forming wishbone above, glowing red shot-clock display at top, five cream circles spelling out SHOOT down center lane, basketball-themed painted hardware, orange-gold court background with crowd imagery, two small player figures on lower apron
The most memorable feature is the enormous pair of mirrored polished steel ball guides that arc from both upper corners down to the middle, forming a giant wishbone over the top half of the playfield and reflecting the whole scene. Second is the basketball scoreboard treatment: a glowing red 16 digit display with SHOT CLOCK printed directly beneath it at the very top of the playfield. Third, the word SHOOT spelled out in five separate cream circles as a centre-lane rollover sequence. Fourth, the unusual pair of cream instruction cards mounted on the front of the cabinet below the playfield, including one that simply reads i love this stuff beside a basketball and a league logo.
Setting
- Indoor basketball arena
- Painted crowd in the stands at the top of the playfield
- Varnished hardwood basketball court floor
- Wooden cabinet with chrome side rails
Symbols
- Seven-segment red led number display
- Five-pointed blue star marked 2pt
- Cream circles containing single black letters
- Orange basketball
- White directional arrows on the lower apron
- Shield and oval cream award plaques
- Red-and-white striped target faces
- Red, white and blue star-and-stripe flag motif along the left and right edges
Notable shapes
- The two huge mirrored steel ball guides forming a wishbone or claw shape across the upper playfield; the blue five-pointed 2pt star at bottom centre; a row of five cream circles spelling shoot down the middle; the red-rimmed star-topped bumper cluster; circular lane guides at the top corners
Art motifs
- Scoreboard numerals
- Checkered and flag patterns
- Hardwood floor grain
- Spotlight glare across the playfield glass
- Chrome and stainless ball guides
- Airbrushed shading on the painted figures
Themes
- Basketball
- Sports
- Scores and points
- Shot clock
- Arcade
- Team logos
Title on it
- Nba fastbreak
Text on it
- 16
- SHOT CLOCK
- SHOOT
- COMPLETE THE FIELD GOALS FOR MULTIBALL
- STADIUM LOGO
- REBOUND MODEL
- HOME RUN MODEL
- POWER HOOPS
- TWO POINTS COMPLETE
- MULTI BALLS
- ANOTHER FASTBALL
- FIELD GOALS ON KICK
- 2PT
- FREE THROW
- LOCK IS ON
- TURBO
- NBA FASTBREAK 20
- NBA FASTBREAK GAME PLAN
- i love this stuff
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 PLAY
- 50¢
- 5 PLAYS
- $2.00
- 3 Balls Per Play
- SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE
- HI-60C
- SHOOT!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Small painted basketball player on the lower left apron, dark-skinned, short dark hair, white sleeveless jersey with a number, white shorts and white shoes, standing upright facing inwards, holding a ball at his side |
| Man | Small painted basketball player on the lower right apron, dark-skinned, short dark hair, white sleeveless jersey with a number, white shorts and white shoes, standing upright facing inwards, mirroring the left figure |
| Other | Rows of tiny painted spectators filling the stands across the very top of the playfield, rendered as dense multicoloured dots and blobs in red, blue, yellow and white |
| Other | An orange basketball used as a graphic element above the i love this stuff card on the cabinet front |
A basketball-themed electro-mechanical playfield seen through its glass, cabinet sides visible. Predominantly orange-gold and red with black, white and blue trim over a painted hardwood-court background. At the top a red seven-segment display reads 16 above the words SHOT CLOCK, flanked by painted arena crowd. Two large polished steel ball guides sweep in broad mirrored arcs from the upper corners to mid-field, enclosing jumbled clear and chrome plastics. The letters S H O O T, each in its own cream circle, run down the centre above a plaque reading COMPLETE THE FIELD GOALS FOR MULTIBALL. Lower down sit cream and orange shield panels labelled STADIUM LOGO, REBOUND MODEL, HOME RUN MODEL, POWER HOOPS, TWO POINTS COMPLETE, MULTI BALLS, ANOTHER FASTBALL, FIELD GOALS ON KICK and FREE THROW. A blue five-pointed star at bottom centre reads 2PT and glows purple. Two small painted players in white basketball strip jerseys stand on the lower aprons. Three cream cards on the cabinet below carry the rules, an i love this stuff slogan and the price list.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- red
- blue
- yellow
Fingerprint: NBA FASTBREAK with nine basketball players in different uniforms bursting around title, orange-yellow arena blur, colored billiard balls at corners.
Nine individually painted basketball players in full leap or crouch, each in a different coloured uniform, bursting outward around a central title block on a bright orange-and-yellow speed-line background. A large yellow-suited player with a bald head and the number 9 dominates the lower left, while a white-uniformed player with number 33 reaches up beside a black-uniformed ROCKETS player. The lower centre shows two players locked eye to eye, one in a white patterned SUNS-style uniform dribbling and one in a dark blue SUNS 32 uniform reaching across. Rectangular fluorescent light reflections streak across the glossy surface, and a multicoloured ball and a pennant float in the otherwise abstract background.
Setting
- Hazy orange and yellow arena crowd blur
- Red five-pointed stars
- Yellow circle behind the title
- Blue parallelogram speed bars
- Cream and red striped border
- Blue border band with red inset panel
Symbols
- Nba logo badges
- Nba 50 anniversary emblem
- Basketball
- Hoop and backboard at left
- Red five-pointed stars
- Yellow disc
- Blue speed bars
- Red ball lower right
- Yellow and red pennant lower right
Lettering
- Central title in large italic orange block capitals with white and black drop shadow, gold nba above it, curved red script logo at top centre, white block capitals on jersey fronts
Themes
- Basketball
- Sports
- Team uniforms
- Action montage
- Arena
Title on it
- Nba fastbreak
Text on it
- Bally
- NBA
- FASTBREAK
- NBA 50
- BULLS
- 33
- ROCKETS
- SIXERS
- 42
- SONICS
- 11
- SUNS
- 32
- KINGS
- 21
- 9
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Bald player in a yellow and grey uniform with a large 9, leaning forward low at lower left, dribbling, white socks and shoes |
| Man | Player in a white bulls 33 uniform leaping at upper left, one arm fully extended holding an orange ball |
| Man | Tall player in a black rockets uniform leaping beside him, both arms raised, black knee pads and white shoes |
| Man | Player in a red sixers 42 uniform soaring at upper right with both arms up holding a ball, legs kicked back |
| Man | Player in a green and gold sonics 11 uniform at far right, arms raised with a ball near his head |
| Man | Small gold-toned running figure in a sleeveless top, drawn in monochrome gold, leaping across the yellow circle to the right of the title |
| Man | Player in a white and grey patterned uniform at lower centre, crouched low and dribbling, mouth open |
| Man | Player in a dark blue suns 32 uniform at lower right, arm extended toward the dribbler, blue arm band |
| Other | White dribbling-player silhouette inside blue rectangular nba logo badges on the left and right border strips, and in the gold nba 50 emblem at bottom centre-left |
A wide landscape backglass with a thick black outer border, then a cream and red pinstriped frame, then a blue band carrying a large red rounded rectangle that holds the artwork. Inside, nine painted basketball players in mid-action are arranged around a central title block. The centre reads NBA in small gold capitals above FASTBREAK in large slanted orange-and-yellow block capitals with a white and dark drop shadow, set on three stacked blue parallelogram speed bars over a big yellow circle. The background is a hazy orange and yellow arena blur with red stars, and there are two small NBA logo badges (white dribbling silhouette on blue) in the left and right border strips. A gold-bordered NBA 50 emblem with a dribbling silhouette sits at bottom centre-left. Notable lettering on the jerseys includes BULLS 33, ROCKETS, SIXERS 42, SONICS 11, SUNS 32, KINGS 21 and a grey KINGS uniform, plus a large 9 on the yellow-suited figure. A curved script company logo in red and gold sits at the top centre. Colourful geometric shapes (a red ball, a blue wedge, a small red star, a yellow and red pennant) decorate the corners, and green/yellow fluorescent tube reflections wash across the top edge.