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| Average Fun Rating: | ![[ 7 stars - Click for comments ]](stars/7stars.png) 7.4/10 (31 ratings/17 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]
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| Manufacturer: | Capcom Coin-Op, Incorporated (1995-1996) [Trade Name: Capcom] |
| Date Of Manufacture: | June, 1996 |
| Model Number: | BIG3003 |
| Common Abbreviations: | BBB |
| MPU: | Capcom A0015405 |
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) ![[?]](/graphic/question.gif) |
| Production: | 14 units (confirmed) |
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) |
| Theme: | Outer Space |
| Notable Features: | Flippers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (5), Captive balls (4), Ramp diverters (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), 3-bank drop targets (1), Solitary drop target (1), Spinning target (1), Kick-out hole (1), Left outlane kickback. Two ball locks look like aliens with gaping mouths. Female figurine moves inside plastic tube at certain points in the game. Green plastic tube on left side of playfield serves as habitrail to deliver ball to left flipper inlane. |
| Toys: | Animated tube dancer, Alien ball lock. |
| Design by: | Rob Morrison |
| Art by: | Paul Mazur, Stan Fukuoka |
| Dots/Animation by: | Kevin Loza |
| Mechanics by: | Mike Miller, John Boydston |
| Music by: | Jeff Powell |
| Software by: | Steven King |
| Notes: | Capcom's 'Big Bang Bar' exists only as prototype machines. It was to be produced for release in February 1997, but the Capcom Pinball division ceased operations before the machine was put into production. Model number from the back of the machine is BIG3003-US.
When a whitewood was approved for release to production, a sequentially-assigned project number was assigned to the game and engineering drawings were started. The Project Number for this game reportedly was "PB-3" and may appear in the artwork on the playfield under the cardholder. We note the schematic diagrams are all marked "PB-5".
We are seeking your photo of this number under the cardholder. If it is not there, a photo of the entire area under the cardholder to show its absence is ideal.
This game was remade as PMI/IPB's 2007 'Big Bang Bar'. |
| Photos in: |
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
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| Rule Sheets: |
Big Bang Bar Rulesheet Version 2.0 (Apr/2/1997), by Scott Tiesma & Jim Sweet
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| Owners List URL: | http://bigbangbar.net/owners.htm (External site) |
| ROMs: | 3 MB | ZIP | PinMAME Romset | |
| | 344 KB | ZIP | PinMAME Romset (1.08) | |
| | 3 MB | 09 | Rom V1.09 | [Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.] |
| Documentation: | 7 MB | PDF | Manual | [Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.] |
| | 2 MB | PDF | Schematic Diagrams (paginated) | [Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.] |
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| Average Fun Rating: | 7.3/10 (20 ratings/14 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]
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| Manufacturer: | Pinball Manufacturing Inc., a division of Illinois Pinball Inc. (2007-2007) [Trade Name: PMI] |
| Date Of Manufacture: | June, 2007 |
| Common Abbreviations: | BBB |
| MPU: | Capcom A0015405 |
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) |
| Production: | 191 units (confirmed) |
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) |
| Theme: | Outer Space - Reproduction |
| Toys: | Moving tube dancer, Alien ball lock. |
| Art by: | Paul Mazur, Stan Fukuoka |
| Dots/Animation by: | Kevin Loza |
| Mechanics by: | Mike Miller, John Boydston |
| Music by: | Jeff Powell |
| Software by: | Steven King |
| Notes: | Illinois Pinball's 'Big Bang Bar' is a remake of Capcom's 1996 'Big Bang Bar'.
In 2004, Gene Cunningham of Illinois Pinball Inc. (IPB) declared plans to produce a "remake" of that 1996 game, initially announced to be a production of 101 machines but eventually increased to 183 units. Despite reported substantial setbacks and cost overruns, in June 2006 approximately one dozen machines were delivered to European customers ahead of the RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) laws due to go into force in Europe in July 2006. The remaining machines were completed and shipped in June 2007.
The games were produced with the original "Capcom" name in numerous locations on the game and in documentation, and the game uses common Capcom circuit boards, but the still existing Capcom Co., Ltd. was not involved in its production. Rather, IPB reportedly licensed the Capcom name along with the design. A new company named "Pinball Manufacturing Inc." was reportedly formed by IPB to manufacture and sell the machines. So the manufacturer could be thought of as "Pinball Manufacturing Inc., a division of Illinois Pinball Inc., doing business as Capcom".
Reportedly, the following differences exist in this remake as compared to the 1996 game:
• The electroluminescent lights on the plastic ramp use 12v on this remake while on the original Capcom game they work on 24v.
• The tube dancer is 13% smaller than the 1996 game - Gene Cunningham didn't have access to the original mold.
• All remakes came with numbered plaques for the cardholder (whether or not they may be mounted there).
• Reportedly, there is no manufacturer sticker on the back of the cabinet as there was on the original Capcom cabinet.
A game owner searched his game inside and outside and found no sticker or other reference to a model number. The manual he was provided by manufacturer was a "copy" and he found no model number in it.
At the 2010 Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show, Gene Cunningham reported to us that additional units of this game were made using extra parts and playfields. These new machines carried serial numbers with the letters "EXP" for Extra Parts. He guessed the additional quantity was approximately 10 or 11 games although he was firm in stating the new total quantity is 191 units. Our previous quantity reported in this listing was ~183 units.
An interesting 2017 article traces the development of this game. |
| Owners List URL: | http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/5244 (External site) |
| Easter Eggs: | Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site) |
| Files: | 26 KB | DOC | Information About Prototype Version | [Kim Mitchell] |
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| Average Fun Rating: | 7.3/10 (31 ratings/22 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]
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| Manufacturer: | Capcom Coin-Op, Incorporated (1995-1996) [Trade Name: Capcom] |
| Date Of Manufacture: | May, 1996 |
| Model Number: | BRK3002 |
| Common Abbreviations: | BS |
| MPU: | Capcom A0015405 |
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) |
| Production: | 1,000 units (confirmed) |
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) |
| Theme: | Sports - Billiards |
| Notable Features: | Flippers (3), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (4), Standup targets (3), 3-bank drop targets (2), Captive ball (1), Newton ball (1), Up-post in center playfield.
3 ball cue in the center of the playfield with a hole at the bottom, and 3 scoops at the top; after each ball is captured, a large metal plug rises and blocks the opening and the locked balls rest against it. The player must then hit the plug to knock the balls into the scoops to start multiball.
This 1996 game is designed in the older electromechanical style, with no ramps and a one-level playfield. It has a dot matrix display that shows the scores as score reel numbers, and digital sound that simulates EM chimes. |
| Design by: | Greg Kmiec |
| Art by: | Stan Fukuoka |
| Dots/Animation by: | Denise Wallner |
| Mechanics by: | Chuck Biddlecom |
| Music by: | Jeff Powell |
| Software by: | Tony DeFeo |
| Notes: | 220lbs uncrated; 22 7/8" wide, 52 1/8" deep, 74 1/4" tall.
Breakshot was originally scheduled to be produced after Big Bang Bar, Kingpin, and Flipper Football but, because it became ready for production in a short time, ahead of the others, it was produced ahead of them.
According to the book Pinball Memories, Capcom promoted 'Breakshot' as having the first loadable captive ball feature on a pinball. However, a different type of loadable captive ball feature can be found on Bally Midway's 1986 'Strange Science' and Bally Midway's 1987 'Heavy Metal Meltdown'.
When a whitewood was approved for release to production, a sequentially-assigned project number was assigned to the game and engineering drawings were started. The Project Number for this game was "PB-6". This number appears on the playfield under the cardholder. |
| Marketing Slogans: |
"Now This is Pinball!"
"Now That's Pinball!"
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| Photos in: |
Pinball Memories , pages 203-206
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present, page 220
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
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| Rule Sheets: |
Breakshot Rulesheet Version 1.0, by FSPA
Breakshot Quick Tips (May/13/1996), by Steve Baumgarten
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| Owners List URL: | http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/3784 (External site) |
| Easter Eggs: | Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site) |
| ROMs: | 1 MB | ZIP | PinMAME Romset | |
| | 874 KB | ZIP | PinMAME Romset (beta) | |
| | 575 KB | ZIP | PinMAME Romset (Redemption 1.0) | |
| | 569 KB | ZIP | PinMAME Romset (redemption 1.2) | |
| | 880 KB | ZIP | ROM V1.05 Beta | [Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.] |
| | 1 MB | ZIP | ROM V1.3 | [Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.] |
| Documentation: | 20 MB | PDF | English Manual | [Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.] |
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