Never played Breakshot, but would love to own one down the road. Looks like a cool, 1 level game with a DMD. I too like the retro theme and think the game play looks like one of the better pool themed pins.

I actually have a Breakshot playfield hanging on my wall, and love how it looks. But that's as close as I've got to owning one so far.

Only played on Hyperpin but very unique fun game. I really like the captive ball with target behind and uturn.
Do not really like the lack of skill to hit upper targets. Just get it in the area and hope .

That's a good game.

I want to own one, some day. Have had the opportunity a couple of times to pick one up, but space, money and time haven't simultaneously converged upon a single point to make it happen yet.

There is a tiny flipper on the right hand side you use to knock them down, or take the mini loop..

I stopped by the Arcade in Brighton, MI on Friday and they have added a Breakshot to their line up. Fun game!

I too remember playing and enjoying BreakShot back in the day. Had the opportunity to pick up a BS in the Bay Area last week. Although filthy and what looked like the original black rubbers barely hanging on, I saw past the present cosmetics and knew I could make it shine again! All that is needed at this point is is to replace the drop targets on both banks. I agree, BS does not get a whole lot of love. But for the theme and retro feel on a solid state platform, it really has a lot of bang for your buck! Gorgeous game to look at too!!

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I had a HUO Airborne that i sold to gweem... and Capcom makes some high quality stuff..

Built like tanks, and far ahead of its time engineering too..

Great menu access, ans total adjustability in the menu's as well...

I have played BS before and i think it is one hell of a good game...

EM stlye in a solid state with a good solid fast gameplay element...

To me Capcoms make B/W's game look like a Vacation America, as far as quality goes...

We had a breakshot at pinballz for a time, popular among the regulars and a pretty good earner.

My favorite capcom, concept and layout is unique. A good game to learn flipper skills and strategy on, trapping and playing deliberately are rewarded.

Thanks o-din! Yes, Capcom did clear coat their games very well, the clean up was amazing with Novus 1, 2 and couple coats of Carnuba! I was able to install the targets and decals over the weekend and was thrilled to see no soldering required. Nice that Capcom put break away/Molex connectors for the solenoid etc.

Very affordable indeed, Living in the SF Bay Area is quite expensive including the price of pins! Found BS on Craigslist for 2300. Knowing the price was steep for this title, I Negotiated down to 1100 considering the clean up that was needed. I feel I got a gem in the rough after all the work I've put into it!

I have to research Capcom parts, would like to rebuild the flippers eventually. Seems that parts are hard to come by due to the Company's short run. Also, would be nice if their was info on Capcom part numbers translating to Williams
part numbers. Most vendor sites don't recognize Capcom part #'s.

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Capcom, genius's through and through !

Breakshot is a great game. I found one cheap on CL that had been sitting in a barn for years. It took a lot of work, but brought it back to life and the thing looked nearly brand new when I was done. It is a great player and the ONLY reason I don't have it still, is that I had a chance to get a grail game and using Breakshot as partial trade was the only way for me to make it happen.

If I ever find another one for a good price I will get it.

The whole game speaks of quality through and through! After owning the game for less then two weeks, I just discovered the hinged DMD off the back box. Surprised Williams or Stern did not pick up on Capcoms design. Perhaps a cost measure, I suspect. These games were built like a tank!!

Ok, this may seem dumb... After discovering the hinged DMD after removing the translite, I thought I would replace the batteries after shopping out the play field. To my surprise their was none, unless I'm blind ... How does the game remember settings and high scores? Any help with this question is most appreciated!!

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Again Capcom rules !

I love it. Old school feel with no fancy ramps.

Greg Kmiec at his best!

Thanks o-din, figured you would chime in with the answer!

That's funny, I recently picked up a similar condition Breakshot here in the bay area, too. Also caked in dirt, lights out, rubbers falling off, etc. Everything under the hood (and under the dirt) is in fantastic shape, though.

The guy bought it from an operator/sales buddy who went out of business a few years ago. Just sat in the rec room...he barely played it and never had the glass off.

I'm trying to figure out if it's worth tearing down the PF to do a real deep clean...I've never done it before and this seems like a great candidate as a first project. What do you guys think?

Love all the Capcoms, including Breakshot!!! Would love to get an Airborne someday.

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I added a red mylar overlay from Marco on a friend's Breakshot. Looks really nice.
Hoping in the future that ColorDMD finds a way to fit their display into Capcom. Randy states the interface would not be an issue getting that to work. waiting to hear if he can get to physically fit into Capcom games.

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Hard to go wrong with pinball

I hope he can make it fit as I would like to put a ColorDMD into my Pinball Magic. Either yellow or purple should be a nice blend. There are many colors that would look good in Breakshot.

Color DMD in BBB??? Mind blown.

Ditto, Airborne is up there on my want list.

Congrats on your BS purchase. Yes, very coincidental we both picked up this title living quite close to each other. Found mine in Daly City on the second floor of an apartment complex. Hope you had an easier time packing it up and bringing her home!

BS is a very easy game to shop out, no ramps, wire forms etc. I suggest doing the play field in sections as I did, helps with the rebuild after cleaning and replacing certain plastic parts!

Have fun with it and enjoy!!

Still waiting to see if you beat Pinbilly's score OD.