Big Bang Bar Pinball Machine – Pinball Rumour Mill

Big Bang Bar Pinball Machine: Rumours are starting to circulate that a remake of the legendary 1990’s pinball machine, Capcom’s Big Bang Bar, is in pre-production and set be released this summer.

“Welcome to the Big Bang Bar, the rowdiest late-night alien dive in the cosmos! Check your carapice at the door, slither up to a table, and the waitress will be with you shortly. Get your groove on with the techno-thumpin’ tunes and strobing neon lights, and feast your eyes on the gorgeous gyrations of the Tube Dancer at centre stage. Or you can Tour the Bar, play some Cosmic Dartz, then try to score a drink award with Ray’s Ball Busters. For more excitement, stuff the Loopy Martians until they get Looped In Space, fire up the Babescanner and the Lunapalooza, or just wait for a Multibrawl Multiball to break out. Complete all fourteen tasks for a shot at the Big Bang, and see how much you can really score.”

1996 Pinball Expo

Capcom revealed Big Bang Bar at the 1996 Pinball Expo in Chicago to critical acclaim. Hailed as Capcom’s best pinball machine to date, Big Bang Bar featured game design by Rob Morrison and superb artwork by Stan Fukuoka, stand-out animations, quality sound, and a well thought-out and flowing playfield enhanced with electro-luminiscent lights on plastic ramps, along with playfield backlighting which complimented Fukuoka’s artwork.

But just weeks after the launch Capcom decided to quit manufacturing pinball machines, and with just 14 prototypes having been produced, Big Bang Bar never made it into full production.

So, Big Bang Bar quickly became a pinball machine that for collectors was an unreachable dream, and it rapidly achieved cult status. This, no doubt enhanced by the game’s quality, plus its adult theme which featured a half-nude tube dancer along with her complimentary soundtrack!