Their first
pinball machine;
Pinball Magic, was released in 1995 and sold 1,200 units. While there was a reference to the original Gamestar company name in the playfield the title was released under the Capcom Coin-Op name. 1996 would see the release of three further titles:
Airborne,
Breakshot, and
Flipper Football. While
Big Bang Bar was ready first,
Flipper Football was considered more marketable, especially in Europe, and was moved ahead in the production queue. None of Capcom's machines sold in large quantities
Big Bang Bar Of the company's machines,
Big Bang Bar acquired a legendary reputation because of its quality and the fact that its design was completed but the company folded before it was mass-produced. In 2006, Illinois Pinball Company manufactured 187
Big Bang Bar pinball machines using parts purchased from Capcom Pinball when they ceased operating. Illinois Pinball Company did not purchase any rights from Capcom Pinball and manufactured the games assuming the rights for the game were abandoned. No objections were ever filed in response to the Illinois Pinball production of the
Big Bang Bar games. In 2009, Gene Cunningham sold his remaining Capcom parts to a company located in
Georgia, Pinball Inc. In 2011, Gene Cunningham declared personal
bankruptcy, and all his shares of Illinois Pinball were purchased by Planetary Pinball of California. ==After pinball==