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Gimme a Break

Gimme a Break is a cue sports arcade game which was released by Bally and Sente in 1985; it was the first of the second batch of games to run on that company's SAC-I hardware, and the player must use a…

1 July 1985

Gimme a Break is an arcade developed by Bally Sente Inc., released 1 July 1985 on Arcade.

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What Gimme a Break is

Gimme a Break is an arcade game developed by Bally Sente Inc. and released in 1985. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gimme a Break is a cue sports arcade game which was released by Bally and Sente in 1985; it was the first of the second batch of games to run on that company's SAC-I hardware, and the player must use a singular button to position the cue ball, with a trackball to control it during each shot. In a two-player game, one player must aim for the solid-coloured balls (1 to 7), while the other must aim for the white ones with a coloured stripe across them (9 to 15) - and in a one-player game there will also be bonus rounds where the player must pot bonus balls to earn extra shots. If players should pot three or more balls, with a single shot, they'll get treated to a slow-motion "action replay" of…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Gimme a Break launched on 1 July 1985, within three weeks of Ghosts 'n Goblins, Nodes of Yesod and Rush'n Attack.

Released around the same time: Ghosts 'n Goblins, Nodes of Yesod, Rush'n Attack.

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Gimme a Break — frequently asked questions

When did Gimme a Break come out?
Gimme a Break was released on 1 July 1985 for Arcade.
Does Gimme a Break have multiplayer?
Yes. Gimme a Break supports multiplayer.

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