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BreakThru (USA)

NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in
1986
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✪ Reviewed on September 17, 2025
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BreakThru ports the Data East horizontal shoot to NES with its combat buggy crossing desert landscapes eliminating enemy vehicles and bases. The representation chains auto scrolling fixed pattern levels in an arcade port formula. Honest for vehicular NES shoot fans in the 8 bit Data East production line.

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Category
Action 1 player 3+
Description
Port of Data East's arcade hit: a stuntman crosses America by bike, car and plane to recover a stolen prototype. Published by Data East in 1986 in the USA. Sidescrolling action, high-speed jumps and multiple routes.

BreakThru review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,06 MB 📅01/06/1986
Published by Data East

BreakThru (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $9 Q6 complete
 $52 Q10 new
 $206 !
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Collector interest

A NES port of Data East's 1986 arcade game, BreakThru sits among the publisher's relatively early console releases and saw a broad production, keeping loose carts very affordable. Collecting appeal is moderate: scrolling action with no cult aura, plentiful as a bare cart. Complete copies, rarer than the loose suggests, mainly draw collectors of Data East arcade ports seeking early NES boxes.

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