- Side Pocket
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title = Side Pocket
developer =Data East ;Iguana Entertainment (SNES)
publisher =G-mode
distributor =
designer =
engine =
version =
released = 1987–Clarifyme|date=December 2007
genre = Sports
modes = Single player, multiplayer
ratings =
platforms = "Side Pocket": Arcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, NES, Super NES,Game Boy ,Game Gear ,WonderSwan
"Side Pocket 2":Sega Saturn
"Side Pocket 3": Saturn,Playstation
media = various
requirements = various
input = various"Side Pocket" is a multi-platform series of
pocket billiards (pool) simulatorvideo game s produced principally byData East in beginning 1987. There are three games in the series.Original game
The original 1987 "Side Pocket" was released for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, the original Nintendo, Super Nintendo,
Game Boy ,Game Gear , andWonderSwan .The unusual single player mode, called "pocket", requires that the player clear all the balls off the table in a limited number of shots, as well as achieve a predetermined score. The player earns points by sinking balls, sinking balls on consecutive shots, and sinking balls in numerical order. On occasion, a pocket will light up, and if the player sinks a ball into that pocket on that shot, a bonus will be earned in the form of points or extra shots. In the two-player "pocket" mode, the game plays similarly, except the two players take turns; if one player does not pocket a ball or scratches, control of the ball changes to the other player.
There is also a two-player
nine-ball mode.A variety of
trick shot challenges are also available to the player(s), to earn additional points or extra shots, requiring the player sink all balls into select pockets using a single shot. The player may put various spins on the ball, such as left and right Cuegloss|English|english, and perform Cuegloss|Massé|massés and Cuegloss|Jump shot|jump shots.Reception
In reviewing the NES version, "
Computer Gaming World " declared it "far and away the best billiards simulation ever published for any system." The features that went beyond realistic pool were especially praised as enhancing the game's play.citation | date = July 1988 |last = Kunkell | first = Bill | periodical =Computer Gaming World | title =Video Gaming World: Side Pocket| year = 1988 | pages = 45]equels
The game had two sequels, "Side Pocket 2" for the
Sega Saturn , and "Side Pocket 3"' for the Sega Saturn and originalPlayStation .Clarifyme|date=December 2007Licensing
G-mode currently owns theintellectual property rights to the "Side Pocket" series, and licenses these games globally.References
External links
* [http://www.dataeastgames.com/title_sidepocket.html Official G-Mode webpage of the Side Pocket series]
*moby game|id=/side-pocket|name="Side Pocket"
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