- Lunar Pool
Infobox VG
title = Lunar Pool
caption = Box cover of "Lunar Pool" for theNES
developer =Compile
publisher =Pony Canyon, Inc. (Japan),FCI (North America)
designer =
engine =
released = JPN:December 5 ,1985
NA: October, 1987
EU: 1991
genre = Cue sports game
modes =Single player , multiplayer
ratings =
platforms = Famicom/NES,Virtual Console
media = cartridge
requirements ="Lunar Pool" is a rough simulation of
pocket billiards (pool) combined with aspects ofminiature golf , created by Compile for theNintendo Entertainment System , in which each stage is a differently shaped pool table. The object is to knock each ball into a pocket using acue ball . There are sixty levels to choose from, and the friction of the table is adjustable.This game was titled "Lunar Ball" in Japan. This version often appears on
Famicom clone systems and pirated multi-game cartridges, such as thePower Player Super Joy III . It was released for theWii on the North AmericanVirtual Console onOctober 22 ,2007 .Gameplay
"Lunar Pool" is played in boards of different shapes, wherein the player has to shoot the cue ball to knock other colored balls into the pockets. If the player fails to pocket at least one colored ball in three consecutive turns, then the player will lose one life. Also, if the player pockets his own cue ball, he loses a life.If a player pockets all the colored balls in a level consecutively without failure, the player will get a "Perfect!" remark, and bonus points will be added to the player's score.
Modes
"Lunar Pool" can either be played alone, against another player, or against the computer. If the game is played against another player or the computer, players take turns shooting the cue ball. If one player fails to knock at least one the colored balls into a pocket, or pockets his own cue ball, then it will be the opponent's turn.
External links
*moby game|id=/lunar-pool|name="Lunar Pool"
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