Snooker (video game)

Snooker

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Developer(s) Tim Bell
Publisher(s) Visions Software Factory
Platform(s) Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, ZX Spectrum
Release date(s) 1983
Genre(s) Sports simulation snooker
Mode(s) One or Two-player
Distribution Cassette tape

Snooker is a 1983 sports simulation video game published by Visions Software Factory.

Summary

This video game simulates the game of snooker on the major home computers of that era, including Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, and BBC Micro.

The players take turns to hit a white cue ball against the reds or colors following the rules of snooker. The strength of the shot and the spin can be selected using the space bar and cursor keys respectively.

The limited color selections of the home computers of the time (often limited to 8 colors) along with the memory sizes (the VIC-20 version ran in less than 6K of RAM) meant the user experience was limited compared to more modern implementations.

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