Pocket Billiards!
In this pool title, two players can choose either one of the two games available: 8-ball or Rotation. The games are selected by pressing any direction of the joystick while their names are displayed on screen…
1 February 1978
Pocket Billiards! is a sport developed by Magnavox, released 1 February 1978 on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.
What Pocket Billiards! is
Pocket Billiards! is a sport game developed by Magnavox and released in 1978. It is available on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this pool title, two players can choose either one of the two games available: 8-ball or Rotation. The games are selected by pressing any direction of the joystick while their names are displayed on screen. In the 8-ball game, the winner is the first player to sink either one of the two black balls in game. In Rotation, the black balls are replaced by colored ones, and the winner is the player to sink the most balls. By sinking one ball, the player gets the chance to try another shot. There are no penalties for missing the balls or sinking the white one. Players can choose the direction of the shot (by rotating the cue around the white ball) and the strength of the shot (the longer the…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
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When did Pocket Billiards! come out?
Pocket Billiards! was released on 1 February 1978 for Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.
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