| Hustler |
| |
| Aliases | Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge |
| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Bubble Bus Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sport Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 2 (Turn based) |
| Original Price | £6.99 |
| Sports | Snooker/Pool |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 50.00% (1 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 45% (2 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Top Ten Software (UK) | (1984) |
Authors/Contributors
| Dave Collins (UK) | - ? |
Remarks
| According to an article in Pop.Com.Weekly (21.Jun.84, front page) Hustler was re-released in the UK as Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge (although probably not on the Spectrum - "conversions for other machines are expected soon"). Apparently Bubble Bus licensed HesWare to sell the game in the US, who renamed it as above, and then Thorn-EMI got the rights to sell HesWare's games in the UK, including the renamed Hustler. |
Remarks
| SPOT: pool simulation |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Hustler.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| Hustler.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| Hustler(TopTenSoftware).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Hustler.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Hustler.gif | 1,269 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Hustler_2.jpg | 168,541 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Hustler.jpg | 220,324 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Hustler_Back.jpg | 256,474 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Hustler.txt | 1,818 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Hustler(TopTenSoftware).jpg | 384,278 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Hustler(TopTenSoftware)_Back.jpg | 385,481 | #1 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| Games Computing | issue 1985/Feb | page 53 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #84-1984/Oct/16 special "week#3" | page 14 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #83-1984/Oct/20 | page 49 | - Review: 5/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #38-1984/Sep/20 special "week#3" | page 61 | - Review | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Dec | page 57 | - Review | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #10-1984/Dec | page 59 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #124-1985/Aug/6 special "week#1" | page 7 | - CompoEntry | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #129-1985/Sep/10 special "week#2" | page 7 | - CompoResult | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #79-1984/Sep/22 | page 46 | - News/Note | |
| Personal Computing Today | issue v.3 #2-1984/Sep | page 9 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #8-1984/Nov | page 119 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #44-1985/Jun | page 31 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #45-1985/Jul | page 87 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #12-1984/Nov | page 26 | - Full-page ad | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #13-1984/Dec | page 139 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #14-1985/Jan | page 118 | - Advert |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| The Tipshop | (Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
