3D Pool
Aliases  Maltese Joe's Pool Challenge
Release Date  1989
Original Publisher  Firebird Software Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Sport Game: Action
Max. Players  2 (Turn based)
Original Price  £7.99
Features  Vector Graphics
Graphical Views  Perspective 3D Graphics
Sports  Snooker/Pool
Tie-in Licences  "Maltese Joe" Barbara (People)
Other Platforms  Acorn, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4 (unofficial), MSX
Average mag. score  78.57% (7 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  66.7% (15 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Kixx (UK)(1992)
     * Release price: £3.99

Authors/Contributors
     Jeff Caulder (UK)at Aardvark Software - ?
     Steinar Lund (Norway) - Inlay/Poster Art

Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
     Orlando M Pilchard <Orlando M. Pilchard>
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Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Pool3D.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
 Pool3D.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Firebird BleepLoad)English
 3DPool(FrenchInstructions).tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Firebird BleepLoad)
 Pool3D.dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
 Pool3D(Kixx).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(Firebird BleepLoad)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Pool3D.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Pool3D.gif2,259OriginalRunning screen
     Pool3D.jpg467,147OriginalInlay - Front
     Pool3D_Back.jpg552,340OriginalInlay - Back
     Pool3D.txt21,119OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Pool3D.jpg143,937OriginalAdvertisement
     Pool3D_2.jpg152,348OriginalAdvertisement
     Pool3D(Kixx).jpg835,387#1Inlay - Front
     Pool3D(Kixx)_Back.jpg609,626#1Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #20-1989/Maypage 43- Review - not a Spectrum article
     BiTissue #1-1991/Octpage 6- Review
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #91-1989/Maypage 24- Review - not a Spectrum article
     Crashissue v.1 #65-1989/Junpage 16- Review: 70%
     Crashissue v.1 #98-1992/Aprpage 81- Review: 75%
     MicroHobbyissue #190-1989/Julpage 36- Review - Nuevo
     New Computer Expressissue #19-1989/Mar/18page 47- Review - not a Spectrum article
     Sinclair Userissue #87-1989/Junpage 14- Review: 89%
     Sinclair Userissue #121-1992/Marpage 54- Review: 84%
     The Games Machineissue #20-1989/Julpage 24- Review: 71%
     Your Sinclairissue #43-1989/Julpage 80- Review: 81%
     Your Sinclairissue #76-1992/Aprpage 58- Review: 80%

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #19-1989/Aprpage 18- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #90-1989/Aprpage 12- News/Note
     New Computer Expressissue #16-1989/Feb/25page 32- Preview
     New Computer Expressissue #44-1989/Sep/9page 58- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #98-1990/Aprpage 36- Offer
     The Games Machineissue #17-1989/Aprpage 9- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #40-1989/Aprpage 7- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #41-1989/Maypage 90- Preview

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #18-1989/Marpage 51- Full-page ad
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #19-1989/Aprpage 42- Full-page ad
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #22-1989/Julpage 82- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #89-1989/Marpage 10- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #93-1989/Jul special "93a"page 70- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #62-1989/Marpage 29- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #63-1989/Aprpage 50- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #85-1989/Aprpage 49- Full-page ad
     The Games Machineissue #16-1989/Marpage 30- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #40-1989/Aprpage 54- Full-page ad

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