Reviews

1983 CDS Microsystems (UK)
by Mike Lamb

This was the first Pool game I've played and I think it's the only one I really needed to play on the Spectrum. It's brilliant.

Mike Lamb later released an improved tie-in snooker simulation called 'Steve Davis Snooker'.
Which in fact the same game but with the obvious difference of being about snooker and with a few modifications on old features. Both games are brilliant within the cue sports simulations. Specially for such early years. Remember, this was 1983!

The controls for 'Pool' are very simple to use and straightforward. Move the arrow left/right to where you want the ball to hit, select the speed and shot.

You have only a few opportunities you can miss, when playing against the computer, after that you lose the game. You can also play against a friend which is a must in this sort of games.

A few more realistic Pool games were later released, but frankly I think you have all you need here for a good billiards match.

4,5 points

Almost perfect in every sense of the word ...

There are tons of pool games for the Spectrum, but this is my fave one because it's simple to use and graphically correct. It can be surprisingly addictive.

I have been violently ill over the past two weeks but thankfully I am better now and I should be able to go back to work next week, and so these reviews can continue. This is the predecessor to Steve Davis Snooker and I'm as bad as this as I am with that. It's similar to Snooker but with less balls but it's just as fun, albeit more limited which makes Snooker the better game. But both games are good fun, worth your time and dare I say, interesting, and nobody in the world is going to get that reference.