Sharkey's 3D Pool

Description

Sharkey's 3D Pool is one of the earliest 3D cue-sports games, featuring a fully-rotating table and variable viewpoint allowing for much more realistic shot-playing than the traditional top-down game style (although the game can be played this way instead). The pace, spin and angle of each shot can be set up precisely before playing it. Both 8-ball (pot your seven colors plus the black to win) and 9-ball (pot the 9-ball with a shot that also hits the lowest remaining ball, whatever that may be) are included.

There are seven skill levels to work through. A trick-shot mode is also included, with 20 pre-set shots. Prior to each match it is possible to bet on the outcome.

Alternate Titles

• "Maltese Joe's 3D Pool" -- Working title
• "3D Pool" -- UK title

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The Press Says

Atari ST User	Atari ST	Sep, 1989	9 out of 10	90
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Nov, 1989	85 out of 100	85
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Commodore 64	May, 1989	839 out of 1000	84
Amiga Computing	Amiga	Aug, 1989	83 out of 100	83
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1989	81 out of 100	81
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	May, 1989	80 out of 100	80
Power Play	DOS	Dec, 1990	59 out of 100	59
Power Play	Atari ST	Aug, 1989	58 out of 100	58
Power Play	DOS	Apr, 1989	58 out of 100	58
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	Commodore 64	1990	81 out of 100	19

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Trivia

This was one of the games under development for Firebird when MicroProse bought the label and its IPs. However, they chose not to continue with the intended tie-in license with pool player 'Maltese' Joe Barbera, perhaps feeling that he was not well-known enough (pool is not a big spectator sport in the UK, with snooker much more popular).