1993 · Port · Bitmasters · Simulation · Sports

Championship Pool

Port

NES Port of "Championship Pool". The game is a straight-forward, virtual version of pool and includes several games: eight-ball, nine-ball, three-ball, ten-ball, fifteen-ball, straight pool (14.1 continuous), rotation, equal offense and speed pool. The player may play against the computer or up to seven other players using the same console using the "Party Pool" (multiplayer) option. Other gameplay modes include "Tournament" (single-player, computer opponents), "Freestyle" (players make up own game rules) and "Challenge" (single-player, shot practice).

Released: 1 October 1993
Platforms: Game Boy NES SNES Sega Genesis
Genres: Simulation Sports
Developers: Bitmasters
Publishers: Mindscape Imagineer
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player Local multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Country: United States
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L
Languages: English

About

Championship Pool is a 1993 sports simulation video game released for Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, and MS-DOS. The pool (pocket billiards) game was developed by Bitmasters and released by Mindscape. The game was officially endorsed by the Billiard Congress of America.

Keywords

pool
billiards
billiards game

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Gameplay

The game is a straightforward, virtual version of pool, and includes several games: eight-ball, nine-ball, three-ball, ten-ball, fifteen-ball, straight pool (14.1 continuous), rotation, equal offense, and speed pool. The player may play against the computer or up to seven other players using the same console using the "Party Pool" (multiplayer) option. Other gameplay modes include "Tournament" (single-player, computer opponents), "Freestyle" (players make up own game rules), and "Challenge" (single-player, shot practice).

Development

Championship Pool was designed and programmed by Franz Lanzinger and David O'Riva. The music was done by Jerry Gerber, who also composed music for The New Adventures of Gumby and Gumby: The Movie. The game was released in North America in October 1993 for the NES, and November 1993 for the SNES.