Snooker (video game)
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Snooker is a 1983 sports
simulation video game published by Visions Software Factory.
on the major home computers of that era, including Commodore 64
, Commodore VIC-20
, ZX Spectrum
, Acorn Electron
, and BBC Micro
.
The players take turns to hit a white cue ball against the reds or colors following the rules of snooker. The strength of the shot and the spin can be selected using the space bar and cursor keys respectively.
The limited color selections of the home computers of the time (often limited to 8 colors) along with the memory
sizes (the VIC-20 version ran in less than 6K of RAM) meant the user experience was limited compared to more modern implementations.
Sports game
A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the practice of traditional sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, athletics and extreme sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport , whilst others emphasize strategy and organization...
simulation video game published by Visions Software Factory.
Summary
This video game simulates the game of snookerSnooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
on the major home computers of that era, including Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
, Commodore VIC-20
Commodore VIC-20
The VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer which was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET...
, ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
, Acorn Electron
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system....
, and BBC Micro
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
.
The players take turns to hit a white cue ball against the reds or colors following the rules of snooker. The strength of the shot and the spin can be selected using the space bar and cursor keys respectively.
The limited color selections of the home computers of the time (often limited to 8 colors) along with the memory
Random-access memory
Random access memory is a form of computer data storage. Today, it takes the form of integrated circuits that allow stored data to be accessed in any order with a worst case performance of constant time. Strictly speaking, modern types of DRAM are therefore not random access, as data is read in...
sizes (the VIC-20 version ran in less than 6K of RAM) meant the user experience was limited compared to more modern implementations.