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Super Pool

Super Pool
GenrePool
DeveloperFourth Dimension
PublisherFourth Dimension
Released1991
Rating
Graphics:8.0
Sound:6.0
Gameplay:8.0
Overall:7.0
Reviewed byndial
Pool simulators exist since 1983 and they didn't seem to have any major advances apart from those developed in 3D environments. Super Pool is such an impressive pool title for the Acorn systems!
 
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Super PoolSTORY / GAMEPLAY
Super Pool is a pool game so there's no story here. Most of the aspects of pool are here: you can spin, play trick shots and cannons and vary the power and angle of your cue! The game allows almost limitless ways of calculating up your shots with its nice 3D style that rotates the table. This is a great pool simulation without many frills. Note that pool simulators are out there since 1983 and they didn't seem to have any major advances apart from those developed in 3D environments. The rules are always the same, so grab your cue and play!

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The game has great pool details. The table is nicely designed while the balls are polished and all in 3D perspective. The gameplay pretty smooth as long as you have a fast ARM3 processor running at 25 MHz, otherwise, in lower speed ARM CPUs (like an A3000 running at 8MHz) you will encounter nontaxable framerate slowdowns when rotating the table which probably makes it hard to precisely play the game. The game's sound is typical, with a few sampled sound effects a referee voice and...silence!
 
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Archimedes A3000/4000/5000

Archimedes A3000/4000/5000CPU: CPU: 32-bit RISC architecture ARM2 8Mhz (A300 and A400 series, A3000) ; ARM3 25/33Mhz (A540/A5000/A4) ; ARM250 12 Mhz (A3010, A3020, A4000)
MEMORY: 1-8Mb RAM
GRAPHICS: 12bit RGB palette (4096 colours) (12-bit) supporting 16 hardware palette registers. Resolutions from 160x256 to 640x512with with 4, 16 or 256 colours on screen. Also supported 1152x896 with 2 colours.
SOUND: 8 channels 8 bit logarithmic with 7 independent stereo positions
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The Archimedes A3000/4000/5000 (default) color palette
12bit RGB 4096-colors palette (256 on screen)
 
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