Alex Higgins' World Snooker is a 1985 sports video game developed by Gem Software and published by Amsoft for the Amstrad CPC. The game is named after Northern Irish two-time world champion Alex Higgins. An MS-DOS port was released in 1986. It was the first game specifically made for EGA.[4]
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| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, MS-DOS |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
editThe game simulates the cue sport snooker. The game has a single-player practice mode and a two-player mode. The player aims at the ball with a circular cursor and then determines the strength and spin of the shot. The balls can be numbered if the player has a monochrome screen or is unfamiliar with snooker rules.[5] The game can be played with 6 or 10 red balls instead of the full 15.[6]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
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| Amstrad Action | 54%[6] |
| Amtix | 41%[7] |
| CPC464 User | 5/5[8] |
| Amstrad Magazine | 4/5[9] |
CPC464 User called it one of the best games on the system.[8] Amstrad Action said the game isn't as good as Steve Davis Snooker.[6] Amtix described the ball graphics as poor and summarized the game: "Generally a reasonable snooker game but Steve Davis' Snooker presents much better value for money."[7]
Related title
editAnother cue sports game by the same developer and publisher, Alex Higgins' World Pool, was released also in 1985 for the Amstrad CPC.[10] Amstrad Action and Amtix gave the game scores of 51% and 39% respectively.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Gem Software (1985). Alex Higgins' World Snooker (MS-DOS). Amsoft. Level/area: Title screen.
© 1986 Lindensoft
- ^ Gem Software (1985). Alex Higgins' World Snooker (Amstrad CPC). Amsoft. Level/area: Title screen.
© GEM SOFTWARE 1985
- ^ a b "Alex Higgins World Snooker". Back cover of the game package. Amstrad. 1986.
© 1986 AMSTRAD and LINDENSOFT
- ^ "PC-INFO - A GRAFIKUS KÁRTYÁKRÓL". hu:Commodore Világ (in Hungarian). No. 40. COM-WARE Kft. January 1994. p. 43.
Az első kimondottan EGA-ra készült játék az ALEX HIGGINS WORLD SNOOKER (1986) volt.
- ^ "Playing Instructions". Back of the covertape. Amsoft. 1985.
- ^ a b c "Amsyclopedia! - Alex Higgins' World Snooker". Amstrad Action. No. 1. Future plc. October 1985. p. 74.
- ^ a b "Games Index - Alex Higgins' World Snooker". Amtix. No. 2. Newsfield Publications Ltd. December 1985. p. 78.
- ^ a b "Reviews! - Snooker". CPC464 User. No. 3. February 1985. pp. 21, 57.
- ^ "Softs Amstrad - Snooker". fr:Amstrad Magazine (in French). No. 1. Laser Magazine. August 1985. p. 50.
- ^ Gem Software (1985). Alex Higgins' World Pool (Amstrad CPC). Amsoft. Level/area: Title screen.
© GEM SOFTWARE 1985
- ^ "Amsyclopedia! - Alex Higgins' World Pool". Amstrad Action. No. 1. Future plc. October 1985. p. 68.
- ^ "Games Index - Alex Higgins' World Snooker". Amtix. No. 2. Newsfield Publications Ltd. December 1985. p. 27.