Championship Pool

Short description: 1993 video game

Championship Pool

NES cover art

Developer(s)| Bitmasters
Publisher(s)| Mindscape
Designer(s)| Franz Lanzinger and David O'Riva
Programmer(s)| Franz Lanzinger and David O'Riva
Artist(s)| Greg Hancock
Composer(s)| Jerry Gerber
Platform(s)| NES, SNES, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, MS-DOS
Release| October 1993
Genre(s)| Sports simulation - pool
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

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[third-party source needed]. The pool (pocket billiards) game was developed by Bitmasters and released by Mindscape. The game was officially endorsed by the Billiard Congress of America.

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Development
* 3 Reception
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## 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).[1]

## 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.[clarification needed]

## Reception

Reception

| Aggregate score

Aggregator| Score
GameRankings| 70.75% (SNES)[2]
40% (GB)[3]
Review score
Publication| Score
IGN| 4/10 (GB)[4]

Electronic Games gave the SNES version 89%.[5] French magazine Joypad gave the SNES game 86%.[6]

## References

1. ↑ Championship Pool (Genesis version) box cover (1993). Mindscape.
2. ↑ "Championship Pool SNES Review Score". https://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588248-championship-pool/index.html.
3. ↑ "Championship Pool Game Boy Review Score". https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/585663-championship-pool/index.html.
4. ↑ "Championship Pool". https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/06/19/championship-pool.
5. ↑ Chamberlain, Ross (November 1993). "VIDEO GAME GALLERY". Electronic Games: 99. https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1993-11/Electronic Games 1993-11#page/n97/mode/2up.
6. ↑ "Le site des anciennes revues informatiques - www.abandonware-magazines.org". https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=84&num=1793&album=oui.

## External links

* Gamefaqs.com - Championship Pool
* Championship Pool at MobyGames

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