NES Longplay #22: Side Pocket
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2015
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Side Pocket (Japanese: サイドポケット Hepburn: Saido Poketto?) is a pocket billiards video game originally released into arcades by Data East in 1986. The arcade version was eventually ported to six home console platforms and two sequels to the game were produced. G-Mode currently owns the intellectual property rights to the Side Pocket series, and licenses these games globally.
The primary play mode, called "pocket game", requires that the player clear all the balls off the table in a limited number of shots, as well as achieve a predetermined score. The player earns points by sinking balls, sinking balls on consecutive shots, and sinking balls in numerical order. On occasion, a pocket will light up, and if the player sinks a ball into that pocket on that shot, a bonus will be earned in the form of points or extra shots. In the two-player "pocket game" mode, the game plays similarly, except the two players take turns; if one player does not pocket a ball or scratches, control of the ball changes to the other player.
There is also a two-player nine-ball mode.
A variety of trick shot challenges are also available to the player(s), to earn additional points or extra shots, requiring the player sink all balls into select pockets using a single shot. The player may put various spins on the ball, such as left and right english, and perform massés and jump shots.
In reviewing the NES version, Computer Gaming World declared it "far and away the best billiards simulation ever published for any system". The features that went beyond realistic pool were especially praised as enhancing the game's play.
Reviewing the SNES version, GamePro praised the variety of modes, the audio and graphical improvements over the NES version, and the realistic details. They recommended the game "for pool enthusiasts and casual video game pool players alike.
There are plenty of great options and genuine pool strategies to keep serious players interested, and yet it's simple enough to play without the manual. They gave the Game Gear version a more mixed review, commenting that the representation of the player's stick as a stream of balls is needlessly cumbersome, and that the graphics and sound are poor. However, they summarized, "Determining the precise angle and power for a shot can be harder than taking a geometry test, but it's definitely more fun.
Electronic Gaming Monthly also complained of poor sounds but were more impressed with the graphics, describing them as exceptional for a portable system. They praised the game for its trick shots and generally strategic gameplay and gave it a 6.25 out of 10. 
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I used to play this game with my late father, love the background music, what a throwback.
me too
@@christianfv5 me too back in 1996
I remember to see my parents play this on my childhood a good old times.
My friend! I really like watching back all videos like this. It makes me remembering my sweet old childhood. Game I like most is Side Pocket. I played it so many times when I was 7 - 12 years old. But although I played it so many times, I still couldn't overcome "World Class" level. And now, this is the first time I see this game is finished, and many stages you played that I didn't see them before.
Thanks for making this video!
You're welcome! =) This is the only game in my childhood that my mom would play with me :) SO have really good memories of it too!
Yeah! I'm happy to see you here! Love you from my Vietnam country! God always loves and understands you and your family!
i used to play this games with my dad back when i was a kid. man. good ol'days
Me too haha
Miss you ! My memory
Casualmente, esta noche, en mis recuerdos de madrugada, hice memoria de este juego y su agradable música. Imposible olvidar.
So, somebody asked how do i add curve to the ball. But then deleted his comment. So here goes my ashamed friend;
You see the big white ball at the top of the screen in the middle? There is a little dot in the middle of it. If you hold B on the controller, you can move the little dot in a direction. The ball will then curve accordingly.
Wow
Don't you just love it when you beat yourself in a game of pool and the girl just swoons for you?
Simpler times lol
@@HIDEFACES ikr. Damn we had it good back then 😂
thanksgiving with the cousins, mid '90s
miss my dad
The game that started it all...
Quiero llorar me recuerda mi infancia ......congratula tioons my friend
I really love this background music ... hope someone help me to find the name of the song please
It's just a music for the game I guess
Same I like the game background music ❤️
Similar to when im 64 by the Beatles. Maybe it's influenced by that song🎵
CALCULATED!!!
God damnit i missed this game so much
Donkey Kong, Super Mario, Zelda, Double Dragon, Bayou Billy, Side Pocket, etc. Always gets the girl after winning the game. This is what I did on weekends as a teenager when I couldn't get the girls in real life.
There was no getting the girl in Double Dragon #2. Da bad guys shot da bitch in that game.
I like this game💞💞💞
I USED TO PLAY IT WITH MY FRIEND AND FAMILY TOO
The guy in the game looks like leonardo decapero
a.k.a Jack Dawson
this the reason i got hooked on cigarettes and gambling at 7 years old
With your skills you DESERVE all 0 dislikes (compliment btw if you didn't know)
Thanks! From all the games i've recorded, this is probably the one i've played the most! I know all the trickshots by heart haha
Dang, Wish I was dat good. Just starting to learn
He now has 8 dislikes
i use to play this game with my sister and i always lose. :D Poor kid (me)
I'll admit it's been a while since I've played pool- but isn't it an automatic lose if you sink the 8-ball before other balls?
Where i used to play it was an instant win if you pocketed the 8 on the break, but i think there is a different variation of this rule where it's actually a loss if you pocket the 8 on a break
Вот она - первая версия бильярда на компьютере
Onde encontro a versão mais nova (anos 2000)???
Is it possible to successfully carry out a shot at 12:35? There is a rumor that this is impossible.
12:11 how to make this trick shot???
Never knew they had this on original NES. I had this on Saga Genesis. Sorry, But this version kinda sucks.