| Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker | |
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| Publisher(s) | Virgin Games |
| Designer(s) | Archer Maclean |
| Composer(s) | Michael Powell Allister Brimble (Mega Drive)[1] |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Mega Drive |
| Release | 1991 1994 (Mega Drive) |
| Genre(s) | Sports (snooker) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multi-player |
Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker is a video game designed and produced by Archer Maclean, released by Virgin Games in 1991 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and IBM PC compatibles (later for the Mega Drive). A port for the Atari Lynx was planned but never released.[2] 'Whirlwind' Snooker is a realistic snooker simulator.
Although the game was not the first to simulate snooker (or pool) in 3D, it used the processing power and graphics capabilities of 16-bit home computers and was praised for its then ground-breaking realism and easy-to-use interface. ACE said that the game was the closest thing to being on a real snooker table which existed at the time, and it could be used by a player to refine real-life snooker skills.[3]
- ^ "Allister Bromble Portfolio" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Coming Attractions". Lynx User. No. 6. The Hide-Out. February 1993. p. 2.
- ^ "ACE benchmarks", ACE, no. 50, p. 48, November 1991)