American 3D Pool

Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Released - 1992

American 3D Pool is a one or two player game featuring both pool and billiards. The Pool simulation features one player, two player and tournament modes. In the two player mode the game offers a choice between player vs player, player vs computer, or computer vs computer. When playing against the computer the game allows the player to choose their opponents skill level from 'very bad, bad, medium, good and very good. In the tournament mode the game allows eight players, at least one of which must be human, to take part in a knockout competition. Both two player and tournament matches can be either the best of 1, 3, 5, 7 or 13 frames. The Billiards simulation has the same features as the Pool simulation, the difference being in the scoring of the two player and tournament matches which can be the first to either 15, 25, 50, 100, or 200 points. The game also features a Trick Shot feature. Nine trick shots are provided and the editor allows further shots to be constructed.

Out of This World

Enterprise - Released - 1987

Out of This World is a ball rolling action game similar to Trailblazer. The game is viewed from a third-person perspective and the ball that the player is in control of rolls forward automatically. In its path various hazards will appear and the player has to avoid these by steering left and right or by jumping over them. Hazards include holes, water and missiles. Although the ball is constantly in motion it is possible to increase or decrease the speed. The game consists of ten different levels with different hazards and each of these has nine roads that the player has to make it through. If all roads of a level are completed the player gets to play a bonus breakout game and if successful with it an extra ball is earned. The player can move directly to any level by entering the right password command. The commands for the first three levels are known from the start, the others have to be discovered by playing the game.