Is 'Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker' anyone else's 'most played' Amiga game?

Rob68K · 06 May 2021, 15:54

Just wondering.
I played the coverdisk demo relentlessly.
Heck, I even bought it.
IMO Archer's best work ( and I REALLY liked Dropzone )

Nobby_UK · 06 May 2021, 16:10

I don't know about 'most played'
but it is on all my Gotek drives/media

jotd · 06 May 2021, 17:21

I prefer Team 17 Arcade Pool. Archer IK+ I'm playing to death!

Superman · 06 May 2021, 19:13

Not most played but its a very good game.

seuden · 06 May 2021, 21:15

Great game, invented the smily.

eXeler0 · 06 May 2021, 22:50

Used to play it a lot, but probably not top 10 most played.
Such an nice and obvious use of 3d. Most snooker or pool games were top down before this one or had some "unnatural" aiming scheme like 3d pool (which actually came out before JW)

Havie · 06 May 2021, 23:56

Loved this game and as good at this as I am at real snooker (which isn't very good). Only thing that would improve it would be mouse controlled cue like Virtual Pool.

Also loved Arcade Pool and Snooker by Team 17 and before this Steve Davies Snooker on the Speccy.

rothers · 07 May 2021, 11:37

I'd say it's a game which is still good now, it's kinda timeless.

Few games achieve that.

Coagulus · 07 May 2021, 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havie

Loved this game and as good at this as I am at real snooker (which isn't very good). Only thing that would improve it would be mouse controlled cue like Virtual Pool.

Also loved Arcade Pool and Snooker by Team 17 and before this Steve Davies Snooker on the Speccy.

I think Jimmy White Cueball had this method on PC but sadly wasn't on Amiga. I still play Virtual Pool in dosbox.

gimbal · 11 May 2021, 14:44

I played it quite some with my brother, but no far removed from the most played game

JJ__ · 31 December 2021, 18:35

JW's Snooker has been played an awful lot by me on my A1200. Brilliantly written by AM. The only thing I find odd but amusing is when the computer opponent suddenly decides to change shot and play something really unrealistic. Normally it then gives the player an advantage as it will be end of break, but really not sure what was going on with the AI in such cases. It would have been better to have attempted a shot and then missed if it's ready to swap back over to the player, and sometimes that does happen of course which looks more natural, but sometimes the computer will just play a dead straight shot often at a really low strength for no reason which looks out of place and unrealistic.

BTW I've never been a fan of the "Arcade Pool" game, I find it too difficult to aim with any sort of precision, but maybe that's just me not being very good at it!

mkrleza · 08 January 2022, 20:54

Oh, it was much better than 3D pool (of course I know the difference between the snooker and pool, LOL)

aNdy/AL/COS · 25 January 2022, 20:51

Not in my 'most played' column, but certainly in the 'played a lot' column.

What a fantastic game!

PatmanQC · 01 February 2022, 04:47

Stunt car would have to be it for me

alexh · 01 February 2022, 15:11

Back in the day it would have been a tie between Archer Maclean's Pool and Dynablaster (aka Bomberman)

But Ambermoon is many many times them both these days with beta-testing all the fixes.

RetroPassionUK · 01 February 2022, 16:05

Fav snooker game.... played that for hours on an A500

gimbal · 01 February 2022, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroPassionUK

Fav snooker game.... played that for hours on an A500

That I won't dispute, it was my favorite and only snooker game that I ever owned and played

lesta_smsc · 01 February 2022, 23:49

Played this A LOT! Such a simplistic interface but fun at the same time. That theme tune was a classic. However, I do feel cheated since some of the shots the computer pulled off was surely impossible at least from the angle I was looking at them!

TommyTomorrow · 03 August 2022, 16:54

I also played JW Snooker a lot. I also liked Arcade Pool, it took me so much time to find Arcade Snooker but I've always preferred simulation games so for me, JW Snooker was the best snooker on Amiga. When I sold my A500 in 90s and I bought my first pc, I've mostly played in Virtual Pool

dlfrsilver · 03 August 2022, 16:56

Mmhhh.... I prefer Arcade Pool, it has better colors.

06 May 2021, 15:54	#1
Rob68K Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Kingston / UK Posts: 99	Is 'Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker' anyone else's 'most played' Amiga game? Just wondering. I played the coverdisk demo relentlessly. Heck, I even bought it. IMO Archer's best work ( and I REALLY liked Dropzone )

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06 May 2021, 16:10	#2
Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,595	I don't know about 'most played' but it is on all my Gotek drives/media

06 May 2021, 17:21	#3
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,162	I prefer Team 17 Arcade Pool. Archer IK+ I'm playing to death!

06 May 2021, 19:13	#4
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	Not most played but its a very good game.

06 May 2021, 21:15	#5
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Great game, invented the smily.

06 May 2021, 22:50	#6
eXeler0 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 2,946	Used to play it a lot, but probably not top 10 most played. Such an nice and obvious use of 3d. Most snooker or pool games were top down before this one or had some "unnatural" aiming scheme like 3d pool (which actually came out before JW)

06 May 2021, 23:56	#7
Havie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	Loved this game and as good at this as I am at real snooker (which isn't very good). Only thing that would improve it would be mouse controlled cue like Virtual Pool. Also loved Arcade Pool and Snooker by Team 17 and before this Steve Davies Snooker on the Speccy.

07 May 2021, 11:37	#8
rothers Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: UK Posts: 487	I'd say it's a game which is still good now, it's kinda timeless. Few games achieve that.

11 May 2021, 14:44	#10
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	I played it quite some with my brother, but no far removed from the most played game

31 December 2021, 18:35	#11
JJ__ Registered User Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: UK Posts: 53	JW's Snooker has been played an awful lot by me on my A1200. Brilliantly written by AM. The only thing I find odd but amusing is when the computer opponent suddenly decides to change shot and play something really unrealistic. Normally it then gives the player an advantage as it will be end of break, but really not sure what was going on with the AI in such cases. It would have been better to have attempted a shot and then missed if it's ready to swap back over to the player, and sometimes that does happen of course which looks more natural, but sometimes the computer will just play a dead straight shot often at a really low strength for no reason which looks out of place and unrealistic. BTW I've never been a fan of the "Arcade Pool" game, I find it too difficult to aim with any sort of precision, but maybe that's just me not being very good at it!

08 January 2022, 20:54	#12
mkrleza Registered User Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 57	Oh, it was much better than 3D pool (of course I know the difference between the snooker and pool, LOL)

25 January 2022, 20:51	#13
aNdy/AL/COS Registered User Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Wales Posts: 91	Not in my 'most played' column, but certainly in the 'played a lot' column. What a fantastic game!

01 February 2022, 04:47	#14
PatmanQC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Bettendorf Posts: 349	Stunt car would have to be it for me

01 February 2022, 15:11	#15
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Back in the day it would have been a tie between Archer Maclean's Pool and Dynablaster (aka Bomberman) But Ambermoon is many many times them both these days with beta-testing all the fixes.

01 February 2022, 16:05	#16
RetroPassionUK RetroPassion Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Kent Posts: 354	Fav snooker game.... played that for hours on an A500

01 February 2022, 23:49	#18
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,173	Played this A LOT! Such a simplistic interface but fun at the same time. That theme tune was a classic. However, I do feel cheated since some of the shots the computer pulled off was surely impossible at least from the angle I was looking at them!

03 August 2022, 16:54	#19
TommyTomorrow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: EU Posts: 70	I also played JW Snooker a lot. I also liked Arcade Pool, it took me so much time to find Arcade Snooker but I've always preferred simulation games so for me, JW Snooker was the best snooker on Amiga. When I sold my A500 in 90s and I bought my first pc, I've mostly played in Virtual Pool

03 August 2022, 16:56	#20
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	Mmhhh.... I prefer Arcade Pool, it has better colors.

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