Lunar Pool 1985

Is it still worth playing?

Pool meets aspects of miniature golf here: you shoot a cue ball to knock colored object balls into the pockets of tables of different shapes, some with obstacles. This 1985 sports game, known as Lunar Ball in Japan, ran on the NEC PC-8000 series, the Nintendo Entertainment System and the MSX. There are sixty levels, and the friction of the table is adjustable. A life is lost when the player fails to pocket an object ball on three consecutive shots or pockets the cue ball. Completing a level awards a life, or two if a ball was pocketed on every shot. A Rate value starts at 1 and rises after each shot that pockets a ball, which multiplies ball values, and bonus points reward a level completed without a miss. Tables with odd shapes and adjustable friction are still the twist that defines it today.