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Okay budget billiard game for 1 to 8 players with options to play Pool, Billiard or Trick Shot.

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Manual

                           AMERICAN 3D POOL
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 COMMODORE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
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 Press SHIFT and RUNSTOP together.
 Press PLAY on the tape.
 
 
 Features include:
 Full 3D Play Perspective, Pool Simulation, Billiards Simulation, Three
 Camera Angles, Automatic Ball Return, Unique Ball Viewfinder for Short
 Range Accuracy, Nine "Hustler" levels of Computer Opponent, 8 Player
 Pool and Billiards Tournaments, Hard Copy Tournament Printouts, 9
 Preset Trick Shots, Trick Shot Editor Utility, Knockout or League
 Tournaments, Fast and Slow Action Replays, Accurate Ball Dynamics,
 Screwball Shots, Straight Two Player Mode, and lots, lots, more !!
 
 
 GAMESPLAY
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 American 3D Pool is a Pool, Billiards and Trick Shot simulation with
 highly accurate three-dimensional play representation.
 
 The play action is controlled by a JOYSTICK connected to the relevant
 port on the computer.
 
 
 POOL
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 A one player game can be set up playing against the computer with nine
 levels of difficulty.  Alternatively, a two player game can be racked
 up to challenge an opponent in straight frames.
 
 The aim of the game is to pot three balls of the same colour, and then
 move on to pot the black ball.  The first ball potted decides your
 colour.
 
 If you hit an opponent's ball before striking your own ball, or pot an
 opponent's ball, this is a FOUL and awards the other player two
 consecutive shots.  These shots "follow on", but the "Free Ball" rule
 does not apply.
 
 Potting the black ball when it is not required gives the game to the
 other player.
 
 
 BILLIARDS
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 Billiards can have either a one or two player gmae, with nine computer
 levels of difficulty.
 
 There are two cue balls, one white and one yellow, as well as a red
 play ball.
 
 Scoring:
 
 1. Missing all balls with cue ball - "Miss" - 1 point to opponent.
 2. Cue ball goes straight into pocket - "Coup" - 3 points to opponent.
 3. Potting red or cue ball after first touching red - "In Off" - 3
    points.
 4. Potting opponents cue ball or "In Off" from it - 2 points.
 5. Striking both balls - 2 points.
 
 If the opponents cue ball is potted it stays down for the whole of the
 break.
 
 
 TOURNAMENT
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 Both Pool and Billiards have a TOURNAMENT option where up to EIGHT
 players can compete in a KNOCKOUT, or a LEAGUE of up to five rounds.
 
 The setting of the Tournament and match results are shown after every
 game.  The final table can be printed out on request for future
 examination.
 
 
 TRICK SHOT
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 The computer already has nine trick shots programmed into memory,
 which are selected by pressing the corresponding key.  The aim of the
 trick shot is explained along with the ball set up, and practice will
 enable stunning skill shots to become part of your repertoire.
 
 The TRICK SHOT EDITOR allow special shots to be constructed by
 pressing the following keys:

 F1 - Reset balls
 F3 - Fetch ball
 F5 - Delete ball
 F7 - Enter and Exit editor
 
 Once the balls have been set up, exiting the editor allows the shot to
 be taken in the normal way.
 
 
 SHOT SELECTION
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 On a break, the cue ball can be positioned anywhere in the "D" by
 pressing FIRE.  The Cursor can then be moved to the desired
 positioning on the cloth.
 
 Pressing and holding down the FIRE button increases the Power of the
 shot, shown on the meter at the right hand side of the screen.
 
 Once the FIRE button has been released, moving the JOYSTICK puts spin
 on the ball which is indicated beside the Power Meter.
 
 
 EXTRA FEATURES
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 Commodore Key -          Action Replay of the last shot taken
 Commodore Key and Fire - Action replay in slow motion
 V -                      Alters camera angles to opposite ends of the
                          pool table
 / -                      Aborts the present game
 Automatic Demo -         After 1 minute, Pool or Billiards Demo
 Two Joysticks -          Plug extra joystick into port 1, and select
                          operation by pressing 2 on the Title Screen.
                          
                          
                          
                          
 The program code, graphics, music and artwork of this game are the
 copyright of Zeppelin Games Limited and may not be reproduced, stored
 or hired without the written permission of Zeppelin Games Limited.
 
 Zeppelin Games Limited.
 © 1991 Zeppelin Games Ltd, PO Box 1, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham DH4
 6JP

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