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Side Pocket - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive |
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Control: |
GP: |
KB: |
▲ |
↑ |
▼ |
↓ |
◄ |
← |
► |
→ |
A |
S |
B |
X |
C |
Z |
Start |
Enter |
Mode |
Shift |
Menu |
mouse |
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Other platforms:
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This game can be played also in a versions for
NES,
Game Boy and
SNES.
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Game info: |
box cover
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Game title: |
Side Pocket |
Console: |
Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive |
Author (released): |
Data East (1987) |
Genre: |
Sport, Simulator |
Mode: |
Multiplayer |
Design: |
Toshiyuki Kaziwara |
Music: |
Hitoshi Sakimoto |
Game manual: |
not available
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Download: |
Side_Pocket.zip
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Game size: |
461 kB |
Recommended emulator: |
KEGA Fusion |
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
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Side Pocket is a pocket billiards video game originally released into arcades by Data East in 1986. The arcade version was eventually ported to six home console platforms and two sequels to the game were produced. G-Mode currently owns the intellectual property rights to the Side Pocket series, and licenses these games globally.
The primary play mode, called 'pocket game', requires that the player clear all the balls off the table in a limited number of shots, as well as achieve a predetermined score. The player earns points by sinking balls, sinking balls on consecutive shots, and sinking balls in numerical order. On occasion, a pocket will light up, and if the player sinks a ball into that pocket on that shot, a bonus will be earned in the form of points or extra shots. In the two-player 'pocket game' mode, the game plays similarly, except the two players take turns; if one player does not pocket a ball or scratches, control of the ball changes to the other player.
There is also a two-player nine-ball mode. A variety of trick shot challenges are also available to the player(s), to earn additional points or extra shots, requiring the player sink all balls into select pockets using a single shot. The player may put various spins on the ball, such as left and right english, and perform massés and jump shots.
More details about this game can be found on
Wikipedia.org.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or Genesis console on
Amazon.com
or
eBay.com.
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Find digital download of this game on
GOG
or
Steam.
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Videogame Console: |
This version of Side Pocket was designed for Sega Genesis (known as Sega Mega Drive in Europe), which was the first ever 16-bit
video game console manufactured
by Sega in the years 1988 - 1997. It was a direct competitor to the SNES console and the successor of the well known 8-bit console Sega Master System.
The unit price of Genesis was approximately $ 190 and worldwide about 40 million units of this console were sold. More information about Sega Genesis
can be found here. |
Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, you can buy one of these controllers:
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Available online emulators: |
5 different online emulators are available for Side Pocket. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Side Pocket are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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EmulatorJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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NesBox
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Flash
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NO
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YES
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NO
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YES
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RetroGames.cc
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NO
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PotatoGEN
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Java applet
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NO
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NO
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NO
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YES
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