Previous Next

Hustler is a computer version of Pool. It includes three two-player games and three one-player games. The idea is a good one and is implemented well, although it is rather limited by using only six coloured balls and a white one. These shapes look like sprites to me.

You must position a white cross in line with the white ball to point your cue in a direction. Pressing the fire button or the space bar will shoot the white ball in the required direction.

There appears to be a few bugs in the program. Quite often the computer will crash when you try to hit the white ball - this can be very annoying! The only way to get out of this is to reset the computer and re-run the program.

Another time a ball bounced out of the centre pocket and ran along the edge of the pool table and off the screen. There were no problems when loading the program though.

The introduction to the program consists of a title page and option page. Both are accompanied by a tune which Pot Black viewers may recognise. I think the author of the program could have been a musician at one time because the tune is excellent.

Overall I would say that the game could have been very good, if only it contained no gremlins.

K.I.