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'''''Rack 'Em''''' is a two player cue-sports simulator developed by [[Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc.]] and published by [[Accolade (developer)|Accolade]]. It was developed for [[DOS]] and [[Commodore 64]] in {{vgy|1988}}. |
'''''Rack 'Em''''' is a two player cue-sports simulator developed by [[Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc.]] and published by [[Accolade (developer)|Accolade]]. It was developed for [[DOS]] and [[Commodore 64]] in {{vgy|1988}}. |
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Five different game modes are selectable; [[Snooker]], [[Pool (cue sports)|Pool]], [[8-ball]], [[9-ball]] and [[Bumper Pool]] (the latter having a built-in editor as well). As well as this there is a [[trick shot]] mode allowing the player to save their shots onto disk.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/22/science/peripherals-games-that-mean-business.html|title=Games That Mean Business|last=Shannon|first=L.R.|date=22 November 1988|work=New York Times|accessdate=2009-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73650199.html?dids=73650199:73650199&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+12%2C+1988&author=Don+Oldenburg&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Computers%3B+Playing+the+Sporting+Life%3B+From+Billiards+to+Darts+to+Auto+Racing%2C+Games+for+Armchair+Athletes&pqatl=google|title=Playing the Sporting Life; From Billiards to Darts to Auto Racing, Games for Armchair Athletes|last=Oldenberg|first=Don|date=12 December 1988|work=Washington Post|accessdate=2009-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= |
Five different game modes are selectable; [[Snooker]], [[Pool (cue sports)|Pool]], [[8-ball]], [[9-ball]] and [[Bumper Pool]] (the latter having a built-in editor as well). As well as this there is a [[trick shot]] mode allowing the player to save their shots onto disk.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/22/science/peripherals-games-that-mean-business.html|title=Games That Mean Business|last=Shannon|first=L.R.|date=22 November 1988|work=New York Times|accessdate=2009-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73650199.html?dids=73650199:73650199&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+12%2C+1988&author=Don+Oldenburg&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Computers%3B+Playing+the+Sporting+Life%3B+From+Billiards+to+Darts+to+Auto+Racing%2C+Games+for+Armchair+Athletes&pqatl=google|title=Playing the Sporting Life; From Billiards to Darts to Auto Racing, Games for Armchair Athletes|last=Oldenberg|first=Don|date=12 December 1988|work=Washington Post|accessdate=2009-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_7QSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_vsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4770,1196020&dq=|title=Billiards game gets better with playtime|last=Brown|first=Lonnie|date=3 December 1988|work=The Ledger|accessdate=2009-08-19}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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| Developer(s) | Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc. |
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| Publisher(s) | Accolade |
| Designer(s) | Paul Butler[1] Rick Banks[1] |
| Artist(s) | Grant Campbell |
| Composer(s) | Paul Butler |
| Platform(s) | DOS Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rack 'Em is a two player cue-sports simulator developed by Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc. and published by Accolade. It was developed for DOS and Commodore 64 in Template:Vgy.
Five different game modes are selectable; Snooker, Pool, 8-ball, 9-ball and Bumper Pool (the latter having a built-in editor as well). As well as this there is a trick shot mode allowing the player to save their shots onto disk.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b http://uk.gamespot.com/c64/puzzle/rackem/tech_info.html
- ^ Shannon, L.R. (22 November 1988). "Games That Mean Business". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Oldenberg, Don (12 December 1988). "Playing the Sporting Life; From Billiards to Darts to Auto Racing, Games for Armchair Athletes". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Brown, Lonnie (3 December 1988). "Billiards game gets better with playtime". The Ledger. Retrieved 2009-08-19. [dead link]
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