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| Archer Maclean's Pool | |
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| Publisher(s) | Virgin Games |
| Designer(s) | Archer Maclean [1] |
| Composer(s) | Michael Powell [1] |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS |
| Release | 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Sports (pool) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Archer Maclean's Pool is a video game designed and produced by Archer Maclean, published by Virgin Games in 1992 for Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS. [1] [2]
The sequel of sorts to Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker, the game replaces the snooker theme of the predecessor game with that of pool. [3]
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