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Jimmy White's 2: Cueball.

Imagine 2 very detailed rooms.

1 is like a Billiards Room from a Country Manor House.

The other is like an American Bar.

This game gives you these rooms, & lets you play, amongst other things, Snooker & Pool respectively.

Sometimes, it's nice not to destroy the world for a change. 😅

#SEGA #Dreamcast #ArcherMaclean #JimmyWhites2Cueball

In memory of Archer Maclean who left us in december 2022

#IK+ #InternationalKarate #COMMODORE #CBM #C64 #8bit #retrogaming #karate #retrocomputer #videogames #80s #90s #Geek #ArcherMaclean

Sad to hear of Archer Maclean's passing. I played hours of IK+ and his snooker/pool games on the ST and still enjoy a spot of Dropzone from time to time.

#archermaclean #atarist

I just learned that Archer MacLean passed away at the age of 60 on December 24.

He had developed many great games including International Karate + which I loved. I had a lot of fun on the Atari ST version with my brother and my friends 😀

Thanks to him and may his soul rest in peace 🙏

#ArcherMacLean #InternationalKarate #DropZone #JimmyWhitesSnooker

RIP Archer Maclean. Uno dei veri pionieri dei videogiochi.

#ArcherMaclean #InternationalKarateplus

Stunned to wake up to the news of Archer Maclean passing away.

He was one of a handful of legendary programmers back in the early/mid 80s that inspired me to get into this crazy business. “Dropzone” showed the way for super smooth and addictive shoot’em ups on the C64/atari. I played “International Karate” obsessively (the incredible Rob Hubbard soundtrack didn’t hurt).. then “IK+” on the Amiga.. and his snooker & pool games were ridiculously slick and fun.

Some of my fondest memories are of me and my good mate coding away on an Amiga game in the early 90s which was a totally original and inspired idea: IK+ but with FOUR players. We even ripped the fighter sprites from “IK+”. It was called “The Way of the Hubba”… one day I’ll have to see if I can retrieve it.

RIP Archer

https://twitter.com/RetroGamer_Mag/status/1607038994231218178
https://twitter.com/JazRignall/status/1607045762688618496

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