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 Box cover of Lunar Pool for the NES |
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| Developer(s) | Compile |
| Publisher(s) | Pony Canyon, Inc. (Japan), FCI (North America) |
| Platform(s) | NES, Virtual Console |
| Release date(s) | NES JP December 5, 1985 NA October 1987 EU 1991 Virtual Console JP December 11, 2007 NA October 22, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Cue sports game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Media | cartridge |
Lunar Pool (known as Lunar Ball in Japan) is a rough simulation of pool (pocket billiards) combined with aspects of miniature golf, created by Compile for the Nintendo Entertainment System, in which each stage is a differently shaped pool table. The object is to knock each ball into a pocket using a cue ball. There are sixty levels to choose from, and the friction of the table is adjustable.
The Japanese Lunar Ball version often appears on Famicom clone systems and pirated multi-game cartridges, such as the Power Player Super Joy III. It was released for the Wii on the North American Virtual Console on October 22, 2007.
Lunar Pool is played in boards of different shapes, wherein the player has to shoot the cue ball to knock other colored balls into the pockets. If the player fails to pocket at least one colored ball in three consecutive turns, then the player will lose one life. Also, if the player pockets his own cue ball, he loses a life.
If a player pockets all the colored balls in a level consecutively without failure, the player will get a "Perfect!" remark, and bonus points will be added to the player's score.
Lunar Pool can either be played alone, against another player, or against the computer. If the game is played against another player or the computer, players take turns shooting the cue ball. If one player fails to knock at least one the colored balls into a pocket, or pockets his own cue ball, then it will be the opponent's turn.
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Lunar Pool | Table of Contents |
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| Developer(s) | Pony Canyon |
| Publisher(s) | FCI |
| Japanese title | ルナーボール (Lunar Ball) |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| System(s) | NES, MSX, Wii Virtual Console |
| Players | 1-2 |
Lunar Pool, known as Lunar Ball in Japan, is a fantasy billiards game that features 60 differently shaped pool tables with an assortment of pocket placements. Each table features a particular number of balls that must be pocketed, rarely exceeding eight balls, and gives the player control over what table to start with, and the degree of friction on the table. In addition to being released on the Famicom, it was also ported to the MSX series of home computers.
 Famicom box |
 NES screen |
 MSX screen |
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