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Snooker manager

smogitsmogit
edited October 2013 in Games
So I seem to have a copy of this great game, so good in fact that they could not give it away.

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004605

YS had 250 copies and a 6-foot snooker table, they apparently had less than 50 people enter the competition. Unsurprisingly it appears Image software never did release Tennis Manager, Superquiz or Snooker Manager II. Pitty.

I reckon that makes my copy mega rare, any offers? I could offer to wipe the tape before I post it to you?

Any other best avoided, over promoted gems in the archive?
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  • def chrisdef chris
    edited October 2013
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue091/Pages/SinclairUser09100091.jpg

    4 years of production?! lol


    love how one of the features of the game they thought worth pointing out was "illness"

    sure I've played this, can't even remember it though
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited October 2013
    def chris wrote: »
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue091/Pages/SinclairUser09100091.jpg

    4 years of production?! lol


    love how one of the features of the game they thought worth pointing out was "illness"

    sure I've played this, can't even remember it though

    It's like all those football management games: Injuries, Leading Goal Scorer, League Tables, Fixture List.

    Really? In a football game? Unbelievable!
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited October 2013
    Horse Racing Manager. Features: Horse
  • RobeeeJayRobeeeJay
    edited October 2013
    Heh, I'm tempted to give it a go! Anyone played it?

    The author's next release looks like Telly Addicts in home computer form, I wonder if he hoped to get the license:
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Telly+Wise$&pub=^Fastback$&loadpics=3
  • RobeeeJayRobeeeJay
    edited October 2013
    I've been playing this for half an hour now.

    4 years????????????????????????????? The author must have had a lot of sabbaticals. Unless he spent the first three learning BASIC.

    It does however, for me at least, capture the sheer excitement of the sport.
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited October 2013
    RobeeeJay wrote: »

    It does however, for me at least, capture the sheer excitement of the sport.

    :lol: say no more

    me and Graz (well mostly Graz) had a partially completed management called Beekeeper Manager, I can't find his screenshots anywhere but it was clearly on course to be the most exciting and gosh darn dangerous management game ever. Probably.
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited October 2013
    def chris wrote: »
    :lol: say no more

    me and Graz (well mostly Graz) had a partially completed management called Beekeeper Manager, I can't find his screenshots anywhere but it was clearly on course to be the most exciting and gosh darn dangerous management game ever. Probably.

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25974
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited October 2013
    ah thanks. I actually looked through my whole threads history twice and couldn't find that, lol

    BEESCREEN1c.jpg

    GameOver.png
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited October 2013
    So are you still working on it?
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited October 2013
    nah I think Graz has put it on the back burner indefinitely. No chance of me finishing it, my main contribution was to say 'ooh that looks good'...
  • zx1zx1
    edited October 2013
    def chris wrote: »
    ah thanks. I actually looked through my whole threads history twice and couldn't find that, lol

    BEESCREEN1c.jpg

    GameOver.png

    Those bees looks very odd!:grin:
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • carlssoncarlsson
    edited October 2013
    smogit wrote: »
    YS had 250 copies and a 6-foot snooker table, they apparently had less than 50 people enter the competition.
    Did the competition run before or after the same magazine reviewed the game? Any game described as you'd better press BREAK and load something else probably will not attract too many into the competition, only those who consider a game for free is a game for free even when it is rubbish.
  • RobeeeJayRobeeeJay
    edited October 2013
    I played Snooker Manager for most of yesterday, well when I say play I mean I had an emulator up and every 10 minutes went through the practice menu and chose something to practise before starting the next match.

    I'm almost tempted to press break myself, and find out exactly what it spends most of its time doing. My guess is it has a huge FOR loop in there somewhere (if this isn't BASIC then someone is writing some impressively slow ASM) that is calculating every single shot including angles, whilst amazingly returning a completely random looking result out of the other end.

    My final review....

    "FOUR YEARS?????????????????????????????????"
  • VanTammenVanTammen
    edited October 2013
    zx1 wrote: »
    Those bees looks very odd!:grin:

    They look like they are ready for a fist fight! :D

    (but I would actually play that game!)
  • carlssoncarlsson
    edited October 2013
    So how does Snooker Manager stand vs Snooker Management or I suppose also Snooker Masters?
  • smogitsmogit
    edited October 2013
    Notably neither of those received any promotion it seems
  • zx1zx1
    edited October 2013
    I played Snooker Manager but it was boring and a bit crap.
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
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