ECS no. 1
ECS no. 2

Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker

3D Snooker [Prerelease name] / 147 [Prerelease name] / Archer MacLean's 147 3D Snooker [Prerelease name]

General info

Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2022-06-26

Stats

11,059

Genre

Conversions

Atari ST/E
PC (DOS)
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Sound design
Game design

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1991
Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker
AKA Archer MacLean's 147 3D Snooker
AKA 147
AKA 3D Snooker
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English, French, German, Italian
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1994
Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker
AKA Archer MacLean's 147 3D Snooker
AKA 147
AKA 3D Snooker
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
English, French, German, Italian
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Licensed game endorsed by 1980s/90s six-time World Championship snooker finalist Jimmy White.

[2] Game features mouse/keyboard control and savegame support.

[3] Original release contents include a "History & Rules of Snooker" booklet, quick reference card (Amiga/ST) and large A3 size game poster of Jimmy White.

[4] A special limited edition of JIMMY WHITE'S WHIRLWIND SNOOKER also contained a cue chalk.

[5] Distributed in Germany by Rushware.


Known releases:
- Version 1 (?)
- Version 2 (?)
- Version 3

Conversion Notes

PC versions: EGA, VGA

Screen info

ECS / OCS
Screenshot ECS no. 3

Screenshot ECS no. 4

Screenshot ECS no. 5

Screenshot ECS no. 6

Screenshot ECS no. 7

Screenshot ECS no. 8

Screenshot ECS no. 9

Screenshot ECS no. 10

Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

Original Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 2

Original Release (back)

Box scan ECS no. 3

Budget Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 4

Budget Release (back)

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

UK Release V1

Disk scan ECS no. 2

UK Release V3

Disk scan ECS no. 3

Budget Release

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Poster

ECS no. 2

Keycard

ECS no. 3

Cue Chalk [1]

ECS no. 4

Cue Chalk [2]

ECS no. 5

Cue Chalk [3]

ECS no. 6

Cue Chalk [4]

ECS no. 7

Cue Chalk [5]

ECS no. 8

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 27, 10/1991, Page 219)

ECS no. 9

German Advert (PowerPlay 12/1991, Page 165)

ECS no. 10

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 60, 6/1994, Page 77) [Budget, Hit Squad]

Manual info

ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Manual (English/French/German/Italian)

ECS no. 2

History And Rules Of Snooker (English/French/German/Italian)

ECS / OCS

During play, press ‘F7’, ‘F4’, and ‘F1’ (you should hear a double click noise). Exit to the main menu and select demo mode. A new option should have appeared {DO A 147 BREAK}. Select it and watch the computer play perfectly.

When all the red balls are off the screen you can choose the colour of the next ball to hit the pocket by pressing:

 

‘2’ - YELLOW ‘5’ - BLUE

‘3’ - GREEN ‘6’ - PINK

‘4’ - BROWN ‘7’ - BLACK

Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

VGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Conversion Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Conversion Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Map info

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Action
24 (Sep 1991)
95%
3
Amiga Action
59 (Jul 1994)
90%
Neil Jackson
Re-release
1
Amiga Computing
58 (Mar 1993)
90%
Ben Styles
1
Amiga Format
26 (Sep 1991)
91%
Trenton Webb
2
Amiga Format
60 (Jun 1994)
90%
Stephen Bradley
Re-release
1
Amiga Joker
Nov 1991
82%
Joachim Nettelbeck
1
Amiga Magazine (It)
28 (Nov 1991)
0
Amiga Power
4 (Aug 1991)
90%
Colin Campbell
2
Amiga Power
38 (Jun 1994)
90%
Jonathan Davies
Re-release
1
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 8 No 12 (Dec 1991)
93%
Phil Campbell
1
CU Amiga
Sep 1991
90%
Paul Boughton
2
CU Amiga
Jun 1994
86%
Steve Keen
Re-release
1
Datormagazin
No 21 (Dec 1991)
92%
Lennart Nilsson
0
Games-X
14 (Jul 1991)
5/5
John
2
Génération 4
38 (Nov 1991)
93%
Stéphane Lavoisard
0
Svenska Hemdatornytt
No 10 (Dec 1991)
85%
0
The One
35 (Aug 1991)
95%
Paul Presley
1
The One
68 (May 1994)
94%
Re-release
1
Zero
23 (Sep 1991)
93%
Duncan MacDonald
2

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Format
24 (Jul 1991)
Trenton Webb
Preview
1
CU Amiga
Jun 1991
Preview
2
The One
26 (Nov 1990)
Preview (in-depth)
3

ECS / OCS

Lore Score: 90%

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