With an overhead view of the table, you play a billiards variant with just six object balls. The game has imprecise control over the aim and velocity of your shots, however.
Billiards The was produced by Unknown in 1981.
Unknown released 761 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1700. Unknown was based in United States.
Other machines made by Unknown during the time period Billiards The was produced include: Defense, Hot Race, Cruncher, Defense Command, Galaxy, Monkey Donkey, Car Race, Big Kong, Donkey King, and Frog
| Name | Billiards The |
|---|---|
| Developer | Unknown (United States) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7117 |
| Class | Bootleg |
| Genre | Sports |
| Sports | Billiards / Pool / Snooker |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | Konami Classic |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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You aim your shots by moving a dot clockwise and counterclockwise around the bumper edge of the table. Your shot speed cycles through three levels, and you choose one by hitting the action button at the correct time. Missing three shots in a row results in losing a player. The scoring is odd, giving you the number on the ball times a multiplier on the pocket, times ten. Multipliers change for each shot.
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MLA Citation Style
"Billiards The - Videogame by Unknown." Museum of the Game, www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/billiards-the. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.
Chicago Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. "Billiards The - Videogame by Unknown." Accessed July 15, 2026. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/billiards-the.
Chicago Footnote/Endnote
1. "Billiards The - Videogame by Unknown," International Arcade Museum, accessed July 15, 2026, https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/billiards-the.
APA Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. (n.d.). Billiards The - videogame by Unknown. Retrieved July 15, 2026 from https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/billiards-the