{"product_id":"lunar-pool-nes","title":"Lunar Pool - for NES","description":"\u003cp\u003eLunar Pool is a billiards game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Compile and published by FCI in 1985. It was sold as the first advanced home video billiards game, and the claim rested on one idea: instead of a single rectangular table, Lunar Pool hands you sixty of them, in shapes that bend, pinch and open out in ways no pool hall table ever would. Each one is a fresh geometry problem with a cue in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe controls are easy to learn. You set up the electronic cue stick, aim the cue ball, choose the power you need and shoot, then watch the ball ricochet around the table toward a pocket. Scores are kept automatically. You can work through all sixty stages in order or jump straight to a favorite, and a friction setting lets you make the surface slick or sluggish, which changes everything about how a shot travels. Because of the table shapes, banks and rebounds matter far more here than in a straight game of pool. Lunar Pool also supports two players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLunar Pool endures because its central twist still works. The physics feel clean, the sixty stages run from gentle to genuinely cruel, and the game rewards the same patient thinking a real table does while asking questions a real table never could. It is one of the better looking early NES releases as well, calm and uncluttered. For collectors, Lunar Pool is an easy recommendation: an early Compile title, a sports game that plays like a puzzle game, and a cartridge that always finds a second player in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Billiards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e NTSC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1985\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeveloper:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCartridge Only: No Box or Manual\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPlease note that this listing is for the \u003cstrong\u003egame cartridge only\u003c\/strong\u003e. The original box, instruction manual, and any other accessories are not included with this purchase unless explicitly stated in the listing. What you receive is exactly what you need to play: the cartridge itself, tested and confirmed working.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Authenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis game has been tested and is fully functional. We do not authenticate or certify originality, and listings are intended for players and everyday collectors rather than professional grading or authentication purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImages \u0026amp; Regional Differences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nProduct images are for reference only. Label artwork, cartridge color, and regional markings (PAL or NTSC) may vary from the item you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NES","offers":[{"title":"NTSC","offer_id":53163300684058,"sku":"SJ-LUNAR-POOL-NES-NTSC-T","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4615\/8874\/files\/e1a00c81-a43e-4c23-9ce3-4c3741e331b1.png?v=1792702702","url":"https:\/\/sillyjoystick.com\/products\/lunar-pool-nes","provider":"SillyJoystick Gaming","version":"1.0","type":"link"}