Cover artwork of Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge

// Archive entry № 20892

Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge

Released in 1983, Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge is indexed by VG90 as part of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom for Amstrad CPC, C64, Commodore 16, MSX, ZX Spectrum.

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About the game

Dating from 1983, Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge for Amstrad CPC, C64, Commodore 16, MSX, ZX Spectrum is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

The years around 1983 belonged to the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, when the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. VG90 groups titles like this one by era and platform so those connections are easy to trace.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the early cartridge-and-arcade boom produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Platform on record: Amstrad CPC, C64, Commodore 16, MSX, ZX Spectrum. Release year: 1983. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.