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Side Pocket 3
1997
Side Pocket 3
1997
Side Pocket 3 is a Japan-exclusive pocket billiards video game for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Like its predecessor, Side Pocket 2, it features the in-game likeness of a real-life professional pool player. In this case, it's JPBA member, Kyoko Sone. Unlike the prior installments in the Side Pocket series, Side Pocket 3 renders the pool room environment with 3D polygons. In spite of this, the table can still be viewed in a traditional, top-down fashion. Play modes consist of: story mode, training mode, trick game mode, and versus mode. Game variants include: eight ball, nine ball, rotation, 14.1 continuous, bowlliards, cutthroat, three ball, poker, pocket game, mitsudama, and yotsudama.V-Tennis
1997
V-Tennis
1997
star 4Tennis anyone? V-Tennis features texture-mapped polygon players and nine different camera views to give you the best look of the court. Still don't like the perspective? Edit your own! Select from 16 players (eight males and eight females), four court surfaces, seven different court locations and nine different ball colors. Game modes include Doubles, Singles, and both Men's and Women's Tournaments. Matches can be adjusted from one to five sets and instant replay will let you see those aces in slow motion. A memory card is required to save Tournament progress.Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats
1997
"Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats" brings baseball's all time greatest players to life. You can battle against the computer or head to head against a friend in Exhibition, Season and Series games in historical ballparks like Ebbets Field and the Polo grounds. This game combines old time traditions (Home Run Derby, baggy uniforms, manual scoreboards, echoing announcer), and modern day baseball (radar gun, pitch location screen, updated pitcher/batter reports). Another feature is that some of these superstars use their actual motions. See Willie Stargell's famous batting style, Juan Marichal's high leg kick delivery, and Babe Ruth's home run trot, just to name a few.All-Star Baseball 97
1997
All-Star Baseball 97
1997
star 5All-Star Baseball 97 brings to the plate several features that build upon 1996's Frank Thomas "Big Hurt" Baseball. The most notable additions are both Major League Baseball and MLBPA licenses, offering 30 official teams and stadiums as well as over 700 real players with ratings based on the 1996 season. Six different modes of play include Exhibition, Season, Playoffs, All-Star Game, Batting Practice, and Home Run Derby. Also included are trades allowing would-be General Managers to help their teams make a run at the World Series. Play-by-play announcing is provided by award winning Jon Miller of ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, and "dynamic stadium sounds" have vendors hawking peanuts and Cracker Jack. Frank Thomas also assisted with motion-capturing player animations for realistic swings and throws.Formation Soccer '97: The Road to France
1997
After the releases of the SNES & N64 games Formation Soccer '97 is the second game for Playstation One (after Hyper Formation Soccer), the game features the qualify rounds of national teams that wants to enter the World Cup '98.NCAA Gamebreaker
1997
Digical League
1997
NCAA Basketball Final Four 97
1997
Mindscape's 1997 installment in the NCAA basketball series, developed by High Voltage. The game features run-n-gun multiplayer gameplay. Play with up to eight other human players for the ultimate basketball experience. Get the best seat in the house by viewing the action from more than 10 different camera angles. NCAA Final Four 97 stars 64 of the hottest collegiate teams, with more than 50 different motion-captured dunks. In addition to challenging your buddies to courtside action, a special Coach's Mode allows you to make your own playbook. You can also assign up to four offensive plays and four defensive sets, and even call the plays on the fly so you don't have to stop the action to set up your players.PGA Tour Pro
1997
PGA Tour Pro
1997
Play golf on the PGA Tour versus the computer or a friend via LAN or modem at two famous courses: "The TPC Scottsdale" and "The Bay Hill Club". You can also play with up to 80 other players on the Internet. Among the features there is Flash Draw (no waiting between shots), TV-style presentation, a 3D hole overview, a Risk meter to assess the potential risk of your next shot, the ability to walk the course in real time to read the green and view fly-bys and hear strategic commentary. There is also a Extra Disc that allows you to play Pebble Beach.Adidas Power Soccer International '97
1997
Another entry to the Power Soccer series. This time with more teams and tournaments.Snow Board Championship
1997
Snowboard Championship is a 2D arcade snowboarding game on courses with gameplay similar to Zigurat's World Rally games. Using a side-scrolling bird's-eye view the snowboarder moves forward automatically and the player has to react quickly to turns and obstacles as signalled by arrows. There are three riders to choose from, representing Europe, Japan and USA, and several courses player either in the Beginner of the Championship mode. Most of the focus is used on the steering, but a single button is used to run and get extra speed after slowing down, for instance after bumping into a board. The racing is always done alone, but each course consists of a qualifying run followed by a real race. To qualify, the course needs to be finished not exceeding the time limit. After completing a course it is possible to do the same course again or to move on to the next course. Next to regular races there are slower slalom races with smaller paths and more focus on steering. Some courses have optional elements such as loopingsActua Golf 2
1997
International Superstar Soccer 64
1997
star 7.6Are you ready for the most realistic soccer game the world has ever seen? Get ready for: Incredible, seemless game control; Awesome animation with over 17,000 motion captured animations; Live, intelligent commentary; Every conceivable soccer move from headers to heel passes; Multiple formations to team strategies; Trade & create your own players; 36 International teams with 16 players per team. Everything a soccer fan wants!Nihon Pro Golf Double Eagle
1997
Japan Professional Golf Association golf simulation supervision. Battle Mode prize money aims to participate in six games king, Purakutisumodo five course you can practice real freedom to choose, or hot confrontation with Stroke and Match Play VS Mode-rich. All 90 holes are what are represented graphically by Furuporigon realistic.Parlor! Mini 6
1997
Parlor! Mini 6
1997
Parlor! Mini 6 is a Miscellaneous game, published by Nippon Telenet, which was released in Japan in 1997.Goal Storm '97
1997
Goal Storm '97
1997
star 6Goal Storm '97 is a slightly improved version of the Japan-exclusive J-League Jikkyō Winning Eleven 97. It features 32 international teams, four different stadiums, 13 team formations, eight unique strategies, and a choice of Exhibition Mode, International League, International Cup, and Penalty Kick mode. It can be played as one or two players. It gained very high reviews, which considered it one of the most playable soccer video games on PlayStation at the time.VR Baseball '97
1997
VR Baseball '97
1997
star 7VR Baseball '97 invites players to immerse themselves into the world of baseball by selecting from a variety of teams, stadiums, and players. Designed to be the first baseball game that lets you play in a real-time 360-degree 3D world, gamers can play any position and watch the game play out from any angle. The game includes 700 players, 28 stadiums, all-star games, national anthems, and statistics for the 1997 baseball season. Gamers may play alone or challenge a friend to an "Exhibition Game," or a "Home Run Derby."Front Page Sports: Golf
1997
Front Page Sports: Golf is the most in-depth and realistic golf simulator available. Vance Cook - lead designer of Links and Links 386 Pro - now brings his years of expertise to Front Page Sports: Golf. With a revolutionary game engine, Cook and his team have made this the golf sim to beat! It ushers in the next generation of simulations and sets a new standard by which all other golf sims will be judged...it may even shave a couple strokes off your handicap!
