Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker

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Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Mega Drive
Ecofilmes (PT)
Sega Mega Drive
SF Interactive Media (SE rental)
Sound driver: GEMS
Peripherals supported: Sega Mouse
Genre: Sports (billiards)

















Number of players: 1-2 (alternating)
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-70206-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[2] T-70206-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$99.9599.95[3][4] FSNO00SMC
OFLC: G
Sega Mega Drive
AU
(Sega Sport) 		FSNO00SMC
OFLC: G
Non-Sega versions

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Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker is a snooker game developed originally released for IBM PC, Amiga and Atari ST computers in 1991. It was ported to the the Sega Mega Drive three years later exclusively for Europe and Australia.

Gameplay

Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker is one of the earliest attempts at rendering a billiards game in 3D, and is very simplistic in design. The camera is positioned behind the cue ball, and will rotate and pan while the balls are moving to give a wider perspective of the table. While the table itself is constructed out of flat-shaded 3D polygons, no backgrounds (or humans) are rendered.

If the player doesn't do anything for a period of time, the balls will come to life and pull faces. Despite the name, Jimmy White does not appear in the game in any form.

Versions

On the Mega Drive, Whirlwind Snooker operates at a lower frame rate and resolution than its computer counterparts, but is otherwise largely the same. This means there is no in-game music and a limited array of sound effects (though are still typically of higher quality than the IBM PC version, which relied on the internal one-channel PC speaker).

The game was built to take advantage of computer mice, and while the game is playable with a standard control pad, it is best experienced with the Sega Mouse.

Production credits

  • Game Design and Programming: Archer Maclean
  • Title Music: Allister Brimble, Mike Powell
  • Producer for Virgin: Ian Mathias
Source:
In-game credits
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[5]
  • Game Design, Programming, Sound Effects & Graphics: Archer MacLean
  • Producer For Virgin Interactive Entertainment: Ian Mathias
  • Music: Allister Brimble, Michael Powell
  • Quality Assurance: Tony Hinds, John Martin, Alon Malka
  • Project Coordinator: David Miller
  • Logistics Manager: Catherine Spratt
  • Manual Layout: Definition
  • Manual Text: Gary Penn
Source:
EU manual
JWWS MD EU Manual.pdf
[6]


Note: Allister Brimble is credited for the title music. However, he was only the sound programmer.

Magazine articles

Main article: Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #26: "December 1994" (1994-10-28)
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Physical scans

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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[7]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[8]
Joypad (FR)
88
[9]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
77
[10]
Mega (UK) PAL
84
[2]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[11]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
73
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
92
[13]
Player One (FR)
95
[14]
Play Time (DE) PAL
73
[15]
Power Up! (UK)
90
[16]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
80
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[18]
Todo Sega (ES)
79
[19]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
89
[20]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
91
[21]
Sega Mega Drive
 81
Based on
16 reviews

Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker

Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
JWWS MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
JWWS MD EU Manual.pdf
EU Manual
Mega Drive, SE Rental (SF)
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU (alt)
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU (Sega Sport)
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 84
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 36
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:NewReleases 1994-11 AU Catalogue.pdf, page 25
  4. ↑ Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 45
  5. ↑ File:Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker MD credits.png
  6. ↑ File:JWWS MD EU Manual.pdf, page 33
  7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 103
  8. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 191
  9. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 54
  10. ↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 69
  11. ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 74
  12. ↑ Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 90
  13. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 100
  14. ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
  15. ↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 111
  16. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, December 10, 1994" (UK; 1994-12-10), page 1
  17. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 75
  18. ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 46
  19. ↑ Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 46
  20. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 94
  21. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-01), page 127


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