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Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment

Developer: Archer MacLean

Sound driver: GEMS

Peripherals supported: Sega Mouse

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-2 (alternating)

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1994-11^[1]		T-70206-50
PT	1994
UK	1994-11^[1]	£44.9944.99^[2]	T-70206-50
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	1994-11^[3]	$99.9599.95^[3]^[4]	FSNO00SMC
AU (Sega Sport)	199x		FSNO00SMC

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Atari ST IBM PC

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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, 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^[5]

Game Design and Programming: Archer Maclean
Title Music: Allister Brimble, Mike Powell
Producer for Virgin: Ian Mathias

Source:

In-game credits^[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

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

Physical scans

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]

	81
Based on 16 reviews

Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, SE Rental (SF)

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (alt)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (Sega Sport)
Cover

Technical information

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

References

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

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[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_11.pdf_p84-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sega Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 84

[:File:Mega_UK_28.pdf_p36-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Mega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 36

[:File:NewReleases_1994-11_AU_Catalogue.pdf_p25-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:NewReleases 1994-11 AU Catalogue.pdf, page 25

[:File:Megazone_AU_47.pdf_p45-4] Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:JWWS_MD_EU_Manual.pdf_p33-5] File:JWWS MD EU Manual.pdf, page 33

[:File:Jimmy_White.27s_Whirlwind_Snooker_MD_credits.png_p-6] File:Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker MD credits.png

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 103

[8] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 191

[:File:Joypad_FR_037.pdf_p54-9] Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 54

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-01.pdf_p69-10] MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 69

[:File:MegaForce_FR_34.pdf_p74-11] Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 74

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-04.pdf_p90-12] Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 90

[:File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf_p100-13] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 100

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_049.pdf_p100-14] Player One, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-02.pdf_p111-15] Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 111

[16] Power Up!, "Saturday, December 10, 1994" (UK; 1994-12-10), page 1

[:File:SegaPower_UK_61.pdf_p75-17] Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 75

[:File:SegaPro_UK_39.pdf_p46-18] Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 46

[:File:TodoSega_ES_23.pdf_p46-19] 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

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_01.pdf_p127-21] Ultimate Future Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-01), page 127

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