Cool Pool Explained

Cool Pool
Developer:Dynamix
Publisher:Sierra Attractions
Platforms:Windows
Genre:Sports, Cue Sports

Cool Pool, also marketed as 3D Ultra Cool Pool, is a 3D pool computer game by Sierra Attractions,[1] [2] [3] and the ninth game in the 3D Ultra Series.[4] It has an online playing feature. This game offers classic pool games such as eight-ball, but it also includes its own fantastical pool games such as Chameleon Ball and Mad Bomber, which use elements that cannot exist in real life such as color changes and explosions. This game also allows online play one on one against other players and offers text based chat during play.

A successor to the game, called Maximum Pool, was released for Microsoft Windows and Dreamcast in 2000.

On 16 August 2007 Sierra shut down the public pool game servers used by Cool Pool. "Online Forever" is a project started at PAuth.com which aims to keep Cool Pool running online,[5] [6] though that has since also shut down.

With the help of a patch, the game will see the public pool rooms now being hosted by members of the community. Both Cool Pool can be patched to see these pool room servers.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3-D Ultra Cool Pool . Hudak . Chris . Electric Playground . 16 April 2004 . 11 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040705125543/http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=1903 . 5 July 2004 . dead.
  2. Web site: 3-D Ultra Cool Pool . Todd . Brett . . Strategy Plus, Inc. . 8 December 1999 . 11 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050406122955/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/024/170/ultracpool_review.html . 6 April 2005 . dead . dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Обзор игры 3-D Ultra Cool Pool . Мартынов . Андрей . Absolute Games . 7 October 1999 . 11 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180316050114/http://www.ag.ru/games/3-d-ultra-cool-pool/review . 16 March 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: 3-D Ultra series.
  5. Web site: Minimum requirements . neoseeker.com . 30 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070520074548/http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/PC/coolpool/ . 20 May 2007 . live . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Cool Pool and Maximum Pool Patch for online rooms after Aug 16, 2007 . pauth.com . 6 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110001732/http://pauth.com/ . 10 January 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: 3-D Ultra Cool Pool - рецензия и обзор на игру на AG.ru . ag.ru . 6 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180316050114/http://www.ag.ru/games/3-d-ultra-cool-pool/review . 16 March 2018 . live . dmy-all .