Play Side Pocket (Europe) on snes Online

Side Pocket came out on the Super Nintendo in 1993, published by Data East. It was part of that wave of arcade-style sports games that felt right at home on the SNES, offering a straightforward take on pool without a lot of extra fluff.

You control a cue stick, carefully aiming shots and adjusting power before taking each one. The goal is to clear the table of all your assigned balls, then sink the 8-ball to advance to the next stage. Key mechanics include positioning the cue ball for the next shot, using English to control spin, and navigating different table layouts that get progressively trickier. The game has a steady pace; it's not rushed, but the AI opponents can be surprisingly sharp. It feels satisfying to pull off a precise combination or bank shot, especially when the physics behave just as you hoped.