History of snooker History of snooker The game of snooker is a cue sport which emerged in its modern form in the late 19th century, with roots going back to the 16th century form of English billiards. Billiards was popular among the British Armed Forces stationed in India. As billiards was only a two player game, new games such as life pool and pyramid pool were developed in order to accommodate more players. Eventually, these two games were combined to form snooker. Billiards was first played in the 16th century. It was known as a "gentleman's game" because of its popularity among royalty.
Classic Snooker Classic Snooker Classic Snooker (also known as Tournament Snooker) is a sports simulation video game developed and published by Anco Software in 1987. "Classic Snooker" simulates the cue sport Snooker, and was released in both 16 bit and 64 bit graphics for the Commodore 16 and Commodore 64. "Classic Snooker" is played on a traditional Snooker table, with the ability to play against the AI, or against an opponent. The game received mixed reviews from critics. Computer Gamer magazine scored the game at 84&%, and were positive about the game's mechanics, despite bugs, saying "The action does slow down if