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.
Virtual Snooker modes; "where Virtual Snooker disappoints is in its lack of variety." Where "Virtual Pool" had other types of Pool to play, Virtual Snooker only had Snooker. Other paper reviews, such as Germany's PC Joker, cited the game for its playability, as well as its looks, but also found the game did not have much replayability. Virtual Snooker Virtual Snooker is a sports simulation video game developed by Celeris and published by Interplay Productions as an entry in the "Virtual Pool" franchise, the second in the series after "Virtual Pool" and the first spin-off from pool games, focusing on the game