<s>
is	O
a	O
pocket	O
billiards	O
simulation	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
while	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
arcade	B-Application
spin-off	O
series	O
titled	O
Pocket	O
Gal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Mode	O
owns	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
licenses	O
these	O
games	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
additional	O
practice	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
single-player	O
version	O
of	O
9-Ball	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
features	O
a	O
photo-realistic	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
plays	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Game	O
mode	O
features	O
4	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
with	O
5	O
lives	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
also	O
introduce	O
four	O
different	O
rack	O
configuration	O
that	O
become	O
standard	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
only	O
feature	O
six-ball	O
and	O
nine-ball	O
racks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
is	O
a	O
slight	O
modification	O
from	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
smaller	O
playing	O
field	O
(	O
to	O
compensate	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
screen	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Game	O
mode	O
features	O
4	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
with	O
5	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
unique	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
single-player	O
nine-ball	O
mode	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
other	O
versions	O
this	O
mode	O
is	O
limited	O
only	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gal	O
is	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Japan	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
remains	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
lesser	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Gal	O
Deluxe	O
features	O
revamped	O
graphics	O
,	O
more	O
levels	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
MIDI-based	O
jazz	B-Device
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Gal	O
Deluxe	O
also	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
of	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
completely	O
different	O
contents	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
including	O
revamped	O
graphics	O
,	O
new	O
smooth	O
jazz-oriented	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
new	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
photo-realistic	O
background	O
sceneries	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
is	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
apart	O
from	O
different	O
soundtrack	O
set	O
and	O
better	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
port	O
is	O
a	O
stripped-down	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
rendition	O
,	O
more	O
specifically	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Genesis/SNES	O
version	O
are	O
retained	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
background	O
images	O
(	O
scaled	O
down	O
to	O
8-bit	O
)	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
trick	O
shot	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minnesota	B-Application
Fats	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pool	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
expands	O
greatly	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
by	O
adding	O
various	O
pool	O
games	O
(	O
including	O
eight-ball	O
,	O
straight	O
pool	O
,	O
and	O
one-pocket	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
3	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
First-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1986	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
it	O
"	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
the	O
best	O
billiards	O
simulation	O
ever	O
published	O
for	O
any	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
audio	O
and	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
realistic	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
B	O
-	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Insipid	O
electronic	O
lounge	O
sounds	O
are	O
an	O
integral	O
component	O
of	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
(	O
for	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
which	O
presents	O
American	O
pool	O
halls	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
squeaky-clean	O
(	O
no	O
beer	O
stains	O
on	O
the	O
felt	O
here	O
)	O
,	O
nonconfrontational	O
venues	O
where	O
your	O
sole	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
play	O
pool	O
—	O
and	O
not	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
impress	O
your	O
date	O
with	O
how	O
many	O
shots	O
of	O
tequila	O
you	O
can	O
down	O
in	O
five	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Italian	O
magazine	O
Consolmania	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
80	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
70th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
bit	O
flawed	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
UK	O
pool	O
rules	O
but	O
in	O
two-player	O
mode	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
real	O
giggle.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Super	O
Play	O
listed	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
90th	O
in	O
it	O
’s	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
