9balls Virtual Pool 

Virtual Pool 4, so realistic it will make your real life pool game better


MachineGunMurrow

MachineGunMurrow
 
Q. How long have you been playing virtual pool and how did you get started?
A. About 10 years. Bought VP2, VP Hall and VP3 when they came out. Only started playing online recently though.

Q. Do you play in real life and if so, what kind of cue do you use?
A. Yes. I've played on GB9 and BPPPA tours before but now play on SAPPA. My playing cue is a Poison Anthrax AX1 and I have a Sledgehammer 2 jump / break cue.

Q. Who is your favorite professional cue sports player?
A. Ronnie O'Sullivan. So natural, if only he started taking pool seriously.

Q. What's your favorite thing about playing virtual pool?
A. The realism is spot on which helps my real life game when I can't make it down the club. Plus the online community is great.

Q. What are your favorite games to play in virtual pool?
A. 9-Ball because that's what I play mostly in real life.

Q. If you could change any one thing in VP3, what would it be and why?
A. A pro career mode because in real life I play on tours to get a ranking so I'd like the game to reflect that side of pool / snooker.
3D modelled opponents - just to be pretty.
Online play without Gamespy - opening ports can be tricky which could discourage new players to the excellent online play, and I don't really like Gamespy anyway.

Q. What other hobbies do you have besides virtual pool?
A. Real pool, poker, software developing and playing my guitar badly.

Q. What other computer games do you play besides virtual pool?
A. Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 at the moment, I like my first person shooters.

Q. What's your favorite food?
A. Roast dinner - the king of dinners and the Christmas dinner is the king of roast dinners.

Q. When's your birthday?
A. March

Q. Are you married? kids?
A. Nope.

Q. Favorite book, TV show, movie?
A. Books: Lord of the Rings, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.
TV: The Office (UK and US), Extras, Fawlty Towers, Family Guy, Sopranos, Alan Partridge, Mighty Boosh, that sort of thing.
Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Scarface, Lord of the Rings, Fight Club, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Green Mile, Bravehart.

Q. Who is your favorite musical group?
A. Oasis.

Q. If you could meet 3 of your fellow virtual pool players, who would they be and why?
A. Any, they all seem alright so we'd have a laugh. Plus I'd like to see how good they are in real life.

Q. Is there any other information that you'd like your fellow shooters to know about you? If so, what?
A. Not really.

Q. Any advise for up and coming players?
A. There are some very good players online, don't let this put you off.