I loved this game as a kid cause it had a cue ball to move around the crossheirs. I didn't take the game seriously and just wanted to spin the ball. Played this at the arcade museum in New Hampshire though. It's hard! Using a mouse makes it easier. using a joystick works just as well. This was on a platform called "Game Room" where you bought multiple virtual arcade cabinets that you can layout on different floors of your virtual arcade. While the game originally had a ball you used the xbox controller. Sadly this game is no longer purchased on the market and glad i was able to buy all the cabinets before they shut down the service.
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