Side Pocket 3 Cover

IGDB / 6049

Side Pocket 3

1997 Sport
Side Pocket 3 is a Japan-exclusive pocket billiards video game for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Like its predecessor, Side Pocket 2, it features the in-game likeness of a real-life professional pool player. In this case, it's JPBA member, Kyoko Sone. Unlike the prior installments in the Side Pocket series, Side Pocket 3 renders the pool room environment with 3D polygons. In spite of this, the table can still be Show full summary

Side Pocket 3 is a Japan-exclusive pocket billiards video game for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Like its predecessor, Side Pocket 2, it features the in-game likeness of a real-life professional pool player. In this case, it's JPBA member, Kyoko Sone. Unlike the prior installments in the Side Pocket series, Side Pocket 3 renders the pool room environment with 3D polygons. In spite of this, the table can still be viewed in a traditional, top-down fashion. Play modes consist of: story mode, training mode, trick game mode, and versus mode. Game variants include: eight ball, nine ball, rotation, 14.1 continuous, bowlliards, cutthroat, three ball, poker, pocket game, mitsudama, and yotsudama.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeMultiplayer

Deep dive / Spielprofil

Everything about Side Pocket 3: story and gameplay

A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.

Story & context

Side Pocket 3 is a Japan-exclusive pocket billiards video game for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Like its predecessor, Side Pocket 2, it features the in-game likeness of a real-life professional pool player. In this case, it's JPBA member, Kyoko Sone. Unlike the prior installments in the Side Pocket series, Side Pocket 3 renders the pool room environment with 3D polygons. In spite of this, the table can still be viewed in a traditional, top-down fashion. Play modes consist of: story mode, training mode, trick game mode, and versus mode. Game variants include: eight ball, nine ball, rotation, 14.1 continuous, bowlliards, cutthroat, three ball, poker, pocket game, mitsudama, and yotsudama.

10 weitere Tags
Traitbackwards compatibility Traitbaseball Traitbilliards Traitdigital distribution Traitjapan only Traitlicensed game Traitplaystation network Traitplaystation tv support Traitpsone classics Traitsuperdeformation

Watch / Trailer

Gameplay Video

Trailer metadata from IGDB; playback via YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode.

Game profile / Plain language

Side Pocket 3: release, platforms, and facts

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

01
Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Data East
Publisher
Marvelous, Hamster Corporation, ProSoft, Data East
Franchise
Standalone
02
So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Non-fiction
03
Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PlayStation Apr 16, 1998
  • PlayStation 3 Sep 09, 2009
  • PlayStation Portable Sep 09, 2009
  • Sega Saturn Jul 18, 1997

Prices / Stores

Compare Side Pocket 3 prices and deals

Prices never affect your match ranking.

1 / 12