About
tournament Snooker is a sports simulation game developed by Hard Software and released for the Tatung Einstein in 1985
It was sold on disc by Solo Software as Snooker, with an “Einsoft Approved” badge on the inlay: “A full simulation of the game with instant replay and also practice facilities. Superbly realistic and great fun.” The program’s own opening message reads “This is TOURNAMENT SNOOKER Copyright 1985. Written by The GEEZER- also known as Godwin Graham. If you require full instructions, press SHIFT I.”
Two Versions Here
| Download | What it is |
|---|---|
SNOOKER.zip | The original Solo Software disc, as sold. A 128-byte loader, SNOOKER.COM, starts the program, which is packed in a file whose name cannot be typed at the DOS prompt. |
SNOOKER.DSK | An unpacked single-file version, TSNOOKER.COM, made in 2018. Its opening message was altered to credit the person who unpacked it. |
Running It
Original disc: boot it, then type SNOOKER and press ENTER, as the inlay says. Unpacked version: type TSNOOKER.
SPACE shoots for player 1 and ENTER for player 2, pressed twice. Q moves the cue, the cursor keys set the spin, R replays the last shot, SHIFT P enters practice mode, SHIFT S and SHIFT L save and load a game, and SHIFT I shows the full instructions.
Files on the Original Disc
| File | Size | What it is |
|---|---|---|
SNOOKER.COM | 128 bytes | loader, read-only |
SNOOK.SSS | 22,528 bytes | the packed program. Its real name is SNOOK followed by three control characters |
Files in the Package
| File | What it is |
|---|---|
SNOOKER_A_SNOOKER.dsk | sector image of the original disc |
SNOOKER_A_SNOOKER.mfi | the same disc as a MAME floppy image |
README.txt | details of the dump and checksums |
About this Dump
Read on 1 October 2026 from an original Solo Software disc with a Greaseweazle V4 and an original Einstein 3″ drive. Every sector of the program read cleanly on the first pass; one sector on the last track, which no file uses, needed a second read. It boots XtalDOS 1.11 and plays in MAME.
Can You Help? The Manual
The inlay carries only a short description and the loading instructions; the full instructions are built into the program. If you have any printed sheet that came with Solo’s Snooker, please get in touch.
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