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| Video Hustler | |
|---|---|
 Japanese flyer | |
| Developer | Konami |
| Publishers | |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Release | 1981 |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Video Hustler (ビデオ・ハスラ一 Bideo Hasurā) is a pool (pocket billiards) arcade video game released by Konami in 1981. Dynamo released the game under the name Lil' Hustler. The gameplay is basically billiards, but with numbered, color-coded pucks on top of a lacquered plywood-made, green board, similar to carrom. On September 11, 2025, the game got ported as part of the Arcade Archives series.[1]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Video Hustler on their June 1, 1983 issue as being the twenty-fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Extension, Time (2025-09-10). "This Week's Arcade Archives Title Is The Early Arcade Pool Game That Inspired Konami's Time Pilot". Time Extension. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 213. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 June 1983. p. 29.
External links
- Video Hustler at the Killer List of Videogames
- Video Hustler at Arcade History
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