A History of Data East Pool Games - The Ballad of Minnesota Fats - Retro Pals

Following the success of its Side Pocket and Pocket Gal games in arcades, Data East wanted a celebrity athlete to star in its next billiards sim. But being Data East, the company chose a notorious American pool hustler who rose to fame by falsely claiming that the character Minnesota Fats from the novel The Hustler was based on himself. The result is Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend, a Sega Saturn game starring a fictionalized version of a real-world pool hustler... who based his personality on a fictional character. But was the real-world Minnesota Fats really the fraudster that everyone assumed him to be? Let's play every Data East pool sim to uncover the truth! Want to join in the fun? Follow us on Twitch! We stream strange and rarely seen games every Wednesday at 7 pm CT. Join our community for friendly chat and in-depth discussion about gaming history!   / retropals   Back us on Patreon to vote for what we stream every week!   / retropals   Follow us on Twitter for updates, stream polls, and other fun stuff!   / retropalshq   #RetroPals #Retrogaming #SegaSaturn