Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Side Pocket

Title	Side Pocket
First release	1986
Developer	Data East
Publisher	G-Mode
Platforms	Arcade, Game Boy, Mega Drive / Genesis, NES / Famicom, PlayStation, SNES / Super Famicom
Genre	sports video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1986-01-01 NES / Famicom: 1986-06-01 (NTSC-J), 1987-01-01 Game Boy: 1990-11-01
Wikidata ID	Q2034580

Navigate a simplified billiards field using an isometric perspective to sink balls in Side Pocket. Players can engage in single-player nine-ball mode, a feature unique to this version, or compete in multiplayer matches. The Pocket Game mode challenges users to complete 4 levels while managing a starting pool of 5 lives.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q2034580) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (gb/side-pocket) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/side-pocket) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (1415,110549) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (35569) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (21724) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (sidepckt) · last updated 2026-10-12 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`sidepckt`
Title at ADB	Side Pocket (World)
Manufacturer	Data East Corporation
Year	1986
Genre	Sports / Pool
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Data East Corporation); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-12 17:29 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © G-Mode · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © G-Mode · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © G-Mode · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Logos (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © G-Mode · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © G-Mode · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

Game Boy Longplay [303] Side Pocket (US)

World-of-Longplays · Game Boy version · longplay · 15:13auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

Side Pocket (NES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 14:56auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

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