Is Trick Shot on Steam?

No. Trick Shot is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Trick Shot on?

Trick Shot is available on Atari 2600.

When did Trick Shot release?

Trick Shot was first released on February 1, 1982.

Trick Shot

Feb 1, 1982SimulatorSportAtari 2600

Trick Shot — frequently asked questions

Is Trick Shot on Steam?: No. Trick Shot is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Trick Shot on?: Trick Shot is available on Atari 2600.
When did Trick Shot release?: Trick Shot was first released on February 1, 1982.

About Trick Shot

Trick Shot is a pool game for one or two players. You can choose to play pool (first player to 25 points wins), billiards (first player to 50 points wins), trickshot (attempt to earn points by sinking all of the balls on the table in a single shot), or trickshot practice game variations. During the game you use the joystick to control a cursor which aims the cue ball. By holding down the button you control the amount of power in a shot (the longer you hold down the button, the more power the cue ball is hit with). You may also apply some English by moving the joystick while hitting the cue ball. At the end of the game a trophy will appear on screen to indicate who the winner is!

Summary via IGDB.

Trick Shot on Wikipedia

Trick Shot is a pocket billiards video game released for the Atari 2600 by Imagic in 1982. It was designed by former Atari programmer and Imagic vice president, Dennis Koble. It was the first game Koble developed with Imagic, and one of the company's three debut games, along with Demon Attack and Star Voyager. Players can choose between several paired down varieties of pool, each with only three target balls. There is also a trick shot mode that provides nine challenge rounds. Koble attempted to simulate realistic ball physics but failed due to the technical limitations of the Atari 2600. Critics consider it to be a well made game but not quite as appealing as other Imagic titles.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Publisher: Imagic

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06

Loose

Complete

$14

Sealed

$34

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Text Label	$3	$13	$20

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Imagic	Picture	IA3000	Scarce
North America Imagic	Text	IA3000	Scarce

Also released in South America by Polygram.

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
Authenticity: Low

Not in Atari 50 — other compilations and plug-and-plays are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Atari 2600 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

One of Imagic's three debut games, a well-made but modest pool game.

Trick Shot is a pocket billiards game that Imagic released for the Atari 2600 in 1982, one of its three debut games alongside Demon Attack and Star Voyager. Dennis Koble, a former Atari programmer and Imagic vice president, designed it as his first Imagic game. You choose among several pared-down varieties of pool with three target balls each, and a trick shot mode offers nine challenge rounds.

Koble tried to simulate realistic ball physics but ran into the console's limits. Critics thought it well made but less appealing than other Imagic titles.

How it was made

Designed by Dennis Koble, his first game for Imagic. Released in North America in April 1982, with a PAL release later that year.

What the press said at the time

“A leisurely paced videogame that should prove a captivating change of pace for both male and female home arcaders, Trickshot may well be a sleeper hit for Imagic.”
— Electronic Games, July 1982

“it is definitely a game that belongs in every cartridge library. It's the finest electronic pool table available for a "standard" (low-resolution) or "senior" (high-resolution) programmable video- game system.”
— VIDEO (Arcade Alley), August 1982

“Don't pass up Trick Shot — a collection of nine programmed billiards situa- tions.”
— JoyStik, December 1982

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

Sold as "rare" in 1986. By spring 1986 the 2600 market had moved on far enough that Computer Entertainer's mail-order list sold brand-new copies under the heading "RARE GAMES — THESE ARE YOUR SPECIAL PRICES", at $18.00 (good through 10 May 1986).

Before you buy

Low risk, with no documented reproductions. Two labels are priced: the standard cart and a Text Label variant, which is the cheaper of the two loose. Check which label the photos show if that matters to you. Boxed copies cost a few times the loose price.