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Rack 'Em Up
Rack 'Em Up
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	JP: October 1987; NA: November 1987;
Genre(s)	Billiards/Pool
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players, alternating turns

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Rack 'Em Up, released as The Hustler in Japan,^[1] is a Billiards/Pool arcade game developed by Konami in 1987 with two game types: 9-Ball or Rotation.

Reception & Legacy

In Japan, Game Machine listed The Hustler on their January 1, 1988 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.^[3]

Rack 'Em Up was made available by Microsoft for its Game Room service for the Xbox 360 and Games for Windows – Live in May 2010.

References

^ "Rack 'Em Up video game". arcade-history.com. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
^ n/a, n/a. "Rack'em Up - Overview". Allgame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 323. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 January 1988. p. 37.

External links

Rack 'Em Up at the Killer List of Videogames
Rack 'Em Up at Arcade History

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[arcade-history.com-1] "Rack 'Em Up video game". arcade-history.com. Retrieved 2010-07-22.

[Allgame-2] /a, n/a. "Rack'em Up - Overview". Allgame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[3] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 323. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 January 1988. p. 37.

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+In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''The Hustler'' on their January 1, 1988 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=323|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 January 1988|page=37|lang=ja}}</ref>
+''Rack 'Em Up'' was made available by [[Microsoft]] for its [[Game Room]] service for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[Games for Windows – Live]] in May 2010.
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+==See also==
+* ''[[Video Hustler]]''
-''Rack 'Em Up'' was made available by [[Microsoft]] for its [[Game Room]] service for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[Games for Windows - LIVE]] in May 2010.
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