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''Rack 'Em Up'', released as ''The Hustler'' in Japan, is a 1987
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developed and published by
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. It has two game types: 9-Ball and 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. ''Rack 'Em Up'' was made available by
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for its
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service for the
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and
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in May 2010.


See also

* ''
Video Hustler ''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 num ...
''


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