Bowling
- Bowling (1975 on Arcade)
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Bowling
(1979 on
Microvision)
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Bowling
(1979 on
Apple II,
TRS-80)
- Bowling (1979 on Ohio Scientific)
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Bowling
(1981 on
Atari 8-bit)
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Bowling
(1981 on
TRS-80)
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Bowling
(1982 on
TRS-80 CoCo)
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Bowling
(1987 on
Apple II)
- Bowling (1995 on Dedicated handheld)
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Bowling
(1999 on
PlayStation, 2009 on
PSP,
PlayStation 3)
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Bowling
(2019 on
Nintendo Switch, 2020 on
PlayStation 4)
Description
Bowling is, of course, a bowling game that can be played by one or two players. The gameplay is from a side view of the bowling alley; using the joystick, you need to try to bowl the highest score possible by knocking down the pins on the right side of the screen. There are several game variations available; in the easier variation, you can use the joystick to control the direction of the ball on its way towards the pins. In the harder game, once the ball is released you no longer can control its direction. There are also two difficulty levels that control how difficult it is to get a strike.
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Critics
Average score: 64% (based on 4 ratings)
Players
Average score: 2.7 out of 5 (based on 22 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Feels like bowling
The Bad
Obviously the graphics and sound are a little primitive
The Bottom Line
Likely, this is the first video bowling game. Compared to the first baseball, football, and basketball games, this one is a triumph. You can quibble with the graphics and sound, but this is bowling in much of its glory.
Atari 2600 · by eratik (105) · 2016
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Wikipedia: Bowling
Information about Bowling at Wikipedia
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Servo.
Windows, Xbox 360 added by Alaka.
Additional contributors: chirinea, DreinIX.
Game added September 26, 2004. Last modified March 12, 2024.