10th Frame (ZX Spectrum)

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Description

Leader Board authors Bruce and Roger Carver tried their hand at tenpin bowling, in one of the game's earliest recreations. The process of bowling the ball involves timing a succession of clicks to set the right angle, speed and curve, similarly to Leaderboard's system. Three skill levels are provided - Kids level sets the speed and hook automatically, while Amateur has more margin for error with hook/slice than professional. The game is played from a plan view, with four other (empty) lanes visible. Single matches or a league structure can be played.

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Alternate Titles

• "10th Frame: Pro Bowling Simulator" -- Commodore 64 title

Part of the Following Groups

• Games with boss key
• Games with hardware dongle copy protection

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Critic Reviews

Computer Gamer	Apr, 1987	83 out of 100	83
Your Sinclair	Apr, 1987	7 out of 10	70
Sinclair User	Apr, 1987		60
Crash!	Mar, 1987	55 out of 100	55
Crash!	Nov, 1988	53 out of 100	53
Your Sinclair	Jan, 1989	5 out of 10	50
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Sep, 1987	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Boss key

In the DOS version, the boss key is 'F1' and will show a made-up static spreadsheet using ASCII characters only. Pressing 'F1' again will exit this screen and put you back into the game.

Printing Scores

The Atari ST version allows you to print out your scores (hardcopy).