[ATARI] Bowling 1979 - 06
[ATARI] Bowling 1979 - 06
Bowling is a sports video game published in 1979 by Atari, Inc. for the Atari VCS (later renamed the Atari 2600). It was programmed by Larry Kaplan who left Atari to co-found Activision the same year. The game is an interpretation of the sport bowling, playable by one or two players.
In all six variations, games last for 10 frames, or turns. At the start of each frame, the current player is given two chances to roll a bowling ball down an alley in an attempt to knock down as many of the ten bowling pins as possible. The bowler (on the left side of the screen) may move up and down his end of the alley to aim before releasing the ball. In four of the game's six variations, the ball can be steered before it hits the pins. Knocking down every pin on the first shot is a strike, while knocking every pin down in both shots is a spare. The player's score is determined by the number of pins knocked down in all 10 frames, as well as the number of strikes and spares acquired.
Variations
Odd-numbered variants are one player games, while two players alternate on frames in even-numbered games.
Games 1/2: The bowling ball can be moved in one direction after being thrown.
Games 3/4: The bowling ball can be moved up and down after being thrown.
Games 5/6: The ball moves straight and cannot be moved.
Reception
Bowling was reviewed by Video magazine in its "Arcade Alley" column where it was praised as "an enjoyable version of a sport that is perfectly suited to the video arcade format". The reviewers singled out the graphics (including the automatic frame-by-frame scoring and "deft" character animation) as "one of the game's best points".[2]: 18, 76
-
LIVE
Candace Show Podcast
32 minutes agoLeBron James Is TOO Quiet About Diddy | Candace Ep 70
7,203 watching -
LIVE
Lee Camp
2 hours agoLIVE: Israel Collapse Coming / Wage Theft Shocking / Former CIA Head Admits Truth
899 watching -
UPCOMING
Freakin' Reviews
22 hours agoTesting and Ranking 5 Gadgets Under $20!
238 -
7:48
Fore Play Golf
1 day agoWill the PGA Tour-PIF Deal EVER Happen?
2.45K2 -
28:04
The Black and Jewish Podcast with Ashira Solomon
1 month agoEp. 1: Black People and Jewish People
2.93K22 -
LIVE
Revenge of the Cis
2 hours agoEpisode 1379: Danger
1,777 watching -
DVR
In The Litter Box w/ Jewels & Catturd
19 hours agoRINO Republicans Lack Resolve | In the Litter Box w/ Jewels & Catturd – Ep. 652 – 9/23/2024
14K9 -
2:10:11
Barstool Yak
5 hours agoThe Yak with Big Cat & Co. Presented by Rhoback | The Yak 9-23-24
5.41K2 -
1:33:59
The Quartering
3 hours agoKamala Harris Panics As Old Clip Resurfaces, DOJ Places Public Bounty On Donald Trump & More
43.9K40 -
23:47
Stephen Gardner
2 hours ago🔴IT'S OVER! CONGRESS CAN'T HIDE THIS NOW | TRUMP'S LIFE IN DANGER!
15.4K30