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Bowling

Developer / Publisher: Atari
March 1979
Bowling - cover art
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26 Ratings / 2 Reviews
#9 for 1979
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Bowling
1979 • Atari  
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Whoa. Bowling. Super exciting.

This could've been a good idea but the 2600 is too primitive to handle good bowling physics, so this game is dictated by an easily exploitable curve control for the bowling ball.
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Given the source material, Atari 2600's attempt and recreating bowling can't be seen as too terrible, but the console is capable of doing so much better than what is on offer. Graphically it's pretty simple, and that's okay. Pins are simply blips and everything is clear and understandable, it's the animation that could use some work. Firstly, the ball has zero animation. The static blob launches from your three-animation swing to the pins with not so much as a pixel of movement. It will also launch straight ahead unless adjusted. Some game modes allow for more or less control, but all modes only move the ball once an input is given, reducing some of the tension that modern iterations have on the popular sport. The sound is decent for the system, and it's nice to see some multiplayer, but the modes are pretty unsatisfactory and the game is simply a basic game that fails to capture the key points that make bowling fun, yet captures all the boring ones.
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Romanshower Bowling 2024-02-05T13:08:14Z
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2.0
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angerwolf Bowling 2023-12-29T00:43:20Z
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1.0
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Zippybing Bowling 2023-12-27T03:15:24Z
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2023-12-27T03:15:24Z
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JoshuaTheSCPKing Bowling 2023-12-21T22:11:00Z
2023-12-21T22:11:00Z
4.5
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grondylion Bowling 2023-08-18T10:18:07Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2023-08-18T10:18:07Z
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nbatman Bowling 2023-07-05T18:48:22Z
2023-07-05T18:48:22Z
0.5
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Valzentia Bowling 2023-05-26T03:46:22Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2023-05-26T03:46:22Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Keapy Bowling 2023-05-24T04:15:06Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2023-05-24T04:15:06Z
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Cesfa Bowling 2023-05-03T19:38:20Z
2023-05-03T19:38:20Z
2.5
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chikin Bowling 2023-01-04T04:11:41Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2023-01-04T04:11:41Z
2.0
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gb7b5 Bowling 2022-11-17T23:25:34Z
2022-11-17T23:25:34Z
1
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CrashV1978 Bowling 2022-11-16T06:03:04Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2022-11-16T06:03:04Z
3.5
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Player modes
1-2 players
Media
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Multiplayer options
Hotseat, Local
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Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 32 in 1 Atari Anthology Game Room

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