Capcom Bowling

Capcom Bowling is a top down bowling simulation developed by Incredible Technologies[1] and released to arcades in 1988 by Capcom. Up to 4 four players could play a single game playing alternately. The controls feature a trackball which is used to control both direction and power, and two buttons which control left and right spin or hook. Comedic animations play for making certain shots.

Capcom Bowling
Developer(s)Incredible Technologies
Publisher(s)Capcom
Designer(s)Elaine Ditton
Richard Ditton
Artist(s)Tim Skelly
Richard Ditton
Composer(s)David Thiel
Platform(s)Arcade
Release1988
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Up to 4 players alternately

The game was released in both an upright cabinet and a cocktail version. Most of the upright cabinets are conversion kits for existing cabinets although a limited number of dedicated cabinets were produced. These cabinets featured a birch plywood finish to mimic a bowling lane, a larger marbled trackball and painted side art.[2] The Japanese version featured a different cabinet.

An alternate version, Coors Light Bowling, was released the following year.[2] This version features endorsement from the beer drink Coors Light. The title screen is completely different on this version and some of the animations were changed to add Coors Light references.

Reception

Your Sinclair called the game "quite fun" but "a little quick and easy".[3] In Japan, Game Machine listed Capcom Bowling on their October 1, 1988 issue as being the most-successful upright arcade unit of the year.[4]

See also

References
  1. Siegel, Alan (June 24, 2015). "How Golden Tee became the best bar game in America". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Then, in 1988, Capcom Bowling — a game Incredible Technologies produced — hit arcades. To roll, players had to aim and spin a trackball. The process wasn’t quite analogous to bowling, but it made the game interactive in a way that joysticks and buttons alone couldn’t.
  2. "Capcom Bowling". Killer List of Videogames. International Arcade Museum. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. "Bowling". Your Sinclair. August 1988. p. 63.
  4. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 341. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 October 1988. p. 21.
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