Capcom Bowling
Capcom Bowling is a top down bowling simulation 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.
| Capcom Bowling | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Incredible Technologies[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom P&P Enterprises |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Up to 4 players alternately |
| Cabinet | Upright & Cocktail |
The game was released in both upright cabinet and latterly as a cocktail version. Most of the upright cabinet 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]
An alternate version, Coors Light Bowling, was released the following year.[2]
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
- 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.
- "Capcom Bowling". Killer List of Videogames. International Arcade Museum. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- "Bowling". Your Sinclair. August 1988. p. 63.
- "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.