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Main data
Romset and name:
bowler Bowling Alley
Short name:
Bowling Alley
Manufacturer:
Midway
Year:
Genre:
Sports
Category:
Sports / Bowling
Serie:
-
Driver source:
midw8080/mw8080bw.cpp
Language:
English
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Input / Controls
Players:
Only one supported (solo, 2-4 alternates)
Input:
Trackball
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
Upright
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
10 to 20 (Horrible)
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
260x224@59.541985 Hz, ruotato di 90°, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Vertical
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
Black & White
CPU:
Intel 8080
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
Discrete Sound, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.34rc1 released on dec-14 1998
Last release:
Mame 0.264 released on mar-26 2024
Clone of:
-
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Status
OVERALL:
IMPERFECT
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Imperfect
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 46 years ago:

    4 Player Bowling Alley © 1978 Midway.

    An old black and white bowling game for up to 4 players. The players must use the trackball to guide a bowling ball towards the ten pins in order to knock them down. At the start of the game the players must choose between 'regulation' and 'flash' modes.

    The text 'NOW BOWLING' will appear above the number of the player who is currently taking his turn (instead of only 'BOWLER'), and there is also a single button to switch between straight and hook shots - however, if your ball goes off the top of the screen, the text of 'FOUL SHOOT AGAIN' will appear and you will have to take your turn again. The fifth and tenth frames are also referred to as 'beer frames' by the game, and just like in real bowling, whoever has the highest score at the end of the game will get declared the winner; the perfect score (for 'regulation' mode) is 300, while in the time-based 'flash' score mode, the perfect score is 7500.

    TECHNICAL
    Upright cabinet
    Midway Model No. 730

    Cabinet dimensions: 72.5inch high x 28.5inch deep x 38.5inch wide

    Main CPU: Intel 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
    Discrete circuitry

    Screen orientation: Vertical
    Video resolution: 224 x 280 pixels
    Screen refresh: 60.00 Hz
    Palette colors: 2

    Players: 4
    Control: trackball
    Buttons: 2

    TRIVIA
    4 Player Bowling Alley was released in April 1979.

    Also released as a Cocktail Table model: "4 Player Bowling Alley [Cocktail Table model]".

    One of Midway's myriad bowling games, this was the first that featured the popular 'Flash' variation with its timing-based scoring scheme. To support this, an external display was used to highlight the appropriate section of the score scheme.

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=18&o=2
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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