Bowl-O-Rama

Description

This upgrade for a different Capcom bowling title contains three variations of bowling games. Some machines dispense tickets.

Bowl-O-Rama was produced by P&P Marketing in 1991.

P&P Marketing released 4 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1991. P&P Marketing was based in United States.

Other machines made by P&P Marketing during the time period Bowl-O-Rama was produced include: Police Trainer, and Sharpshooter

Specs

Name	Bowl-O-Rama
Developer	P&P Marketing (United States)
Year	1991
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7204
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Sports
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	5
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Buttons: 2 - Hook Left\|Hook Right Trackball: Optical
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

This upgrade for Capcom Bowling boards contains three bowling variations:

Bowl-O-Rama: Plays like standard bowling.
Flash-O-Matic: Time strikes and spares to get maximum score multiplier.
BlackJack: Three balls and full racks per frame. Try to get 21 to get 42 points or just get straight points for the number of pins knocked down.

Bowl-O-Rama KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.48 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.20

Overall Like	3.00
Fun (Social)	3.00
Fun (Solo)	4.00
Collector Desire	3.00

Technical Rating: 3.75

Gameplay	4.00
Graphics	3.00
Originality	4.00
Sound/Music	4.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

Conversion

This is a ROM and daughterboard upgrade for Capcom Bowling boards.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Bowl-O-Rama Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 10 known instances of this machine owned by Bowl-O-Rama collectors who are active members. Of these, One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 9 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 4 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Technical

CPU: M6809
SOUND: 1xYM-2203 and 1xDAC

Manuals

Instruction Manual - Bowl-O-Rama Manual — **Instruction Manual**
(6 pages, 1 MB File)

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