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Simpsons Bowling, The

Description

A 3-D bowling game featuring the characters from the popular cartoon series.

Simpsons Bowling, The was produced by Konami/Fox Interactive in 2000.

Konami/Fox Interactive released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Konami/Fox Interactive was based in United States.

Specs

Name	Simpsons Bowling, The
Developer	Konami/Fox Interactive (United States)
Year	2000
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	9549
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Sports
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	4
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls	Trackball: Optical Buttons: 1 - Select Buttons: 1
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

This bowling game can have up to four players.

At the beginning of the game, players can choose either Standard or Spares Bowling and then either Normal or Easy Controls. Next, each player can choose to be one of eight characters including Bart, Lisa, Homer, Marge, Mr. Burns, Apu, Willie and Krusty The Clown.

This game has cartoon dialogue and commentary where each player character either ridicules or compliments another player character between turns.

If any player character gets a turkey (three strikes in a row) during the gameplay, he or she will get to use a special ball on his or her next turn which will either be nuclear waste, a bomb, a fireball or even Maggie Simpson.

On the first level of the two-player Japanese version, there is a nuclear bomb in front of the Noiseland Arcade that can be used as a weapon.

Simpsons Bowling, The KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.35 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 4.20

Overall Like	5.00
Fun (Social)	5.00
Fun (Solo)	3.00
Collector Desire	3.00

Technical Rating: 4.50

Gameplay	5.00
Graphics	4.00
Originality	4.00
Sound/Music	5.00

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

Trivia

All of the characters' uniforms were taken from "The Simpsons" episode entitled "Team Homer" (3F10, original airdate: January 6, 1996).

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Simpsons Bowling, The 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).

Common - There are 43 known instances of this machine owned by Simpsons Bowling, The collectors who are active members. Of these, 13 of them are original dedicated machines. 22 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 7 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 5 active VAPS members with a Simpsons Bowling, The machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Simpsons Bowling, The circuit board for sale.

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]

Flyers

Manuals

The Simpsons Bowling Operators Manual OCR Text - Simpsons Bowling, The Manual — **The Simpsons Bowling Operators Manual OCR Text**
(26 pages, 8.2 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright (Dynamo Cabinet) (u6759a3d0-5497-41a5-8121-1b807406fbb2)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Simpsons Bowling, The is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
8-Bit Beans	100 Brock St South, Whitby	Ontario	Canada	Unknown	0

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