The Simpsons Bowling
The Simpsons Bowling
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Game Information
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The Simpsons Bowling is an arcade game created by Konami and Fox Interactive, and released in 2000.
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Plot[edit]
A core breach takes place at the Nuclear Power Plant, however Homer has left his office to go bowling.
Gameplay[edit]
The game uses a trackball for both menu selection and rolling the bowling ball. Both single and multiplayer modes are available, with multiplayer mode allowing for two to four players to compete against each other.
There are two gameplay modes: Standard Bowling and Spares Bowling. In Standard Bowling, the player has to knock down as many pins as they can out of ten over ten rounds. If they get a strike every round, they will win a perfect 300 game. If the player rolls three strikes in a row, they will receive a special ball for the next round: a fire ball, Maggie, a nuclear ball or a bomb. The special balls have more power than the standard bowling balls.
In Spares Bowling, there are a small number of pins to hit that are often at a distance from each other. If the player knocks over all pins, they will earn $100 for the round. If they fail to knock them over, the amount of money available in the next round increases by $100. In multiplayer mode, if two or more players are successful in a round, the money is split evenly between them.
There are two difficulty settings: Normal Controls and Easy Controls. In Normal Controls, the player has to roll the ball within a specific time frame, while in Easy Controls, the ball can be rolled at any time.
Playable characters[edit]
The game features nine playable characters. Each character has different stats for Power, Straight and Curve.
- Homer
- Marge
- Bart
- Lisa (later revealed to be Kang in disguise)
- Mr. Burns
- Krusty the Clown
- Groundskeeper Willie
- Apu
- Abe Simpson (secret character, unlocked by repeatedly moving the trackball down and then up once above Homer on the character select screen)
Remake[edit]
The game was re-released in 2021 by Arcade1Up on a machine which also included The Simpsons Arcade Game.
