Super Bowling

Super Bowling
North American SNES cover art
Developer(s)KID
Publisher(s)Athena
American Technōs
UFO Interactive Games (N64, North America)
Producer(s)Yoshihisa Kishimoto
Platform(s)Super NES, Nintendo 64
ReleaseSuper NES:
  • JP: July 3, 1992
  • NA: September 1992
Nintendo 64:
  • JP: March 26, 1999
  • NA: January 15, 2000
Genre(s)Bowling
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer (up to 4 players)

Super Bowling (スーパーボウリング) is a video game for the Super NES and the Nintendo 64.

Gameplay

Four computer opponents are available, two female and two male. There are three modes: Golf, Normal, and Practice where the player constructs their own scenarios and practices knocking down the bowling pins with either one or two balls.

Reception

Entertainment Weekly gave the game a B and wrote that "while it still doesn't rack up to the real thing, at least Super Bowl (for Super NES) has a sense of humor — an animated green chicken comments on the action, the on-screen players make funny faces when they throw gutter balls, and there's a 'golf ball' option that lets you alleviate bowling's inherent lack of excitement by assigning pars for different pin setups. Unlike The Blue Marlin or Side Pocket, Super Bowling offers at least one improvement over the real-life game: Scoring is completely automatic, meaning you don't need a degree in particle physics to tabulate two spares after a strike."[12]

Notes

  1. ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly'S review, three critics scored Super Bowling 7/10, one 8/10.[2]
  2. ^ GamePro scored Super Bowling 4/5 for graphics and fun factor, 3.5/5 for sound, and 3/5 for control.[3]
  3. ^ Joypad gave the single-player mode 78% and multi-player mode 84%.[5]

References

  1. ^ Keen, Steve (November 1992). "Super Bowling". Computer and Video Games. No. 132. p. 44. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Steve; Ed; Martin; Sushi-X (July 1992). "Super Bowling". Vol. 5, no. 7. p. 20. Retrieved April 12, 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ Oss, Kay (July 1992). "Super Bowling". GamePro. p. 70. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Mirabella III, Fran (April 18, 2001). "Super Bowling". IGN. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Olivier; Greg (September 1992). "Super Bowling". Joypad (in French). No. 12. pp. 132–133. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Green, Mark (July 1999). "Super Bowling". N64 Magazine. No. 30. p. 68. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Sonja; Chris (July 2000). "Super Bowling". Nintendo Power. Vol. 134. p. 117. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  8. ^ George; Rob (September 1992). "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Vol. 40. pp. 100–103. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Kanuf, Andreas (September 1992). "Super Bowling". Video Games (in German). p. 129. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Mandal, Josh (October 1992). "Super Bowling". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. No. 45. p. 58. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Shades; Gunns (November 1992). "Super Bowling". N-Force. No. 5. pp. 78–79. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Super Bowling". Entertainment Weekly.