Super Bowling
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| Super Bowling | |
|---|---|
 North American SNES cover art | |
| Developer(s) | KID |
| Publisher(s) | Athena Technōs Japan |
| Producer(s) | Yoshihisa Kishimoto |
| Platform(s) | Super NES, Nintendo 64 |
| Release | Super NES: Nintendo 64: |
| 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. Due to this game being released near the end of the N64 production cycle and there not being many copies produced, it has become one of the most valuable and rarest N64 games.
Gameplay[edit]
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[edit]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | 62/100[1] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.25/10[a] |
| GamePro | 3.625/5[b] |
| IGN | 6.7/10[4] |
| Joypad | 81%[c] |
| N64 Magazine | 72%[6] |
| Nintendo Power | N64: 7.1/10[7] SNES: 13.6/20[8] |
| Video Games (DE) | 58%[9] |
| VideoGames & Computer Entertainment | 7/10[10] |
| N-Force | 77%[11] |
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Keen, Steve (November 1992). "Super Bowling". Computer and Video Games. No. 132. p. 44. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ 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) - ^ Oss, Kay (July 1992). "Super Bowling". GamePro. p. 70. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Mirabella III, Fran (April 18, 2001). "Super Bowling". IGN. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ Olivier; Greg (September 1992). "Super Bowling". Joypad (in French). No. 12. pp. 132–133. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Green, Mark (July 1999). "Super Bowling". N64 Magazine. No. 30. p. 68. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ Sonja; Chris (July 2000). "Super Bowling". Nintendo Power. Vol. 134. p. 117. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ George; Rob (September 1992). "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Vol. 40. pp. 100–103. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Kanuf, Andreas (September 1992). "Super Bowling". Video Games (in German). p. 129. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Mandal, Josh (October 1992). "Super Bowling". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. No. 45. p. 58. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Shades; Gunns (November 1992). "Super Bowling". N-Force. No. 5. pp. 78–79. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Super Bowling". Entertainment Weekly.
