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Videocart-21: Bowling

The object of the game is to knock down as many pins in 10 frames of bowling. The game gives the player an overhead view of a bowling lane. The player's bowling ball starts out moving left and right across the…

1 March 1978

Videocart-21: Bowling is a sport developed by Fairchild Semiconductor, released 1 March 1978 on Fairchild Channel F.

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What Videocart-21: Bowling is

Videocart-21: Bowling is a sport game developed by Fairchild Semiconductor and released in 1978. It is available on Fairchild Channel F only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The object of the game is to knock down as many pins in 10 frames of bowling. The game gives the player an overhead view of a bowling lane. The player's bowling ball starts out moving left and right across the front of the lane. This has the player trying to get the lane position they want the ball to start traveling down. Once the ball starts rolling down the lane, the player can curve the ball left or right. Once the curve has started, it can't be changed further. The game has 18 variations. They involve choosing the combination of number of players (1 or 2), then speed of play (slow, normal, fast, and fastest), and selecting a regular or split game. Regular games start with all pins…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Videocart-21: Bowling come out?
Videocart-21: Bowling was released on 1 March 1978 for Fairchild Channel F.

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