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Dynamite Bowl

The general concept is that up to five players can play on any of the 30 bowling lanes available; simulating the concept of being in a bowling league. Players can change their lane positioning, determine how…

27 May 1987

Dynamite Bowl is a sport developed by Softvision, released 27 May 1987 on Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX and MSX2.

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What Dynamite Bowl is

Dynamite Bowl is a sport game developed by Softvision and released in 1987. It was published by Toshiba-EMI. It is available on Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX, MSX2 and PC-8800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The general concept is that up to five players can play on any of the 30 bowling lanes available; simulating the concept of being in a bowling league. Players can change their lane positioning, determine how strong the throw is, and even make the ball go through various curves (or even through a straight ball into the pins). Each player character can be either male or female with options for bowling ball weights ranging from 7 pounds or 3.2 kilograms to 15 pounds or 6.8 kilograms.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dynamite Bowl launched on 27 May 1987, within three weeks of The Great Giana Sisters and Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Released around the same time: The Great Giana Sisters, Sid Meier's Pirates!.

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When did Dynamite Bowl come out?
Dynamite Bowl was released on 27 May 1987 for Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX, MSX2 and PC-8800 Series.

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