Mario Bowl
| Mario Bowl | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Developer | Brunswick |
| Release date |  1995 |
| Language(s) | 日本語 |
Mario Bowl (Japanese: マリオボウル, Mario Bōru) is a Japan-exclusive scorekeeping software for bowling alleys made by Brunswick in 1995.[1] It is based on Super Mario World. As an automatic scorer, the software keeps track of scores for up to six players, each being assigned a character based on their turn order (from first to sixth: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, and Toad).[2][3]
During a game, the software can cycle through three different backgrounds, with a Yoshi's Island 4-inspired stage being the default one. If a player's ball falls in the gutter twice in a row, the background changes into a lava stage, and if a player gets two spares or strikes in a row, the background changes into a castle stage.[4] The upper part of the screen shows all six characters walking in line, with their order representing the current ranking of their respective players. A spare is accompanied by artwork of Mario snapping his fingers while saying "Nice!" and Yoshi drawing a diagonal line across the screen. A strike is accompanied by artwork of Mario commemorating as his ball knocks over several bowling pins. At the end of a game, a final ranking screen would show the top three characters on a podium.[2]
Gallery[edit]
The Yoshi's Island level background
The lava level background
The castle level background
Spare screen
Strike screen
Results screen
End screen
Score sheet
References[edit]
- ^ Future Publishing (February 1995). Super Play issue 28 (Page 10). Retrieved on July 21, 2023.
- ^ a b http://www.a-suma.com/old/game/ac/mb/mb.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/190903467915/screens-from-mario-bowl-a-japan-only. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ http://www.at-ml.jp/index.php?tn=index&in=55753&pan=80. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
