4 Player Bowling Alley 1978 Midway
1978
4 Player Bowling Alley (c) 1978 Midway.
An old black and white bowling game up to 4 players.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Cabinet dimensions : 72.5inch high x 28.5inch deep x 38.5inch wide
Game ID : 730
Main CPU : 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Discrete circuitry
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 280 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2
Players : 1
Control : trackball
Buttons : 2
>>> TRIVIA
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Released in April 1979.
Also released as a Cocktail Table model : '4 Player Bowling Alley [Cocktail Table model]'.
One of Midway's myriad bowling games, this was the first that featured the popular 'Flash' variation with its timing-based scoring scheme. To support this, an external display was used to highlight the appropriate section of the score scheme.
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.