---
title: Bowling
tags:
- bowling
- sport
years:
- '1978'
params:
  specs:
  - label: year of release
    value: '1978'
  - label: companies
    value: Fairchild
  - label: type
    value: game
  - label: media
    value: cartridge
  - label: systems
    value: Fairchild Channel F
  - label: number of players
    value: 1 - 2 players (alternate)
  screenshots:
  - title: menu / optionsselect game type
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: start a 1 player game
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: the ball is rolling
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: 1 player game finished
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: 2 players - split game
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: blue player's turn
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: split game finished
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: ''
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  machines:
  - /museum/fairchild-channel-f
  company: /companies/fairchild
  oc_id: 328
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328213149/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=328
    date: '2023-03-28'
---

Nice bowling game, one of the earliest one, only preceded by RCA Studio II version.

Two playing modes are available: Normal and Split. In the Split Game, each frame starts with some combination of less than 10 pins. You have two balls to knock down the remaining pins. You can play with a friend or alone.

How the game work? The ball starts to roll down from the sides of the lane to the bottom of the playfield. Then, it is moving to-and-fro in front of the lane waiting for player interaction. Push up to release ball, then left to start the ball curving left, or right to start the ball curving right.