- 10th Frame
10th Frame is a
ten-pin bowling is simulation game created byAccess Software in 1986, as a follow-up to the hugely successfulLeader Board golf game. Up to 8 players could take part in Open bowling or a Tournament. There was a choice of 3 different difficulty levels - Kids, in which the ball always went straight, Amateur, and Professional.Gameplay
The lane was viewed from behind the bowler, with the pins towards the top of the screen in a 3D perspective. The scorecard for the current player was displayed above the lane. The player could move left or right on the lane before starting the run-up by holding fire. A target cursor could also be moved, by pushing up and then moving it left or right (pressing down returned control to moving the onscreen player's position). Once the fire button was held, a power meter similar to Leaderboard's was employed. The speed of the shot was determined by how long the button was held down. A small zone at the top determined if the player made an error, exaggerating any spin. When the meter started to descend on the right, it was stopped in the hook zone to determine how much hook/spin was applied - from straight at the top of the zone, to full hook at the bottom. Play was completed after the usual ten frames and any bonus balls. The animation used a similar sprite system to Leader Board, and the falling pins were very well handled. Players could print out a scorecard at the end of a match.
Ports
The game was released on various home computers such as
ZX Spectrum ,Amstrad CPC , andCommodore 64 . It was also released for theAtari ST andMSX External links
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