10th Frame: Pro Bowling Simulator

Get out that shirt, put on your bowling shoes and get ready to roll with 10th Frame! This simulation gives you the look of 'real' bowling through outstanding graphics and a true perspective view. With multiple levels of play, realistic pin action and automatic scoring, 10th Frame is a bowling experience the whole family can enjoy.

1. Power and Hook control
2. Automatic scoring
3. Outstanding sound and pin action
4. Scorecard printout
5. Up to eight different players including League Play

Setting Up Gameplay

Up to eight players can play. If you select League Play press L or O for select Open Bowling. If league play is selected, you will have to supply the following information:

Team names,
Number of players,
Players' names, and
ability and Number of games to play (up to 5).

If Open Bowling is selected, you will have to supply the following information:

Number of players,
Players' names and
ability and Number of games to play.

Entering player names and ability: Type name of player and press ENTER. Then select ability level by pressing K for Kids, A for Amateur or P for Professional. A description of each level follows:

1. Kids
   Designed for children (4-8). Speed of ball is automatically set and the ball will go stright to where it is aimed with no hook.
2. Amateur
   Beginner's level. Throws are affected by the selected speed setting and amount of hook put on the ball.
3. Professional
   Advanced level. Accuracy in using speed/hook. Indicator is critical. Errors create poor throws.

Playing The Game

Aiming Your Throw:
Position both bowler and "mark".

Push joystick forward to activate "mark" and position it by moving joystick Left/Right. Position bowler by pulling back on the joystick to de-activate "mark" then move joystick left/right.

Throwing the ball:
Set the speed and throw the ball straight or with a hook. It requires timing and concentration to be viewed using the Speed/Hook Indicator.

To start approach press the Fire button. To set speed release Fire button when indicator reaches desired zone.

Releasing button at the bottom gives you minimum speed. When the button is released the setting you have chosen is locked on the indicator.

Set hook by pressing Fire button when indicator is in hook zone.

Scoreboard

When each player bowls, a line score appears on the top portion of the screen and shows the last five frames' scores. An overall scoreboard appears after bowlers have completed a frame. Press Fire button to resume play after the scoreboard.

Bowling Strategies

No matter whether you bowl a straight or hook shot, the best position to aim for is the pockets between the front three pins for your initial shot.

Bowling For Spares

To be successful you must be able to make spares that is to knock down any pins left after your first ball with the second ball.

Scoring

A game consists of ten frames. A strike counts ten pins with the first ball plus the total number of pinks knocked down by the following two balls (shown as a square on the scoreboard).

A spare counts ten pins, plus the number of pins the bowler knocks down with the first ball in the next frame. (Spare shown as a play symbol on Scoreboard.)

When a bowler fails to make a strike or a spare, only the knocked down pins count and no scoring is carried over to the next frame. A perfect game is twelve consecutive strikes to score a maximum of 300. This includes one strike for each of the ten frames plus one strike for each of the two extra, or bonus chances the bowler receives for scoring a strike in the 10th Frame.

Additional Features

Abort Game:
Return to "Select" Screen at any time by pressing CAPS SHIFT and BREAK.

Replay Feature:
To restart at first frame without changing names, etc, press P from "Select" screen

Automatic Demo:
If left for one minute computer will demo. Press D from "Select" screen to start manually.

Game Controls

O - Left, P - Right, Q - Up, A - Down, CAPS - Fire

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