A playthrough of SNK's 1991 bowling game for the Neo Geo AES, League Bowling.
This video shows a game of each of the three game types: Regulation, Flash, and Strike 90.
League Bowling is one of the Neo Geo's earliest classics. It is an extremely simple game, but the easy controls, brightly colored anime-style visuals, and peppy music make it a lot of fun between a group of friends.
League Bowling was also one of the carts that had a link-cable port installed in the top of its case: this allowed you, provided you had 2 systems, games, and four controllers, to play four-player match-ups. I doubt many people ever took advantage of this - in 1991, 2 systems with the game and 4 controllers would've cost about $1500 or so (nearly $3000 in 2017 dollars when adjusted for inflation) - but it was a great feature for those that who had more money than God.
And don't scowl at it when you see the box and realize it's one of the smallest Neo carts at 26 megabits (appx. 3.5 megabytes). The game was produced in 1990 - the biggest carts on other systems hit 8 megabits at the time - and considering the relative lack of complexity for a game such as this, it's still has plenty of flashy animations and sound samples to entertain you.
It may lack depth, but the sheer playability and fun to be found in League Bowling make it a great pick for anyone that wants a quick and easy-to-play game that they can break out with the beer whenever friends stop by.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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