BPA Bowling

Intellivision • Mattel Electronics • 1980

Genre: Sport Media: Cartridge Players: 1-4 Players

Platform Intellivision

Publisher Mattel Electronics

Developer Mattel Electronics

Release Year 1980

Genre Sport

Media Type Cartridge

Players 1-4 Players

PBA Bowling is one of the most realistic sports simulations released for the Intellivision. Players can customize ball weight, lane slickness, and delivery to recreate the challenge of real ten-pin bowling, while a dedicated Pick-Up Spares mode lets players practice difficult pin combinations. Originally released under an official Professional Bowlers Association license, the game was later reissued simply as Bowling with identical gameplay, making the two versions functionally the same despite their different titles.

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