Introduction
America's best bowling game goes wild with 10 irreverent, zany ANIMANIACS characters to choose from. All the variety, laughs and action of bowling at your local alley -- right in your own home.
Up to six wacky bowlers can enter a tournament, team up or just play for fun on any of the 4 new alleys. Bowl the ball straight or with a wicked curve (with or without bumpers). Wear your shoes or play in your bare feet! Either way, get ready for an outrageously wacky, bowling experience.
Main Menu
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NEW GAME: Starts a new game and brings up the Game Setup Menu.
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LOAD GAME: Loads a previous Tournament in progress and your saved bowlers.
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*NOTE*: To access this feature, your PlayStation® requires the PlayStation® Memory card. •
HALL OF FAME: View a film about the International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame® in St. Louis.
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Interface Music: Volume Control
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Lane Dressing Drying: On/Off
Game Setup Menu
Use the Directional buttons to move to the selection desired and then use the button to select.
Scoring
In ANIMANIACS Ten Pin Alley the computer will keep score for you. You can select one of two scoring methods:
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STANDARD: Score 'em as you see 'em.
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NO TAP: For those who need it, 9 pins is a strike.
Alleys
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TEN PIN ALLEY: It's what made us famous.
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WACKY ALLEY: Zany, outrageous fun.
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BOOGIE BOWL ALLEY: It's bowling with a touch of groove.
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WORLD DOMINATION STADIUM: All eyes are on you in this single lane stadium!
Play Style
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OPEN PLAY: Free for all! Pick a lane, pick a ball, and get started.
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TEAM PLAY: The pressure's on! Don't let those teammates down! Bowl as a team of 2 or 3. Teams can consist of any combination of human or CPU bowlers.
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TOURNAMENT: The World Domination Stadium.
Tournament Play
Save the world from The Brain's evil plan or play as The Brain and take over the world yourself. The Brain has set out to take over the world with his hypnotic ball. He may appear in any of the tournaments and may be defeated by you or any of the other ANIMANIACS he bowls against.
You have the option of being The Brain in any of the tournaments. You can select the standard Brain which operates in any of the modes from KID to PIN KING or, for the ultimate challenge, you can play as The Brain in the Human Suit.
The tournaments are a series of single elimination multi-level matches, each consisting of 64 total players and CPU bowlers. Up to six human bowlers can enter a tournament. Each CPU bowler has a different combination of skills and abilities. As you progress through the tournament, you may face a combination of CPU or human bowlers. The winner of each game advances to the next round. The draw of contestants is set by the computer at the start of the tournament.
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*NOTE*: Saving a tournament requires a PlayStation® Memory card. Bowler Registration Screen
Once you have selected your Play Style, move to one of the six bowler slots on the screen. When you begin, all slots will be blank. Go to one of the slots and press to Create A Player before beginning a new game or tournament. To change a bowler after a match, repeat step 1 and choose Edit Player, instead of Create Player.
A sub-screen will pop-up allowing you to create your own bowler or load a previously created bowler (Memory card required). By using the Directional buttons and by pressing, you can create a new bowler or play with a previously saved bowler.
Press the button to scroll through the 10 ANIMANIACS characters: YAKKO, WAKKO, DOT, CEO THADDEUS PLOTZ, RALPH THE GUARD, HELLO NURSE, THE BRAIN, THE BRAIN in the Human Suit, DR. SCRATCHANSNIFF and/or MINDY. Once you have selected your character, use the Directional buttons to scroll through the various other choices to customize your character.
You can adjust the character's outfit color, right or left handed bowling, skill level, ball type, weight and bumpers or no bumpers in this options screen. To change an option, press the Directional buttons to move over to the appropriate category you wish to change. The color of the letters in the box will change from yellow to white to identify selection change.
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*NOTE*: The button scrolls you back through the characters and the brings you back to the previous screen.
Press the button to scroll through the selection options, and then use the Directional buttons to scroll to the next category or move to OK when done to start a new game.
To save a created bowler, scroll to SAVE using the Directional buttons and press to confirm. Then, select OK using the Directional buttons and press to start a new game.
Skill Levels
There are 4 skill levels, plus Manual Bowler (The Brain in the Human Suit). Each skill level varies in the amount of option changes and ball control. However, every skill level allows you to adjust character outfits, left or right handed bowling, bumper or no bumper options.