Opry99er Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 129 is respectable!! Not a bad place to start at all! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 After a couple goes.. can't stop thinking I'm bowling evil Otto's head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 129 my best so far in practice. 129 is great!! Just keep practicing. Low slickness and a heavier ball is my preferred way to play and the key. I'm bowling around 125 on average and my best is a 151 so far. Takes some time to get adjusted. You'll do well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Good score... Still can't seem to break 200 though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1980gamer Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 200 is a magic number! Turn the volume up a little before you roll the last ball.......**HINT** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 after a few games last night - 147 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Dammit, I think I'm going to participate....and buy a shirt. Anyone want to be on my team? Here are my terms: I'm terrible and I get to pick the team name I would be on your team Jason, we could lose like Champions together! I know I haven't played it in 35.......damn.....35 years. It should be great fun. I trust you to pick a team name. And another player. I saw Rick Reynolds name on the list or my friend Steve would probably do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I added the premium shirt as a choice to give some additional colors. No teal available, though. That would be a cool color. I buy all of your shirts, and the Bowling one looks great! Can you make teal happen? that is my favorite color. Just asking, thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthompson Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) I buy all of your shirts, and the Bowling one looks great! Can you make teal happen? that is my favorite color. Just asking, thanks!!! I found a shirt that comes in teal and added it to the shop. It's a lightweight cotton fabric but costs $3 more than Spreadshirt's premium shirt. It's also listed as slim-fitting, but the sizing numbers look the same as the others. Expect it to shrink a bit in the wash, though. I've never ordered one of these before, but if someone does, please let me/us know what the fit and quality is like. It does look great in teal, though! There's also a 15 percent off promotion that runs Jan. 8-12, so that will help. Use the code that's at the top of the Spreadshirt page. OK, back to practicing my game. I think I need better shoes or something Edited January 9, 2016 by mthompson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Shoes? We need bowling shoes? No wonder why my scores are so low. I've been bowling in my socks, or my fuzzy slippers on chilly nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 My shirts arrived and they are f'n awesome! One purple and one orange, plus a baseball and football to round out the collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) I found a shirt that comes in teal and added it to the shop. It's a lightweight cotton fabric but costs $3 more than Spreadshirt's premium shirt. It's also listed as slim-fitting, but the sizing numbers look the same as the others. Expect it to shrink a bit in the wash, though. I've never ordered one of these before, but if someone does, please let me/us know what the fit and quality is like. It does look great in teal, though! Teal Bowling League Shirt.png There's also a 15 percent off promotion that runs Jan. 8-12, so that will help. Use the code that's at the top of the Spreadshirt page. OK, back to practicing my game. I think I need better shoes or something Thank you, that is awesome! I will place an order. Ordered.....and a nice Intellivision Revolution shirt too! Off to play Bowling...... Edited January 9, 2016 by wolfy62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Really liking the teal!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hey Opry, this is funny.....my Bowling game was shrink wrapped from 1979. I opened it and practiced a bit, my best score so far is 137. Thank you for opening this up and waking me up to just play the games! Awesome Intellivision game!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1980gamer Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Opry, have you had a chance to try my tips? I know you don't want to use them for league play, nor would I. I also think play should include slickness of 3 or higher. Making it a little harder to rip the pocket open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 I have been altering my technique over and over trying to get the optimum combination of location, angle, and spin... After 8 or 9 games in a row between 152-198, I FINALLY broke 200!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hey Opry, this is funny.....my Bowling game was shrink wrapped from 1979. I opened it and practiced a bit, my best score so far is 137. Thank you for opening this up and waking me up to just play the games! Awesome Intellivision game!!! Wolfy, Very glad you're having fun!! Glad to have you on board as well. We are going to have some fun over the next several weeks. Nothing quite like unwrapping a new game and plugging it in for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Ugg! Tried my Bowling cart last night and it doesn't work. Anyone have a spare (pun intended) that I could purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 BA-ZIIING!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 For those who do not know, there is a Classic game tracker here on Atariage. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247463-what-have-you-actually-played-tracker-for-2016-season-9/page-1 Here is how it works: Post your classic gaming play times to the thread by week's end, and they get added up and tallied. Each Monday, the moderator of the Tracker posts the tallied times of the week and also gives a snapshpt of the number of systems played, number of games, etc. We posted quite a bit of playtime during yhe Christmas Carol tournament, making Carol the second most played game in the tracker's 9 year history. Not required at all, but please post your Bowling playtimes each week to the tracker so we can watch it blow up. With enough of us playing and posting, we should be able to make some hay this season! Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 These are 3 times as expensive, but waaaaay nicer and well worth it, I think. And here is the planned engraving: You guys dig? Request any changes? I have not hit 'Send' on the order form yet, so if you'd like something different on the engravings, trophy, etc., let me know pretty quickly. I think they look pretty nice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 @ Opry99er, do you have a PayPal for donations towards awards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 I do. But I don't mind paying for the trophies... Kind of my gift back to this excellent community who has helped me so much in getting my Intellivision collection going. I had thought about bowling medals for individual achievements too... The first perfect score during league play, the most improved team from week 1 to week 8, etc... Should give some individual incentives to the league bowlers out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 The next step up from these trophies are the double column 17" championship trophies... They are bad ass. From there, you can get into some real REAL money with double tiered, triple Greek column trophies with or without moving parts. It can get a little silly, but I think the single columnn 12" red and gold (see above pic) will work for our little league here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 This is the insanity I have been looking at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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