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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: lamboman on November 11, 2007, 11:17:02 am

Title: Building an arcade style bowling game? like the striker game?.
Post by: lamboman on November 11, 2007, 11:17:02 am
I was wondeing if anyone has tried a bowling game before? there is a game called striker I believe that is about the same type cabinet / size of a skeeball cabinet but you bowl instead. This has got me wondering if it would be possible?. Anyone have any idea of how to go about this or how the game mechanics work?. Thanks,
Title: Re: Building an arcade style bowling game? like the striker game?.
Post by: lamboman on November 12, 2007, 12:21:25 pm
Anyone played this game before(striker)? or any pictures of the mechanics for the pins? or a general idea of how the make this work? Are the pins on strings in that perticular machine?. I think I am going to attempt this in the very near future. Thanks again for any help.
Title: Re: Building an arcade style bowling game? like the striker game?.
Post by: BobA on November 12, 2007, 12:58:12 pm
Do you mean this type of game.  If so it is obviously string controlled.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlI20ptAskA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlI20ptAskA)
Title: Re: Building an arcade style bowling game? like the striker game?.
Post by: lamboman on November 12, 2007, 05:58:44 pm
Thats the game... Ive only seen pictures and could not tell if it was string or not. Thanks,


Anybody have any pictures or info on the insides?
Title: Re: Building an arcade style bowling game? like the striker game?.
Post by: lamboman on November 13, 2007, 01:01:57 pm
I think I may have a plan on how to do the pinset and reset....and a gravity ball return should work fine for this. I am going to make mine longer than the 11 foot one in that video......These games are sectional and can build up to a 20 or 30 foot lane. I still would like to know how one functions inside though.