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3-D Bowling

Title	3-D Bowling
First release	1978
Developer	Meadows
Publisher	Meadows Games, Inc.
Platform	Arcade
Genre	sports video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
Releases	Arcade: 1978-01-01

A black-and-white bowling game from Meadows, produced in 1978.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only)

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Sources

TheGamesDB (49902) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (bowl3d) · last updated 2026-10-07 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`bowl3d`
Title at ADB	3-D Bowling
Manufacturer	Meadows Games, Inc.
Year	1978
Genre	Sports / Bowling
Players	2
MAME driver status	PRELIMINARY

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Meadows Games, Inc.); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-07 04:55 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Meadows Games, Inc. · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Meadows Games, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Arcade Game: 3-D Bowling (1978 Meadow Games Inc.)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Arcade version · gameplay · 6:03auto-matched
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