VP8 Stern SS Bowler Flipperless Recreation Black Beauty (Stern, 1984) VP8 v1.0 2020-01-28

There are three steps to launching a puck down the alley -
1 - X Placement
2 - Direction Indicator
3 - Release/Throw

Plunger Key cycles, Left/Right flipper keys move left and right.

KeyUpperLeft ( "A" by default) selects game type.

Too easy compared to the real thing.
The backboard lights may not be accurately placed.

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GAME PLAY
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Before the game begins, players press a button on the front of cabinet to select the type of scoring desired.

* REGULATION - Scoring is identical to official bowling.

* BIG STRIKE -
10 Pin Strike scores 300 with no strikes lit, 600 with 1 strike and 900 with 2 strikes lit.
9 Pin Strike scores 200 with no strikes lit, 400 with 1 strike lit, and 600 with 2 strikes lit.
Spare (Picking up after first making a 8 or less) scores 100 with no strikes, 200 with 1 strike, and 300 with 2 strikes lit.
Blown Frame scores pin count.

* SINGLE SHOT - One shot per frame for 10 frames. Each frame has special score for strike as shown below. If no strike is made, number of pins made are scored.
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
X 100 300 500 200 400 600 300 600 800 800

* STRIKE-90 - This game scores 90 for a strike, 60 for a spare. The player continues to shoot as long as he achieves strikes.

* FLASH - Strike and spare scores are indicated by flashing lights. The lights stop flashing when pins are hit on the first shot.

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