Quizzically, although both games resemble the original PC versions, a number of animations and sound effects have been removed. The GBA version of Elf Bowling 2 is actually marginally better than the DS version (if only ever so slightly), because the power and aiming indicators are situated on the one screen instead of split between two screens.Īs for the audio, both games feature some elfish screams and naughty spoken-word comebacks along the lines of "Those all the balls you got, Santa?" Elf Bowling doesn't have any background music, but its sequel has a short mambo tune that plays before each bowling attempt. Once in a while, the elves will bump into one another or fall off the edge of the boat and land in the mouth of a shark. There's slightly more animation in Elf Bowling 2, with Santa tugging on the elves' thong underpants to propel them spinning down the lane. The ball moves down the lane with no animation whatsoever, but the elves are cutely drawn and sometimes do wacky things like flash their bare butts at Santa. In Elf Bowling, the left half of the screen shows Santa at the near side of the lane, while the right half shows the elves at the far end. It isn't a bowling game, but rather a shuffleboard game with the elves doubling as pucks.īoth games look similar to their PC counterparts, which were basically rudimentary Flash games.
Elf Bowling 2: Elves in Paradise came out the following year. You have to try to knock down the elves, but the elves will do their best to distract you.
It involves Santa, as the bowler, and his elves, who have been turned into bowling pins after complaining about working conditions at the North Pole.
Two formerly free PC games on one budget-priced GBA cartridge.Įlf Bowling originally came to life as a freeware PC game back in 1999. In fact, both of the games on this budget-priced Game Boy Advance cartridge are so devoid of gameplay, fun, and flair that you'd be equally entertained by just pressing the A button while the system is off. You'll find plenty of elves in Elf Bowling 1 & 2, but not much in the way of bowling.