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'''''Mario Bowl''''' (Japanese: マリオボウル, ''Mario Bōru'') is a Japan-exclusive scorekeeping software for bowling alleys made by {{wp|Brunswick Bowling & Billiards|Brunswick}} in 1995<ref>Future Publishing (February 1995). [https://files.catbox.moe/fe9zps.jpg Super Play issue 28] (Page 10). Retrieved on July 21, 2023.</ref> and based on ''[[Super Mario World]]''. As an automatic scorer, it keeps track of scores for up to 6 players, each being assigned a character based on their turn order (from first to sixth: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Yoshi]], [[Bowser]] and [[Toad]]).<ref name = " a-suma" >http://www.a-suma.com/old/game/ac/mb/mb.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2022.</ref><ref>https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/190903467915/screens-from-mario-bowl-a-japan-only. Retrieved June 17, 2022.</ref>  

During a game, the software can cycle through three different backgrounds, with a [[Yoshi's Island 4]]-inspired stage being the default one. If a player's ball falls in the gutter twice in a row, the background changes into a lava stage and if a player makes two {{wp|Spare (bowling)|spares}} or {{wp|Strike (bowling)|strikes}} in a row, the background changes into a castle stage.<ref>http://www.at-ml.jp/index.php?tn=index&in=55753&pan=80. Retrieved June 17, 2022.</ref> The upper part of the screen shows all six characters walking in line, with their order representing the current ranking of their respective players. A spare is accompanied by artwork of Mario snapping his fingers while saying "Nice!" and Yoshi drawing a diagonal line across the screen. A strike is accompanied by artwork of Mario commemorating as his ball knocks over several bowling pins. In the end of a game, a final ranking screen would show the top three characters on a podium.<ref name= "a-suma"/>