Strike Force Bowling

Strike Force Bowling
Developer(s)	LAB Rats Games
Publisher(s)	Crave Entertainment
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	NA March 20, 2005
Genre(s)	Sports, Bowling
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	G5BE4Z
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia Debug Symbol Files

Strike Force Bowling features 14 places to bowl and 8 playable characters. There are only 7 locations, but each has its own "nighttime" variant which is unlocked as a secret stage. It also features Golf Mode, Challenge Mode, Skins, and Tournaments. There are also 14 different bowling balls to use, such as the Lightning, and level specific ones like the Bone Crasher and Pharaoh's Magic.

Problems

Pin Preview

The pin preview in the top right will show as blank on default settings. Disable Store EFB Copies to Texture Only and Defer EFB Copies to RAM to get it to render properly. Turned off by default since 5.0-21119.

Missing preview

w/o Defer EFB Copies to RAM

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Store EFB Copies to Texture Only	Off	Render pin preview
Defer EFB Copies to RAM	Off	Render pin preview correctly

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Strike Force Bowling since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

4.0-4563

5.0

5.0-21119

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5.0-21401 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
5.0-5452	Windows 10	Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.4 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760	This game makes me angry just looking at it.	JMC47
5.0-20734	Windows 11	Intel Core i3-12100F	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650	Flawless after disabling Defer EFB Copies to RAM.	AGuy27

Gameplay Videos

(60FPS) Dolphin Emulator 4.0-4563 - Strike Force Bowling (1080p HD) - Nintendo GameCube