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In order to compete with Nick.com's NickArcade (not to be confused with the | In order to compete with Nick.com's NickArcade (not to be confused with the television game show of the same name), Cartoon Network New Media (the division in charge of the CartoonNetwork.com website) created the 'Powerplay Games' service. Unlike the traditional shockwave and flash games on the Cartoon Network website at the time, Powerplay Games were standalone executables that the user could download and play at any time without an internet connection. Potential customers could play time-restricted demos of these games, or purchase the full versions for a one-time fee. The service was criticized by fans for making once-free games suddenly require purchasing to play such as ''To the Eds-Streme!'' and ''Dexter's Labyrinth''. As the service continued, new games were created specifically for the service such as ''Bowl-Ed Over''. | ||
==Bowl-Ed Over== | ==Bowl-Ed Over== | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
As Shockwave games lost their appeal through the years, the Powerplay Games service became defunct along with the games that were available. Luckily, the download link to the ''Bowl-Ed Over'' demo executable was archived on the Wayback Machine. Later, TOMYSSHADOW removed the trial time limit and made the game playable on modern Windows computers | As Shockwave games lost their appeal through the years, the Powerplay Games service became defunct along with the games that were available. Luckily, the download link to the ''Bowl-Ed Over'' demo executable was archived on the Wayback Machine. Later, TOMYSSHADOW removed the trial time limit and made the game playable on modern Windows computers.<ref>[https://mega.nz/#F!cwYFGY7B!Mn-s_NFlrOACssDgFUgqZg MEGA link for the download link to the ''Bowl-Ed Over'' demo.] Retrieved 21 Jun '17</ref> | ||
Extraction of some of the ''Bowl-Ed Over'' demo executable's files is available on a Google Drive as well.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzmKUR71jczvTF9jYlJEZ1FkLU0/ Google Drive link of some of ''Bowl-Ed Over'' demo files.] Retrieved 21 Jun '17</ref> It is currently unknown if the contents of the purchased version of ''Bowl-Ed Over'' differs in any way from the demo executable besides the 10 minute time restriction. | |||
On October | On October 16th, 2016, YouTuber joman66 uploaded a video showing that he had managed to get the game working on his Windows XP tablet. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040605095824/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/powerplay/games/bowled_over/ The "defunct" download link to the archived Bowl-Ed Over demo.] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20040605095824/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/powerplay/games/bowled_over/ The "defunct" download link to the archived Bowl-Ed Over demo.] | ||
*[http://prntscr.com/fle0h8 The download link for the Bowl Ed-Over demo (Note that this game can only be played on Windows XP or lower).] | *[http://prntscr.com/fle0h8 The download link for the Bowl Ed-Over demo (Note that this game can only be played on Windows XP or lower).] | ||
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[[Category:Lost internet media]] | [[Category:Lost internet media]] | ||
[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 7 January 2020
Title screen of Bowl-Ed Over.
Status: Partially Found
Bowl-Ed Over is an Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy-themed bowling game released for the PC in 2003 through CartoonNetwork.com's "Powerplay Games" service for $19.95. It is a simple bowling game using characters, audio, and settings from the Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy television show. The game was developed in Adobe Director for Shockwave, which has great reverse compatibility on modern Windows versions, but because of the ActiveMARK DRM that was used to protect it, it wouldn't run on anything later than Windows Vista.
Powerplay Games
In order to compete with Nick.com's NickArcade (not to be confused with the television game show of the same name), Cartoon Network New Media (the division in charge of the CartoonNetwork.com website) created the 'Powerplay Games' service. Unlike the traditional shockwave and flash games on the Cartoon Network website at the time, Powerplay Games were standalone executables that the user could download and play at any time without an internet connection. Potential customers could play time-restricted demos of these games, or purchase the full versions for a one-time fee. The service was criticized by fans for making once-free games suddenly require purchasing to play such as To the Eds-Streme! and Dexter's Labyrinth. As the service continued, new games were created specifically for the service such as Bowl-Ed Over.
Bowl-Ed Over
Bowl-Ed Over is a fairly simplistic bowling game with an Ed, Edd, n' Eddy skin that can be played by up to four players using the same keyboard. The player(s) can choose between two lanes and can customize their bowling balls across three stats: weight, speed, and spin. Power points can be accumulated by scoring strikes, which can be used to modify these stats. Complete bowling ball and lane availability are currently unknown as the demo may differ from the purchased version of the game. The demo is limited to ten minutes of gameplay before the player is locked out.
Availability
As Shockwave games lost their appeal through the years, the Powerplay Games service became defunct along with the games that were available. Luckily, the download link to the Bowl-Ed Over demo executable was archived on the Wayback Machine. Later, TOMYSSHADOW removed the trial time limit and made the game playable on modern Windows computers.[1]
Extraction of some of the Bowl-Ed Over demo executable's files is available on a Google Drive as well.[2] It is currently unknown if the contents of the purchased version of Bowl-Ed Over differs in any way from the demo executable besides the 10 minute time restriction.
On October 16th, 2016, YouTuber joman66 uploaded a video showing that he had managed to get the game working on his Windows XP tablet.
Gallery
Screengrabs extracted from the game files.
Powerplay advertisement from the CN website.
External Links
- The "defunct" download link to the archived Bowl-Ed Over demo.
- The download link for the Bowl Ed-Over demo (Note that this game can only be played on Windows XP or lower).
References
- ↑ MEGA link for the download link to the Bowl-Ed Over demo. Retrieved 21 Jun '17
- ↑ Google Drive link of some of Bowl-Ed Over demo files. Retrieved 21 Jun '17