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Have the funnest party ever!
Do you have a wii and some friends? Then you are on your way to throwing the most fun party ever! Plus to follow most of these tips you only need the game that came alongside your wii!
What's inside!
- The Virtual Rock 'n Bowl Party Guide
- The Virtual Rock 'n Bowl Guide Part 2: Eats!
- No Wii Yet?
- Rock 'n Bowl Themes
- Light up your party!
- More great Wii party ideas!
- Add to the party with more games!
- More Fun things to do with Wii Bowling!
- Unreal Bowling Tournament
- Expand your bowling options!
- Fun Wii Videos
- More Wii Party Games!
- Pump up the Jams
- Gamer Inspired shirts and Gifts
- Rock your own playlists
- The Secret Wii Bowling Trick
- Hot Links served up for your party!
- Even more wii party games!
- What to wear to your soul bowl or disco party!
- What to wear on Country Fried Bowling Night
- More Zazzle Coolness
- Great Stores!
- Final Thought
The Virtual Rock 'n Bowl Party Guide
Have the rock n bowl experience at home!
I thought of this ages ago but was never actually that tempted to try it until I did actual rock n bowl at an alley where the music was terrible. Yes it was rock in theory, but it seemed to be a collection of obscure b-sides from the lesser bands of 1978 on some guy's ipod. It would probably a great soundtrack for playing dungeons and dragons in a basement but when it comes to bowling I like a beat. (it doesn't have to be full on gangsta rap or anything, but some kind of beat--please) I mean come on I'm exercising dammit!Also I bowled terrible. I mean I know its only rock n bowl and it doesn't count but its embarrassing when you have your own ball and you bowl a 98 because you were totally distracted by the nasal whine of that guy who sings in Rush.
Anyway here is how to have the rock n bowl experience at home.
You need an ipod, mp3 player or at the very least some good mix cds with an actual hit or two on them. Rock and Bowl is not about being a music snob. Rock and Bowl is about blasting your guilty pleasure playlist on either a high end Blaupunkt or Bose soundwave speaker system or that crappy 15 dollar ipod dock you bought at the local Big Lots.
Next you need accessories. Having a younger sibling repeatedly flicker the lights on and off for strobe effect is not going to do it because they will get tired and whiny. Go down into your garage or basement and dig out the décor you or a family member used in college. Spinning disco lights, strobes, disco balls, fuzzy blacklight posters of wizards and unicorns will all work. A lava lamp wouldn't hurt either, but don't get distracted by the blobs.
When it comes to the virtual rock n bowl décor more is more. Borrow your friends spinning strobe lights and blacklites too. If you have no access to any of these items you need to go to a spencer's gifts. I'm sorry but there is just no way around it. Maybe you can find a going out of business spencer's with good deals, or new friends with cooler stuff.
Virtual Rock n Bowl is more fun with friends so make it a party. If you find yourself setting up the disco lites and cranking the ipod by yourself don't worry it's just a dry run for the party you will someday have.
The Virtual Rock 'n Bowl Guide Part 2: Eats!
It's all about the food!
Of course any good party needs food themed to the occasion. Here are some ideas.Mozzarella cheese sticks.
Get the kind from Costco that never turn out quite right because you have no deep fryer you just nuke em and eat them even though they are soggy. Add some marinara and voila bowling alley-esque lousy cheesesticks. Not even overpriced!
Bowling Alley Nachos.
The key to getting that bowling alley taste is to buy the crummiest cheese-food-not-even close-to-real-cheese ever. Try the velveeta knock offs in the clearance section of your local dollar store. Or spray a bunch of easy cheese on chips and warm em up. Whatever you DON'T microwave the can because that sounds like an episode of mythbusters gone awry.
Hot Diggity Dogs
Nuke some discount hot dogs on stale buns. Sadly I have no idea to add that weird layer of slime on top unless you own one of those hot dog storing ovens convenience stores always have.
Limp cheese pizza
Just pick up the worst looking pizza at the grocery store put it in the toaster oven then hope it comes out burnt on the sides and cold in the middle.
Superpretzels
Super pretzels are awesome. Not even bowling alley snack bars can mess them up.
Churros
Can you still buy churros to cook in the oven yourself? Its been a while since I have gone to Costco so I don't know the status if the home churro experience, however if you do find some get some.
Brewskis
If you are the drinking type you need to provide refreshment at your party. Have you ever noticed that every bowling alley has a bar that is 700% nicer than its snack bar? Try to stick to authentic working class beers not imports, or microbrews. If the beer you like has its own chain of eateries featuring trivia nights and garlic fries it's not right for the virtual rock and bowl experience. You need to look in the Pabst and Keystone section of your local liquor-torium. Do they still make those plain white cans that say Beer on them?
No Wii Yet?
I can hook you up so you can get this party started!
Wii's are finally getting easier to find! Get one here and have your amazing party already!
Nintendo Wii Console with Starter Kit Bundle
Amazon Price: (as of 12/11/2009)
it's a wii! Interact with friends, and actually move around while playing video games! Get bowling and become a pro in no time!
Rock 'n Bowl Themes
Add even more flavor to your party!
Once you have a few successful virtual rock and bowls you may get a little virtual bowling fatigue. Shake things up with exciting new themes like
Soul Bowl
You need to play some Barry White and Marvin Gaye here. Toss in a little John Legend if you want to go new school.
Disco Bowling Inferno
Like you need an excuse to mix polyester with more polyester. Be sure to make some miis with the afro style hair and have your party on a Saturday Night. Everyone's got the fever!
Country Fried Bowling Night
Quit regretting that early nineties purchase of Billy Ray Cyrus's greatest hit. Instead have yourself a boot scootin bowling party. A bucket of chicken goes great with this theme. Ribs are another good choice if you are going for a Texas flavor. Here is a bonus. With Wii bowling you all don't have to remove your cowboy boots in favor of some gross rental shoes!
Singles Meet your soulmate Bowling Night ($5.00 cover charge)
This one is pretty self explanatory. Plus its a good way to make some money on the side!
Golden Oldies Bowl (invite all your friends from the retirement community)
Tribute to Pink Floyd Bowling night (Be sure to play The Wizard of Oz on your other TV)
Anti Bowling Nite (play every wii game but the bowling)
Celebrity Bowling Tournament
Make up some miis that look like celebrities and get yourself and your friends to play. You can also have a celebrity golf or tennis tournament. For an extra real touch pass around a hat and collect money for the charity of your choice. Really give it to a charity, don't just use it to pay for the snacks or tuition. If your friends just put a bunch of coins in add the coins to the jar at the supermarket.
Dead Celebrity tournament
Same as above except all the miis represent dead celebs. Is Mr. Einstein a genius at fake bowling? now you can find out for yourself.
Soul Bowl
You need to play some Barry White and Marvin Gaye here. Toss in a little John Legend if you want to go new school.
Disco Bowling Inferno
Like you need an excuse to mix polyester with more polyester. Be sure to make some miis with the afro style hair and have your party on a Saturday Night. Everyone's got the fever!
Country Fried Bowling Night
Quit regretting that early nineties purchase of Billy Ray Cyrus's greatest hit. Instead have yourself a boot scootin bowling party. A bucket of chicken goes great with this theme. Ribs are another good choice if you are going for a Texas flavor. Here is a bonus. With Wii bowling you all don't have to remove your cowboy boots in favor of some gross rental shoes!
Singles Meet your soulmate Bowling Night ($5.00 cover charge)
This one is pretty self explanatory. Plus its a good way to make some money on the side!
Golden Oldies Bowl (invite all your friends from the retirement community)
Tribute to Pink Floyd Bowling night (Be sure to play The Wizard of Oz on your other TV)
Anti Bowling Nite (play every wii game but the bowling)
Celebrity Bowling Tournament
Make up some miis that look like celebrities and get yourself and your friends to play. You can also have a celebrity golf or tennis tournament. For an extra real touch pass around a hat and collect money for the charity of your choice. Really give it to a charity, don't just use it to pay for the snacks or tuition. If your friends just put a bunch of coins in add the coins to the jar at the supermarket.
Dead Celebrity tournament
Same as above except all the miis represent dead celebs. Is Mr. Einstein a genius at fake bowling? now you can find out for yourself.
Light up your party!
Make your rock 'n bowl party more authentic with flashing lights!
Party to Go-Go Lights
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Creative Motion 10-Inch Rotating Disco Light
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Rotating Red Flashing Beacon Party Lamp DJ Strobe Light
Amazon Price: $3.25 (as of 12/11/2009)
Chauvet Color Bank
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
MBT Lighting DPP4 Disco Party DJ Light Pack
Amazon Price: $74.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
More great Wii party ideas!
Bored with bowling? You could have theme parties around other wii games like
The game party series. (bad reviews, fun game, skee ball for around 19 bucks. Need I say more)
Wii Play billards or Wii play stupid addicting tank game (though you will probably have to buy more nunchucks, cause it sucks without the nunchuck).
Carnival games (The skee ball is better on game party, but there are some fun games on this one)
Rock band or guitar hero. (It's not getting to be a cliché or anything)
Dance Dance Revolution.
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Boogie Karaoke Game
Whatever else you've got.
The game party series. (bad reviews, fun game, skee ball for around 19 bucks. Need I say more)
Wii Play billards or Wii play stupid addicting tank game (though you will probably have to buy more nunchucks, cause it sucks without the nunchuck).
Carnival games (The skee ball is better on game party, but there are some fun games on this one)
Rock band or guitar hero. (It's not getting to be a cliché or anything)
Dance Dance Revolution.
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Boogie Karaoke Game
Whatever else you've got.
Add to the party with more games!
Game Party
Get skee ball cheap! Need I say more? There is also darts, shooting hoops, trivia, air hockey and more!
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Carnival Games
Lots of fun Carnival Games to play with your friends!
Amazon Price: $24.86 (as of 12/11/2009)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Feeling Nostalgic for the Olympics? Compete with your pals!
Amazon Price: $38.77 (as of 12/11/2009)
Wii Play with Wii Remote
Games like virtual billiards, duck hunt and you get another wii mote. The more wii-motes the merrier!
Amazon Price: $44.82 (as of 12/11/2009)
More Fun things to do with Wii Bowling!
Get more enjoyment from wii sports!
1. The righty lefty tournament
So all your friends are busy but you are in the mood for a little competition, and trying to regain your pro status just ain't happening. What can you do to get your mojo back? It sounds like you need to sign yourself up for the righty lefty tournament.
This is how it works. Each hand gets a wii-mote and you pick the 2 player option. Your dominant hand is your regular mii while your other hand is that lefty (or righty) alter ego opposite you mii made for playing wii sports with your other hand. What? You say I am the only nerd who made an alter ego mii just for my left hand and you have no un-dominant hand mii? In that case simply pick a mii you made that one time you got a little drunk while you were bored and assign it the left hand settings.
Now start bowling. After ten frames you will probably discover that your regular mii you play with all the time sucks majorly and your other hand has managed to become a pro in one round. Give a toast to that hand and reassure yourself that being a pro is overrated and annoying since you have to always bowl a perfect game or you lose your stupid pro status anyway.
2. Bowl lazy style.
Kick back in the recliner, papasan chair or adjustable bed, grab a cold beverage in one hand and your wii-mote in the other. Lazily flick the wii mote and discover that standing is for weenies because you just got your highest score ever.
So all your friends are busy but you are in the mood for a little competition, and trying to regain your pro status just ain't happening. What can you do to get your mojo back? It sounds like you need to sign yourself up for the righty lefty tournament.
This is how it works. Each hand gets a wii-mote and you pick the 2 player option. Your dominant hand is your regular mii while your other hand is that lefty (or righty) alter ego opposite you mii made for playing wii sports with your other hand. What? You say I am the only nerd who made an alter ego mii just for my left hand and you have no un-dominant hand mii? In that case simply pick a mii you made that one time you got a little drunk while you were bored and assign it the left hand settings.
Now start bowling. After ten frames you will probably discover that your regular mii you play with all the time sucks majorly and your other hand has managed to become a pro in one round. Give a toast to that hand and reassure yourself that being a pro is overrated and annoying since you have to always bowl a perfect game or you lose your stupid pro status anyway.
2. Bowl lazy style.
Kick back in the recliner, papasan chair or adjustable bed, grab a cold beverage in one hand and your wii-mote in the other. Lazily flick the wii mote and discover that standing is for weenies because you just got your highest score ever.
Unreal Bowling Tournament
Not like the real thing
Got Wii sports resort? Now you can bowl ten frames of 100 pin bowling. Suddenly bowling a 300 game ain't so hard. How about trying for a 3000 game instead. If you don't have wii sports resort yet you can have a similar experience with the training mode where you build up from 10 pins to 100 pins.
Expand your bowling options!
Go beyond the bowling game that came with your wii.
Wii Sports Resort
Play a 100 pin game in the wii sports sequel. Includes a wii motion plus for a more realistic bowling experience!
Amazon Price: $46.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Wii MotionPlus
You will need more of these if you are adding Wii sports resort to your party!
Amazon Price: $17.96 (as of 12/11/2009)
Brunswick Pro Bowling
There is more to wii bowling than just the games that came with wii sports! Why not check one of these out!
Amazon Price: $15.75 (as of 12/11/2009)
AMF Bowling Pinbusters
There is more to wii bowling than just the games that came with wii sports! Why not check one of these out!
Amazon Price: $11.82 (as of 12/11/2009)
AMF Bowling World Lanes
There is more to wii bowling than just the games that came with wii sports! Why not check one of these out!
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
More Wii Party Games!
Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel
Amazon Price: $49.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Game Party 2
Amazon Price: $33.84 (as of 12/11/2009)
Mario Party 8
Amazon Price: $46.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
If you have a balance board you can play it with your behind!
Amazon Price: $19.92 (as of 12/11/2009)
Boogie
Amazon Price: $52.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Pump up the Jams
Add to the party with those fun songs everybody knows!
Pure 80's
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Pure 90's
Amazon Price: (as of 12/11/2009)
NOW That's What I Call Music 29
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Only Hits
Amazon Price: (as of 12/11/2009)
Hits 2008
Amazon Price: $42.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Gamer Inspired shirts and Gifts
Party with some style already!
ou don't need college to be an athlete! If you are the best at fake bowling, virtual golf, unreal baseball, den tennis, getting fit and other living room sports then get into this living room athletic department design to prove your worth. It is perfect for video gamers!
If you are the best at fake bowling, virtual golf, unreal baseball, den tennis, getting fit and other living room sports then get into this living room champion design to prove your worth. It is perfect for video gamers!
Does your video game system call you unbalanced? Don't worry it's probably lying to you. Be unbalanced and proud with this funny design. Wear it while you attempt to exercise in front of your TV.
Please console me! By that I mean get me a large vintage cool arcade console. Pinball would work too. This design is a must for any old school gamers out there. High Score!
Rock your own playlists
with an mp3 player!
Apple iPod classic 120 GB Black (6th Generation) OLD MODEL
Amazon Price: $265.95 (as of 12/11/2009)
Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (4th Generation) OLD MODEL
Amazon Price: $199.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
SanDisk Sansa m240 1 GB MP3 Player (Silver)
Amazon Price: $44.95 (as of 12/11/2009)
SanDisk Sansa Clip 1 GB MP3 Player (Black)
Amazon Price: $27.84 (as of 12/11/2009)
Zune 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)
Amazon Price: $67.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
The Secret Wii Bowling Trick
It's not an urban legend!
Hot Links served up for your party!
Get em while there hot!
- metacritic
- Get wii game reviews from different sources all in one place at metacritic. Just ignore the review of game party. It's fun, I swear!
- The T-shirt Fort
- Funny t-shirts for everyone, because playing wii fit in a suit is no fun at all!
- The Forgotten 80's
- There were no wiis in the 80's, but if you grew up then you will love this funny lens.
- Great Party Games lens
- Bored with the wii? Only have one wii-mote? Did the power go out? Here are some cool analog ideas for a great party with games.
Even more wii party games!
At all price levels!
Samba De Amigo
Amazon Price: $12.05 (as of 12/11/2009)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle
Amazon Price: $159.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Nintendo Wii Guitar Hero World Tour - Guitar Kit
Amazon Price: $69.99 (as of 12/11/2009)
Wii Rock Band 2 Special Edition
Amazon Price: (as of 12/11/2009)
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz
Amazon Price: $15.82 (as of 12/11/2009)
What to wear to your soul bowl or disco party!
You have to have soul if you want to bowl!
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What to wear on Country Fried Bowling Night
Get that hot Texas Flavor already and no one will want to mess with you and your boots and your big hair.
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Great Stores!
Get shirts and swag for your party!
Get shirts and swag for your party at one of these great t-shirt and gifts stores!
- The T-shirt Fort
- We have more shirt designs you can't find anywhere else. Funny shirts, pop culture shirts, bumper stickers, gifts and more. Our shirts will make you laugh. Our shirts will get you noticed. Remember, life is better at the Fort!
- Another Fort
- This gigantic all purpose zazzle humor store has some choice bowling themed and video game themed shirts and gifts. Don't bowl without a cool shirt or gift!
- Say What Tees
- Say What Tees is more than just tees. It's full of shirts and gifts with all kinds of funny sayings. Get something today and make all your friends laugh. Lets get this party started.
- The Tourist Fort
- The Tourist Fort is your place for funny souvenirs, gifts, and shirts of locations around the globe. Can't afford a vacation this year? Get a hilarious t-shirt instead! We celebrate destinations both on and off the beaten path. Looking for something offbeat for your next vacation. Check the tourist fort today!
- The T-shirt Fort at Cafepress!
- We have more shirt designs you can't find anywhere else. Funny shirts, pop culture shirts, bumper stickers, gifts and more. Our shirts will make you laugh. Our shirts will get you noticed. Remember, life is better at the Fort!
- The T-shirt Fort at Printfection!
- We have more shirt designs you can't find anywhere else. Funny shirts, pop culture shirts, bumper stickers, gifts and more. Our shirts will make you laugh. Our shirts will get you noticed. Remember, life is better at the Fort!
- The T-shirt Fort at Skreened
- Do you want a bigger screen printed version of all your favorite designs? Then check our newest store out!
Final Thought
When I last went bowling the employees called it a bowling center. Is Bowling alley now politically incorrect? Does the word alley offend homeless bowlers?
I hope you enjoyed these ideas for a great wii-kend. Be sure to tell all your wii owning buds about this lens.
I hope you enjoyed these ideas for a great wii-kend. Be sure to tell all your wii owning buds about this lens.
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