<s>
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
bowling	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NStorm	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Santa	O
Claus	O
,	O
attempts	O
to	O
knock	O
down	O
elves	B-Application
who	O
are	O
arranged	O
like	O
bowling	B-Application
pins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
handheld	O
consoles	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
received	O
overwhelmingly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
elves	B-Application
of	O
Santa	O
's	O
Workshop	O
are	O
on	O
strike	O
due	O
to	O
overwork	O
from	O
the	O
huge	O
demand	O
for	O
Christmas	O
toys	O
,	O
so	O
Santa	O
Claus	O
has	O
decided	O
to	O
whip	O
them	O
into	O
shape	O
by	O
using	O
them	O
as	O
bowling	B-Application
pins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
elves	B-Application
say	O
phrases	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Is	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
balls	O
you	O
got	O
,	O
Santa	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
potential	O
distractions	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
are	O
a	O
Reindeer	O
that	O
walks	O
up	O
along	O
the	O
bowling	B-Application
lane	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
"	O
hit	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
bowling	B-Application
ball	O
if	O
the	O
arrow	O
is	O
positioned	O
to	O
the	O
far	O
left	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
frog	B-Algorithm
wearing	O
a	O
Santa	O
hat	O
hopping	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
across	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
field	O
of	O
vision	O
(	O
resembling	O
Kalvin	O
Kroaker	O
from	O
Frogapult	O
,	O
also	O
made	O
by	O
NStorm	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
hits	O
the	O
frog	B-Algorithm
with	O
the	O
bowling	B-Application
ball	O
,	O
his	O
body	O
is	O
hauled	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
screen	O
by	O
a	O
bird	O
from	O
Frogapult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
white	O
rabbit	B-Algorithm
also	O
jumps	O
and	O
defecates	O
across	O
the	O
bowling	B-Application
lane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
elves	B-Application
moon	O
Santa	O
(	O
asking	O
"	O
who	O
's	O
your	O
daddy	O
"	O
as	O
they	O
do	O
it	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
after	O
a	O
game	O
finishes	O
,	O
the	O
elves	B-Application
do	O
a	O
dance	O
,	O
shouting	O
"	O
Elf	B-Application
elf	B-Application
,	O
baby	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
elves	B-Application
can	O
also	O
randomly	O
move	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
elf	B-Application
can	O
be	O
decapitated	O
by	O
the	O
pinsetter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direct	O
Marketing	O
News	O
did	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
-	O
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Metrix	O
,	O
among	O
the	O
54	O
million	O
people	O
playing	O
PC	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
with	O
7.6	O
million	O
players	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
and	O
Frogapult	O
were	O
sold	O
by	O
Vectrix	O
Business	O
Solutions	O
with	O
the	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
Bankruptcy	O
Court	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
to	O
Commotion	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
3	O
was	O
recently	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
Dallas	O
firm	O
NStorm	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Commotion	O
Interactive	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
elves	B-Application
return	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
vacation	O
with	O
old	O
Kringle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brothers	O
make	O
a	O
double-or-nothing	O
wager	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
shuffleboard	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
on	O
random	O
occasions	O
,	O
a	O
Moai	B-Language
can	O
fall	O
on	O
an	O
elf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
elves	B-Application
are	O
used	O
as	O
pucks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
grabs	O
the	O
thong	O
bathing	O
suit	O
that	O
the	O
elf	B-Application
is	O
wearing	O
,	O
then	O
snaps	O
it	O
to	O
propel	O
the	O
elf	B-Application
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
100	O
,	O
200	O
,	O
and	O
300	O
point	O
scoring	O
zones	O
and	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
score	O
400	O
points	O
if	O
their	O
elf	B-Application
slides	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
without	O
falling	O
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
;	O
elves	B-Application
falling	O
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
get	O
eaten	O
by	O
sharks	O
or	O
crushed	O
by	O
a	O
falling	O
Moai	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
an	O
elf	B-Application
not	O
advancing	O
far	O
enough	O
to	O
score	O
,	O
which	O
happens	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
get	O
enough	O
power	O
behind	O
the	O
snap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
elves	B-Application
that	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
after	O
Santa	O
and	O
Dingle	O
have	O
taken	O
their	O
turns	O
count	O
towards	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
an	O
elf	B-Application
to	O
be	O
knocked	O
off	O
the	O
board	O
by	O
another	O
elf	B-Application
(	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
elves	B-Application
to	O
be	O
moved	O
into	O
higher	O
scoring	O
zones	O
after	O
contact	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
elf	B-Application
per	O
round	O
is	O
worth	O
bonus	O
points	O
,	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
flashing	O
bathing	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
rounds	O
,	O
the	O
bonus	O
elf	B-Application
is	O
worth	O
double	O
the	O
throw	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
worth	O
triple	O
the	O
throw	O
(	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
in	O
these	O
rounds	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
on	O
one	O
turn	O
is	O
800	O
or	O
1200	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
elf	B-Application
only	O
appears	O
once	O
per	O
round	O
and	O
appears	O
randomly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
3	O
involved	O
slinging	O
elves	B-Application
in	O
Mrs.	O
Kringle	O
's	O
pink	O
bra	O
onto	O
distant	O
ice-bound	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
(	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
4	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
3-dimensional	O
upgrade	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
with	O
more	O
complicated	O
ball	O
control	O
and	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
elf	B-Application
antics	O
and	O
elf	B-Application
jokes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
-	O
Bocce	O
Style	O
(	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
5	O
)	O
used	O
the	O
elves	B-Application
as	O
bocce	O
balls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
6	O
:	O
Air	O
Biscuits	O
involved	O
bowling	B-Application
the	O
elf	B-Application
over	O
a	O
mound	O
of	O
snow	O
which	O
sends	O
the	O
elf	B-Application
airborne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
elf	B-Application
could	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
by	O
using	O
"	O
fart	O
"	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
7	O
:	O
The	O
Last	O
Insult	O
returns	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
bowling	B-Application
but	O
with	O
new	O
wrinkles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
story	O
mode	O
is	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Elves	B-Application
can	O
and	O
will	O
do	O
anything	O
to	O
stop	O
Santa	O
from	O
rolling	O
a	O
strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
Hawaiian	O
Vacation	O
-	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
in	O
exotic	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
games	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
1	O
&	O
2	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
computer-animated	O
film	O
produced	O
by	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
games	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
entitled	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
the	O
Movie	O
:	O
The	O
Great	O
North	O
Pole	O
Elf	B-Application
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
a	O
United	O
States-Fiji-South	O
Korea	O
co-production	O
directed	O
by	O
Dave	O
Kim	O
with	O
Rex	O
Piano	O
as	O
co-director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finishing	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
,	O
he	O
got	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
production	O
coordinator	O
on	O
The	O
Simpsons	O
Movie	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Golden	O
Compass	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Filmbrokers	O
International	O
,	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
the	O
Movie	O
began	O
production	O
in	O
Fiji	B-Language
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
before	O
moving	O
into	O
a	O
Simi	O
Valley	O
house	O
owned	O
by	O
Kim	O
's	O
mother	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
story	O
reel	O
was	O
edited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	O
movements	O
for	O
the	O
musical	O
sequences	O
were	O
animated	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
Kim	O
himself	O
wearing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Mo-cap	B-General_Concept
suits	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Media	O
Films	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
of	O
Universal	O
Studios	O
Home	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
distributed	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
the	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
disastrous	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Elf	B-Operating_System
Bowling	I-Operating_System
2	O
:	O
The	O
Great	O
Halloween	B-Application
Pumpkin-Heist	O
were	O
immediately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
