<s>
Nester	B-Application
's	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
is	O
a	O
bowling	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saffire	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Nester	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
comics	O
,	O
or	O
his	O
twin	O
sister	O
Hester	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
compete	O
to	O
see	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
superior	O
bowler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
standard	O
bowling	B-Application
mechanics	O
and	O
rules	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
three	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
-	O
Bowling	B-Application
,	O
Challenge	O
,	O
and	O
Practice	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
supporting	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reception	O
;	O
while	O
some	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
poor	O
or	O
average	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
staff	O
for	O
IGN	O
and	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
Allgame	O
were	O
more	O
forgiving	O
,	O
toting	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
quality	O
game	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nester	B-Application
's	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Saffire	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Nester	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
's	O
comic	O
section	O
,	O
or	O
his	O
twin	O
sister	O
Hester	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
prove	O
their	O
superiority	O
over	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
other	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Nester	B-Application
's	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
uses	O
parallax	B-Device
,	O
an	O
optical	O
trick	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
3D	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
ranks	O
that	O
are	O
achieved	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
score	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
normal	O
bowling	B-Application
rules	O
-	O
the	O
ranks	O
are	O
Beginner	O
,	O
Intermediate	O
,	O
Advanced	O
,	O
and	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Bowling	B-Application
,	O
Challenge	O
,	O
and	O
Practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Bowling	B-Application
,	O
players	O
play	O
a	O
standard	O
game	O
of	O
bowling	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
,	O
players	O
pass	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
back	O
and	O
forth	O
in	O
between	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nester	B-Application
's	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Brusqul	O
for	O
The	O
Daily	O
Gazette	O
criticized	O
the	O
randomized	O
and	O
unrealistic	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
and	O
pins	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
players	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
bowling	B-Application
game	O
play	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
system	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
eye	O
pain	O
incurred	O
from	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
solid	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
editor	O
's	O
pick	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
editors	O
Scott	O
,	O
Dan	O
,	O
and	O
Henry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
over	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
average	O
bowling	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Luke	O
McKinney	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
library	O
consisting	O
of	O
"	O
almost	O
five	O
percent	O
"	O
bowling	B-Application
games	O
was	O
a	O
poor	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
's	O
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
but	O
bemoaning	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
due	O
to	O
few	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
and	O
no	O
save	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireds	O
Chris	O
Kohler	O
stated	O
that	O
Nester	B-Application
's	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
had	O
increased	O
in	O
price	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nester	B-Application
's	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
sold	O
disappointingly	O
.	O
</s>
