Mario Superstar Bowling

Mario Superstar Bowlingis a Super Mario sports game. It is seen as a spiritual cousin to Mario Baseball series, while also adopting some aspects of the Mario Sports Mix series.
The game features a variety of multiplayer modes, as well as singpleplayer content.
==Gameplay==
In general play, players take turns trying to knock down the most pins during a frame. They can chose a stance, which can effect the maximum potential power your bowl can achieve, as well as choosing it's starting position on the lane. Afterwards, they will have to strike a balance on a meter, similar to the Mario Golf series, denoting the power of the throw and the speed it will travel. While the ball rolls, players will have a limited control to move the ball - varying by the stance and character type - and attempt to knock down renaming pins.
As frames go on, power-ups and coins may litter the lane, usually out of the direct line of the remaining pins. This can allow players to take risks in their throws for potential rewards that could provide more lucrative bowls in later frames - such as missing out on a Spare in order to pick up a power up to use in the next frame, or litter the lane for the next player.
In Free Play, players will share a lane, picking a single character and taking turns to try and score the most pins after the completion of all frames.
In Team Play, players will form a team of five each, playing concurrently on their own lanes, attempting to score a cumulative total higher than the others. When an obstacle pick-up is acquired, instead of leaving it on your own lane, it is duplicated to your opponents lanes.
In Alley Play, all 18 lanes are filled with teams of five, with up to 18 player controlled teams allowed online. In local play or in private lobbies, teams without players will be AI controlled.
In League Play, teams compete in a set number of games, with 18 teams, each full game taking place in a separate alley. Teams will keep point counts across all games, and receive bonuses based on placement per game. Random Events can be enabled or disabled, which can lead to additional characters appearing offering to replace team members or as back ups, and accidents can happen taking team mates out and requiring replacements.
All game modes support Cosmic Bowling, an alternate mode which gives a make-over to an alley as well as small gameplay changes. During Cosmic, coins appear at a higher rate and are doubled upon pick-up. Power ups appear at higher frequencies, especially as it advances further in frames. Cosmetically, all alleys turn their lights off and turn black-lights on, which cause attire on characters, their balls, pins and specific alley objects to glow in the dark. Additionally, strobe and spot lights will light up the lanes, along with other embellishments varying from alley to alley, such as smoke machines, lasers and more. The music in a stage also takes on a more orchestral Super Mario Galaxy-inspired remix. Lastly, all special shots will have additional cosmetic effects to make them appear flashier.
==Characters==
In order to factor in full teams of five for 18 lanes, and additional characters in League Play, Mario Superstar Bowling features XX characters, XX which are unlockable. Characters are separated into 6 categories, giving them specific pros and cons. Although characters can choose an alternate stance to gain some of the attributes of another category, they will excel in their specified field above all.
*: These characters are balanced and have equal stats in all categories.
*: These characters can bowl at a stronger throw, increasing the range of the balance meter and speed traveled at the cost of control.
*: These characters have a better control of the angle bowled, as well as redirecting movement while the ball is rolling, at the cost of power.
*: These characters have less control of the ball the closer it is to the start of the lane, but more control the closer to the pins. They also hit pins further.
*: These characters can bowl at high speeds, allowing a similar increased movement to Power, but can recover form obstacles better including gutter recovery.
*: These characters have only a high focus in one stat and low in the remaining, however they have more precise control when using power-ups.
==Default Characters==
These are characters available from the start.
	 	 	 	
	Mario 	Balance 	Fire Strike 	
*Tanooki Mario
*Cat Mario
*Dr. Mario
*Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Maker DLC)
*Sunshine Mario (Super Mario Sunshine HD DLC)
*Style Change Mario (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
	Luigi 	Balance 	Green Fire Strike 	
*Kitsune Luigi
*Dr. Luigi
*Luigi's Manson Luigi (Luigi's Mansion HD DLC)
*Style Change Luigi (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
	Peach 	Technical	Heart Ball 	
*Cat Peach
*Tanooki Peach
*Athletic Wear
*Nurse Peach
*Sunshine Peach (Super Mario Sunshine HD DLC)
*Style Change Peach (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
	Daisy 	Technical	Flower Ball 	
*Athletic Wear
	Bowser 	Power 	Bowser Ball 	
*Hammer Slam Bowser
*Dark Hammer Slam Bowser
*Winged Bowser (Super Mario Maker DLC)
*Style Change Bowser (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
	Bowser Jr. 	Speed 	Bullet Bill Strike 	
*Winged Bowser Jr. (Super Mario Maker DLC)
	Wario 	Power 	Magnet Ball - Attract	
*WarioWare Inc.
*Wario Land
*Vampire Wario
	Waluigi 	Control 	Magnet Ball - Repel 	N/A
	Yoshi 	Balance 	Egg Ball 	
*Red Yoshi
*Blue Yoshi
*Yellow Yoshi
*Pink Yoshi
*Cyan Yoshi
*White Yoshi
*Black Yoshi
*Brown Yoshi
*Purple Yoshi
*Orange Yoshi
*Glowing Yoshi
*Style Change Yoshi (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
	Birdo 	Balance 	Suction Strike 	
*Red Birdo
*Green Birdo
*Gray Birdo
*Purple Birdo
*Orange Birdo
*Blue Birdo
	Donkey Kong 	Power 	Barrel Ball 	
*Super Kong
*Turbo Charge Donkey Kong
*Dark Turbo Charge Donkey Kong
*Style Change DK (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
	Diddy Kong 	Speed 	Banana Cluster Ball 	
*Style Change Diddy Kong (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
	Dixie Kong 	Technical	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A
	Tiny Kong 	Speed 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A
	Toad 	Balance 	Turbo Ball 	
*Tanooki Toad
*Captain Toad
*Blue Toad
*Yellow Toad
*Green Toad
*Pink Toad
*Super Mario Maker Toad (Super Mario Maker DLC)
*Style Change Toad (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
	Toadette 	Control 	Energetic Ball 	
*Captain Toadette
	Rosalina 	Tricky 	Launch Star Ball 	
*Athletic Wear
*Cat Rosalina
*Tanooki Rosalina
	Luma 	Tricky 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	
*Blue Luma
*Pink Luma
*Apricot Luma
*Green Luma
*Turqoise Luma
*Red Luma
*Black Luma
*Co-Star Luma
	Foreman Spike 	Tricky 	Demoltion Ball 	
*Wrecking Crew '98
	King Boo 	Technical	Boo Ball 	
*Dark Moon (Luigi's Mansion HD DLC)
	Petey Piranha 	Control 	Goop Strike 	N/A
	Boom Boom 	Power 	Spinning Strike 	N/A
	Pom Pom 	Technical	Boomerang Ball 	N/A
	Nabbit 	Tricky 	Thief Strike 	N/A
	Lakitu 	Tricky 	Fishing Ball 	
*Blue Lakitu
*Green Lakitu
*Yellow Lakitu
*Gold Lakitu
	Kamek 	Control 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Red Magikoopa
*Yellow Magikoopa
*Green Magikoopa
*Black Magikoopa
*White Magikoopa
	Koopa Troopa 	Balance 	Shell Strike 	
*Blue Koopa Troopa
*Green Koopa Troopa
*Yellow Koopa Troopa
*Gold Koopa Troopa
	Para-Troopa 	Speed 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	
*Blue Koopa Troopa
*Green Koopa Troopa
*Yellow Koopa Troopa
*Gold Koopa Troopa
	Goomba 	Balance 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	
*Blue Goomba
*Red Goomba
*Gold Goomba
*Galoomba
*Special Galoomba
	Para-Goomba 	Speed 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	
*Blue Para-Goomba
*Red Para-Goomba
*Gold Para-Goomba
*Para-Galoomba
*Special Para-Galoomba
	Shy Guy 	Speed 	Vegetable Strike 	
*Blue Shy Guy
*Green Shy Guy
*Yellow Shy Guy
*Black Shy Guy
*White Shy Guy
*Cyan Shy Guy
*Pink Shy Guy
*Orange Shy Guy
	Fly Guy 	Technical	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Blue Shy Guy
*Green Shy Guy
*Yellow Shy Guy
*Black Shy Guy
*White Shy Guy
*Cyan Shy Guy
*Pink Shy Guy
*Orange Shy Guy
	Baby Mario 	Control 	Baby Fire Ball 	N/A
	Baby Peach 	Control 	Baby Heart Strike 	N/A
	Hammer Bro. 	Balance 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	
*Boomerang Bro.
*Fire Bro.
*SMB3 Hammer Bro.
	Charging Chuck	Balance 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A
	Mii 	Varied 	Baby Flower Ball 	Mii Costumes
==Unlockable Characters==
Characters that have to be unlocked.
 	 	 	 	 	
 	Baby Luigi 	Technical 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Baby in League Play. (Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Baby Luigi, Baby Daisy, Baby Rosalina)
 	Baby Daisy 	Technical 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Baby in League Play. (Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Baby Luigi, Baby Daisy, Baby Rosalina)
 	Baby Rosalina 	Tricky 	Baby Star Launch Strike	N/A 	Knockout Team Baby in League Play. (Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Baby Luigi, Baby Daisy, Baby Rosalina)
 	Baby DK 	Speed 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Purchase at the Play Shop for 300 coins.
 	Lubba 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Galaxy in League Play. (Rosalina, Luma, Co-Star Luma, Lubba, Cosmic Spirit)
 	Cosmic Spirit 	Control 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Galaxy in League Play. (Rosalina, Luma, Co-Star Luma, Lubba, Cosmic Spirit)
 	Dry Bowser 	Power 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Ghost House in League Play. (Dry Bowser, Dry Bones, Bone Goomba, King Boo, Boo)
 	Dry Bones 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Red Dry Bones
*Blue Dry Bones
*Black Dry Bones 	Knockout Team Ghost House in League Play. (Dry Bowser, Dry Bones, Bone Goomba, King Boo, Boo)
 	Bone Goomba 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Ghost House in League Play. (Dry Bowser, Dry Bones, Bone Goomba, King Boo, Boo)
 	Boo 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Pink Boo
*Shadow Boo 	Knockout Team Ghost House in League Play. (Dry Bowser, Dry Bones, Bone Goomba, King Boo, Boo)
 	Funky Kong 	Control 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Kong in League Play. (Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Tiny Kong, Funky Kong)
 	Cranky Kong 	Balance 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	Knockout Team Girder in League Play. (Foreman Spike, Cranky Kong, Stanley, Pauline, Donkey Kong Jr.)	
 	King K. Rool 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Kaptain K. Rool
*Baron Von Roolstein
*King of Swing K. Rool 	Recruit King K. Rool as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Kritter 	Balance 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	
*Blue Kritter
*Brown Kritter
*Red Kritter 	Recruit Kritter as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Donkey Kong Jr. 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Girder in League Play. (Foreman Spike, Cranky Kong, Stanley, Pauline, Donkey Kong Jr.)
 	Pauline 	Technical 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Girder in League Play. (Foreman Spike, Cranky Kong, Stanley, Pauline, Donkey Kong Jr.)
 	Stanley 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Girder in League Play. (Foreman Spike, Cranky Kong, Stanley, Pauline, Donkey Kong Jr.)
 	Sledge Bro. 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*SMB3 Sledge Bro. 	Purchase at the Play Store for 300 coins.
 	Sumo Bro. 	Power 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Purchase at the Play Store for 300 coins.
 	Metal Mario 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Gold Mario
*Silver Mario 	Recruit Metal Mario as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Honey Queen 	Speed 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Recruit Honey Queen as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	King Bob-Omb 	Tricky 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Recruit King Bob-Omb as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Tail Goomba 	Tricky 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	
*Cat Goomba 	Knockout Team Goomba in League Play. (Goomboss, Goomba, Para-Goomba, Tail Goomba. Goomba (Galoomba))
 	Goomboss 	Power 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Goomba in League Play. (Goomboss, Goomba, Para-Goomba, Tail Goomba. Goomba (Galoomba))
 	Wiggler 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Green Wiggler
*Red Wiggler 	Recruit Wiggler as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Flutter 	Technical 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	
*Green Flutter
*Red Flutter 	Recruit Flutter as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Iggy 	Technical 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Koopaling in League Play if he is on the team or recruit Iggy as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Roy 	Power 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Koopaling in League Play if he is on the team or recruit Roy as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Lemmy 	Speed 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Koopaling in League Play if he is on the team or recruit Lemmy as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Larry 	Technical 	Baby Green Fire Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Koopaling in League Play if he is on the team or recruit Larry as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Wendy 	Control 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Koopaling in League Play if she is on the team or recruit Wendy as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Ludwig 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Koopaling in League Play if he is on the team or recruit Ludwig as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Morton Jr. 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Koopaling in League Play if he is on the team or recruit Morton Jr. as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Koopa Kid 	Balance 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Red Koopa Kid
*Blue Koopa Kid
*Yellow Koopa Kid 	Recruit Koopa Kid as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Reznor 	Technical 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Unlocked with the Fortress alley.
 	Kamella 	Control 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Recruit Kamella as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Blooper 	Control 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Pink Blooper
*Tan Blooper
*Green Blooper
*Yellow Blooper
*Jumping Blooper (Super Mario Sunshine HD DLC)	Unlocked with the Aquatic Lanes alley.
 	Bandit 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Red Bandit
*Yellow Bandit
*Green Bandit
*Pink Bandit
*Orange Bandit
*Black Bandit
*White Bandit
*Zeus Guy	Unlocked with the Yoshi's Island alley.
 	Spike 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Stone Spike
*Snow Spike 	Recruit Spike as a replacement or spare in League Play.
 	Monty Mole 	Balance 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Unlocked with the Airship Alleys alley.
 	Rex 	Balance 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Unlocked with the Dinosaur Land alley.
 	Toadsworth 	Technical 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Unlocked with the Peach's Secret Slide alley.
 	Snifit 	Speed 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Purchase at the Play Store for 300 coins.
 	Pianta 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Pink Pianta
*Yellow Pianta
*Orange Pianta
*Purple Pianta
*Brown Pianta 	Unlocked with the Sunshine Cruise alley.
 	Noki 	Speed 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Red Noki
*Green Noki
*Yellow Noki 	Unlocked with the Private Beach alley.
 	Waddlewing 	Speed 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Purchase at the Play Store for 300 coins.
 	Mummy-Me 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Purchase at the Play Store for 300 coins.
 	Meowser 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Meow in League Play. (Cat Mario, Cat Rosalina, Cat Peach, Meowser, Cat Goomba)
 	Sprixie Princess	Technical 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Blue Princess
*Red Princess
*Cyan Princess
*Yellow Princess
*Purple Princess
*Orange Princess 	Knockout Team Sprixie in League Play.
 	R.O.B. 	Control 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Famicom R.O.B.
*Mario Kart R.O.B. 	Knockout Team Famicom in League Play. (R.O.B., Ossan, Balloon Fighter, Excite Racer, Duck Hunt)
 	Ossan 	Balance 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Famicom in League Play. (R.O.B., Ossan, Balloon Fighter, Excite Racer, Duck Hunt)
 	Balloon Fighter 	Technical 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Player 2 Color 	Knockout Team Famicom in League Play. (R.O.B., Ossan, Balloon Fighter, Excite Racer, Duck Hunt)
 	Excite Racer 	Speed 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Maroon Racer
*Blue Racer
*Green Racer
*Yellow Racer 	Knockout Team Famicom in League Play. (R.O.B., Ossan, Balloon Fighter, Excite Racer, Duck Hunt)
 	Dunk Hunt 	Power 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Famicom in League Play. (R.O.B., Ossan, Balloon Fighter, Excite Racer, Duck Hunt)
 	Black Mage 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Magic Red 	Knockout Team Final Fantasy in League Play. (Black Mage, White Mage, Ninja, Cactaur, Moogle)
 	White Mage 	Technical 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Pure White 	Knockout Team Final Fantasy in League Play. (Black Mage, White Mage, Ninja, Cactaur, Moogle)
Moogle	Control 	Baby Flower Ball	N/A 	Knockout Team Final Fantasy in League Play. (Black Mage, White Mage, Ninja, Cactaur, Moogle) 	
 	Cactaur 	Speed 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Knockout Team Final Fantasy in League Play. (Black Mage, White Mage, Ninja, Cactaur, Moogle)
Ninja 	Balance 	Baby Flower Ball	
*Shadow White 	Knockout Team Final Fantasy in League Play. (Black Mage, White Mage, Ninja, Cactaur, Moogle) 	
 	Captain Syrup 	Balance 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Wario Land 	Knockout Team WarioWare in League Play. (Wario, Waluigi, Captain Syrup, Ashley, Mona)
 	Ashley 	Tricky 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Halloween Ashley 	Knockout Team WarioWare in League Play. (Wario, Waluigi, Captain Syrup, Ashley, Mona)
Mona 	Speed 	Baby Flower Ball	
*Twisted! Mona
*Touched! Mona
*Smooth Moves Mona
*Snapped! Mona
*D.I.Y. Mona
*Game & Wario Mona	Knockout Team WarioWare in League Play. (Wario, Waluigi, Captain Syrup, Ashley, Mona) 	
 	Nester 	Control 	Baby Flower Ball 	
*Virtual Bowling Attire 	Unlocked with Nester's Funky Bowling alley.
 	Home Bowler 	Balance 	Baby Flower Ball 	N/A 	Purchase at the Play Store for 5000 coins.
==Downloadable Characters==
	 	 	 	 	 	
	Small Mario 	Tricky 	Coin Block Strike 	
*30th Annivesary	
*Included in the First Printing and Limited Editions through the included amiibo card. 
*Also unlocked by scanning 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo (Retro or Modern colors). 
*Knockout the team Small Mario is on in the Bonus Game Event League.	
	Yarn Yoshi 	Control 	Yarn Strike 	
*Pink Yarn Yoshi
*Cyan Yarn Yoshi	Knockout Team Yarn in the Yoshi's Wooly World Event League. (Yarn Yoshi, Mega Yarn Yoshi, Poochie, Pharaoh Guy, Fluffin' Puffin) 	
	Mega Yarn Yoshi 	Power 	Mega Yarn Strike 	
*Pink Yarn Yoshi
*Cyan Yarn Yoshi	Knockout Team Yarn in the Yoshi's Wooly World Event League. (Yarn Yoshi, Mega Yarn Yoshi, Poochie, Pharaoh Guy, Fluffin' Puffin) 	
	Poochie 	Speed 	Barky Strike 	
*Yarn Poochie	Knockout Team Yarn in the Yoshi's Wooly World Event League. (Yarn Yoshi, Mega Yarn Yoshi, Poochie, Pharaoh Guy, Fluffin' Puffin) 	
	Pharaoh Guy 	Tricky 	Pharaoh's Curse Strike	N/A	Knockout Team Yarn in the Yoshi's Wooly World Event League. (Yarn Yoshi, Mega Yarn Yoshi, Poochie, Pharaoh Guy, Fluffin' Puffin) 	
	Fluffin' Puffin 	Control 	Puffin Ball 	N/A	Knockout Team Yarn in the Yoshi's Wooly World Event League. (Yarn Yoshi, Mega Yarn Yoshi, Poochie, Pharaoh Guy, Fluffin' Puffin) 	
	Mecha Bowser 	Power 	Mecha Fire Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team Sunshine in the Super Mario Sunshine HD Event League. (Sunshine Mario, Sunshine Peach, Mecha Bowser, Il Piatismo, Shadow Mario) 	
	Il Piantismo 	Speed 	Speedy Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team Sunshine in the Super Mario Sunshine HD Event League. (Sunshine Mario, Sunshine Peach, Mecha Bowser, Il Piatismo, Shadow Mario) 	
	Shadow Mario 	Tricky 	Shadow Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team Sunshine in the Super Mario Sunshine HD Event League. (Sunshine Mario, Sunshine Peach, Mecha Bowser, Il Piatismo, Shadow Mario) 	
	Bowling Ghost 	Tricky 	Ghost Ball 	
*Purple Ghost
*Blue Ghost
*Green Ghost
*Garbage Can Ghost	Knockout Team Mansion in the Luigi's Mansion HD Event League. (Luigi's Mansion Luigi, Dark Mansion King Boo, Professor E. Gadd, Bowling Ghost, Bowling Ghost (Garbage Can Ghost))	
	Professor E. Gadd	Technical	Vacuum Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team Mansion in the Luigi's Mansion HD Event League. (Luigi's Mansion Luigi, Dark Mansion King Boo, Professor E. Gadd, Bowling Ghost, Bowling Ghost (Garbage Can Ghost))	
	Mary O. 	Balance 	Yamamura Ball 	N/A	Knockout Team Mario Maker in the Super Mario Maker Event League. (Super Mario Maker Mario, Winged Bowser, Mary O., Undog, Fighter Fly) 	
	Undog 	Speed 	Undo Ball 	N/A	Knockout Team Mario Maker in the Super Mario Maker Event League. (Super Mario Maker Mario, Winged Bowser, Mary O., Undog, Fighter Fly) 	
	Fighter Fly 	Tricky 	Gnat Attack Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team Mario Maker in the Super Mario Maker Event League. (Super Mario Maker Mario, Winged Bowser, Mary O., Undog, Fighter Fly) 	
	Inkling 	Control 	Squid Ball 	
*Blue Inkling
*Green Inkling
*Callie
*Marie	Knockout Team Splatfest in the Splatoon Event League. (Inkling, Inkling (Blue), Inkling (Callie), Inkling (Marie), Octoling) 	
	Octoling 	Speed 	Splat Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team Splatfest in the Splatoon Event League. (Inkling, Inkling (Blue), Inkling (Callie), Inkling (Marie), Octoling) 	
	Nikki 	Control 	Swapnote Strike 	
*Halloween Nikki	Knockout Team System in the Miiverse Event League. (Nikki, Monita, Mr. AR, Baito, Rusty) 	
	Monita 	Technical	Nintendoland Strike 	
*Dark Monita
*Princess Monita	Knockout Team System in the Miiverse Event League. (Nikki, Monita, Mr. AR, Baito, Rusty) 	
	Mr. AR 	Power 	Face Raiders Strike 	
*Heart Glasses	Knockout Team System in the Miiverse Event League. (Nikki, Monita, Mr. AR, Baito, Rusty) 	
	Baito 	Tricky 	Badge Arcade Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team System in the Miiverse Event League. (Nikki, Monita, Mr. AR, Baito, Rusty) 	
	Rusty 	Control 	Real Deal Bowling Ball	N/A	Knockout Team System in the Miiverse Event League. (Nikki, Monita, Mr. AR, Baito, Rusty) 	
	Link 	Balance 	Hero Strike 	
*Blue Link
*Red Link
*Purple Link
*Outset Island Link
*Style Change Link (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)
*	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	Zelda 	Technical	Sacred Seal Strike 	
*Tetra
*Style Change Zelda (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	Tingle 	Tricky 	Tingle Tuner Strike 	N/A	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	Linebeck 	Control 	Cannon Ball Strike 	N/A	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	Alfonzo 	Power 	Railroad Strike 	N/A	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	Villager 	Balance 	Slingshot Strike 	
*Girl Villager
*Boy Villager 2
*Girl Villager 2
*Style Change Villager (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Animal Crossing" DLC 	
	Isabelle 	Balance 	Firework Strike 	
*Winter Attire
*Style Change Isabelle (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu DLC)	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	Tom Nook 	Power 	Furniture Strike 	
*Business Suit	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	K.K. Slider 	Control 	K.K. Strike 	
*DJ K.K.	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	Tortimer 	Tricky 	Lucky Bell Strike 	
Vacation Tortimer	Purchase the "Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda" DLC 	
	SUPER MARIO KUN 	Balance 	Graphic Fire Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team MARIO KUN in the SUPER MARIO KUN 25th Anniversary Event League. (SUPER MARIO KUN, SMK LUIGI, SMK PEACH, SMK YOSHI, ORE DAYO! WARIO) 	
	SMK LUIGI 	Balance 	Graphic Green Strike 	N/A	Knockout Team MARIO KUN in the SUPER MARIO KUN 25th Anniversary Event League. (SUPER MARIO KUN, SMK LUIGI, SMK PEACH, SMK YOSHI, ORE DAYO! WARIO) 	
	SMK PEACH 	Technical	Graphic Heart Ball 	N/A	Knockout Team MARIO KUN in the SUPER MARIO KUN 25th Anniversary Event League. (SUPER MARIO KUN, SMK LUIGI, SMK PEACH, SMK YOSHI, ORE DAYO! WARIO) 	
	SMK YOSHI 	Balance 	Graphic Egg Ball 	N/A	Knockout Team MARIO KUN in the SUPER MARIO KUN 25th Anniversary Event League. (SUPER MARIO KUN, SMK LUIGI, SMK PEACH, SMK YOSHI, ORE DAYO! WARIO) 	
	ORE DAYO! WARIO 	Power 	Graphic Magnet Ball 	N/A	Knockout Team MARIO KUN in the SUPER MARIO KUN 25th Anniversary Event League. (SUPER MARIO KUN, SMK LUIGI, SMK PEACH, SMK YOSHI, ORE DAYO! WARIO) 	
==Default Alleys==
All lanes in an alley are identical.
	 	 	
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==Unlockable Alleys==
All lanes in an alley are identical
	 	 	 	
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==Downloadable Alleys==
Some promotional bowling alleys feature differing lanes. If applicable they will be noted.
	 	 	 	
	Wooly World: Lacey Lanes	A Yoshi's Wooly World inspired alley way based on the first levels with wool pins. 	Unlocked by participating in the Yoshi's Wooly World Event League. 	Night time with several objects glowing, special glowing yarn is strung around objects and trees.
	Isle Delfino 	Several lanes set in the plaza of Isle Delfino with Shine-inspired pins. 	Unlocked by participating in the Super Mario Sunshine HD Event League. 	Takes place at night with a full moon, with several lights littered on the buildings above causing objects below to glow. The Shines glow really bright and strong as well.
	E. Gadd's Lab 	Set in the lab below Luigi's Mansion, inspired by E. Gadd's lab, with several appearances by ghosts. Mechanical invention style pins are used. 	Unlocked by participating in the Luigi's Mansion HD Event League. 	Lights are turned off with special black lights and tons of spooky fog. More ghosts appear, and glow bright after passing through lights and retain their glow.
	Super Mario Maker 	Set in an alleyway built out of blocks and objects from the Ground level in Super Mario Bros.. As the game furthers into frames, it will change to SMB3, SMW and NSMBU style assets. The pins are stylized like SMB Mario and have mustaches.	Unlocked by participating in the Super Mario Maker Event League. 	The stage acts as if someone had used a Big Mushroom in Super Mario Maker, with Mario objects invading and flying above and around the lanes and low-light and strobes simulating CRT lines. It will lock in SMB style, except for a musical flourish where it will quickly jump through them all.
	Inkoplis Lanes 	Set in the world of Splatoon inspired by levels in Splatoon. Ink will be splatted around as frames go on. Pins are squid-inspired. 	Unlocked by participating in the Splatoon Event League. 	Set at night with many lights pointed down onto the lanes below. Ink will more haphazardly be painted around the level, and the Ink will glow. DJ Octavio can be seen playing.
	Hyrule Lanes 	Set in Hyrule castle with inspirations from the mini-games in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Pins are replaced with ornate tri-force emblazoned pins. Coins are replaced with Rupees and the ? Blocks are replaced by Chests. 	Included with the '"Mario Superstar Bowling x Legend of Zelda"' DLC. 	Lights are turned off with special black lights and tons of spooky fog. More ghosts appear, and glow bright after passing through lights and retain their glow.
	Brewster's Lanes 	Set in an expanded version of Brewster's Cafe with tons of Animal Crossing furniture and decor. Pins are slightly redesigned. Coins are replaced with bells and the ? Blocks are replaced with floating Furniture Leafs. 	Included with the '"Mario Superstar Bowling x Animal Crossing"' DLC. 	Lights are turned off and black lights and smoke machines are used. A U.F.O. can be seen flying at the top of the lanes, and if K.K. Slider is not playing, he will be DJing.
	Miiverse Alley 	Set in a comfy, clean, modern Miiverse inspired alleway. Pictures from the Mario Superstar Bowling Miiverse can appear at the end of the lanes. Pins are green with white rings. 	Unlocked by participating in the MiiVerse Event League. 	Lights are turned off, making the white black and tons of spotlights and strobes. Drawings will also flip between being normal and inverted, pulsing between the two, to the music.
	SUPER MARIO KUN LANES 	Set in a standard Ground Level Mario level but in the exaggerated art style of SUPER MARIO KUN, with Castles being the lane ends. 	Unlocked by participating in the SUPER MARIO KUN 25th Anniversary Event League.	It's night time and fire works are constantly being fired from the castles. It's a full moon and mushrooms and flowers in the area glow.
==Obstacles & Power-Ups==
Similar to Mario Kart, ? Blocks can appear on the lanes, usually out of your strike line. When hit, you will gain an Item, either a Power-Up or Obstacle, which can be activated mid bowl to power-up your ball or place an obstacle where it is at when activated.
Additionally, coins can appear, more frequently than ? Block, and often at random locations as opposed to being intentional off-path. When enough coins are collected (10 by default), your character will gain access to their Special Technique.
*Coin Bag: Fill the characters coins up for their special technique.
*Banana Peel: Drop a banana peel upon activation. Next ball to hit it spins out, slowing and losing control.
==Balls==
The game has XX different bowling balls for use. 6 are available by default, while the remaining are unlockable or downloadable.
*Standard Ball: A standard black bowling ball.
*Stencil Ball: A standard black bowling ball, with the characters logo stenciled in white on the broad side.
*Colorful Ball: A standard solid color bowling ball, the color is decided by the character, and if a Mii, their favorite color.
*Marble Ball: A common marbled bowling ball, using the color decided by the character.
*Black Light Ball: An off-white colored ball, slightly tinted by the character-defined color. This ball glows strongly that color in Cosmic Bowling.
*League Ball: A dark blue ball with the games logo on it.
=amiibo Balls=
==amiibo Unlocks==
==References to other games==
==Trivia==
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