Elf Bowling ✦ Editor's Choice

: Instead of a traditional bowling alley, Santa uses a frozen lane at the North Pole.

: A moving arrow determines your aim and a shifting power meter dictates the speed of the ball. 💥 Over-the-Top Antics Elf Bowling

The premise of the game is absurdly simple and unapologetically crude: : Instead of a traditional bowling alley, Santa

: Knocking down the elves resulted in cartoon blood, flying limbs, and groans. : If you timed a gutter ball perfectly

: If you timed a gutter ball perfectly or took too long to shoot, a reindeer would walk onto the screen to mock you, or could even be hit by the ball.

What made Elf Bowling stick in the collective memory of early internet users was its dark, cartoonish slapstick humor:

: Random animations would disrupt your shots, such as an elf stepping out of the way or pulling down his pants to distract you. Let's Play Elf Bowling 1 & 2 (GBA) - Holiday Lanes