''Milo's Astro Lanes'' is a 1998

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game for the

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developed by Player 1 and published by

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. The game takes place in a space setting where there are intergalactic bowling alleys. It makes use of the

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and the

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. The latter must be used for the former to be used.

Features

* 6 playable characters * 12 galactic lanes * 6 types of bowling balls * Multiplayer modes including 4 player simultaneous mode * Variety of specials available

Reception

The game was met with average reception, as

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gave it a score of 69% based on only four reviews. Although there were plans made by

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to bring ''Milo's Astro Lanes'' to Japan under the title ''Space Bowler Milo'' (スペース・ボーラーマイロー) in December 1999, they were eventually canceled due to continuously low sales of the Nintendo 64 in the country.

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* 1998 video games Bowling video games Crave Entertainment games Multiplayer and single-player video games Nintendo 64 games Nintendo 64-only games Video games developed in the United States {{Bowling-videogame-stub