Is Switch Sports bowling as good as Wii Sports Bowling? | Nintendo Switch Sports

Please let Dan have his built-in excuses.
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#Versus #ep1 #NintendoSwitchSports

[@DoctaSalt]

The biggest sin of Switch Sports bowling is that you can’t chuck the ball towards the crowd anymore

[@sleepyote]

That was the best part of Wii bowling. :(

[@analogicparadox]

Bowling just isn't the same without accidental murder

[@christinaartista697]

...or purposeful...

[@mr.unfinished174]

and it doesnt keep telling you to hold b to throw the ball when you clearly do it

[@Corgi_Clan]

Awh they took out the best feature 😭😭

[@absoutezeo2126]

Arin and Dan being far away from the mics when it's their turn is the authentic bowling experience of trying to talk to your friend as they go up to bowl and you stay seated.

[@KaladinVegapunk]

The trick with old Wii bowling was you do the bowl motion but don't let go, then release, the ball leaps out and always gets a strike

[@KaladinVegapunk]

The trick for strikes is to hit right in between the center pin and the one next to it, slight angle, wipes em out

[@johnburch9908]

@@KaladinVegapunk bowlers refer to that as "the pocket".

[@fire8oy]

@@KaladinVegapunkNo matter how many times I tried this it would always rotate left and when I tried to correct it, it would rotate right

[@wesleypatterson2989]

You can, but they dont react. I saw it on either SomeCallMeKevin's video or RTGamer's

[@jcace13]

I swear every time Dan picks up a controller it's like the first time he's ever picked up a controller.

[@jonathanpilcher337]

And yet he beat arin, what a funny paradox

[@thatsprettylane]

It’s like he had a traumatic accident involving controllers and touching them triggers an amnesiac episode.

[@harleyrose666]

He has Amnosia 😂

[@jocomfiresin6982]

@@thatsprettylane he did... Controllers aren't designed for those freakish thumbs every moment he picks up a video game controller he's reminded of his revolting deformity and made to feel like the FREAK!!! He was born as... But don't worry... Cause he's perfect on the inside cause he's... Danny... Don't... You... Know?

[@porcinihead9102]

@@jocomfiresin6982 so many references in there

[@entr3_nou5]

There’s something hilarious about Arin having to show Dan how to use the controller after struggling to knock down the pins himself, and Dan *immediately* getting a strike

[@gamerboy7962]

Arin: "I'M THE ONE WHO WINS! I TOLD YOU I'M EPIC!" Dan: "Wow Arin, you are on Danganronpa levels of Despair." 🤣🤣

[@cookiesyruplover]

I think Arin is overthinking how he throws (too fast!) while Dan is throwing slow enough for the controller to pick up his form (which makes it think ah good perfect form!) and it gives him the strike. Kinda wish they were playing online so we can see them panic with the timer and witness the insane amount of strikes everyone else gets but I don't think they'll get past round 1 that way.

[@xxcjsniperxxmc8917]

We need a 10 minute power hour bowling irl now.

[@chococtopus]

with an actual bowling coach!

[@Corgi_Clan]

Yes!!!

[@jontheartist]

Hell yeah I agree! 10 minute power hour bowling in real life! I NEED IT NOW!!!

[@gamerboy7962]

You just made my day! I can see it now Arin: "Ready for this, Daniel?" *Throws gutter ball* Arin: "F*CK! I'M THE BOWLING BOY! I'M EPIC!!" Dan: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@meganheartswell]

I would like them to do the kiddie bowling though. I think it would be funnier.

[@Imberis]

Arin's "NO!" after Dan says Arin can't handle losing was quintessential Arin.

[@Lou-Mae]

I don't think I will ever get tired of Arin having to explain how to use a control pad to Dan.

[@sleepyote]

It's like helping my mom with the computer or her phone.

[@Blomeeh]

It’s the best, love Dan

[@scoopstacey3112]

@@sleepyote but her job is to use the computer/phone 😂

[@elsiebartlett6808]

I think Arin’s getting tired of it from his tone 😂

[@velfaern1716]

@@elsiebartlett6808 it’s like every episode it’s so bad lmao but it kills me It’s almost funnier that Arin is getting annoyed now

[@SirRevolver1]

I'm comforted to know that wherever I am in the world, Dan is somewhere not being able to navigate a video game menu

[@ryderls2729]

Times like these you remember that Dan is 76, how time flies

[@regnhyld]

I remember back in '96 when he was a wee lad of 10 years old. Oh how they grow.

[@requiemforameme1]

Happy 2,182nd birthday Dan! Crazy how dude went from being a construction worker, digging caves.. then to a KZbinr.

[@regnhyld]

Correction: A pee lad. A penis lad of 100 years old he was, in '96.

[@petershearer8821]

It feels like yesterday when Dan was 8 years old and Arin was 77 years old.

[@CryptiCEntertainment]

Dan still hasn't faced any consequences for the murders he has committed.

[@ThePurple628]

Arin automatically holding Dan hostage for another round and saying round number 2 was for all the beans and then losing again is exactly my favorite Grumps vibe.

[@kilroy00011]

I love Arin's smack-talk when Dan is doing well: "You're a genius! And you're handsome! You're a wizard!"

[@peanutthelion815]

Imagine seeing this in real life. A guy walks up, drops his ball like 6 times (casually saying oops), and then just gets the cleanest strike.

[@Insaneian]

Watching Dan struggle with the controls at the beginning then absolutely *crush* actually playing the game gives me such life.

[@thoralexander9387]

Arin having the Blue background and Dan having Pink is so trippy.

[@entr3_nou5]

I’m getting Kirby Epic Yarn flashbacks

[@stephenmahilum4770]

I like how there's a pink hair Dan playing bowling by himself lol

[@natsusekai6190]

like spongebob & patrick having pink & yellow underwear respectively

[@jamesdickens3120]

@@entr3_nou5 Grumps dream course too

[@ghostlyfae8721]

I honestly find it cute how the background colors compliment them by contrast; including that their miis are already wearing Arin's and Dan's usual respective colors

[@supersungal2]

Glad to see that Dan has the same level of controller knowledge as Jamie Lee Curtis

[@houdini9739]

“It’s just…I’ve never held anything this SMALL before” “…Jamie”

[@Bleinsfield]

"FUCK!!! I DON'T EVEN CARE THAT I WAS ADOPTED!!!" is a legendary thing to scream when you don't knock all the pins down in a bowling game

[@tamarawiggin7888]

I need to know the time stamp, please

[@Lucky_Dagger]

@@tamarawiggin7888 28:17

[@camstacy7768]

It was super relatable for me since I’m 21 and haven’t gotten adopted yet 😅

[@GreenCorgiQueen]

Wii sports bowling is superior to actual bowling

[@wozthescott2804]

Wii Sports bowling IS actual bowling

[@thatoneguy5347]

@@wozthescott2804 Hey Scott, all here, and it IS actually... but better

[@kimmyyy1164]

Damn right

[@Virjunior01]

Chainsaw Man/Big Lebowski, though

[@Jason0binladen]

Actual bowling is superior to soccer tho

[@firefly1313130]

Here's how bowling scoring works, if you're interested. I first learned this when I was in high school. You get a point for each pin you knock over. If you get a spare you get 10 points plus then number of pins you knock over on your next throw. A Strike gets you ten points plus the number of pins you knock down in your next *2* throws. So bowling a strike then rolling a gutter and then a spare (all ten pins on your second throw when you guttered your first throw) then 9 pins and a miss ( X | 0\ | 9 0 ) is worth 20 then 39 then 48 in those three innings. If instead you bowled a strike a strike then 9 and a miss (X | X | 9 0) is worth 29 then 48 then 57 in those same three innings. Three strikes followed by a 6 pin hit and then 2 pins (X | X | X | 6 2 ) you get 30 points in the first inning, plus 26 to 56 points in the second, plus 18 to 74 in the third, plus 8 to 82. You really see how successive strike is massively powerful. A perfect game is ten strikes in a row plus 2 more "strikes" in the final frame granting you a score of 300. This is also why strikes and spare mean the score doesn't get calculated right a way. The game doesn't know how much it is worth yet, I could be worth ten if you gutter or 30 if you turkey. In the final frame only the first set of 10 pins adds to your score, the other two sets are only there to determine what a Strike or spare is worth. So if you bowl a strike in the final frame, ten more pins come down, but the pins you hit ONLY add to the strike and do not count on their own. Getting a turkey in the final frame is technically worth less than anywhere else since the second and third strikes are only there to add to the previous strike and don't count by them selves. How this makes sense!

[@crtscream]

I never realised bowling scores were so complicated 😳

[@ishanpm_]

The explanation I read for the last frame scoring was that strikes and spares don't double points, but I think your explanation makes way more sense.

[@DeanMcCain]

I will say that getting a turkey is not worth less in the tenth frame as it could be the difference between you winning the match and you losing. Also, they’re called frames, not innings. 😊

[@firefly1313130]

@@DeanMcCain Very true and good catch!

[@tjpowell5117]

The annoyed silence from Dan after Arin said “if you can win then you can win now” after begging to be done bowling was very palpable

[@harry5993]

There’s nothing funnier than arin screaming “FUCK” off mic to me

[@Mcwollybob]

Arin: Don't forget to do the leg move Me: *flashbacks to unavoidable chin move*

[@amaiakagane5612]

UNAVOIDABLE! CHIN MOVE!

[@gamerboy7962]

UNAVOIDABLE LEG MOVE!! UNAVOIDABLE LEG MOVE!!!

[@analogicparadox]

The first second I saw Arin drop the ball I was like "he's probably letting go of the button at the end", *and lo and behold,* he was letting go of the button

[@technomorph6798]

Cus that’s how it was on the wii, it also makes more sense. That being said, he shoulda realised much sooner lol

[@CadeMan101]

Because it used to be that way on Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. Nintendo likely changed it because back in the day tons of people ended up chucking their controllers at the TV as a result of accidentally letting go of the whole controller rather than just the trigger.

[@lv26Phoenix]

@@CadeMan101 just like how Weird Al did.

[@AtomicFlounder42]

As soon as he dropped it twice in a row, after the character clearly put their arm way back, I knew for certain he was letting go of the button

[@salty_slug]

yeah, I messed that up too XD wonder why they did it that way this time

[@KentoTD]

Arin losing his mind over never getting a strike and Dan continuing to just casually get strikes is peak Game Grumps.

[@brokenkittyy]

Dan got the same score both times and honestly that's impressive

[@JairusC]

Arin's grunt at 25:00 is the most hilariously unique one I've ever heard.

[@ashleyhorncastletattoos]

nyuUHN

[@just_doug]

I'm so glad someone else picked up on that lol

[@manicmechanic28]

Until 27:22 ofcourse

[@CuteCuteJames]

Gave me vivid flashbacks of me making weird grunts playing Mario Party with friends in high school.

[@colelubebrecht7407]

a bowling 10 minute power hour would be awesome

[@GemA2Gen]

oh christ in heavens i need this

[@FuzzyStripetail]

Although it caused him to be tied up in his microphone stand, I had to give Arin a standing ovation for his strategy of standing up so as not to allow Dan to beat him in this bowling game even for a single second.

[@itsmanfred]

Dan's character looks adorable

[@Celebratory_Diaper]

Because real Dan is adorable, so anything that looks remotely similar becomes adorable too

[@Corgi_Clan]

@@Celebratory_Diaper facts

[@denny4518]

I love how Arin is always the girl if that's an option. I always do that too though, lol.

[@HousecoatHero]

Arin slowly losing his sanity is prime content ❤️ " I don't even care I was adopted!!!!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lizibeff]

Love that Arin always makes his character look like suzy 😭

[@jonathanpilcher337]

I do that too sometimes, just with my gf not suzy lmao

[@DanteKrystal]

I do that too sometimes, with Suzy, cuz Arin stole her from me c:

[@MightyKirkhammer]

@@DanteKrystal Does that mean you're thievable

[@StraveTube]

Oh shit, I just realized that some of my customized videogame characters look like my wife. I probably should've noticed that before now.

[@tabiibat]

@@StraveTubesay nothing, but only choose those characters from now on so if she should ever notice you can be like “of course they look like you, I always want to be looking at you.” Or something like that 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Roxanne13579]

What I love about games like these is that Arin tries to win by doing fancy stuff like curving the ball but Dan just goes for the easy straight line and wins far more reliably xD

[@bread9656]

I love how pressed Arin gets anytime he’s losing.

[@teenamazingsquad.2042]

Because Dan's somehow always be winning and I relate to his pain.

[@zichithefox4781]

It's because he's the video game boy, but Dan has incredible luck.

[@GeekMasterGames]

10 minute power hour in a bowling alley, please

[@sydneyandrews5803]

Lazer bowling though AND they have to apply UV face/body paint in regular lighting and without a mirror.

[@velfaern1716]

“FUCKING GOD DAMN! WHAT THE HEY DO I HAVE TO DO…” I love Arin’s extreme fluctuations in the severity of his cursing.

[@HankDeanMan]

Arin explaining the controls to Dan is like, the over exited son explaining it to the Dad who's never played video games before 😆

[@zacharykim295]

Sometimes I feel like Arin is the overexcited dad and Dan is the son in that scenario 😁

[@mattparsons946]

“You hate losing” “No I don’t!” ❤ Arin

[@coenx1]

"I'm the video game boy, I'm the one who wins!"

[@gamerboy7962]

"I told you I'M EPIC!!"

[@shadesmcf]

It really did feel like that last pin was flipping you off. Some ninja Brian energy there

[@coolkid4457]

“Billy what’s your favorite first five minutes of game grumps” “i like when Dan struggles with buttons for a looooong time”

[@MBeastModeZ0]

I would love to see a GameGrumps Animated of Bowling, but like when Arin and Danny play Checkers.

[@gamerboy7962]

Someone said they should make a 10MPH of them Bowling IRL

[@darthchalupa2485]

Dan hating bowling and also winning both games is a classic bowling experience

[@Dergg]

And now they need to play Wii Sports Resort, the superior bowling title

[@awsomater1991]

Literally, not figuratively, every single time Dan says the phrase "I'm pressing all the buttons." He has absolutely NOT pressed all the buttons, maybe half.

[@onhiatus_]

"I'm about to split all over you, dude" -Arin Hanson, 2022

[@gamerboy7962]

"Oh shit! F*cked it up..." - Arin Hanson (Video Game Boy), 2022

[@abigalinjail]

"I don't even care that I was adopted" and "My penis doesn't work since birth" better be in the November 22 best

[@Vooblebooble]

"The miis look terrible, these ones are better." daring today aren't we Arin

[@theultimatedriver3858]

I honestly love the Mii’s cause they were always a part of the experience if that makes sense!

[@QaRajhCreations]

With Game Grumps VS videos, I always get a bit of Hanson-schadenfreude; there more Arin is losing (and is upset about it), the merrier I tend to be.

[@mmfiorica]

dan: I don't wanna do this again." Arin: TASTE MY VENGEANCE!

[@squidbit4353]

"Don't let go of the button, Arin" "Don't let go of the button, Arin" "Don't let go of the button, Arin" "Don't let go of the button, Arin" "Don't let go of the button, Arin" "Don't let go of the button, Arin" Arin: "Oh, I'm not supposed to let go of the button"

[@rachelgreenwald7946]

I could watch a million episodes of every game on this please continue

[@Vidgmchtr]

Aw man, I was really hoping Arin had the squirrel body already unlocked for Dan to use.

[@Celebratory_Diaper]

I am in the hospital rn, boring myself to death, so it's nice to hang out with Danny and Arnold for a bit :)

[@supersungal2]

Feel better bestie ❤️

[@poypleyoshi]

Hope you have a speedy recovery!!

[@victoriapennington4604]

I love that even though arin hates losing he doesn't hate Dan winning

[@pirateking56128]

I love when the grumps play board games and sport games. It's so simple and the competitive energy is fun.

[@lachlanwood61]

The whole resetting the microphones and standing away from the mic really had an old-school grumps feel when they would do bits around the room lol. Love it

[@jacobedward2401]

I like Toon Dan, he looks like a too-cool-for-you anime antagonist.

[@nickbaraks149]

Me before the episode: go arin! Me halfway through when arin is winning and being sassy about it: go Dan!

[@buzzthebuzzard5267]

Damn I missed the part when Arin was winning, must be in another video.

[@nickbaraks149]

@@buzzthebuzzard5267 yeah well it's just my forethought before all these "game grumps vs"

[@TheMCzorro]

Arin wins very rarely (if ever) on Game Grumps Versus these days

[@morganbrokaw5190]

The moment Arin refused to read the "don't let go of the button" prompt the 17th time, I got behind Dan.

[@DIAC1987]

Dude if this mall exists, I must find it. Spacious bowling alley, with lots of greenery and stores surrounding it.

[@wailshark]

"All lads have penises" - Arin "I'm a cute girl" Hansen.

[@akhragee]

Big Cat really just _stewing_ in that ambient transphobia, yep. 😕

[@theultimatedriver3858]

I don’t really understand how that’s a phobia but ok. A lad is a boy, while a lass is a girl! Hope that makes sense!

[@Namisar]

*Dan gets a strike on the first frame* Oh! So it's gonna be a 'Arin has to be the video game boi' episode. I love it.

[@baralinni79]

Watching Dan struggle and thinking "what if he gets a strike first try". 20 seconds later: 🤯🥳

[@gamerboy7962]

Arin: "You ready for this spare?" I legit thought he said Despair 🤣🤣 Shit! F*cked it up... (Man, I miss their Danganronpa playthrough)

[@Blaze4ification]

23:04... I want this to be a thing now, the subtitles were on for me and I hadn't noticed all game until right now, where Dan apparently said Weed Bowling.

[@camharper7849]

curing the seasonal depression with the distant "hA's" into the mic. thank you

[@codysamuelson7878]

I love how hyper competitive Arin get during this and how blasé and nonchalant Dan is

[@zichithefox4781]

Arina values his skill at video games while Dan just likes having a good time.

[@sl3nd3r_3]

Fun fact: a strike that crosses over the center hits the pocket opposite of your dominant hand is called a Brooklyn.

[@rolltic]

At this point watching Game Grumps at the end of the day, has just become normal for me...

[@Nightmare_52]

arin always picks the cute girls and i keep thinking they are the ones cursing when they miss a pin or just become weird gremlins occasionally congrats dan on getting 173 twice

[@KiltedSatyr]

Lol yay! I always said having 1 middle pin standing is like the pins flipping you off...and i saw that shit a lot when i worked at a bowling alley

[@FflawedMetalhead]

Absolutely love the moments where they're away from the mic. The office must be laughing their ass off because they just hear Arin scream "FUCK!" every minute or two.

[@AnimeFan_2013]

23:40 - I highly agree 27:52 - Hahahaha! Oh my god I forgot about that golden shit 28:26 - *(dying)*

[@lackofaname]

Arin going from having a fun little game of bowling to immediate competitive mode after Dan's first strike is the best.

[@kurowasanabe]

I threw the ball. I missed. Threw it again. Missed again.

[@DenizenoftheAges]

"Like my hair!!" -- Fuck... We love you Dan. We don't deserve you, and we're grateful.

[@mirroredrain5401]

they should do the obstacle course / challenge modes for bowling

[@BooN877]

Part of me wishes they were doing such an extensive tour just have a fun world traveling vacation but they really are jumping from one venue to the next. Hope they a long holiday after

[@Blaze4ification]

I liked the miis, they could be cute... and utterly terrifying you was part of their charm. Plus they have developed miis to being and looking better in games like Smash Bros, plus who can forget Matt the Boxing instructor, or when you throw the ball back and they all dramatically jump and spin in bowling.

[@Balend]

You could absolutley make a mii out of any person and make it look exactly like them. Dan said that they're weird looking. That's the entire point of them, is to look reminiscent but discernable and recognize the fact that they're video game characters. Charm comes from creativity. I feel like their opinion was the future version of 'being stuck in the past.'

[@haviik109]

teaching dan how to press buttons and read a screen, is like teaching your old dad/grandfather how to add a contact on a phone hahah .. or anything electronic for that matter lmao i love you guys hahahaha "ok, got it." *ten seconds of silence* xD

[@cheyennefornwald8427]

Dan also hates losing as much as Arin, he just pretends he doesn't, while Arin seethes audibly with competitiveness

[@chrisberardi9675]

I would argue Dan hates losing more

[@wxyz.letter]

The fact that Dan got a 173 score on both games astonishes me, what an Legendary bowler.

[@NotAlexxis]

Watching Dan struggle is exactly how it is playing with my mom

[@graysonwolf8041]

It can’t be understated how relaxing a half an hour of Aron’s screams of pain and frustration are.

[@brambleblaster]

Titles and thumbnails like these work pretty well. If you’re not doing a playthrough, please make more of these, it’ll introduce newer people to Game Grumps!

[@Alkaris]

This gonna make it into the "Arin says: Watch this" Compilation, where he immediately fails the thing he says to watch. xD

[@TheZeroedge]

Arin after the episode is over: “you know those were just practice rounds right? Like it doesn’t even count even, next time is the one worth all of the beans”

[@Dr_Hummel]

Dan: “It does look like little kid me!” *flashes back to Dan adding the eye bags and Arin saying “yeah I’m pretty sure everyone has them now”*

[@QuixoteBadger]

My next DnD character is now going to be named "Wavy Bob".

[@spikes_johnson]

The boys are really showing off those GeoGuesser skills. I'm so proud of them

[@angrynoodletwentyfive6463]

I do kinda hate the new mii's they wouldn't be so bad if they had more options, but you cannot make them actually look anything like you anymore unless you have a very basic haircut with very little texture. as a person with extremely curly hair the lack of curly hair options on avatar builders is one of the things about video games that frustrates the shit out of me. So them replacing a system that had those options with one that doesn't does piss me off quite a bit not going to lie.

[@dragonslayerdragonslayer]

A split conversation is where you pick up the remaining pins after your first throw

[@kiliksama]

You will notice, that of the myriad touring spots the Grumps pointed at during the intro, not a single one was Andorra.

[@blazyrod3313]

Did Arin just say he doesn’t like the Miis? I respectfully disagree

[@Mortimer107]

You disagree that he doesn't like the Miis? 😉

[@blazyrod3313]

@@Mortimer107 I don’t agree the Mii designs are bad and the sports mates are nice looking, I mean they are not terrible but the Miis are way better imo, you could insert yourself into this games, if you put like 5 sports mates next to each other they look almost exactly the same.

[@andrewpappas9311]

I mean, Wii Sports is the OG and will always have a special place in my heart

[@shadowking278]

28:58 that’s what I say whenever I’m bowling with my family. How the middle bowling pin is bowling’s ultimate middle finger.

[@chetjump5744]

Arin has some next level sportsmanship 👍

[@jwwhitmarsh8411]

He is after all the Video Game Boy™

[@gamerboy7962]

@@jwwhitmarsh8411 He's the one who wins! Even Monokuma said so🤷

[@Malela_]

Anytime he missed pins all I could think was “I fired and I missed and I missed again, I had a popsicle, I passed out in the snow. I woke up then i reloaded and I fired but I missed” 🤣

[@maggs131]

I wonder if Danny knows that when a right handed bowler gets a strike from the left of the head pin its called a Jersey strike

[@vinzo0913]

Dan was consistent! 173 twice is impressive

[@herokinglifeline]

I was looking for a comment to point out Dan getting the same score twice. Dan didn’t even realize it himself

[@FakeGiraffeTheory]

dan bowled the same score twice and arin was 6 points short of is PB on the second round, thats some serious consistency

[@MrSkysenGames]

1:20 Honestly, I always thought the Miis looked weird. Amusing enough concept for avatars, but a weird style.

[@Peeplii]

I like how Arins character is just Suzy