// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat's Golfamania's problem? It's teeing off in the wrong direction.
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| Developer | Sanritsu |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sega |
| Designer | Shisho Deshi[1] |
| Platform | Master System |
| Release |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Mode | Single-player[2] |
Golfamania is a sports video game published for the Master System by Sega in Europe. It includes a create-a-player mode. The cartridge contains battery-packed RAM to save progress.[3]
Gameplay
[edit]Experience points are gained by doing well in holes.[3] Power, accuracy, and luck are the only stats that can be powered-up by the player. Each player starts out with an experience level of 0 and with zero experience points. Certain golfers in the game do resemble those from real life PGA Tour professionals from the 1980s like Greg Norman.[4]
There is only one golf course; which has some island holes in addition to trees and bunkers.[3] A fanfare is performed when a player performs at par or better; the only other music track other than the title screen music. There is a digitized sound clip when a drive is delivered in a perfect fashion. Some of the holes have special awards where bonus amounts of experience points can be earned by either having the longest drive or achieving a hole in one.[3]
The main menu allows players to choose between a practice session, a match play game, a stroke play match, and a pro tournament. In the pro tournament, the player can ask for advice on the best way to deal with an individual hole.
Reception
[edit]British magazine Computer and Video Games gave Golfamania an overall score of 89%.[5] Console XS gave it an 82% score.[6] Commodore Power Play gave the game a rating of 71%.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Designer information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "# of players information". UV List. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Game overview". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ↑ "CVG magazine overview of Golfamania". SMS Power. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Rating of Golfamania". Sega Retro. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Software A-Z: Master System". Console XS. No. 1 (June/July 1992). United Kingdom: Paragon Publishing. 23 April 1992. pp. 137–47.
External links
[edit]- Golfamania can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive