Golfamania
 European cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Sanritsu |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Sega (Europse)[1] Tectoy (Brazil) |
| Designer(s) | Shisho Deshi[2] |
| Platform(s) | Master System |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player[3] |
Golfamania is a sports video game published for the Master System by Sega in Europe and Tectoy in Brazil. It includes a create-a-player mode. The cartridge contains battery-packed RAM to save progress.[4]
Gameplay[edit]
Experience points are gained by doing well in holes.[4] 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.[5]
There is only one golf course; which has some island holes in addition to trees and bunkers.[4] 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.[4]
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%.[6] Console XS gave it an 82% score.[7] Commodore Power Play gave the game a rating of 71%.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Designer information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "# of players information". UV List. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ a b c d e "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