Great Golf (1986)

For the game released internationally, see Great Golf.

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Great Golf
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer: Sega R&D 2
Genre: Sports (golf)
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1986-12-20 ¥5,0005,000 G-1313 KR 19xx GB-1313 TW 19xx G-1313

The 1986 edition of Great Golf (グレートゴルフ) is an isometric golf game for the Sega Master System. It was only released in Asia.

Other parts of the world would eventually receive an entirely different Great Golf game (which was known as Masters Golf in Japan).

Gameplay

Driving and putting

The game is a basic golf game using an overhead perspective and played on a single course with 18 holes. It can be played by up to four players taking turns. Players do not choose their clubs but always play with a bag of four woods, nine irons, two wedges, and a putter. During gameplay, a sidebar shows the hole, the total distance to the cup, the wind direction and intensity, and the par for the hole. The camera pans around the entire hole at the start, and a map of the hole appears in an inset during gameplay. The game's course contains a number of exaggerated hazards, including numerous water traps, streams, large bunkers with cacti that obstruct the ball similar to trees, and cliffs that separate the green from the rest of the hole.

On each shot, the player first chooses a club with or . Pressing chooses a selection, and pressing goes back. After choosing a club, the player aims the shot with (counterclockwise) or (clockwise), then positions the contact point on the ball using the D-Pad. Hitting the ball low hits it higher but not as far, while hitting the ball on one of the sides causes it to fly in the opposite direction. Finally, the player must stop the power meter, which fills up and down, to hit the ball. The power of the shot is determined by how much of the power meter is filled when it is stopped.

When putting, the player only needs to aim the shot and use the power meter to determine how hard the ball is hit. The putter is selected automatically when on the green.

Modes

The game has three modes:

• Tournament: A one- to four-player mode using stroke play rules where players compete to finish a round of 18 holes in the fewest overall strokes. Players one and three share the first control pad, and players two and four share the second control pad. There are no computer players.
• Match Play: A two-player mode where players compete to win the most holes in the fewest strokes rather than the entire round in the fewest strokes. This mode can only be played by two players, using separate control pads.
• Training: A one-player mode where the player can choose any hole to practice. The player can choose another hole after completing a hole.

In either mode, the players tee off in order for the first hole, then the players tee off in order of descending score for subsequent holes. After the tee shots, the player who is furthest from the hole takes the next shot. If the players tie after all 18 holes have been completed, additional holes are played, starting with the first hole, until the tie is broken.

Production credits

• Director: Mutsuhiro Fujii

Source:

Uncredited

Physical scans

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart

Master System, TW

Master System, KR

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 6586bd1f MD5 c0a9a2261ea7ef93bf8120f5328deaec SHA-1 417739aa248032f5aebe05750a5de85346e36712	128kB		Cartridge (JP)
?	CRC32 5def1bf5 MD5 0a1d636538b18a9d160a45ece1512c73 SHA-1 89fe28e6e4402a3e0bf0f05eada03c92cee5a5e8	128kB		Cartridge (KR)