Putt & Putter (Game Gear)

For the Sega Master System game, see Putt & Putter (Master System).

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Putt & Putter
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer: SIMS
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR)
Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Sports (golf)
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1991-09-27 ¥3,5003,500 G-3209 US 1991-10 2307 EU 1991-08 2307 UK 1992-04 £19.9919.99 2307 BR 1992-04 013450 KR 199x GH1008JG

Putt & Putter (パット＆パター), known in the US as Putt & Putter: Miniature Golf, and known simply as Minigolf in Brazil, is an isometric-projection golf game for the Sega Game Gear by SIMS. Though it shares the same name and developer, it is not the same as the Master System version as it has completely different maps.

Gameplay

Gameplay

Scorecard

The game is a minigolf game played on small, isometric courses. There are two modes, Beginner and Master, each with its own set of 18 holes. The Master mode unlocks after completing all of the Beginner holes. The goal is to putt a ball into the hole in the fewest strokes. Courses often contain obstacles and hazards that can help or hinder the player. It is not ordinarily possible to hit the ball outside of bounds or over gaps; the ball ricochets off the boundaries of the terrain.

The player starts the game with eight balls. Each hole has a par rating depending on its difficulty, indicating the number of strokes it should take to complete. Beating the par rating rewards the player with an extra ball for each stroke under par: one bonus ball for a birdie (one under par), two bonus balls for an eagle (two under par), and three bonus balls for an albatross (three under par). Conversely, finishing over par costs the player balls, but only if the player finishes more than two strokes over par. So three over par costs one ball, four over par costs two balls, and so forth. The game ends if the player runs out of balls.

Each hole starts by placing the ball on the tee mat, a small square at the beginning of the course, using the D-Pad to position the ball and to place it. The player can examine the course with the D-Pad before each shot. The player makes a shot by pressing , which causes markers and a power meter to appear. The markers indicate the trajectory of the shot (including how it will rebound after hitting the edges of the course) and can be rotated with and . The power meter cycles from empty to full, indicating the lowest and highest putting power respectively, and the player hits the ball with when the power meter is at the desired level.

A password appears after every third hole so the game can be continued. During gameplay, the player can check the results of each hole with  START . The password "PUTT " is given after completing Beginner mode for enabling Master mode.

There is a two-player mode where players can compete over a Gear-to-Gear Cable. Matches can consist of 3, 5, 7, or a full 18 holes. Both players' balls are in play simultaneously, and players alternate strokes. Each hole lasts until both players have finished; a player is also retired after ten strokes without completing the hole. The player who finishes in the fewest strokes wins the hole; after all of the holes have been completed, the player who has won the most holes wins the match (or the player with the highest score wins in the case of a tie).

Hazards

	Water
	If a ball falls in a water hazard, the player loses a stroke.
	Sand
	The movement of the ball is slowed as it moves through a sand trap.
	Treadmill
	If a ball falls on a treadmill hazard, it scrolls to the end, potentially out of bounds and costing the player a stroke. Treadmills look the same as sand traps but are animated and have an arrow indicating the direction that they scroll.

Obstacles

	Bumper
	Causes the ball to bounce off at an angle and increase its speed. Bumpers disappear after being hit three times. Worth 50 points each time it is hit.
	Rock
	Causes the ball to bounce off at an angle. Worth 50 points.
	Bar
	Causes the ball to bounce through a corner at a 90-degree angle. Worth 10 points.

Holes

Main article: Putt & Putter (Game Gear)/Maps.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Putt & Putter	Putt & Putter
English (US)	Putt & Putter: Miniature Golf	Putt & Putter: Miniature Golf
Japanese	パット＆パター	Putt & Putter
Portuguese (Brazil)	Minigolf	Minigolf

Production credits

• Planner: Lehto, Amachan
• Programmer: Uhyohyo
• Graphics: Matsu Special
• Sound: Nasubi
• Special Thanks to: Fighter Hayabusa, Momo P-, Kogako, Princess Yumiko, Pettit Tomato

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Putt & Putter (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (JP) #1991-10: "October 1991" (1991-09-07)

Physical scans

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Publication Score Source

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Publication Version Score (RU) 40 (UK) PAL 25 (JP) NTSC-J 53 (UK) 26 (UK) PAL 60 (UK) PAL 75 (JP) NTSC-J 40 (ES) PAL 70 (FR) PAL 76 (FR) PAL 70 (ES) 53 (UK) PAL 59 (DE) 44 (DE) 57 (UK) PAL 67 (UK) PAL 85 (UK) PAL 50 (JP) NTSC-J 55 (DE) 48

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Putt & Putter (Game Gear)

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Technical information

ROM dump status

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