Super Golf
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System(s): Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sigma Enterprises (Japan), Sage's Creation (US) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sigma Enterprises | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Sports[1][2] (golf) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Super Golf (スーパーゴルフ) is a golf game developed by Sigma Enterprises and published by Sigma in Japan, Sage's Creation in the US, for the Sega Game Gear.
Contents
Gameplay
The game is a golf game featuring one course with 18 holes. Players choose from four golfers and four caddies. Each golfer is rated on five different attributes (power, control, putting, super shot, and luck) and has different strengths and weaknesses. The player can increase or reduce any of these attributes by at most two points, but the total number of points is fixed (meaning, to increase one attribute by a point, the player must reduce another attribute by a point). Additionally, each golfer has different gameplay music. Caddies advise the player, and each caddie can help the player in different ways, such as suggesting the best direction to make the shot or giving the player additional luck for certain types of shots. In multiplayer games, each player must choose a different golfer and a different caddie.
Each hole starts with a tee-off. The player chooses the location of the tee within the starting area. The caddie makes a club selection for each shot, though the player can override it if desired. The player then chooses the hitting position of the ball (except when putting). A high contact point is used for a low shot, and a low contact point is used for a high shot. The horizontal position affects the curve of the shot. Then the player sets the direction of the shot by rotating a line around the golfer. The game indicates the wind direction, which affects the direction of the shot. Finally, the player determines the power of the shot. A ball rolls up and down the power meter, and the player presses when the ball is at the desired power level. The screen flashes when the player makes a "super shot," which is a shot near the top of the meter with extra power and luck.
The course is filled with various obstacles that the player must negotiate, such as bunkers and water traps. If the ball falls into a water hazard or out of bounds, the player takes a stroke penalty. The course is also lined with trees that can hinder the ball. The physics of the game are loose, and the ball bounces off trees like a pinball. The ball also bounces off the ground considerably after landing from a shot.
The player can pull up a map of the course or check the status of the current hole (the current hole, the par, the current shot, and the number of yards to the hole) with START . The player can aim shots from the map view. The scoreboard is shown after each hole.
Modes
There are three modes:
- Stroke play: One to four players (sharing the same Game Gear) try to complete all 18 holes with the fewest strokes.
- Match play: Two players try to get the fewest strokes on each hole. Whoever wins the most holes at the end of the game wins.
- Training: The player can pick any hole to practice.
In all modes, any player can be a human or a computer.
Golfers
Caddies
Nancy | |
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Nancy gives the player extra luck. | |
Dr. Rock | |
Dr. Rock also brings the player extra luck, particularly on super shots. | |
Linda | |
Linda provides the best direction to make a shot, except when putting, and is the best caddie for wind conditions. | |
Silvia | |
Silvia provides the green conditions and the best direction to make the shot. |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Super Golf/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Based on 20 reviews |
Game Gear, JP (Meisaku Collection) |
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Game Gear, US |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ File:SuperGolf JP cover.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
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Main page | Magazine articles | Reception
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