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Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: The Pebble Beach Company
Original system(s): PC-9801
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP (1 track)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Saturn
Saturn 6 Player Adaptor
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,8008,800 G-5525
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$54.9954.99[2] 1231
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1231-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$169.95169.95[4] FPEB00SMC
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥8,8008,800 GS-9006
Sega Saturn
US 		$49.9949.99[6] 81101
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81101-50
Sega Saturn
PL 		169zł169

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New 3D Golf Simulation: Pebble Beach no Hatou (ペブルビーチの波涛) is a 1992 golf game for the PC-98 by T&E Soft in their New 3D Golf Simulation series which takes place at the Pebble Beach Golf Links golf course in California. T&E Soft ported the game to the Sega Mega Drive in 1993 along with three other New 3D Golf Simulation games; however, unlike those three ports, this one did receive an international release under T&E's equivalent True Golf Classics label as Pebble Beach Golf Links.

It was later brought to the Sega Saturn; in Japan this version was called Pebble Beach Golf Links: Stadler ni Chousen (PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS ～スタドラーに挑戦～). Despite being on a newer system, the game does not take particular advantage of the Saturn's features and continues to use the same rendering style as the entries on previous-generation machines. It does add an overhauled UI, more fluid player animations, and videos of professional golfer Craig Stadler (hence the Japanese name) giving suggestions before each hole.

Gameplay

As with computer games of the time, this game has user accounts stored in cartridge SRAM, with room for 10 players. After registering yourself as a player in the "Create Data" option at the main menu, you can choose to start one of several different match types. Each swing occurs as followed:

  1. Use Left and Right to change direction. Up and Down zoom out/in to see more. C confirms each step.
  2. Select a club with the D-pad.
  3. Select a stance with the D-pad.
  4. Hit C to begin the meter that chooses swing power, then C again to choose where on the ball the club hits, then C to finally swing.

A shows the hole. B opens up a menu with various options.

Versions

Regional Differences

The Western versions of the MegaDrive game have a few different types of changes:

  • cosmetic (some of which make the game more difficult)
  • gameplay (most of which make the game easier)
  • cultural
Feature Japan US and Europe
Series New 3D Golf Simulation True Golf Classics
Sega Sports Logo No US version only
Language Japanese English
Polygons Dithered Solid
Overhead view of hole when ball is nearby No Yes
Power meter speed Constant Increasing
Power meter direction 0→100 (wrap around) 0↔100 (ping pong)
Perfect shot bonus power Yes No
Cultural Females all have dark hair; Males are all light-skinned Females have varying colour hair; one Male is dark-skinned

Later games in the series

Pebble Beach lacks the ability to adjust starting tee position, a feature which is present in later games in the series.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Producer: Toshiro Yokoyama
  • Director: Eiji Yokoyama
  • Program Staff: Eiji Kato, Hiroatsu Kono
  • Graphic Staff: Toyokazu Hattori, Koichi Goto
  • Sound Staff: Yumi Kinoshita, Shigekazu Kamaki, Yusaburo Shimojyo
  • POLYSYS Staff: Katsuhisa Ota, Hideaki Shinmura


Saturn version

  • Executive Producers: Toshiro Yokoyama, Eiji Yokoyama
  • Directed By: Eiji Kato
  • Maincode Programming: Eiji Kato
  • Director of Visual Effects: Toyokazu Hattori
  • Director of C.G.Modeling: Katsuhisa Ota
  • Sound Effects & Music Compose: Yumi Kinoshita
  • Visual Effects: Koichi Goto, Tomoko Suzuki
  • C.G.Modeling: Hideaki Shinmura
  • Assistant Programmers: Hiroatsu Kono, Katsuya Mizuta
  • Starring: Craig Stadler, Marnie McGuire
  • Starring Director: Mamoru Shigeta (Sega Enterprises)
  • Special Thanks: SEGA Staff
  • The Supplier for Photo: AFLO Foto Agency
  • Licensed by: Pebble Beach Company
©SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 1995
©T&E SOFT,Inc. 1989,1995
All rights reserved.
Source:
In-game credits (JP)
PebbleBeachGL Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[7]
Source:
US manual
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Magazine articles

Main article: Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 [9]
85 [10]
58 №252, p38
70 №1993-11, p42
90 [11]
50 №31, p54
80 №18, p10/11
Sega Mega Drive
 72
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[12]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[13]
Console Mania (IT) NTSC-U
91
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[15]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[16]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
66
[2]
Game Players (US)
50
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[18]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
72
[19]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[20]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
70
[21]
Hyper (AU)
75
[4]
Joypad (FR)
76
[22]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
83
[23]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
80
[24]
Player One (FR)
90
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
50
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
85
[27]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
80
[28]
Todo Sega (ES)
84
[29]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[30]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[31]
Sega Mega Drive
 73
Based on
22 reviews

Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Pebble Beach Golf MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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PebbleBeachGolfLinks MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU
PebbleBeachGolfLinks MD AU Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
44 [32]
52
80 №20, p74
66 №49, p24
68 №322, p38
53 №12, p66/67
58 №15, p69
72 [33]
60 [34]
88 [35]
82 [36]
90 [37]
79 №21, p60/61
67 [38]
67 №49, p52
84 [39]
77 №6, p84
Sega Saturn
 70
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Saturn
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)

Saturn, US
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Cover
PebbleBeachGolfLinks Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Pebblebeach sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
PebbleBeachGolfLinks Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
Saturn, JP
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Cover
PebbleBeachGolfLinks Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
PebbleBeachGolfLinks Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
423,945,648 CD-ROM (EU) MK81101-50 V0.001
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
428,616,720 1994-12-27 CD-ROM (JP) GS-9006 V1.000
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
423,868,032 CD-ROM (US) 81101 V0.001

Track list

Saturn version

1. [data track]  
2. CD Warning message (00:06) 
► Running time: 0:06

External links

References

  1. ↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 224
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85
  3. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 8
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 45
  5. ↑ Press release: 1995-05-19: Sega Saturn launch takes consumers and retailers by storm
  6. ↑ GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 81
  7. ↑ File:PebbleBeachGL_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Pebblebeach sat us manual.pdf, page 22
  9. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-08), page 24 (26)
  10. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
  11. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 148 (144)
  12. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 173
  13. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-08), page 26
  14. ↑ Console Mania, "Aprile 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 75
  15. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 40
  16. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-10-15" (JP; 1993-10-01), page 1
  17. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 62
  18. ↑ GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 114
  19. ↑ Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 22
  20. ↑ Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 42
  21. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 142
  22. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 56
  23. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 64
  24. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "4/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 59
  25. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 148
  26. ↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 54
  27. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  28. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "February 4th 1994" (UK; 1994-01-22), page 10
  29. ↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 72
  30. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 133
  31. ↑ VideoGames, "May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85
  32. ↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 114-117 (114)
  33. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 47
  34. ↑ Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 146
  35. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 60-63 (60)
  36. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 91
  37. ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 64 (66)
  38. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 68/69 (68)
  39. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 10 (12)
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