Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)

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Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega

Developer: T&E Soft

Sound driver:

SCSP (1 track)

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-10-29	¥8,8008,800	G-5525
US	1994-01^[1]	$54.9954.99^[2]	1231
EU	1994-02^[3]		1231-50
AU	1994		FPEB00SMC
BR	199x
JP	1995-02-24	¥8,8008,800	GS-9006
US	1995-05-11^[4]	$49.9949.99^[5]	81101
EU	1995		MK81101-50

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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:

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

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

Regional differences

The Western release, Pebble Beach Golf Links, differs in a number of ways from the original Japanese release:

English text
Solid polygons (pixel dithering showing terrain details is removed)
Overhead picture in picture of hole when ball is close to pin
Power meter is slower and moves with varying speed
Power meter ping-pongs from 0 up to 100 down to 0 (rather than cycling 0 up to 100, 0 up to 100...)
Increased wind speed
Perfect shot bonus power removed (?)

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

T&E Soft

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

Sega

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)^[6]

Producers: Wallace Poulter & Gerald DeYoung
Executive Producer: Wayne Townsend
Lead Test: Marc Dawson
Assistant Lead: Lance Nelson, Sean McInnes, Todd Slepian
Testers: Todd Morgan, Armando Anguiano, Dillan Manger, David Paniagua, David Dodge, Tracy Johnson, Lorne Asuncion, Aaron Drayer, Don Carmichael, Dave Perkinson, Matt Underwood, Mark Subotnik, Wisam Saliba, Steve Bourdet, Rick Greer, Leonard Sayers, Ken Spalasso, Terry Thomas
Marketing: Kelly Ryan & Doug Rebert
Manual: John McClain & Mike Deininger
Sega Sports: Mike Meischeid, Chris Smith, Scott Rohde, Chris Cutliff, Rosie Freeman, Craig Ostrander
Special Thanks: Joe Miller, Scott Bayless, Mike Latham, Dave Albert, Michealene Christini, Brad Hogan, John Leonhardt, Katie Weathers, Max Taylor, Noel Puldio, Jef Feldman, Willie Mancero, Mike Weiner, Blair Bullock, Mark Lindstrom, Masaaki Kawamura, James Spahn, Yukimi Shimura, Stephen Patterson

Source:

Manual credits (US)^[7]

Track list

Saturn version

1. [data track]

2. CD Warning message (00:06)

► Running time: 0:06

Magazine articles

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

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[9]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[10]

Console Mania (IT)

NTSC-U

91

^[11]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[12]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[13]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

66

^[14]

Game Players (US)

50

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[16]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[17]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[18]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

70

^[19]

Hyper (AU)

75

^[20]

Joypad (FR)

76

^[21]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

83

^[22]

Magazina Igrushek (RU)

80

^[23]

Player One (FR)

90

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

50

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

85

^[26]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

80

^[27]

Todo Sega (ES)

84

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

80

^[29]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[30]

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Based on 22 reviews

Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Sega Saturn

References

NEC Retro has more information related to New 3D Golf Simulation: Pebble Beach no Hatou

↑ File:GamePro US 054.pdf, page 224
↑ File:GamePlayers US 0705.pdf
↑ File:SegaForceMega UK 07.pdf, page 8
↑ Press release: 1995-05-19: Sega Saturn launch takes consumers and retailers by storm
↑ File:GamePro US 073.pdf, page 81
↑ File:PebbleBeachGL_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:Pebblebeach sat us manual.pdf, page 22
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 047.pdf, page 144
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 173
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-08), page 26
↑ Console Mania, "Aprile 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 75
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Famitsu, "1993-10-15" (JP; 1993-10-01), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 62
↑ GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 114
↑ Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 22
↑ Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 42
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 142
↑ Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 45
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 56
↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 64
↑ Magazina Igrushek, "4/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 59
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 148
↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 54
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "February 4th 1994" (UK; 1994-01-22), page 10
↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 72
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 133
↑ VideoGames, "May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85
↑ File:CDConsoles FR 06.pdf, page 114
↑ File:Joypad FR 046.pdf, page 47
↑ File:MAXIMUM UK 01.pdf, page 146
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf, page 60
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf, page 91
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 055.pdf, page 66
↑ Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p224-1] File:GamePro US 054.pdf, page 224

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0705.pdf_p-2] File:GamePlayers US 0705.pdf

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_07.pdf_p8-3] File:SegaForceMega UK 07.pdf, page 8

[Press_release:_1995-05-19:_Sega_Saturn_launch_takes_consumers_and_retailers_by_storm-4] Press release: 1995-05-19: Sega Saturn launch takes consumers and retailers by storm

[:File:GamePro_US_073.pdf_p81-5] File:GamePro US 073.pdf, page 81

[:File:PebbleBeachGL_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-6] File:PebbleBeachGL_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Pebblebeach_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-7] File:Pebblebeach sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_047.pdf_p144-8] File:PlayerOne FR 047.pdf, page 144

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 173

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-11.pdf_p26-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-08), page 26

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_029.pdf_p75-11] Console Mania, "Aprile 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 75

[:File:EGM_US_057.pdf_p40-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 40

[13] Famitsu, "1993-10-15" (JP; 1993-10-01), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0705.pdf_p85-14] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0712.pdf_p62-15] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 62

[:File:GamePro_US_058.pdf_p114-16] GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 114

[:File:GameInformer_US_016.pdf_p22-17] Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 22

[18] Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_039.pdf_p142-19] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 142

[:File:Hyper_AU_004.pdf_p45-20] Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:Joypad_FR_036.pdf_p56-21] Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 56

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-05.pdf_p64-22] MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 64

[:File:Migr_4_RU.pdf_p59-23] Magazina Igrushek, "4/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 59

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_047.pdf_p148-24] Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 148

[:File:SegaPro_UK_31.pdf_p54-25] Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 54

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[27] Sonic the Comic, "February 4th 1994" (UK; 1994-01-22), page 10

[:File:TodoSega_ES_21.pdf_p72-28] Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 72

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 133

[:File:VideoGames_US_64.pdf_p85-30] VideoGames, "May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_06.pdf_p114-31] File:CDConsoles FR 06.pdf, page 114

[:File:Joypad_FR_046.pdf_p47-32] File:Joypad FR 046.pdf, page 47

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_01.pdf_p146-33] File:MAXIMUM UK 01.pdf, page 146

[:File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf_p60-34] File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf, page 60

[:File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p91-35] File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf, page 91

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_055.pdf_p66-36] File:PlayerOne FR 055.pdf, page 66

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-37] Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12

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Pebble Beach Golf Links (Mega Drive)

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Regional differences

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Saturn version

Track list

Saturn version

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Saturn version

External links

References