Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
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Publisher: Sega Elite Systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega R&D 2 Motivetime | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: early SMPS Z80 (banked) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ozaki Naomichi no Super Masters (尾崎直道のスーパーマスターズ), known outside of Japan as Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, and on home computers as simply Tournament Golf, is a Sega Mega Drive golf game developed by Sega R&D 2 and published by Sega. Sponsored by professional golfer Naomichi Ozaki in Japan, and Arnold Palmer elsewhere, the game was first released in Japan in September 1989, later localized and brought to the United States the next month, and eventually saw a European release in January 1991.
In 1990, the game was ported to Amiga and Atari ST personal computers, courtesy of developer Motivetime and publisher Elite Systems, and with Palmer's celebrity endorsement notably removed.
A special version of the game designed for use with the Sega Mega Play arcade system was also produced.
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Gameplay
The game is a typical pseudo-3D golf game from the era. Use the D-pad to first select your club, then to aim your shot using the map on the left side of the screen. Hit to initiate the swing. A meter with a blue bar and a green bar will appear on the top right corner of the screen. Hit
when the meter hits the desired point on the blue bar to determine the strength of the shot, then hit
again when the meter hits the desired point on the green bar to determine the height of the shot.
Should you go too high over par on any hole, the entire game ends and you must start again at the beginning.
History
Sponsorship
Despite its Western name, the late Arnold Palmer does not appear in the game, save for a cameo on the title screen. While the Western box art suggests the player is competing in the "Arnold Palmer Tournament" there is no reference to this in-game nor in the manual. The Japanese version devotes a section of its manual to Ozaki Naomichi but likewise, the golfer is largely absent from the game.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf | Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf |
English (US) | Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf | Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf |
Japanese | 尾崎直道のスーパーマスターズ | Ozaki Naomichi no Super Masters |
Production credits
Japanese version
It's the only version to contain staff credits.
- びんぼー ひまなし: Shakkin Oh
- ブルーパープル: Blue Purple
- えみりん: Emilyn
- もーも: Moomo
- イーイロ: Eiro
- しずおか たろう: Sizuokataro
- ターニャ: Tarnya
- たーぼ: Turbo
- Presented by: Sega
Player name
One of eight preset names will briefly appear in the "player name" field during the attract mode demo. These names are actually references to the developers. The names are largely different between the Japanese and international versions of the game. Presented in order of appearance:
Magazine articles
- Main article: Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #12: "July 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[11]
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #13: "August 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[12]
- GamePro (US) #12: "July 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[13]
- VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #18: "July 1990" (1990-0x-xx)[14]
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)[15]
- ACE (UK) #38: "November 1990" (1990-10-xx)[16]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #108: "November 1990" (1990-10-16)[17]
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Amiga version
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Atari ST version
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Mega-Tech version
Technical information
ROM dump status
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512kB | 1989-06 | Cartridge (US/EU) | ||||||||||
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1990-03-22 | Page |
References
- ↑ File:APTG MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 14
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mean Machines, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 60
- ↑ Raze, "February 1991" (UK; 1990-12-20), page 61
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sega Power, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 24
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 ST Action, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-xx), page 62
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6FVFiDcfJw
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 9
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 7
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 61
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 59
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 7
- ↑ ACE, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-xx), page 17
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-16), page 7
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 61
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 26
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 44
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 290
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 22
- ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 116
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 78
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1990" (JP; 1989-12-08), page 73
- ↑ Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 64
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 44
- ↑ Mean Machines, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 58
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
- ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1991" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ Raze, "February 1991" (UK; 1990-12-20), page 60
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
- ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 23
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
- ↑ Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 85
- ↑ CU Amiga, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-xx), page 72
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 67
- ↑ Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 174
- ↑ ST Format, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-14), page 64
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