Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

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Amiga
Atari ST

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Amiga, Atari ST

Publisher:

Sega

Elite Systems

Developer:

Sega R&D 2

Motivetime

Sound driver: early SMPS Z80 (banked)

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-09-09^[2]	¥6,0006,000	G-4014
US	1989-10^[3]	$59.9959.99^[4]	1203
US (Classic)	1992	$29.9529.95^[5]	1203C
EU	1991-01^[6]		1203
UK	1991-01^[6]	£34.9934.99^[7]^[8]	1203
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	199x
UK	19xx	£?	?

UK	1990
UK	1990	£19.9919.99^[9]

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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.

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

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
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.

Main Staff

Psychic Coordinator: Mr.Decky
みえないてんし: Chiel
うるとらおちゃめな: Bo
しょうらいせかいをせいするおとこ: Ore

Sub Staff

げん: Gen
ミゾランかげのプログラマー: Mizoran
サットマン: Sat Man

Assistant

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

Source:

In-game credits(JP)^[10]

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:

Ozaki Naomichi no Super Masters

みなみ, てらさき, にしむら, ささき, みそﾞくﾞち, あたﾞち, わかはﾞやし, さとう

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

MINAMI, SATOU, R&D 6, CHIEL, BO, DECKY, RYOHMA, MIZRAN

Magazine articles

Main article: Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

SE advert

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1989-09: "September 1989" (1989-XX-XX)

Mega Drive print advert in GamePro (US) #11: "June 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #12: "July 1990" (1990-xx-xx)^[11]

Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #3: "Ioúnios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #1: "June/July 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
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]

Home computers print advert in ACE (UK) #37: "October 1990" (1990-09-xx)
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]

Home computers print advert in Power Play (DE) #1990-10: "10/90" (1990-09-14)

Home computers print advert in Megazone (AU) #10: "November 1990" (1990-11-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[18]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

70

^[19]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[20]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

85

^[21]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

85

^[22]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

82

^[23]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

50

^[24]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

72

^[25]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[26]

Joystick (FR)

91

^[27]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

84

^[28]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

84

^[29]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

72

^[30]

Mega Action (UK)

84

^[31]

MegaTech (UK)

85

^[32]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

80

^[33]

Mean Machines (UK)

83

^[34]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

85

^[35]

Player One (FR)

70

^[36]

Raze (UK)

PAL

87

^[37]

Sega Power (UK)

83

^[8]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[38]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

82

^[39]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[40]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[41]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

70

^[42]

Video Games (DE)

70

^[43]

	75
Based on 27 reviews

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (Sega Classic)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CU Amiga (UK)

73

^[44]

Tilt (FR)

90

^[45]

	82
Based on 2 reviews

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

Amiga, UK

Atari ST version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Joystick (FR)

72

^[46]

ST Action (UK)

80

^[9]

ST Format (UK)

73

^[47]

Tilt (FR)

90

^[45]

	79
Based on 4 reviews

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

Atari ST, UK
Cover
Disk 1 Disk 2

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	35b995ef
MD5	c77d184d22c4e6a5a365e99a0721aebb
SHA-1	76ab194beafcf9e9d5bc40a8e70e2a01d7e42a5b

512kB

1989-06

Cartridge (US/EU)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

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)
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↑ 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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[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p14-3] Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 14

[:File:GamePro_US_007.pdf_p52-4] GamePro, "February 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:SegaVisions_US_09.pdf_p20-5] Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_03.pdf_p60-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Mean Machines, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 60

[:File:Raze_UK_04.pdf_p61-7] Raze, "February 1991" (UK; 1990-12-20), page 61

[:File:SegaPower_UK_15.pdf_p24-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Power, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 24

[:File:STAction_UK_34.pdf_p62-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ST Action, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-xx), page 62

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3Dq6FVFiDcfJw-10] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6FVFiDcfJw

[:File:EGM_US_012.pdf_p9-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 9

[:File:EGM_US_013.pdf_p7-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 7

[:File:GamePro_US_012.pdf_p61-13] GamePro, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 61

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_18.pdf_p59-14] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 59

[:File:CVG_UK_107.pdf_p7-15] Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 7

[:File:ACE_UK_38.pdf_p17-16] ACE, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-xx), page 17

[:File:CVG_UK_108.pdf_p7-17] Computer & Video Games, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-16), page 7

[18] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-01.pdf_p61-19] Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 61

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72-20] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p26-21] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 26

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p44-22] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 44

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p127-23] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127

[24] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 290

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p22-25] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 22

[26] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Joystick_FR_013.pdf_p116-27] Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:MDAG_UK_04.pdf_p78-28] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p90-29] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-01.pdf_p73-30] Mega Drive Fan, "January 1990" (JP; 1989-12-08), page 73

[:File:MegaAction_UK_04.pdf_p64-31] Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 64

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p76-32] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76

[:File:Micromania2_ES_035.pdf_p44-33] Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 44

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_03.pdf_p58-34] Mean Machines, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 58

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-35] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_005.pdf_p52-36] Player One, "Janvier 1991" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:Raze_UK_04.pdf_p60-37] Raze, "February 1991" (UK; 1990-12-20), page 60

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p52-38] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p23-39] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 23

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-40] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-41] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[42] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-01.pdf_p85-43] Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 85

[:File:CUAmiga_UK_013.pdf_p72-44] CU Amiga, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-xx), page 72

[:File:Tilt_FR_097.pdf_p67-45] 45.0 ^45.1 Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 67

[:File:Joystick_FR_013.pdf_p174-46] Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 174

[47] ST Format, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-14), page 64

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Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Sponsorship

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Japanese version

Player name

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Amiga version

Atari ST version

Mega-Tech version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References