Jack Nicklaus' Power Challenge Golf

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Jack Nicklaus' Power Challenge Golf

Publisher: Accolade

Developer: Microsmiths

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-03^[1]	$59.9559.95^[2]	T-119016
EU	1993-04^[3]		T-119016-50

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Jack Nicklaus' Power Challenge Golf is a golf game for the Sega Mega Drive. It is an entry in Accolade's Jack Nicklaus series of golf simulations.

Gameplay

Each entry in Accolade's Jack Nicklaus series between 1988 and 1993 offered often minor iterations on the previous game, and are all decendants of Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf for home computers. Power Challenge Golf is the last in the lineage (1997's Jack Nicklaus 4 running on an entirely different and more powerful game engine), and stems primarily from the 1992 IBM PC release of Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition.

As a simulation with roots on home computers, Power Challenge Golf is a slow-paced, statistic-heavy interpretation of the sport, with no in-game music and limited sound effects.

History

Release

Jack Nicklaus' Power Challenge Golf was released right in the middle of the lawsuit between Sega and Accolade, and as such, initial US copies of the game were distributed without a license from Sega. After the lawsuit was dropped, US packaging would include a Sega Seal of Quality, but in the form of an added sticker. EU versions, released slightly later, would be distributed in redesigned packaging, complete with official Sega branding.

Magazine articles

Main article: Jack Nicklaus' Power Challenge Golf/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #44: "March 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #48: "July 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[5]
Sega Visions (US) #14: "August/September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[6]

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #19: "Ete 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

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Print advert in Svet Kompjutera (YU) #130: "Jul/Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[7]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[11]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[12]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

87

^[13]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

42

^[14]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

67

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[16]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

76

^[17]

Mega (UK)

PAL

79

^[18]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

75

^[19]

Mega Force (FR)

60

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

53

^[21]

Sega Magazin (DE)

82

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

74

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[24]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

PAL

53

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

67

^[26]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

84

^[27]

	68
Based on 17 reviews

Jack Nicklaus' Power Challenge Golf

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	5545e909
MD5	6d607c3e7b9ff4801d568763328613ce
SHA-1	8d7edfe87da732ecd9820a6afbb9c5700cce43b2

1MB

1993-04

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

[:File:GamePro_US_045.pdf_p111-1] GamePro, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 111

[:File:GamePro_US_049.pdf_p125-2] GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 125

[:File:SegaPower_UK_40.pdf_p17-3] Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 17

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_03.pdf_p59-4] Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 59

[:File:GamePro_US_048.pdf_p131-5] GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 131

[:File:SegaVisions_US_14.pdf_p93-6] Sega Visions, "August/September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:ASVG_13_SCG.pdf_p10-7] AS Magazin-Video Igrice, "Jul-Avgust 1995" (YU; 1995-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:GamePro_US_049.pdf_p124_.28106.2F107.29-8] GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 106/107 (124)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p74_.2874.2F75.29-9] Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 74/75 (74)

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_03.pdf_p58_.2858.2F59.29-10] Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 58/59 (58)

[11] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 143

[12] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 238

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_09.pdf_p54-13] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1993" (US; 1993-05-11), page 54

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p59-14] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 59

[:File:GamePower_IT_22.pdf_p127-15] Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 127

[:File:GamePro_US_049.pdf_p124-16] GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 124

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_023.pdf_p94-17] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p60-18] Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 60

[:File:MegaAction_UK_04.pdf_p19-19] Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 19

[:File:MegaForce_FR_21.pdf_p120-20] Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 120

[:File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p74-21] Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 74

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p38-22] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 38

[:File:SegaPower_UK_45.pdf_p66-23] Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_23.pdf_p82-24] Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 82

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_03.pdf_p58-25] Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 58

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 199

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-08.pdf_p88-27] Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 88

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Jack Nicklaus' Power Challenge Golf

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Release

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References