Virtual Golf

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Virtual Golf

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Core Design (Europe), Victor Entertainment (Japan)

Developer: Core Design

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (85 tracks)

Peripherals supported: Saturn 6 Player Adaptor

Genre: Sports^[1]

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-08-23^[1]	¥5,631 (5,800)5,800i^[2]^[3]	T-6007G
EU	1996-02		T-11506H-50
DE	1996-02		T-11506H-50
PT	199x		STJUG0298
UK	1996-02^[4]^[5]	£39.9939.99^[4]^[5]	T-11506H-50
GR	199x
PL	1996

Non-Sega versions
IBM PC PlayStation

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Virtual Golf, known as Tournament Leader (トーナメント・リーダー) in Japan, is a golf game for the Sega Saturn. No versions of Virtual Golf made it to North America.

History

Development

Virtual Golf had a protracted development timeline, having originally been announced for the Mega CD as Tee-Off with an unknown release date before being moved onto the Sega 32X as Tee-Off! (not to be confused with the Sega Dreamcast game, Tee Off) and expected to arrive in 1995. The 32X version was cancelled, and much of the original press material, involving extensive use of pre-rendered 3D imagery was not used in the final product.

Tee-Off! was renamed The Scottish Open, and later The Scottish Open: Virtual Golf before settling with just Virtual Golf. A Sega Saturn port was started, before becoming the sole version of the game, and it was released in early 1996.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Virtual Golf	Virtual Golf
Japanese	トーナメント・リーダー	Tournament Leader

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtual Golf/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-12: "1996-12 (1996-07-26)" (1996-07-12)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-13: "1996-13 (1996-08-09)" (1996-07-26)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-14: "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (1996-08-09)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-16: "1996-16 (1996-09-27)" (1996-09-13)

Artwork

North American prototype cover

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

100

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

56

^[4]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

80

^[16]

Maximum (UK)

50

^[7]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

93

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

78

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

80

^[19]

Player One (FR)

PAL

88

^[10]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[20]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

52

^[21]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

81

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

87

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

88

^[24]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

75

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

79

^[5]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[27]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

87

^[28]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

PAL

80

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

72

^[30]

	75
Based on 21 reviews

Virtual Golf

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, DE
Cover

Saturn, PT
Cover

Saturn, GR
Cover

Unreleased versions

Virtual Golf

System(s): Sega 32X
Publisher: Core Design
Developer: Core Design
Planned release date(s): late 1994 or early 1995

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Sonic the Comic (UK)

91

^[31]

	91
Based on 1 review

Virtual Golf

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

450,219,840

CD-ROM (EU)

T-11506H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

395,992,128

1996-07-06

CD-ROM (JP)

T-6007G V1.001

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
↑ File:TombRaider Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 13
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Computer & Video Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-09), page 41
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-24), page 72
↑ CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 70-72 (70)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 141
↑ Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 70
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 78-81 (78)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 86
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-24), page 72/73 (72)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 238 (240)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11 (13)
↑ CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Famitsu, "1996-08-23,30" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 1
↑ Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 41
↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 87
↑ Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 54
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 78
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 193
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 21" (JP; 1996-10-04), page 62
↑ Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 51
↑ Sega Power, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-15), page 40
↑ Sega Pro, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-04-xx), page 26
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 240
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 66
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 86
↑ Video Games, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-25), page 100
↑ Sonic the Comic, "12th May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-29), page 1

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[:File:TombRaider_Saturn_JP_Spinecard.jpg_p-2] File:TombRaider Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg

[:File:SSM_JP_19960823_1996-14.pdf_p13-3] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 13

[:File:CVG_UK_172.pdf_p41-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Computer & Video Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-09), page 41

[:File:SSM_UK_04.pdf_p72-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-24), page 72

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_15.pdf_p70_.2870-72.29-6] CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 70-72 (70)

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_04.pdf_p141-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 141

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-10.pdf_p70-8] Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 70

[:File:MeanMachinesSega41UK.pdf_p78_.2878-81.29-9] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 78-81 (78)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_062.pdf_p86-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:SSM_UK_04.pdf_p72_.2872.2F73.29-11] Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-24), page 72/73 (72)

[:File:SSM_JP_19960823_1996-14.pdf_p240_.28238.29-12] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 238 (240)

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13_.2811.29-13] Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11 (13)

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_15.pdf_p70-14] CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 70

[15] Famitsu, "1996-08-23,30" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 1

[:File:Joypad_FR_051.pdf_p41-16] Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 41

[:File:MegaForce_FR_48.pdf_p87-17] Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 87

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-10.pdf_p54-18] Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 54

[:File:MeanMachinesSega41UK.pdf_p78-19] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 78

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-17_19960823.pdf_p193-20] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 193

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-21_19961018.pdf_p62-21] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 21" (JP; 1996-10-04), page 62

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_02.pdf_p51-22] Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 51

[:File:SegaPower_UK_77.pdf_p40-23] Sega Power, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-15), page 40

[:File:SegaPro_UK_58.pdf_p26-24] Sega Pro, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-04-xx), page 26

[25] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_JP_19960823_1996-14.pdf_p240-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 240

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p66-28] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 66

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_16.pdf_p86-29] Ultimate Future Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-10.pdf_p100-30] Video Games, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-25), page 100

[31] Sonic the Comic, "12th May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-29), page 1

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Virtual Golf

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Contents

History

Development

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Unreleased versions

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References